That is the only Davis we have.
Persistent playing people out of position. Love of wings to the detriment of other positions. I sometimes wonder what elston would have been like if he hadn’t spent 3 years guarding the 5.
The problem is the miss is a really, really bad miss. Just like our finishes in the B1G the years when we didn’t win. Good recruiting is not merely scoring 5 stars but also a good solid roster around them.
) we land Romeo, this first full recruiting class will be Exhibit A.
It depends on his health, not his age. If he is ready, he will play. If he isn't ready, he will have to sit until he is ready. I hope he heals fast and there isn't a decision to be made.
fACTORS: Moore could [maybe?] leave if playing time isn't there. DeRon Davis could blossom and turn pro. That could be 4-5 schollies. 3 bigs and 1-2 guards. 2020 looks more guard oriented as far as recruiting goes. I say IU takes 4.
My last attempt. I hope he is 100% to start the year. It is likely to take a year to get back to where he was before the injury.
Redshirt is an option Davis and Archie will have if his injury keeps him out half the season or more. Risk of injury and his role would factor into the decision. Either way, he comes back for his fourth year at IU. Forget his age for a minute. Redshirting would give him an extra year to build his resume if he needed it.
The red shirt preserves his eligibility for another year if he wants to use it. If he sits half a year and Archie and Davis feel he can come back and play well and help the team, then he will return. Davis and Archie could decide it is better for him to preserve a full year in case he has another injury or hasn't reached a level to go to the NBA
Bogdanovic is not a rookie because he played 2 or 3 years in Brooklyn and a half of a year in Washington before joining the Pacers.
Well, this link says it was posted "5 hours ago," so hopefully it has some new information:
Your point is perfectly reasonable if the goal is to protect his appearance to NBA owners that don’t know how to evaluate a player. The most likely reason guys do not perform very well after an Achilles rupture is that their medical staff advises limited minutes. It’s hard to have a monster season when you are playing twenty minutes a game. The medical staff also advises that it is better for him to continue playing than to not. It would slow his recovery, and hurt his game to keep him out. His path to the NBA is to play very efficiently with limited minutes this year, and break out as a senior. If he doesn’t then he will have to slog it out in the G league or overseas. Archie isn’t going to wait around for him. He has a chance, and it’s up to him to get it done.
I had always heard it was a year long injury for an athlete. Not that it isn't healed after 6 months, but that it takes a long time to get back the range of motion and flexibility to move like they want. People report that their injured leg doesn't feel like the other when they run.
I’m with you that he is working probably doing everything he can to get back. To your point about players getting back to form two years after injury, I’m suggesting it’s because of their “rehab year” that they are able to get back to 100%. That’s why I don’t think he should do a red shirt.
I don’t agree. I think he could play in the NBA at some point because his ball skills are very good. He can play, but time will tell if he can get his body into elite athletic shape. I’m not counting him out. He might be an important piece for us to make a deep tourney run during his senior season too, so I’m pulling for him.
I want him to do what is best for his future. He could play at less than 100% as long as he isn't risking injury. He can decide how well he can compete and either play or wait to come back stronger for a full year and have a second year if he needed it. Either way he could leave after 4 years.
He has good hands and had better post moves than Bryant in his freshman year and finished well at the rim. If Bryant can make it, then he could as well. As I have mentioned, I think he was already having an issue with his leg before the event that ended his season. I can't say if that contributed to his lack of quickness. At times he didn't look athletic enough for the NBA, but I never thought that his freshman year. He needs to be healthy to show his capabilities. He won't do that if he isn't fully recovered.
