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Radical move that MIGHT be our best lineup..

I'd disagree, I think MANY were anointing him as our best big man from the get go, but it's not that important. The kid did a great job of transforming his body quickly. That was the first thing he was going to need to worry about hitting college. Now he needs to stop worrying about getting a shot up every time he touches the ball, and concentrate on some defense. Then we worry about his role growing. Like the rest of the team, he should be better in a couple months.
I read the same things. Over and over. Better fit than Cliff. More than B1G ready. When the rumor broke he told Pike we don’t need a portal C many here agreed blindly.
 
He needs to stop dribbling as his 1st instinct when he catches.

Yeah he definitely just goes right for the hoop way too often. I know it was just highlights but his passing from the post seemed to be a strength of his so I'm a little surprised by that. Hopefully once/if the game starts to slow down a bit for him that improves.
 
SBP the king of trying to force a bad option at the 4 every year
Has to be done....The DSOR thread


@RU23 coined SBP Patty Reiber....instant classic
 
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Trigger warning, 😂 but hear me out.
Start and get major minutes.
Dylan
Jordan
Ace
LATHAN!
Big E

This would help our rebounding and overall athleticism. I think Lathan is our 4.

next up
JMike
JWill/Acuff
PJ
Martini

That’s our rotation.
Not going to read the whole thread, but just wanted to chime in and say that this is a big fat NO. There are ZERO point ZERO wings/stretch 4s that Lathan would be able to guard on the perimeter.
 
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Trigger warning, 😂 but hear me out.
Start and get major minutes.
Dylan
Jordan
Ace
LATHAN!
Big E

This would help our rebounding and overall athleticism. I think Lathan is our 4.

next up
JMike
JWill/Acuff
PJ
Martini

That’s our rotation.
Jordan is good passer, very good defender but his shooting is questionable. How many free throws did he miss on Sunday? He is a poor man’s version of Caleb Mc Connell.
 
Point being they’re the same player. 6’10” nifty in paint with ability to make outside shot and not leapers.

Both have old man game but Coleman was a walking 20pt 10rbs. Lathan TBD.

GO RU
So you are choosing to play Ogbole over Hayes or Dercack or JWill?
 
Not going to read the whole thread, but just wanted to chime in and say that this is a big fat NO. There are ZERO point ZERO wings/stretch 4s that Lathan would be able to guard on the perimeter.
Yup. Two fouls before the first under 16 TV TO.
 
How many of our players would start or get meaningful minutes for any other B1G Ten team?
Obviously Harper and Bailey would… who else?
Where would JMike get minutes?
Hayes would get all kinds of minutes on a team like Iowa. I think he needs to play more for RU too. I suspect a healthy Acuff would get minutes too, but that remains to be seen.
 
He needs to stop dribbling as his 1st instinct when he catches.
Yes. That, and he also needs to learn to pass out of double teams and not just force the ball up in traffic. On this team there are shooters and someone is wide open for three if two guys are collapsing on Lathan in the paint. I love his upside and his already decently developed offenseive game, but he is a bit of a black hole when he receives the ball in the paint.
 
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So you are choosing to play Ogbole over Hayes or Dercack or JWill?
Nope. Just spots in game with both on court.

I actually want to see Hayes get more minutes. With Ace and Dylan on the court I see him hitting 3-5 3pt shots per game and it can be at the expense of Dercack or Jwill.

Hayes open shots are pure and automatic.

GO RU
 
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Nope. Just spots in game with both on court.

I actually want to see Hayes get more minutes. With Ace and Dylan on the court I see him hitting 3-5 3pt shots per game and it can be at the expense of Dercack or Jwill.

Hayes open shots are pure and automatic.

GO RU
His D has to improve or his minutes will come when Ace is on the bench.
 
Trigger warning, 😂 but hear me out.
Start and get major minutes.
Dylan
Jordan
Ace
LATHAN!
Big E

This would help our rebounding and overall athleticism. I think Lathan is our 4.

next up
JMike
JWill/Acuff
PJ
Martini

That’s our rotation.
This why they don’t give you the clipboard. Ever hear of spacing? It’s not the 1980’s anymore.
 
I know nothing about basketball coaching. But I wonder how legitimate a discussion of whom to play can be without providing some scouting info on the opponent, and discussing matchups in that context that might work in our favor (i,e, create mismatches for the other coach to have to solve by compromising some aspect of how he’d prefer to play in a perfect world).

I always just assumed that coaches always do that.
 
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This whole thread truly demonstrates what a poor job Pike did putting together this roster...blame NIL.if you want, but Pike is responsible.....Grant and Dortch are the long athletic wings that we need. But who knows if/when they will be ready...
That’s one way to look at it. It assigns blame while avoiding any personal responsibility.

I tend to think this thread truly demonstrates how difficult it is to recruit without competitive levels of NIL funding. Note I’m not saying you or anybody should donate NIL, I’m not telling anybody how to spend their money.

Just saying that it’s gonna be tough to compete for the best recruits without the best NIL funding.
 
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