rico Posted February 23, 2023 Report Share Posted February 23, 2023 1 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUFLA Posted February 23, 2023 Report Share Posted February 23, 2023 This is so cool... Love the jacket too... We couldn't have any finer a representative of our school and our program... 3 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toonsquad Posted February 23, 2023 Report Share Posted February 23, 2023 Sounds like there is a chance we may not see XJ at all. At least in the regular season. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zuckerkorn Posted February 23, 2023 Report Share Posted February 23, 2023 1 hour ago, rico said: I look at that and think how much it might open things up closer to the basket if we were more of a threat (and maintained a good %). 1 hour ago, IUFLA said: This is so cool... Love the jacket too... We couldn't have any finer a representative of our school and our program... LOL at "hooper". They should have gone really old school and used "cager" 😄 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUCrazy2 Posted February 23, 2023 Report Share Posted February 23, 2023 2 hours ago, rico said: Our best shooters don't shoot. Sometimes that is because our passes don't hit them ready to shoot and sometimes it is because they appear gun shy. We are one of the better shooting teams in an era where the 3 ball is king and we have a NPOY candidate down low who draws double and triple teams. The fact we don't get more 3's up is criminal. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUCrazy2 Posted February 23, 2023 Report Share Posted February 23, 2023 49 minutes ago, toonsquad said: Sounds like there is a chance we may not see XJ at all. At least in the regular season. That is how I read that too. I think his IU career might be done. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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btownqb Posted February 23, 2023 Report Share Posted February 23, 2023 (edited) 7 minutes ago, IUCrazy2 said: Our best shooters don't shoot. Sometimes that is because our passes don't hit them ready to shoot and sometimes it is because they appear gun shy. We are one of the better shooting teams in an era where the 3 ball is king and we have a NPOY candidate down low who draws double and triple teams. The fact we don't get more 3's up is criminal. We don't have enough guys that can initiate offense. Kopp and others take the shots they get. Plus.. we rarely ever get TOs that can lead to transition 3s, as well. Kopp and Bates can't get their own offense. Plus... we don't have a 4 that is a regular perimeter threat/can distribute to get others good shots from 3. Most of the teams on the right of the graph have a skilled 4 man, or at least one that can stretch the defense. We don't. If I were an opposing coach, I'm not letting Kopp shoot... and going from there. 🤷♀️ Edited February 23, 2023 by btownqb 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoB2011 Posted February 23, 2023 Report Share Posted February 23, 2023 Just now, btownqb said: We don't have enough guys that can initiate offense is more of the problem than "our best shooters not shooting". Kopp and others take the shots they get. Plus.. we rarely ever get TOs that can lead to transition 3s, as well. Kopp and Bates can't get their own offense. Plus... we don't have a 4 that is a regular perimeter threat/can distribute to get others good shots from 3. Most of the teams on the right of the graph have a skilled 4 man, or at least one that can stretch the defense. We don't. If I were an opposing coach, I'm not letting Kopp shoot... and going from there. 🤷♀️ If X comes back I think that changes a lot - it gets us more threes in our half court offense because he's really the only perimeter player we have that can get all the way to the basket regularly and he's good at kicking it out when he does that. He also is going to create turnovers that lead to transition threes; he and Kopp had a great connection on that. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btownqb Posted February 23, 2023 Report Share Posted February 23, 2023 2 minutes ago, KoB2011 said: If X comes back I think that changes a lot - it gets us more threes in our half court offense because he's really the only perimeter player we have that can get all the way to the basket regularly and he's good at kicking it out when he does that. He also is going to create turnovers that lead to transition threes; he and Kopp had a great connection on that. Absolutely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUFLA Posted February 23, 2023 Report Share Posted February 23, 2023 Coach Knight is a regular at practice now according to our friend @The Daily Hoosier 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inequality Posted February 23, 2023 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2023 2 hours ago, IUFLA said: This is so cool... Love the jacket too... We couldn't have any finer a representative of our school and our program... The fact that Trace is a monster baller and all time great has him on my all time favorites list. It’s his love for and dedication to the program that has him in my top 5 favorites. