(2018) SG Romeo Langford - INDIANA HOOSIERS

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11 minutes ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

Can't count on Davis. He's our only real size. Thompson is built like Morgan. Morgan is awesome, and if he returns, which I expect, but can't count on he should be playing the 4 against most high majors. Smith is more of a 3 that can somewhat play the 4. I guess Forrester can play the 5? Maybe? He's a freshman, and thin, and doesn't have phenomenal size or strength.

So, yeah, we have a several guys that can play the 4 but no real, true center. If we were a shooting team that could hit 3s at a crazy high rate we could try to outshot teams as they pound the paint. Maybe that'll work.


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Durham, Green, and Phinisee vs. Morgan, Davis, Smith, and Thompson

Which group do you feel more comfortable with?

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Smith is absolutely a college 4. 

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We need wings & shooters more than a big. I don't get the pessimistic talk about how good we'd be with Romeo. Him & Juwan would be two of the top 5 players in the B1G. If Rob is half decent & consistent at that I'm fairly confident. The B1G will be wide open next season. We've seen what Archie can do with the guys now on defense & turnovers mostly. Give him Romeo & Juwan and more of his guys then I wouldn't put it out of the question that we could reach a final four.

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43 minutes ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

try to outshot teams

That sounds eerily familiar.

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Yeah the guards would be Phinisee, Romeo, Devonte and Durham. That’s not too much. I used to be of the mindset that IU didn’t need guards in the 2019 class. With how Devonte and Durham have played, that opinion has changed. But talking about next year, guards are more a priority than bigs

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47 minutes ago, btownqb said:

Smith is absolutely a college 4. 

I know that I've never disagreed with you before but I think he's an ideal 3.  Morgan is a college 4.

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2 minutes ago, dbmhoosier said:

I know that I've never disagreed with you before but I think he's an ideal 3.

His skill set doesn't fit the mold of a 3 at all, at least right now. 

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Vijay Blackmon.  We all seem to overlook the fact he'll be eligible next season.  I never saw many of his hs games so I can't comment on just what we might expect from him but can he give us some badly needed 3-pt. shooting?

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21 minutes ago, Hoosier Guy said:

Yeah the guards would be Phinisee, Romeo, Devonte and Durham. That’s not too much. I used to be of the mindset that IU didn’t need guards in the 2019 class. With how Devonte and Durham have played, that opinion has changed. But talking about next year, guards are more a priority than bigs

I'm hoping Damezi and Jerome can play some 2.

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Vijay Blackmon.  We all seem to overlook the fact he'll be eligible next season.  I never saw many of his hs games so I can't comment on just what we might expect from him but can he give us some badly needed 3-pt. shooting?

Not so much.



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50 minutes ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

Vijay Blackmon.  We all seem to overlook the fact he'll be eligible next season.  I never saw many of his hs games so I can't comment on just what we might expect from him but can he give us some badly needed 3-pt. shooting?

He could maybe play in a pinch if injuries or depth issues become a problem. He isn't near the shooter though that James or Jalen are though so I don't think he would help that much with that.

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I gotta ask. If bigs (as a group) aren't a concern, then at least the 5 has to be. There's no guarantee that Davis will even be ready to go in October and even if he was, his foul troubles really hinder our defense inside. I agree that guards are the priority next year, but we must shore up the 5 or outright find a better option via transfer or juco. I like Davis, but the future is more physical and demanding...I'm not sure how he'll cope.

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55 minutes ago, ebridges24 said:

I'm hoping Damezi and Jerome can play some 2.

Damezi, yes. Jerome, no

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55 minutes ago, ebridges24 said:

I'm hoping Damezi and Jerome can play some 2.

Then who's playing the 3? I think Anderson will be Smith (ish) at best next year. Both will struggle to play on the defensive end. 

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4 minutes ago, Myrmidon76 said:

I gotta ask. If bigs (as a group) aren't a concern, then at least the 5 has to be. There's no guarantee that Davis will even be ready to go in October and even if he was, his foul troubles really hinder our defense inside. I agree that guards are the priority next year, but we must shore up the 5 or outright find a better option via transfer or juco. I like Davis, but the future is more physical and demanding...I'm not sure how he'll cope.

Thompson, Moore, Forrester can hopefully play that role until Davis is healthy. Morgan will be there some. 

Nothing wrong with a lineup of for 3-4min stretches.. we would be able to play extremely fast and have a post presence with Morgan and Romeo... yes, Romeo will take some college 2s in post and play 4 around 1. 

Morgan

Hunter

McRoberts

Romeo

Green/Phinisee 

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Then who's playing the 3? I think Anderson will be Smith (ish) at best next year. Both will struggle to play on the defensive end. 

McBob.
Especially if (IF) we get Romeo and can afford to have a non-scorer playing real minutes.



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Thompson, Moore, Forrester can hopefully play that role until Davis is healthy. Morgan will be there some. 
Nothing wrong with a lineup of for 3-4min stretches.. we would be able to play extremely fast and have a post presence with Morgan and Romeo... yes, Romeo will take some college 2s in post and play 4 around 1. 
Morgan
Hunter
McRoberts
Romeo
Green/Phinisee 

This seems to get brought up from time to time but how often do you see college 2s take their man in the post? I doubt we see Romeo posting up much.


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This seems to get brought up from time to time but how often do you see college 2s take their man in the post? I doubt we see Romeo posting up much.


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In the swing offense you will see at Wisky and Jay Wright will do it with his guards as well but like you said not very often


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40 minutes ago, HoosierAloha said:

This seems to get brought up from time to time but how often do you see college 2s take their man in the post? I doubt we see Romeo posting up much.


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And there aren't many Romeos

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42 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

 

McBob.
Especially if (IF) we get Romeo and can afford to have a non-scorer playing real minutes.



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I think Anderson and Hunter will struggle early defensively against quickness.