Hoosierhoopster Posted September 22, 2018 Report Share Posted September 22, 2018 UMHOOPS and ITH's ranking: 1. Happ 2. Edwards 3. James Palmer 4. Juwan After spending his first two seasons in Bloomington as a role player, Morgan broke out in a major way as a junior under Archie Miller. Morgan shot 62.1 percent on 2s in Big Ten play, fifth best in the league. He ranked in the top 15 of the Big Ten in offensive and defensive rebounding percentage, steal rate and block percentage. Morgan amassed eight double-doubles and led the Hoosiers in scoring at 16.5 points per game despite shooting just 63.1 percent from the free throw line. The addition of Romeo Langford to the Indiana roster should take some of the pressure off of Morgan and allow him to operate more freely in Indiana’s halfcourt offense. If he can continue to improve his 3-point shooting percentage (37.8 percent in Big Ten games last season), a first team All-Big Ten season is not out of the question. 5. Cassius Winston 6. Romeo Langford was one of the most difficult prospects to place on this year’s list. If we were ranking solely by talent or NBA draft potential, he would be the surefire No. 1. The Indiana Mr. Basketball and McDonald’s All-American is the highest rated player nationally to enter the conference since Jared Sullinger signed with Ohio State in 2010. And while we fully expect Langford to produce at a high level from day one in Bloomington, there will still be ups and downs as he adjusts to the rigors of the college game. Langford’s ability to score the ball from the perimeter, at the rim and in transition gives Indiana a scoring threat that last year’s team didn’t possess. Defensively, his size and length give him the potential to develop into a disruptive two-way player with a chance to outperform this lofty preseason ranking. 7. Anthony Cowan 8. Charles Mathews 9. Jordan Murphy 10. Tyler Cook 11. Nick Ward 12. Amir Coffey 13. Lamar Stevens 14. Jordan Bohannon 15. Josh Reaves https://www.insidethehall.com/2018/09/21/big-tens-top-25-a players-for-2018-19-5-1/ They list their full top 25, this just lists the top 15. If Juwan can just up his FT percentage.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FW_Hoosier Posted September 22, 2018 Report Share Posted September 22, 2018 1 hour ago, Hoosierhoopster said: UMHOOPS and ITH's ranking: 1. Happ 2. Edwards 3. James Palmer 4. Juwan After spending his first two seasons in Bloomington as a role player, Morgan broke out in a major way as a junior under Archie Miller. Morgan shot 62.1 percent on 2s in Big Ten play, fifth best in the league. He ranked in the top 15 of the Big Ten in offensive and defensive rebounding percentage, steal rate and block percentage. Morgan amassed eight double-doubles and led the Hoosiers in scoring at 16.5 points per game despite shooting just 63.1 percent from the free throw line. The addition of Romeo Langford to the Indiana roster should take some of the pressure off of Morgan and allow him to operate more freely in Indiana’s halfcourt offense. If he can continue to improve his 3-point shooting percentage (37.8 percent in Big Ten games last season), a first team All-Big Ten season is not out of the question. 5. Cassius Winston 6. Romeo Langford was one of the most difficult prospects to place on this year’s list. If we were ranking solely by talent or NBA draft potential, he would be the surefire No. 1. The Indiana Mr. Basketball and McDonald’s All-American is the highest rated player nationally to enter the conference since Jared Sullinger signed with Ohio State in 2010. And while we fully expect Langford to produce at a high level from day one in Bloomington, there will still be ups and downs as he adjusts to the rigors of the college game. Langford’s ability to score the ball from the perimeter, at the rim and in transition gives Indiana a scoring threat that last year’s team didn’t possess. Defensively, his size and length give him the potential to develop into a disruptive two-way player with a chance to outperform this lofty preseason ranking. 7. Anthony Cowan 8. Charles Mathews 9. Jordan Murphy 10. Tyler Cook 11. Nick Ward 12. Amir Coffey 13. Lamar Stevens 14. Jordan Bohannon 15. Josh Reaves https://www.insidethehall.com/2018/09/21/big-tens-top-25-a players-for-2018-19-5-1/ They list their full top 25, this just lists the top 15. If Juwan can just up his FT percentage.... Romeo is going to be way better than Cassius Winston. And I think Happ is a little overrated... Great post scorer, but really can’t shoot a lick, and it’s not like he’s some amazing defensive player either. He’s solid, but I’m taking Juwan over him every time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IU Scott Posted September 22, 2018 Report Share Posted September 22, 2018 11 minutes ago, FW_Hoosier said: Romeo is going to be way better than Cassius Winston. And I think Happ is a little overrated... Great post scorer, but really can’t shoot a lick, and it’s not like he’s some amazing defensive player either. He’s solid, but I’m taking Juwan over him every time. I was watching something on YouTube rating the top 10 draft prospects and I couldn't believe this site had Winston as the 9th best prospect in the country. It also had Romeo as the 5th so this site agrees with you but I just don't see Winston as that great of a prospect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5fouls Posted September 22, 2018 Report Share Posted September 22, 2018 I definitely think Happ is too high. I would rank him no higher than 4th. Edwards should be pre-season Player of the Year, but I don't think he ends up with the award. Look for IU to have a 3rd player in the Top 25 if they do a post-season ranking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FW_Hoosier Posted September 22, 2018 Report Share Posted September 22, 2018 1 hour ago, IU Scott said: I was watching something on YouTube rating the top 10 draft prospects and I couldn't believe this site had Winston as the 9th best prospect in the country. It also had Romeo as the 5th so this site agrees with you but I just don't see Winston as that great of a prospect. Winston hasn’t really stood out to me at all through 2 seasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosierhoopster Posted September 22, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2018 7 hours ago, 5fouls said: I definitely think Happ is too high. I would rank him no higher than 4th. Edwards should be pre-season Player of the Year, but I don't think he ends up with the award. Look for IU to have a 3rd player in the Top 25 if they do a post-season ranking. Who ya got as the 3rd? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brass Cannon Posted September 23, 2018 Report Share Posted September 23, 2018 Ridiculous that Smith wasn’t even an honorable mention and CE is way to high. He was a high usage player who dominated because a strong. Big man. Think Kobe the year after Shaq left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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