Starting 5 as of Today

[IU Hoosier41 14,465]

Assuming the key players all stay. Who is your starting 5 for next season?

PG: Yogi
SG: JBJ
SF: Rojo
PF: TW
C: BRYANT

Plenty of combinations to have some fun with. Team will be scary on the offensive end, just need to see the defensive intensity pick up.

[swatford 1,235]

Could we potentially run some.....dare i say it...."platoons" next year?

 

Platoon 1:

Yogi

JBJ

Troy

Holt

Bryant

 

Platoon 2:

Rob

Z

Colin

Juwan / Devin

Perea

 

 

It will be interesting to see if Crean sticks with the 3 guard line up

[ctown2grhoosier 380]

Hopefully it will be Yogi, JBJ, TW, Thon and Bryant. With a deep bench of Rojo, Nick Z, HMP, Hartman, Morgan, OG, and Davis! Top 5 team for sure!

[ctown2grhoosier 380]

Forgot about Holt...

[barrettballer 513]

Forgot about Holt...

Why? Holt is good!

[Hoosiernsavga 92]

I know that will be the starting lineup but if coach Cal had this IU team next season I think he would start TB at the 5 and HMP at his natural position at the 4. I know thats irrelevant but I would love to see the front line with TB, HMP, and Troy at the 3.

[Dalton26 16,892]

Could we potentially run some.....dare i say it...."platoons" next year?

Platoon 1:
Yogi
JBJ
Troy
Holt
Bryant

Platoon 2:
Rob
Z
Colin
Juwan / Devin
Perea


It will be interesting to see if Crean sticks with the 3 guard line up

I like that starting lineup.

[Parakeet Jones 3,740]

I would like to see
TB
Holt
Troy
JBJ
Yogi

RoJo as 6th man
HMP in limlted minutes to spell TB
Colin to spell Troy or replace him when/if Bad Troy rears his head
Z3 same role as this year
Morgan - maybe a few minutes

[ctown2grhoosier 380]

Why? Holt is good!

Didn't do it on purpose...lol

[BGleas 7,880]

I know Crean will never do it, but I think the teams best chance is to play big. Use Davis/Holt at their natural 4 position and bring RoJo off the bench in a platoon with Yogi and JBJ. It will never happen though.

[Me So Hornsby 2,747]

Yogi
JBJ
Troy
Colin
Bryant

Edit: I think if he can come back 100%+ DD could be in for Colin at some point

[JSHoosier 19,803]

I'm thinking it'll be the same as this year with one difference:

 

Yogi

Blackmon

Johnson

Williams

Bryant

 

Bryant in place of Hanner will help the defense because someone will be able to challenge shots at the rim, our perimeter players have to start giving a crap about staying in front of someone though.

[323SGrant 1,176]

Yogi

JBJ

Troy

Holt/Davis

Bryant

 

I don't think CTC will have this starting lineup, because he seems to want to go small. Hopefully CTC can teach them how to play strong team defense for the upcoming season.

[seanmm1971 1,437]

Is it October yet?

[Hovadipo 54,923]

I could see a potential

Yogi
Jimbo
Troy
Collin
Big Tom

lineup.

[SWEETLEMONbrown 144]

What if we left Parea at the 5?
Put Bryant at the 4
Troy the 3
Jbj at 2
Yogi at 1

Would having Bryant at the 4 spot give him the ball more often? Our Centers usually don't get enough touches.

But I'd be fine with
Yogi
Jbj
Rob
Tw
And TB

[WayneFleekHoosier 47,914]

What if we left Parea at the 5?
Put Bryant at the 4
Troy the 3
Jbj at 2
Yogi at 1

TB

this is what I want. Absolutely. Holt, Juwan, and DD can sub the 4 and 5. Rob and Z at guard. Hartman and OG at 3.

[Trish 11,505]

Hammer at the 5, THOMAS at the four.

[djsalway 4,161]

I think inserting either Holt or Hartman into the starting 5 would be great, moving troy to his natural position and having RoJo as a 6th man to play big minutes at the 1 or 2. We are DEEP next year, with the number 1 offensive player in the whole country possibly being our 8th or 9th man.

[HoosierAloha 30,024]

What I think the lineup will be:

 

Yogi

JBJ

RoJo

Troy

Bryant

 

We will then wonder why our guards are wearing down throughout the season.  It will be a mystery!

 

What I would like to see:

 

Yogi - RoJo

JBJ - RoJo/Z

Troy - Hartman - OG

Holt/Davis - Morgan

Bryant - Perea

 

This assumes Troy has worked on his jumper enough to spread the floor.  If he hasn't I would stick Hartman in the starting lineup to space the floor better than Holt could.  Also, if Perea continues to work on his jumper out to 15-17 he could be inserted into the lineup to help create a + front line.