5fouls Posted February 11, 2022 Report Share Posted February 11, 2022 (edited) A lot of lineup discussions with this team, Thought it might be fun to try to take the players from this year's team and integrate them into a lineup made up from players in IU's Past. Here are your rules Select an 8-man rotation from the starting rosters of the 5 IU teams below Your team will consist of 5 starters and 3 bench players. Positions matter for the starters. The number by the player's name below represents their spot in the starting lineup Every IU roster below must be represented on your team. No more than 2 players can be selected from any of the teams As a coach, you are committed to playing all starters 25+ minutes You must select at least one STARTER from each of the 5 teams below. Yes, that means someone from this year's team starts Rosters were determined by who started the most. For example, Turner started more than J. Thomas in '81 Not required, but If you want to offer an explanation on how you put your team together, it would add to the discussion Remember, your starting lineup can only have one starter from each team and starters cannot be shifted off their designated position Edit: I didn't pick '92-'93 because I wanted an additional 'recent' team in the mix. Hence '-12-'13. The 3 champions and this year's rosters are at the core of the exercise. '75-'76 Roster 1) Buckner 2) Wilkerson 3) May 4) Abernathy 5 Benson '80-'81 Roster 1) I. Thomas 2) Wittman 3) Kitchell 4) Turner 5) Tolbert '86-'87 Roster 1) Smart 2) Alford 3) Calloway 4) D. Thomas 5) Garrett '12-'13 Roster 1) Ferrell 2) Hulls 3) Oladipo 4) Watford 5) Zeller '21-'22 Roster 1) X. Johnson 2) Stewart 3) Kopp 4) Thompson 5) Jackson-Davis Edited February 11, 2022 by 5fouls 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoyeCowbell Posted February 11, 2022 Report Share Posted February 11, 2022 Starters: 1) I. Thomas 2) Alford 3) May 4) Watford 5) TJD Reserves: Buckner Oladipo Garrett The bench construction is interesting, given your rules... I think this roster is fast and pretty good solid defensively. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5fouls Posted February 11, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2022 Here would be my roster. it's harder than I thought it would be, and when I analyze it more, I may change my mind. 1) I. Thomas 2) Alford 3) May 4) Thompson 5) Zeller B) Smart B) Watford B) Benson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5fouls Posted February 11, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2022 3 minutes ago, MoyeCowbell said: Starters: 1) I. Thomas 2) Alford 3) May 4) Watford 5) TJD Reserves: Buckner Oladipo Garrett The bench construction is interesting, given your rules... I think this roster is fast and pretty good solid defensively. I struggled getting enough shooters on my team. I originally had Buckner and Oladipo on my roster as well, but ended up having to drop both to get May on the roster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoB2011 Posted February 11, 2022 Report Share Posted February 11, 2022 (edited) Buckner Alford Oladipo Turner TJD IT May Zeller EDIT: First dead ball my lineup is IT, Alford, Dipo, May, Zeller. Edited February 11, 2022 by KoB2011 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5fouls Posted February 11, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2022 In reviewing my team, my defense at the wing positions is quite poor. I expect all of you can do better than I did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5fouls Posted February 11, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2022 (edited) 7 minutes ago, KoB2011 said: EDIT: First dead ball my lineup is IT, Alford, Dipo, May, Zeller. One of the rules is that your starters must play 25+ minutes. Keep that in mind. Edited February 11, 2022 by 5fouls Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaloisGroupe Posted February 11, 2022 Report Share Posted February 11, 2022 (edited) I never saw (nor heard on the radio) the '75-'76 team nor the '80-'81 team and only listened to the '86-'87 team on the radio... so certainly recency bias: IT Alford Dipo May (corrected from TJD per rules that I did not read 😆) TJD (I do not know the other centers well and want 'Dipo in the starting five over Zeller) Yogi Zeller (had to cut Watford) Thompson - need guys like him Why no '92-'93?!?! Edited February 11, 2022 by GaloisGroupe 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoB2011 Posted February 11, 2022 Report Share Posted February 11, 2022 2 minutes ago, 5fouls said: One of the rules is that your starters must play 25+ minutes. Keep that in mind. I’ve seen NCAA officiating and enforcement, I’m not worried about it 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoB2011 Posted February 11, 2022 Report Share Posted February 11, 2022 Just now, GaloisGroupe said: I never saw (nor heard on the radio) the '75-'76 team nor the '80-'81 team and only listened to the '86-'87 team on the radio... so certainly recency bias: IT Alford Dipo TJD Zeller Yogi Watford Thompson - need guys like him Why no '92-'93?!?! Might want to check out the rules again… 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5fouls Posted February 11, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2022 It says a lot about the '12-'13 team that I was actively looking for ways to get Ferrell, Oladipo, Watford, and Zeller on my team. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IU Scott Posted February 11, 2022 Report Share Posted February 11, 2022 1) IT. 2) Alford. 