Hoosierhoopster Posted October 9, 2018 Report Share Posted October 9, 2018 4 hours ago, FKIM01 said: Fitzner is a senior. I doubt he'll have the kind of learning curve the team did last year. It's a delicate balancing act between offense and defense and I'd personally like to see a little more offense out of McBob if he gets starter minutes. As I said elsewhere, if he can average a couple of made 3's, I'd have no problem with him getting starter minutes, but if he keeps passing up open shots, I'd be in favor of bringing him off the bench when the team needs a defensive boost. Have to add that Fitzner is a very good all-around player, and we brought him in largely because of his ability to space the floor which was so lacking last season. Whether or not he starts, he's going to get good minutes, and as I've said before, it's just as if not more important who finishes. Will be interested to see who is finishing our tight games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5fouls Posted October 10, 2018 Report Share Posted October 10, 2018 Fitzner did not even start for St Mary's lasr season. He'll come off the bench and help spread the floor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FKIM01 Posted October 10, 2018 Report Share Posted October 10, 2018 28 minutes ago, 5fouls said: Fitzner did not even start for St Mary's lasr season. He'll come off the bench and help spread the floor. I'll be honest, I've wondered about that even though St. Mary's was a very good team. Then I remembered how Michigan did Max Bielfeldt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier82 Posted October 10, 2018 Report Share Posted October 10, 2018 55 minutes ago, 5fouls said: Fitzner did not even start for St Mary's lasr season. He'll come off the bench and help spread the floor. St. Mary’s didn’t play Fitzner and Lockdale at the same time and Lockdale is their best player, otherwise Fitzner would have been a starter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brass Cannon Posted October 10, 2018 Report Share Posted October 10, 2018 10 hours ago, 5fouls said: Fitzner did not even start for St Mary's lasr season. He'll come off the bench and help spread the floor. Because they changed their system after his freshmen year. Doesn’t mean he’s not exactly what we need Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranger78 Posted October 10, 2018 Report Share Posted October 10, 2018 Doesn't St Mary's play a form of the pack-line defense? I don't think it's going to be a tough transition for Fitzner on defense. I personally like what Fitzner brings for spacing the floor and McRoberts should be a defensive spark plug off the bench. With that said, I love what McRoberts brings to the table every night with his hustle and defense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CauseThatsMyDJ Posted October 24, 2018 Report Share Posted October 24, 2018 https://basketballrecruiting.rivals.com/news/bossi-s-best-players-poised-to-take-big-steps-as-sophomores Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FKIM01 Posted October 24, 2018 Report Share Posted October 24, 2018 3 hours ago, CauseThatsMyDJ said: https://basketballrecruiting.rivals.com/news/bossi-s-best-players-poised-to-take-big-steps-as-sophomores You've got to love the trend at the end of the season. I'd be surprised if he didn't start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosierhoopster Posted October 24, 2018 Report Share Posted October 24, 2018 4 minutes ago, FKIM01 said: You've got to love the trend at the end of the season. I'd be surprised if he didn't start. I'm looking forward to seeing if/to what extent he has developed / is developing a jumper to go along with his athletic rim attacks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FW_Hoosier Posted October 25, 2018 Report Share Posted October 25, 2018 8 hours ago, Hoosierhoopster said: I'm looking forward to seeing if/to what extent he has developed / is developing a jumper to go along with his athletic rim attacks You know, recently I was talking to a friend about how I thought Smith was already a pretty good shooter last year. Then I went back and looked at the stats, and saw that he was only 3/10 on the entire season. That honestly surprised me... For whatever reason, I think he has the potential to be a very solid jump shooter. Must have been the game against Minnesota where he went 2/2 sticking out in my mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier82 Posted October 25, 2018 Report Share Posted October 25, 2018 6 minutes ago, FW_Hoosier said: You know, recently I was talking to a friend about how I thought Smith was already a pretty good shooter last year. Then I went back and looked at the stats, and saw that he was only 3/10 on the entire season. That honestly surprised me... For whatever reason, I think he has the potential to be a very solid jump shooter. Must have been the game against Minnesota where he went 2/2 sticking out in my mind. He has a very solid shooting stroke but hesitated a lot leading to him not taking a lot of shots he should have taken. If he is more assertive I think he will show he’s a very good shooter from all over the court Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbmhoosier Posted October 25, 2018 Report Share Posted October 25, 2018 8 hours ago, FKIM01 said: You've got to love the trend at the end of the season. I'd be surprised if he didn't start. If he starts we likely go small again. I really think McRoberts starts for most of the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosierhoopster Posted October 25, 2018 Report Share Posted October 25, 2018 2 hours ago, FW_Hoosier said: You know, recently I was talking to a friend about how I thought Smith was already a pretty good shooter last year. Then I went back and looked at the stats, and saw that he was only 3/10 on the entire season. That honestly surprised me... For whatever reason, I think he has the potential to be a very solid jump shooter. Must have been the game against Minnesota where he went 2/2 sticking out in my mind. I agree FW, his mechanics are fine, think it’s just a matter of developing it and putting in the work. We’ll see this season, I think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CauseThatsMyDJ Posted October 25, 2018 Report Share Posted October 25, 2018 Expected starting five for the secret scrimmage: Green Romeo McBob Smith Juwan Top guys expected off the bench: Al Fitzner Phin Hunter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FKIM01 Posted October 25, 2018 Report Share Posted October 25, 2018 4 minutes ago, CauseThatsMyDJ said: Expected starting five for the secret scrimmage: Green Romeo McBob Smith Juwan Top guys expected off the bench: Al Fitzner Phin Hunter Your guess or you see/hear that somewhere? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CauseThatsMyDJ Posted October 25, 2018 Report Share Posted October 25, 2018 4 minutes ago, FKIM01 said: Your guess or you see/hear that somewhere? It is Brian Snow's expectation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IU Scott Posted October 25, 2018 Report Share Posted October 25, 2018 When is the secret scrimmage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CauseThatsMyDJ Posted October 25, 2018 Report Share Posted October 25, 2018 6 minutes ago, IU Scott said: When is the secret scrimmage This weekend. Not sure what day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoB2011 Posted October 25, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2018 23 minutes ago, CauseThatsMyDJ said: Expected starting five for the secret scrimmage: Green Romeo McBob Smith Juwan Top guys expected off the bench: Al Fitzner Phin Hunter Not shocked at all by this. That's probably our best five...I hope this means Green is better than Al and not that he just gets first crack at it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IU Scott Posted October 25, 2018 Report Share Posted October 25, 2018 17 minutes ago, CauseThatsMyDJ said: This weekend. Not sure what day. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FW_Hoosier Posted October 25, 2018 Report Share Posted October 25, 2018 33 minutes ago, CauseThatsMyDJ said: This weekend. Not sure what day. Is this scrimmage in Bloomington or Chicago? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CauseThatsMyDJ Posted October 25, 2018 Report Share Posted October 25, 2018 Just now, FW_Hoosier said: Is this scrimmage in Bloomington or Chicago? Bankers Life in Indy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billingsley99 Posted October 25, 2018 Report Share Posted October 25, 2018 2 hours ago, IU Scott said: When is the secret scrimmage Hush!! Its a secret Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reacher Posted October 29, 2018 Report Share Posted October 29, 2018 Found this interesting regarding Smith- "He’ll likely spend more time on the wing this year, defending more perimeter-oriented players and clearing more room in the frontcourt for Indiana’s bundle of forwards." https://www.insidethehall.com/2018/10/23/2018-2019-player-profile-justin-smith/ Coach SS said he did well vs Loyola. Looks like he is solidly a starter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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