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1 hour ago, HoosierDPU95 said:

This probably should go in a different thread but I'm not sure which one. The term "shooter" has come up a lot in this thread though so I'll post here. What are folks thinking with statements like "he's not a shooter" or "we need shooters"?

Are folks wanting/expecting someone like Hulls where the player has one job and that is to knock down 3's at a +40% with defense, rebounding, driving the ball, etc. being optional?

or

Are folks wanting/expecting someone like Mark Sears that shoots +50% from the field +40% from 3, +80% from the line and can also kill you off the dribble, play D and rebound?

or

Are folks wanting/expecting something in between?

I'm not making a case one way or the other for what "shooter" should mean here, I'm just trying to understand what other's are wanting/expecting.

When I see people saying we need shooters they are implying 3 point shooters. To me we just need shot makers from the guards this year. One thing our guards lacked last year was being able to create a shot for themselves. They weren't able to create space off the drive and pull up for a 13-15 foot shot. With Galloway it was a stand still 3 pointer or a floater in the lane.

Maybe if we get enough really good players we can actually do well with two units. Every 4 minutes you make the mass subs and wear down teams

First Unit 

Rice 

Conwell 

Hickman

MM 

Ballo

Second unit

Galloway 

Carlyle 

Tucker 

Reneau 

Payne

I know we won't get all of them but that would be two really good units

6 minutes ago, 5fouls said:

I would not like that at all.  I have Direct TV and, in the Louisville market, we get both Pacers and Reds, but on different channels.  

Both are on Bally Sports Indiana on Xfinity 

1 hour ago, 5fouls said:

I am totally into MLB this year.  There were several years in a row where I barely even watched the Reds.  Now, I'm watching any game, Reds or otherwise, that I can make time for.

I can honestly say the pitch clock and elimination of the shift saved baseball for me.  

At least here in the Indy area I haven't been able to watch all the Reds games. They are on the same channel as the Pacers so any time the Pacers play we don't get the Reds game.

Shows you how the game had changed. Seattle down 3-2 bottom of 8th, runners on 1st and 2nd and no outs. Use to you would definitely be trying to move the runners over with a sac bunt. Instead the batter strikes out

Just now, DC2345 said:

Already did. His started Friday 

Strange we haven't heard anything about how his visit went. Pretty sure he won't come here if we get Ballo

Reds sweeps the White Sox winning today 11-4. In the three games series the Reds outscored the White Sox 27-5

When is Payne visiting 

4 hours ago, ledies22 said:

You mean with money? Like free agency? 

Through the portal 

1 hour ago, JW75 said:

May be different now. He wouldn’t have to travel and recruit. IU obviously has a big bag to offer any portal player now. He may consider that. 

I doubt that would be how Stevens would want to build a roster 

27 minutes ago, jv1972iu said:

BGleas

And he has been adamant that Stevens will never coach in college again 

31 minutes ago, btownqb said:

10k 1H 0BB? Something like that. He was efficient and good. 

Health. Wow just get and stay healthy.. McClain is out until August? Is that right? 

Elly looks like a lot different hitter(he was also very good in spring training).. 

What about Friedl? 

McClain is out until at least August and Marte is suspended for 80 games. Also Friedl has been out all year so far

Reds win the first two games vs the White Sox 11-1 and 5-0. Got good news today with Lodolo making his season debut going 5.2 shutout innings

1 minute ago, OGIUAndy said:

 

There we go

28 minutes ago, Parakeet Jones said:

Big game for the Pacers tonight. With a win and a Philadelphia loss, they can move up to 4th. 

Not a good start down 35-26

1 hour ago, IUFLA said:

Wait...What? where's uh Purdue? There's 7 Big 10 teams in there  

How is UW one of the top 25 all thime programs. Until 25 years ago they were one of the worst basketball programs in the country

I was wondering if we would get commitments from 3 guards would one of our current guards decide to enter the portal 

18 minutes ago, IowaHoosierFan said:

Or this

Yes it is all in the recruiting board

1 hour ago, btownqb said:

Moses or Karl? 

Damn, you beat me to that quote. Will have to delete mine

17 minutes ago, IUProfessor said:

I don't think Rice-Carlyle-Ballo is a better infusion of talent than Mgbako and Ware were last year, and look how that ended.

How about if we get Rice, Carlyle, Ballo, Hickman and another stretch for type of players.  Plus we also got Tucker this spring as well. Which off season would be better.

Rice, Carlyle, Ballo, Hickman, Tucker

MM, Ware, Cupps, Newton

1 minute ago, Hoosier4Life53 said:

Evidently, his father sees something in Coach Woodson that most of the fire CMW crowd doesn’t, and that says a lot.

To be fair he is probably more worried how Woodson develops his son over what the winning percentage is

 Woodson has proven to be able  to develop some players and help them get to the NBA

5 minutes ago, btownqb said:

Oh I think it's significantly better. Coupled with MR/MM improving their games, that's a helluva start to a team. 

Carlyle's EFG% was 54% on catch-and-shoot 3s. 73rd percentile in the country. Furthermore, his "spot up" so catch and shoot plus catch and drive was 1.1PPP and was in the 81st percentile. This couples with Rice very well. 

You all know I don't do advanced metrics.Tony Aldragna was on Assembly Call and said Rice's offensive efficiency was 105 last year and JHS efficiency his freshman year was 94

Just now, btownqb said:

The visits last the better part of three days. They (probably) won't get here until this afternoon 55-60. Plus tomorrow gorgeous and the same with Sunday, though, they'll only be here for the first half the day (usually). 

I thought Rice was only for a day 

50 minutes ago, DC2345 said:

That was just a matter of time 

If we get Rice and Carlyle how would that effect getting another guard like Hickman or Conwell

1 hour ago, Artesian_86 said:

Yesssss. The weather is supposed to be a beaut’. 

Weather is terrible today