3) May. 4) Race. 5) Zeller. B) Wittman. B) Buckner. B) D. Thomas. What are your reasoning on picking these rosters. Wondering why not the roster from 92/93 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5fouls Posted February 11, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2022 3 minutes ago, GaloisGroupe said: I never saw (nor heard on the radio) the '75-'76 team nor the '80-'81 team and only listened to the '86-'87 team on the radio... so certainly recency bias: IT Alford Dipo TJD Zeller Yogi Watford Thompson - need guys like him Why no '92-'93?!?! TJD and Zeller both can't be in the starting lineup. They are both listed at the '5'. And, with the 2 player limit, you can't have Dipo, Zeller, Watford, and Yogi all on the roster. I didn't choose '92-'93 because I wanted to have a little more recency with the '12-'13 team. The overall exercise was to integrate someone from this team year's team onto a Championship caliber roster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5fouls Posted February 11, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2022 Just now, IU Scott said: 1) IT. 2) Alford. 3) May. 4) Race. 5) Zeller. B) Wittman. B) Buckner. B) D. Thomas. What are your reasoning on picking these rosters. Wondering why not the roster from 92/93 5 starters so 5 roster. '3 championship teams and this year's team. See explanation in my response to @GaloisGroupeabove. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoB2011 Posted February 11, 2022 Report Share Posted February 11, 2022 5 minutes ago, 5fouls said: It says a lot about the '12-'13 team that I was actively looking for ways to get Ferrell, Oladipo, Watford, and Zeller on my team. I interpreted this to be the players as they were that year… in which case I don’t think there’s much of a case for Ferrell. He’s the worst of all five point guards by that standard. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IU Scott Posted February 11, 2022 Report Share Posted February 11, 2022 I knew why you pick the first three but I figured 92 team would be on there instead of 2013 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoB2011 Posted February 11, 2022 Report Share Posted February 11, 2022 1 minute ago, IU Scott said: I knew why you pick the first three but I figured 92 team would be on there instead of 2013 Or ‘02 would have been fun. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5fouls Posted February 11, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2022 2 minutes ago, KoB2011 said: I interpreted this to be the players as they were that year… in which case I don’t think there’s much of a case for Ferrell. He’s the worst of all five point guards by that standard. True. And, yes, your interpretation of the rules is correct. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btownqb Posted February 11, 2022 Report Share Posted February 11, 2022 Just now, KoB2011 said: Or ‘02 would have been fun. Yeah 3 of these lineups were before I was born. I don't know enough about the first 15 guys to build a roster. Two of these teams were both 8+ years before I was born. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IU Scott Posted February 11, 2022 Report Share Posted February 11, 2022 Just now, KoB2011 said: Or ‘02 would have been fun. For got about them but it would be interesting. I would have chose one of them over ,13 since they didn't make the final four Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5fouls Posted February 11, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2022 '12-'13 did have 2 of the top 4 draft picks in the NBA, as well as an invaluable shooter at the 4 position that I predict will end up on 75%+ of these rosters. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IU Scott Posted February 11, 2022 Report Share Posted February 11, 2022 Just now, btownqb said: Yeah 3 of these lineups were before I was born. I don't know enough about the first 15 guys to build a roster. Two of these teams were both 8+ years before I was born. Could go to YouTube and watch some of those teams Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btownqb Posted February 11, 2022 Report Share Posted February 11, 2022 I'm just going to build one from the last two rosters: 1. XJ .. he's just better than Yogi as a FR. 2. Hulls 3. VO 4. Watford 5. TJD (probably) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iuswingman Posted February 11, 2022 Report Share Posted February 11, 2022 (edited) I'm just going to follow the rules Starters 1) Isiah Thomas (80-81) 2) Steve Alford (86-87) 3) Victor Oladipo (12-13) 4) Tom Abernethy (75-76) 5) Trayce Jackson-Davis (21-22) Bench: Scott May (75-76), Ray Tolbert (80-81), Yogi Ferrell (12-13) Edited February 11, 2022 by iuswingman 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaloisGroupe Posted February 11, 2022 Report Share Posted February 11, 2022 7 minutes ago, 5fouls said: TJD and Zeller both can't be in the starting lineup. They are both listed at the '5'. And, with the 2 player limit, you can't have Dipo, Zeller, Watford, and Yogi all on the roster. I didn't choose '92-'93 because I wanted to have a little more recency with the '12-'13 team. The overall exercise was to integrate someone from this team year's team onto a Championship caliber roster. Honestly, TJD would be easy to fit on a championship caliber roster. If he was not the only focal point of an offense, he would be amazing. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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