bstall76 Posted May 6, 2018 Report Share Posted May 6, 2018 19 minutes ago, btownqb said: Oh boy lol It said bold prediction, I made a bold prediction. Do I think it will actually happen, no, but imagine how good we are if it does happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoHoosier Posted May 6, 2018 Report Share Posted May 6, 2018 Smith goes for 38 in a game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btownqb Posted May 6, 2018 Report Share Posted May 6, 2018 39 minutes ago, PoHoosier said: Smith goes for 38 in a game. With 12 dunks!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 6, 2018 Report Share Posted May 6, 2018 4 hours ago, Iuprof said: Would love to see Fran get an extension!!!😉 Does anyone think Gard will start to come under any pressure. I don't think people understood how good Bo Ryan was at scouting players who fit his system. The reason I like CAM, and this is early I know, but from the short time he has been constructing a team for us, he actually looks at having all the pieces, and how they will fit together. I believe he is like Bo at least in the fact they look for pieces to fit the puzzle. CTC major problem in recruiting besides losing the state of Indiana and its talent, he recruited like he was playing checkers. Just throw any player on the board. CAM from what I can see so far, recruits as if he is playing Chess, looking 10 moves ahead. I think Ryan was like CAM, but Bo did not worry about the talent level as much, since his system was very different, and relied less on athleticism. Love your analogy between CAM and chess. Nice to have a coach who actually strategize in his approach to building a team. In regards to Gard. I think too many on this board are discounting the Badgers. Almost everyone back, including the guys who were hurt this past season. The guys who did play gained valuable experience and with Happ as their core, I think they are going to be much better than what we think. As much as it pains me to say it, I think that UW will be a force to contend with Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUwins0708 Posted May 7, 2018 Report Share Posted May 7, 2018 RP starts day one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADegenerate Posted May 7, 2018 Report Share Posted May 7, 2018 Green is second team all big ten. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoosiertildeath Posted May 7, 2018 Report Share Posted May 7, 2018 dUpsets are a common thing in college hoops in todays college hoops world ! Do i think The Hoosiers will go undefeated in 2018-19 ? Hell no !! It has been over 40 years since any college hoops team went undefeated during the regular season then won the NCAA tournament in the same season !! I do think IU could be one of the 4 best teams in col!ege basketball , IF Morgan returns AND The Hoosiers stay healthy all season long !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btownqb Posted May 7, 2018 Report Share Posted May 7, 2018 58 minutes ago, IUwins0708 said: RP starts day one I'm going to piggyback and say if his good enough to do that... we win the big ten. Here's me pushing all my chips in on DG. He's the key. Not the only important factor, but the most important in my eyes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUwins0708 Posted May 7, 2018 Report Share Posted May 7, 2018 I hope the competition makes both better, and it should. Win/win for the team and fans. Maybe asking a lot for freshman RP to start over a junior DG. But it’s BOLD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btownqb Posted May 7, 2018 Report Share Posted May 7, 2018 5 minutes ago, IUwins0708 said: I hope the competition makes both better, and it should. Win/win for the team and fans. Maybe asking a lot for freshman RP to start over a junior DG. But it’s BOLD. My comment, after reading yours... was that they both start. That by NO means is out of the realm of possibilities. 1-3 we'd be crazy skilled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btownqb Posted May 7, 2018 Report Share Posted May 7, 2018 My prediction: everytime RP has a good game I'll laugh at the fact the "experts" ranked 19 point guards and 124 total players ahead of him in his own class. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbmhoosier Posted May 7, 2018 Report Share Posted May 7, 2018 Archie is named NCOTY. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryno6284 Posted May 7, 2018 Report Share Posted May 7, 2018 Jerome Hunter will be undervalued! Don't sleep on this fellow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btownqb Posted May 7, 2018 Report Share Posted May 7, 2018 11 minutes ago, dbmhoosier said: Archie is named NCOTY. Look at you Mr positive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IU Scott Posted May 7, 2018 Report Share Posted May 7, 2018 14 hours ago, btownqb said: With 12 dunks!!! and 6 missed dunks LOL! he does need to get better finishing around the rim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 7, 2018 Report Share Posted May 7, 2018 The upper bowls of AH will be full again... