OG vs Troy - Who Should Start

[Hoosiers219 178]

OG continuing to make a strong argument. Troy needs to stop handling the ball and his production should go up. Defensively, he needs a whole new mindset.

Troy needs to play to his strengths, i.e. back cuts, baseline plays, some plays from the elbow. I think Troy thrives if the game is simplified for him. With his athleticism, he should be grabbing a significant amount of rebounds. Be an average defender. If he just did these things, he starts and is 2nd Team All B1G next year easy. He Gets way more money after next year with any appreciable growth/maturity.

OG appears to have an intuitive sense for the game. I love how he rebounds and defends. He stays in front of his defender and on the ground until necessary. Nice athleticism. Still needs some polish, but all the tools are there. He plays controlled and mostly within himself.

Aside, NZ needs to just gather himself, make sure his feet are set, square his shoulders and shoot the 3. More movement=less accurate. Can he take 5-7 shots like this within flow of offense? 6-12 points from NZ within the flow is acceptable with the occasional game where he is "feelin it". Avg. 8.5-10 pts per game?

If this team defends and plays to its strengths offensively, we are arguably the best team in the B1G. Not quite yet, but let's focus on Penn state and see, if Uncle Mo can come a callin' during this difficult stretch.

[Whoozhers 3,683]

Troy. Troy can be VO electrifying. And then, not so much sometimes.
OG is really coming on! He's playing his way into Hoosier fans hearts.
Lord knows we need him to do it too!

[MartintheMopMan 7,765]

I didn't read... any of this... so my opinions has probably already been expressed but...

 

I feel like Troy has more upside right now as long as he's utilized correctly. Troy is not the PG, Troy does not need to be a ball handler (heh). Troy is unbeatable from the baseline and truly gifted when he is given the opportunity to look for open space and exploit it. I think Troy is being asked to do too much and it's far outside of his skillset. If we ask Troy to be the same player he was for the last 3/4s of the Michigan game, there is no one on the floor who can compete with his ability to score. If we ask Troy to be the PG, it's beyond him. I know Crean likes all-position guards, but that's just not Troy.