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We are what we are at the 5...whoever that ends up being. If we do move DDJ to the 1 I think he is a decent defender on ball. But getting Newman at the 2 helps with length and rebounding and trapping and you aren't losing scoring to MAW or Rob. He can guard the best perimeter wing player. I don't see how you get worse at the 5 by putting Newman in? I think you keep your play makers and shooters on the floor and find the best defense you can for the other 2 spots. If our defense remains bad then you can look into taking a scorer off the floor for a defender. What I am most excited about is who we are bringing in. Definitely better two way players. Jizzle and Ray can play both sides. Skillings and Reed both have great length and should become good on both sides. Sage is tall enough to rim protect and has some scoring ability. |
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Wes isn't going to look at this like Cronin would. He's trying to get more offense out there...but he still needs to find a way to be a top 50 defensive team at the same time. Hopefully much better than that. top 25 would be preferred. But I don't see it this year unless we sacrifice offense. |
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Nolley as a point forward solves a lot of issues. DDJ, Newman, Nolley, JD, Vik is a somewhat long lineup that should be able to score. My guess is Rob starts at PG though.
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In future years I don't think he will have to try so many different looks as he gets players who can play two ways. But we are likely 2 years away from good results from getting those guys into the heavy rotation. That's okay as long as he continues to be successful on the recruiting trail. |
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10-22-2022, 12:33 PM | #317 | |
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It seems like the same issue FB teams with choosing a starting QB. At some point you have to make a choice and stick with it in order to get that guy more development through experience. I agree that the future looks bright though. We have quite a few guys who in a year or two should be stars who can bring it on offense and defense. But it may be painful getting there if Wes can't find a rotation that excels on both ends of the court. |
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I do think if Wes can find the right rotation this year...we have an outside shot. The following year is going to be tough but not impossible. |
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10-30-2022, 01:20 PM | #319 |
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https://www.jconline.com/story/sport...r/69601809007/
Purdue got a detailed breakdown on the secret scrimmage. Unfortunately, we only get nuggets on UC. Relevant notes about UC from the article. - The Boilermakers won 77-64 -The Boilermakers converted 16 points off 12 Cincinnati turnovers. -The Boilermakers were 8 of 20 from beyond the arc. -Robert Phinisee, who attended McCutcheon and started his career at Indiana, played 27 minutes for the Bearcats. Phinisee scored one point and went 0 of 1 from 3-point range. -Purdue attempted 31 free throws, hitting 25. Kaufman-Renn drew eight fouls and made 7 of 9 from the line. Edey was fouled seven times. Two Cincinnati players were called for six fouls. -the Boilermakers won the rebounding battle. |
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It's hard to get a lot out of the Purdue notes, unfortunately it seems like that's all we are going to get for a while. Can't read that much into it, but I'll try because despite being almost nothing, it's the most we've had for a while.
Looks like the defense might be a major issue. We committed a bunch of fouls (I assume on the interior) and didn't defend the three point line well. Though Purdue is bigger than almost any team we will face this year. Kaufman-Renn is a 6'9" Sophomore Forward and Edey is 7'4". If I was going to bet on the two UC players called for 6 fouls it would be on Lakhin and Ezikpe, but regardless of if I'm right it sounds like our primary two big men couldn't stay on the floor and that's not a good sign. It could have been just about any of our bigs as pretty much all of them are known for fouling a lot. Phinisee did what every single piece of evidence from his previous college years indicated he would and was a complete non-factor of offense. Last edited by skyblade; 10-30-2022 at 02:16 PM. |
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