Hope College BTN plus- first exhibition

[LIHoosier]

It's good TB made that, it's good he got up, it's good that he didn't maul that little guy.

[FortWayneHoosier]

Beautiful drive by rojo


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[Josh]

IU up 89-59 at the under 4 timeout

[Brass Cannon]

Team seems deep should help us over the course of the Big Ten season. 

[Josh]

Devonte Green hustles as much as Thomas Bryant hustles.

[Josh]

Devonte Green hustles as much as Thomas Bryant hustles.

= as much as Davis hustles. I like our team hustle so far...and when is the last time we said thst on a Crean team?

92-59 with 2 left

[FortWayneHoosier]

Green is a monster


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[Josh]

IU wins 98-65

[ccgeneral]

[FortWayneHoosier]

Alright now over to the Cubs game! Goodnight all


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[Stuhoo]

Swaggy D is gonna make Hope College change their name to "Hope We Don't See Swaggy D No More College."

[hurryinghoosier5]

Bellarmine is always good and that'll be interesting and a good tune up.


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[Stuhoo]

DERON DAVIS!

He is the least Hanner-like big man I have ever seen!!

• No hops
• great vision
• wide backside
• instinctive passer
• plays angles
• excellent instincts
• not that fast
• in control
• great feel for the game

It is great to have a young big who is a "not-Hanner" style player. NOT a project big with this young fella.

[Stuhoo]

 

17 points on 7-9 shooting, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and 0 turnovers in 13 minutes  =

Swaggy stat line.

[Josh]

6 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

DERON DAVIS!

He is the least Hanner-like big man I have ever seen!!

• No hops
• great vision
• wide backside
• instinctive passer
• plays angles
• excellent instincts
• not that fast
• in control
• great feel for the game

It is great to have a young big who is a "not-Hanner" style player. NOT a project big with this young fella.

That sounds like a Noah Vonleh description.  I'll take it.  Except this one has better defensive abilities

[Stuhoo]

2 minutes ago, Josh said:

That sounds like a Noah Vonleh description.  I'll take it.  Except this one has better defensive abilities

 

Way, way less quick and outside-oriented than Vonleh. 

Way, way better court sense than Vonleh.

[Josh]

1 minute ago, Stuhoo said:

 

Way, way less quick and outside-oriented than Vonleh. 

Way, way better court sense than Vonleh.

We'll see.  I do like the comparison though.  They both are very court aware with big backsides.  They seem to find the ball because they're always in the middle

[Bobman1]

I couldn't watch, sounds like Green is an absolute beast. OG sounds like he played well but a couple TO's it looks like. Really like the sound of this team, just need better leadership I guess.


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[WayneFleekHoosier]

Summary:

DEVONTE GREEN!!!

That kid can ball. Great dribbling. Just smooth.

TB- similar to what we saw last season. Good/great. Didn't dominate post as much as he could have.

Newkirk- I didn't love his game tonight. Good defense. Not a smooth dribbler. We'll see. Need to see more.

Blackmon- very likely going to be our leading scorer. We need to get me more open looks.

RoJo- looked good to me. Similar to last year. Deserves a lot of minutes.

Morgan- love his hustle and rebounding. Want to see a bit more offense. Dribbles very well. Not a PG.

DeRon Davis- going to be a good addition. Great length. Stuhoo gave a great break down of DD!

CuJo- SO Fast! Smooth. Faster than Newkirk. Good shooter. Lots of upside.

Gelon- eh. Project player. Limited minutes. Not going to be confident enough to help anytime soon.

OG- love him. Much better shooting. Dont want him settling. Need him going to rim and scoring in all 3 phases. A bug on defense like normal.

Overall-

Sloppy to be expected. Not strong as a defensive unit yet. Tons of open looks. Our offense has an odd look to it without Yogi. We will form an identity but we haven't yet. As I said earlier today, we will shoot a ton of 3s all year. Hockey lineups are chaotic but it's a perfect chance to look at players and combinations. And Devonte Green..........


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[WayneFleekHoosier]

Also.

McRoberts. A very solid walkon. I don't think I want him taking CuJo or Green minutes unless those guys crumble under pressure. He is a smart player. Doesn't force. Seems to play with great fundamentals. Moves the ball well. Doesn't seem to add much else.


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