Watched a lot of the teams so far, IL and PU are the only teams I’m confident we aren’t as good as. We should be able to compete for top 4. Top 6 for sure.
OSU just won, but they are trash we will blow them out. Thank god we don’t have the choppin down trees goof in cupps. 🙏🏽
Damn you and your witchcraft.
@paterade lol. Can’t shoot like that, but I don’t think we will have a game all year with a worse 3P%. In march it will just be a W, glad we had an off night against sister of the poor. The sisters did get hot late, and tested us. Games like this are good for the squad to work harder. Difference this year is I bet the boys will be shooting in the gym as we speak and not doing ticktocks.
@cavanagh Cav, I believe you you are on target with the minimum of a top 6 finish for IU in the Big 10. Anything less and call me bitterly disappointed. The boys will need to bring energy on the floor every night to compete. Good coaching, senior leadership and exceptional shooting should move the Hoosiers forward. The guy on the starting 5 that's causing me most concern is Bailey. So far, physically he has played like a weak small forward from a mid-major. He doesn't defend, can't finish near the rim and is a poor rebounder. Perhaps Sisley or a healthy Josh Harris will take some of his minutes. Alexis can't do his thing for 35 minutes a game.
@bigmike big miss on Bailey. He is not a big ten player. Going to get exposed more. Start Trent. He’s a stud and will only get better.
Trent far more athletic and with greater upside than Bailey. Conerway does some good stuff on the court but needs to stop jacking up 3's. Guys with the history and ability to make them should be shooting 3's.
@cavanagh I think a more accurate assessment is CDD missed not ALSO bringing in someone like the Hansberry kid he had at WVU...he didn't "miss" on Bailey. He just doesn't have a banger. Even Alexis isn't that guy. And Bailey for sure isn't. But to be fair to Bailey, he never has been. I think if Bailey were 6-8, we'd see him as a very good passing wing, solid ball handler for his size, a valuable player for how CDD wants to play. The fact that he's 6-10, naturally makes us want him to be something he's not. We'll see a lot of games this year where Alexis closes the game out. And I bet when Harris gets healthy, and up to speed, we'll situationally see more times with Bailey on the floor with another "big". Bailey will be a valuable weapon, offensively, against the teams in our conference that utilize multiple bigs. His ability to handle and pass will bring guys like Cluff, Peterson, Mara, Luxemborg, etc... away from the basket more. The obvious problem will be the other end. Gonna have to team rebound, and pressure the hell out of the ball on defense. And get A LOT better with our rotations.
@iunorth Yeah, I think that was a tactical mistake by CDD. I think he's gotten used to getting by with greater hustle and effort vs just size, but I think we needed an enforcer on this roster. I think it's going to hurt us in the B10. Especially given that we're down 3-4 with injury and he apparently intends to redshirt Acimovic. Nothing we can do now, but I think that's a fair critique/concern for this roster.
@iunorth Gonna need to be like some of those old Bob Knight teams in which guards like Jim Thomas and Bobby Wilkerson hit the boards.
@bigmike Yeah... I think when Dorn is fully healthy, and Harris is fully healthy... I should say when and if they get fully healthy... then our rotation gets a fair bit better with things like this. Though, I will say, Enright might be a better rebounder than Dorn has ever shown himself to be. But from an overall length standpoint, and then offensively, I think Dorn ends up being a NET positive, over Enright. But there's no doubt, we're gonna need Connerway, Wilkerson, and DeVries to help out on the boards. Seems like they will. But there will be some teams we play that we just don't have the size, and we'll have to outshoot them to win. Which is fine, that is a measurable strength just like being big and rebounding is.
Oh man. I never remember Jim Thomas when favorite player questions come up on the forums. Underrated! An all-around player. Loved Jim Thomas.@iunorth Gonna need to be like some of those old Bob Knight teams in which guards like Jim Thomas and Bobby Wilkerson hit the boards.
@cavanagh I agree with this... as the year goes on we're going to see less Bailey and more Trent.. at least I hope.
@bigmike Good memory. If I remember correctly, Bobby Wilkerson jumped opening tip-off.
@cavanagh I think a more accurate assessment is CDD missed not ALSO bringing in someone like the Hansberry kid he had at WVU...he didn't "miss" on Bailey. He just doesn't have a banger. Even Alexis isn't that guy. And Bailey for sure isn't. But to be fair to Bailey, he never has been. I think if Bailey were 6-8, we'd see him as a very good passing wing, solid ball handler for his size, a valuable player for how CDD wants to play. The fact that he's 6-10, naturally makes us want him to be something he's not. We'll see a lot of games this year where Alexis closes the game out. And I bet when Harris gets healthy, and up to speed, we'll situationally see more times with Bailey on the floor with another "big". Bailey will be a valuable weapon, offensively, against the teams in our conference that utilize multiple bigs. His ability to handle and pass will bring guys like Cluff, Peterson, Mara, Luxemborg, etc... away from the basket more. The obvious problem will be the other end. Gonna have to team rebound, and pressure the hell out of the ball on defense. And get A LOT better with our rotations.
Give it up on Bailey. He is horrible. He was a miss. If he was 6'8" he'd lose his only redeeming quality...his height.
I'll add a caveat to my dissing of Bailey.....I think he can be effective on occasion v. bad teams. He is tall, is fast up and down the Court, can dribble and pass, can shoot FTs, and does try. None of that will translate against bigger, faster teams.
I remember after we recruited him that an analyst (can't recall who) described his build and his game and said that players with those characteristics from schools like Davidson 'fail' 80-85% of the time at the P5 level. It would be an entirely different matter if he was a legit 3 point threat.....but he's not. When I saw that he averaged 1 3 point attempt/game at Davidson I knew we had overpaid.
Oh man. I never remember Jim Thomas when favorite player questions come up on the forums. Underrated! An all-around player. Loved Jim Thomas.@iunorth Gonna need to be like some of those old Bob Knight teams in which guards like Jim Thomas and Bobby Wilkerson hit the boards.
Yes...loved his game and his demeanor.
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