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#10 Indiana vs #7 Wichita State - Fri - 2:45pm ET - CBS

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They have Baker listed at 6'4". I am thinking ROJO and Stan also.

this got me thinking. Teams naturally list players above actual height and weight as an intimidation factor but wouldn't it work opposite in reality. You get out on the court and the guys are smaller than listed anticipated size it boosts confidence of the opposing team. If the contrary occurred and people were listed under size it could lead to a false sense of confidence and a "**** your pants" moment when realization sets in. This would only work for uncommon opponents. Anyway, exaggerated players size makes little sense to me. Besides a false intimidation factor. Thoughts?

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I think that would pull TW from the basket. We are better suited with ROJO on Baker. And, Stan when in the game.


With that being said, Troy is an important rebounder for us. Also, would not want JBJ or Z on Baker for a period of time. We'll more likely to use our zone more times than not.

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this got me thinking. Teams naturally list players above actual height and weight as an intimidation factor but wouldn't it work opposite in reality. You get out on the court and the guys are smaller than listed anticipated size it boosts confidence of the opposing team. If the contrary occurred and people were listed under size it could lead to a false sense of confidence and a "**** your pants" moment when realization sets in. This would only work for uncommon opponents. Anyway, exaggerated players size makes little sense to me. Besides a false intimidation factor. Thoughts?

Coaches don't fudge the numbers much.  You're probably not going to visibly notice a difference between 6'3 and 6'4, especially not when you're focused on a game at hand.

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this got me thinking. Teams naturally list players above actual height and weight as an intimidation factor but wouldn't it work opposite in reality. You get out on the court and the guys are smaller than listed anticipated size it boosts confidence of the opposing team. If the contrary occurred and people were listed under size it could lead to a false sense of confidence and a "**** your pants" moment when realization sets in. This would only work for uncommon opponents. Anyway, exaggerated players size makes little sense to me. Besides a false intimidation factor. Thoughts?


Can you imagine if Kentucky did this lol. You'd probably pass out

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