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiz10 Posted May 7, 2018 Report Share Posted May 7, 2018 Eh, why not, Predictions: + We play NC State in the B1G/ACC challenge this year. (Archie's connection) + We play Villanova in the Gavitt Tip-off Games this year. (to challenge Archie with the recent best) + Jake Forrester wins the Hoosier Hysteria Dunk contest. + Clifton Moore wins the Hoosier Hysteria 3pt contest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cybergates Posted May 7, 2018 Report Share Posted May 7, 2018 Romeo Langford goes #1 in the 2020 draft after leading IU to it's 6th banner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btownqb Posted May 7, 2018 Report Share Posted May 7, 2018 30 minutes ago, Tiz10 said: Eh, why not, Predictions: + We play NC State in the B1G/ACC challenge this year. (Archie's connection) + We play Villanova in the Gavitt Tip-off Games this year. (to challenge Archie with the recent best) + James Forrester wins the Hoosier Hysteria Dunk contest. + Clifton Moore wins the Hoosier Hysteria 3pt contest. I have it on pretty good authority James Forrester will not be winning a dunk contest at IU this coming HH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiz10 Posted May 7, 2018 Report Share Posted May 7, 2018 2 minutes ago, btownqb said: I have it on pretty good authority James Forrester will not be winning a dunk contest at IU this coming HH. edited to correct. thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btownqb Posted May 7, 2018 Report Share Posted May 7, 2018 2 minutes ago, Tiz10 said: edited to correct. thanks. Haha easy mistake. I still can't spell Phinisee at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiz10 Posted May 7, 2018 Report Share Posted May 7, 2018 1 minute ago, btownqb said: Haha easy mistake. I still can't spell Phinisee at all. I realize now i was thinking of the name James Forrest, the former GT player from the early 90's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblaz13 Posted May 8, 2018 Report Share Posted May 8, 2018 On 5/6/2018 at 3:03 PM, btownqb said: Why won't ability to stretch the floor always be the answer? Worked for Nova. Davis is just not versatile at all and slow. When I think of "stretching the floor" I don't think it means it's shooting a 3 always. Forcing long close outs and the ability to shot fake a burn by their defender to put even more pressure on the defense. Overall, I don't think the ability to closeout is any less important than having a post presence, especially in the pack line , but De'Ron presenting himself as a viable option only helps the effectiveness of a stretch player, especially on defense when they leave the block to close out. Team can't just dump it back to a true big to have their way on the interior. Juwan picked up a lot of fouls at times when teams realized he had to be the back end of the defense. He appeared a bit worn down in the last few games. Offensively, a coach generally doesn't want their offense to get squeezed out to the perimeter It's less ideal to lack the beef down low when shots aren't falling. Plus stretch 4's often take themselves out of position to get offensive rebounds. Over reliance on anything is a weakness unless you're simply unstoppable. How does ability to stretch the floor help when nothing is going in? it's just playing inside out which we know the benefits of. It can get a cold shooting team going. A "pick your poison" lineup is what every coach in their right mind should long for. The more dimensions a team has , the greater the chances of finding a way to counter varying styles of play. This team lacks a true center so it's even more important that De'Ron develops into that imposing presence down low. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosierhoopster Posted May 8, 2018 Report Share Posted May 8, 2018 16 minutes ago, jblaz13 said: How does ability to stretch the floor help when nothing is going in? it's just playing inside out which we know the benefits of. It can get a cold shooting team going. A "pick your poison" lineup is what every coach in their right mind should long for. The more dimensions a team has , the greater the chances of finding a way to counter varying styles of play. This team lacks a true center so it's even more important that De'Ron develops into that imposing presence down low. I get what you're saying, but stretching the floor opens driving and passing lanes, it's not simply a matter of outside shooting, and it's a chicken or the egg thing -- you can't stretch the floor without having guys who force perimeter coverage -- it is the ability to stretch the floor that makes a team more than one dimensional. (If I'm misinterpreting what you're saying here, my apologies, it's how I'm reading your post.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btownqb Posted May 8, 2018 Report Share Posted May 8, 2018 26 minutes ago, jblaz13 said: Overall, I don't think the ability to closeout is any less important than having a post presence, especially in the pack line , but De'Ron presenting himself as a viable option only helps the effectiveness of a stretch player, especially on defense when they leave the block to close out. Team can't just dump it back to a true big to have their way on the interior. Juwan picked up a lot of fouls at times when teams realized he had to be the back end of the defense. He appeared a bit worn down in the last few games. Offensively, a coach generally doesn't want their offense to get squeezed out to the perimeter It's less ideal to lack the beef down low when shots aren't falling. Plus stretch 4's often take themselves out of position to get offensive rebounds. Over reliance on anything is a weakness unless you're simply unstoppable. How does ability to stretch the floor help when nothing is going in? it's just playing inside out which we know the benefits of. It can get a cold shooting team going. A "pick your poison" lineup is what every coach in their right mind should long for. The more dimensions a team has , the greater the chances of finding a way to counter varying styles of play. This team lacks a true center so it's even more important that De'Ron develops into that imposing presence down low. I'm simply not a fan of DD's game. I don't see the need for a true center. Nova didn't have one, why do we? None of the NBA teams left have a true center. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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