Official 2016-17 IUBB Preseason Thread

[Stuhoo 81,514]

JBj is acting all grown up. Confident and more vocal.

[8bucks 6,479]

JBj is acting all grown up. Confident and more vocal.

Indiana has mastered the "say the right thing" - but for me I will see maturity when JBj gives great effort on D.

[Class of '66 Old Fart 85,239]

From Inside The Hall:  http://www.insidethehall.com/2016/09/16/indiana-ranked-preseason-no-13-sporting-news/

What follows is not the entire article.

Sporting News -  Hoosiers are one of four preseason top 25 teams from the Big Ten at No. 13 nationally. Wisconsin is No. 8, Purdue is No. 10 and Michigan State is No. 11.

The projected order of finish in the Big Ten is as follows: Wisconsin, Purdue, Michigan State, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, Maryland, Iowa, Northwestern, Ohio State, Penn State, Minnesota, Nebraska and Rutgers.

· Three IU players are listed among the league’s top 10 players: Anunoby is No. 3, James Blackmon Jr. is No. 5 and Thomas Bryant is No. 7.

· Freshman Curtis Jones is the league’s fifth best newcomer behind Bridges, Michigan State’s Josh Langford, Minnesota’s Amir Coffey and Iowa’s Tyler Cook.

· Associate head coach Tim Buckley is ranked as the Big Ten’s third best recruiter.

· Blackmon Jr. is listed as Indiana’s difference-maker: “If Blackmon Jr. is completely healthy, he should be one of the Big Ten’s top scorers, thanks to a diverse game that includes long-range accuracy and the ability to get to the basket.”

[WayneFleekHoosier 48,548]

I don't understand the Purdue love. Last year they were a great team. They lost Hammons, Davis, and their PG.

They add albrecht and PG Edwards.

Top half of B1G I believe but above us and top 3? Nope.


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[HoosierAloha 30,068]

Three of the top 7 players and picked to finish fourth...  That just seems odd to me unless they believe either the rest of IU's roster is meh or that the other three teams have more depth. 

I believe there is questions about all the top teams

Wisconsin - can they stay in the system and do they have enough talent outside of their top 3 (Hayes, Happ, Koenig)

pu - can their backcourt create and beat pressure, do they have enough depth in the front court

MSU - can the young talent mature enough by the B1G season not to drop a few games they should win early

IU - who replaces Yogi at point?

Whoever answers those questions the best will most likely win the B1G. 

[Stuhoo 81,514]

James, not Thomas, as IU's best player?

We can only hope. While unlikely, if that were true we'll be in for one heck of an excellent year.

[WayneFleekHoosier 48,548]

James, not Thomas, as IU's best player?

We can only hope. While unlikely, if that were true we'll be in for one heck of an excellent year.

OG at 3
JB at 5
TB at 7

Interesting.


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[Class of '66 Old Fart 85,239]

Indiana's Nov. 22 game at IPFW will tip off at 9 p.m. and air on BTN.

[WayneFleekHoosier 48,548]

Observations from IU practice today: Thomas Bryant, OG Anunobe & Juwan Morgan are all much better. Freshman guards, Green & Jones impressive.

I knew I was going to like Green. This should be an exciting team. So pumped.

And........whaaaaaaaaaaa???? No Priller and Gelon?


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[WayneFleekHoosier 48,548]

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[WayneFleekHoosier 48,548]

@JBlackmon2 looked very good today. Rehab has paid off and he should have big season for IU. Handle has improved & shooting it well.


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[Crimson and Cream 5,843]

26 minutes ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

@JBlackmon2 looked very good today. Rehab has paid off and he should have big season for IU. Handle has improved & shooting it well.


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Maybe he runs some point this year? That has to be something that would help his NBA prospects.

[Stuhoo 81,514]

Maybe he runs some point this year? That has to be something that would help his NBA prospects.

So would reasonable defense. If we get that, the rest is all good.

[Brass Cannon 24,891]

Crean had talked about all the guards handling point. Whichever guard gets the ball pushes the offense probably a good strategy if JBJ is up for it. With our depth or apparent depth best to push the tempo. 

Mid JBJ is willing to even try on D and his offense has improved that is a scary good player. Hopefully we see him play. 

[Stuhoo 81,514]

Uh oh... Coach Nips is pissed.

[Class of '66 Old Fart 85,239]

   

 

[Class of '66 Old Fart 85,239]

TB name 2nd team All-American by NBCSports

Thomas Bryant, Indiana: Bryant is another guy that had a chance to be a first round pick last season but opted to return to school. He had a promising first year in Bloomington, but it came with typical freshman mistakes: He was lost early in the year, especially on the defensive end. But Bryant has the tools, he plays extremely hard and he’s young for his grade; he was born five months after Josh Jackson.

NBCSports Pre-Season All-American Teams

[Brass Cannon 24,891]

8 hours ago, Napleshoosier said:

If he doesn't play defense, bench his ass!! I put his getting hurt as the reason we turned around last year. VERY wIt and see on him and Crean better give him splinters if he doesn't !

With the loss of so much scoring may not have that option. Even if his D is the same you can scheme around 1 bad defender we did it last year pretty well with Troy. The problem was when we had 2 bad defenders out there(Troy and JBJ). 

[IUsafety 2,775]

How funny is this?

Per Jeff Rabkohns
0-5 in the Crossroad Classic.
Since '11-12
NCAA tourney wins: Indiana 6, Notre Dame 6, Butler 3, Purdue 1
Conference titles: IU 2
Last-place conference finishes: Purdue 1
Winning %: Indiana 69.4, Notre Dame 67.4, Butler 63.2, Purdue 58.8.
Top-25 wins: IU 23, ND 17, Butler 10, Purdue 8.


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[Brass Cannon 24,891]

31 minutes ago, IUsafety said:

How funny is this?

Per Jeff Rabkohns
0-5 in the Crossroad Classic.
Since '11-12
NCAA tourney wins: Indiana 6, Notre Dame 6, Butler 3, Purdue 1
Conference titles: IU 2
Last-place conference finishes: Purdue 1
Winning %: Indiana 69.4, Notre Dame 67.4, Butler 63.2, Purdue 58.8.
Top-25 wins: IU 23, ND 17, Butler 10, Purdue 8.


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Those are some hilarious stats. If somebody has some stats I imagine in-state ranked recruits would also be hilarious