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04-21-2022, 11:18 AM | #193 | |
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For mismatches to matter we need enough skilled offensive players that teams can't pretty much ignore certain guys. As I've already said, it all comes down to having guys who are good on both ends of the court. I had the same nominally switched concept with Newman at SG and Skillings at SF (hopefully Skillings will bring offense off the bench). I think they will play together a fair amount, but Newman will always take the tougher defensive assignment. The big questions will be is DDJ willing to play PG at times and does a two bigs lineup make us better than a line-up with a true PG and DDJ at SG. The answer is unclear and is really going to depend on how well Ody/Lakhin/Hensley develop. |
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If we had enough options on offense that would not be necessary. We shall see what happens with the last portal add. If we don't get McNeil it's hard to imagine getting enough fire power to address the issue. |
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04-21-2022, 02:06 PM | #195 |
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Cincy Slangin put out a podcast with a long time IU fan. The comparison they made for Phinisee is Justin Jenifer without the jumper. Did say that Archie Miller destroyed any confidence Rob may have had in his 3 and a new environment may help.
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04-21-2022, 02:53 PM | #196 |
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I was thinking Jamual Warren. He was a great on ball defender and decent distributor who couldn't shoot at all. And he played alongside a 6' scorer in Deonta Vaughn.
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04-21-2022, 08:02 PM | #197 |
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I don’t recall JJ being elite on ball defender.
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04-22-2022, 11:22 AM | #198 |
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I just don't see what the plan is. I have no idea what type of roster we're trying to build, outside of one without any scorers.
This was a worry I had about Wes. When looking at his coaching history, he didn't really have a pattern of what his teams did well (outside of not turning the ball over, and not getting to the FT line). EFGD was all over the place, EFGO was just bad, even tempo was all over the place. There doesn't seem to be a system. |
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But it seems Wes is much more willing to compromise for short term guys or guys he inherited from the previous roster than Cronin probably would have been. I think the transfer portal simply did not provide that many options. Wes seems set on playing 10 deep and that means he had to add some guys who can play immediately, even if they aren't perfect fits. At least that's my guess. I like Wes and hope he does well here, but I definitely find some of his personnel choices questionable as well. I would have preferred Saunders stayed (even if it meant DDJ leaving), I think we need some youth at guard to develop coming into 2023 and 2024. |
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04-23-2022, 01:27 AM | #200 |
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I cringed most of the Jennifer was on the floor, except for his senior year when he finally started to produce something/anything.
As far as the Davenport position. He's a 3. He's a 3. He's a 3. Speed be damned. Let's get the power forward-sized guys on the floor and teach them all to play defense TOGETHER, so any deficiencies can be made up for. The team's physical attributes are what they are. I'd love to see more Syracuse style zone employed and let the guys exert energy, but also save more for offense. |
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