Starting Lineup for the First Game of the Mike Woodson Era?

[Artesian_86]

thank you so much for correcting me and tell me how it REALLY is.......🤐

[Parakeet Jones]

4 hours ago, Artesian_86 said:

Found this interesting scouting report below from the Eastern Michigan message board........ I will have to admit, I found it comical at times. Until we actually beat someone, someone that's supposed to be good, we will continue to be associated with the previous IU teams. We have to earn team's respect. That starts with tonight's game. 

Upcoming Indiana game

Indiana is coming off a losing season in the Big Ten and has brought in former player and NBA coach Mile Woodson to re-vamp the bb program. He has installed a pro offense and man to man defense much like EMU’s HC has.

Indiana’s starting line-up likely will be 6’3” Xavier Johnson, SG 6’4” Parker Stewart , 6’7” SF Miller Koop, and upfront 6’8” Race Thompson, and 6’9 Jackson-Davis. This was Indiana’s starting line-up in the Bahamas. Johnson, Stewart, and Koop are transfers.

Indiana’s returning impact player is 6’9” PF Jackson-Davis (18.9 ppg, 9 rebounds per game) who over powers his opponent. Not a good two-point jump shooter, but he’s worked hard to improve it.

Also returning is stocky and powerful 6’6” SG Jordan Geronimi, who can hit the three-ball (40 percent), and can get to the hoop. Likely to come off the bench, but work his way into the starting line-up. Played only 8-minutes per game last season. This could be his break-out season.

Pittsburg transfer 6’3” PG Xavier Johnson will at the helm. He’s extremely fast, makes assists, is not a good shooter, and last season turned the ball once every 10 minutes. Shot 28 percent on three’s. Can get to the rim.

He will face off against EMU’s 6’2” PG Noah Farrakhan who’s a better scorer. Should be interesting to see the two go at it. Should be a track meet. Suspect Indiana will throw everything at him to stop his penetration.

Johnson’s back-ups are returning 6’1 PG Rob Phinisee, and Kristian Landers. Both sub-par players.

Indiana 6’5” SG Parker Stewart is a 34 percent three-ball shooter who can shoot from deep. He’s a streaky shooter. Can get to the hoop and the foul-line. Is very good at making steals.

Returning SG Trey Galloway is poor 3-point shooter, shoots rarely, and has a high turnover rate. Also returning is SG Anthony Leal. Both are likely to play limited minutes.

Transferring in from Northwestern is 6-7 Miller Koop who is a less than average SF. At Northwestern, shot 46 percent on two’s, 29 percent on three’s, and rarely gets to the foul-line. Shouldn’t be in starting line-up. Poor defender.

Also returning is 6’8” PF Race Thomson who averaged 8.9 ppg, 6 rebounds per game). He’s a jack of all trades. Can shoot mid-range jump shots, but not 3-pointers (18 percent). Can get to the hoop.

Indiana has brought in an impactful freshman HS 5-star 6’5” Tamar Bates, who can shoot the 3-ball from anywhere and get to the hoop. EMU will need to pay particular attention to him, Jackson-Davis, and Geronimi.

The other freshman is 6’8” Center Logan Duncomb who will likely come off the bench as will 7-foot USF transfer Micheal Durr.

Woodson likes the inside-out game with passes to three-point line. For catch and shooters.

He also likes back-cuts.

Indiana will play small-ball at times.

EMU can play with Indiana. EMU has to be careful not to take themselves out of this game with excessive fouls.

EMU needs to win the turnover battle, keep home-court refs out of the game by not committing more than 13 fouls, avoid committing shooting fouls, and limiting Indiana to making no more than 5-three’s. The later is going to take a commitment to stopping the three-ball.

I think I speak for all of us when I say, Eastern Michigan has a basketball message board?

[TheWatShot]

20 minutes ago, Parakeet Jones said:

I think I speak for all of us when I say, Eastern Michigan has a basketball message board?

I think it was started by one of the 10 people who attend their football games.