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosierfan1901 Posted February 23, 2023 Report Share Posted February 23, 2023 1 hour ago, toonsquad said: Sounds like there is a chance we may not see XJ at all. At least in the regular season. Mind games 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyhoosier29 Posted February 23, 2023 Report Share Posted February 23, 2023 4 hours ago, rico said: This IMO makes it very unlikely we can win six in a row in the tournament. Somebody will get hot and shoot/make a high volume of threes against us. And while we might dominate the paint, we won’t be able to keep up. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parakeet Jones Posted February 23, 2023 Report Share Posted February 23, 2023 25 minutes ago, kyhoosier29 said: This IMO makes it very unlikely we can win six in a row in the tournament. Somebody will get hot and shoot/make a high volume of threes against us. And while we might dominate the paint, we won’t be able to keep up. Sad, but true. We really have to find some guys going forward who can keep up in this department. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxnJxn Posted February 23, 2023 Report Share Posted February 23, 2023 1 hour ago, kyhoosier29 said: This IMO makes it very unlikely we can win six in a row in the tournament. Somebody will get hot and shoot/make a high volume of threes against us. And while we might dominate the paint, we won’t be able to keep up. Conversely, maybe we're just waiting for the NCAAT to unleash the power of the KILLER MOPP, with the two of them raining threes like hellfire all the way to the FF. Someone really needs to photoshop Trey's hair on Miller's head, and this meme will write itself. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btownqb Posted February 23, 2023 Report Share Posted February 23, 2023 9 minutes ago, AxnJxn said: Conversely, maybe we're just waiting for the NCAAT to unleash the power of the KILLER MOPP, with the two of them raining threes like hellfire all the way to the FF. Someone really needs to photoshop Trey's hair on Miller's head, and this meme will write itself. Gotta have XJ to facilitate all that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BGleas Posted February 23, 2023 Report Share Posted February 23, 2023 1 hour ago, Parakeet Jones said: Sad, but true. We really have to find some guys going forward who can keep up in this department. Not even just shooters, but shot creators/makers. I mean, yes more shooters, but even beyond that we haven't had a kid that could hit shots like the kid from MSU did the other night since Yogi. We haven't had a guard that with the shotclock winding down could jab step, cross-over, step-back and hit a contested 3 in like 7 years. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier4Life53 Posted February 23, 2023 Report Share Posted February 23, 2023 (edited) 3 hours ago, Hoosierfan1901 said: Mind games And just a little motivation….did you pick up on his comment about playing the entire game when he returned from back surgery after being out only six weeks? Edited February 23, 2023 by Hoosier4Life53 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parakeet Jones Posted February 23, 2023 Report Share Posted February 23, 2023 1 hour ago, BGleas said: Not even just shooters, but shot creators/makers. I mean, yes more shooters, but even beyond that we haven't had a kid that could hit shots like the kid from MSU did the other night since Yogi. We haven't had a guard that with the shotclock winding down could jab step, cross-over, step-back and hit a contested 3 in like 7 years. Yep. I thought Bates might be the type of guy you described. So far, no. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier4Life53 Posted February 23, 2023 Report Share Posted February 23, 2023 3 minutes ago, Parakeet Jones said: Yep. I thought Bates might be the type of guy you described. So far, no. So true 😒 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SawatchHoosier Posted February 24, 2023 Report Share Posted February 24, 2023 9 hours ago, BGleas said: Not even just shooters, but shot creators/makers. I mean, yes more shooters, but even beyond that we haven't had a kid that could hit shots like the kid from MSU did the other night since Yogi. We haven't had a guard that with the shotclock winding down could jab step, cross-over, step-back and hit a contested 3 in like 7 years. How dare you disrespect Devonte Green. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoB2011 Posted February 24, 2023 Report Share Posted February 24, 2023 11 hours ago, SawatchHoosier said: How dare you disrespect Devonte Green. Honestly though, I’d love to have Devonte on this team 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
13th&Jackson Posted February 24, 2023 Report Share Posted February 24, 2023 11 hours ago, SawatchHoosier said: How dare you disrespect Devonte Green. 2 minutes ago, KoB2011 said: Honestly though, I’d love to have Devonte on this team Me too. It's been a while since I've seen a 7 foot floater from 10 feet away. 1 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyhoosier29 Posted February 24, 2023 Report Share Posted February 24, 2023 41 minutes ago, KoB2011 said: Honestly though, I’d love to have Devonte on this team Not me….. basketball IQ on this team is already lacking. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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