My dream lineup is Johnson, Bates, Geronimo, Race, and TJD. Talk about size and athleticism.
Oh god no. But rob doesn’t start either. If I were Rob, kopp or Stewart I’d be worried about minutes going forward.
Especially Parker if his threes dont start dropping more. Parker did save a last second putback last second tho
Right now whenever ro see Kopp or Stewart in the game I wonder why Bates isn’t in. Kids a player. Stewart can at least defend
Kopp plays okay but he should never be a starter when Geronimo is on the team. Kopp would be a really good bench shooter.
Geronimo has something that all good players have: it’s called moxie.
Geronimo>Kopp that's all I'm saying.
I would love to see that lineup. It could be Geronimo is still a little out of control and Woodson wants him to settle down a little. Maybe Kopp's experience gives him the edge for now. Geronimo is a great option to bring in off the bench to spark the second unit. He is a better rebounder than Kopp
Good one BRCB.......Do you have moxie? Where can I get some moxie? Looks like you are already jumping back on the bandwagon.
I am beginning to feel the same way. Kopp was better last night but G-man really made the most of his minutes and looked very good. Bates also had good minutes.
Geronimo definitely reminds me of Oladipo as far as athleticism.
He's got their athleticism..
I don't see how, assuming the current trajectories of Bates and Geronimo, we don't see this lineup in the future.
Also wonder that. Even kept Race and Jackson-Davis out for a long period of time . Geronimo and Bates give IU aggressive players on O and D. Stewart has disappointed because I thought he was supposed to be a scorer. Haven't materialized at all. Phinessee can't hit open 3's or a layup. I favor Lander over him. Durr is a fouling machine. Other than that , IU has guys that play hard and perform at a good level. Sometimes Mike looks too laid back. Must be all those NBA games and how you interact with personnel. I felt he needed to get in a few guys' faces on their poor performances. St.Johns did a tremendous amount of hipchecks and bumping and got away with it. I liked the way IU dived for loose balls on court but gotta cut down on allowing 2nd shots by opponents. Kopp reminds me of Colin Hartman. Tries but not really good. That is all.
How does turning Geronimo into a pro player but not a college player work? What does that mean?
His skill set will likely never include ball handling at a high level. He could be a 3 and D guy in the NBA. So, he needs to be able to work within an offense to be a spot shooter/1 dribble shooter and lockdown defender at the wing plus, in some instances where's he's not physically overmatched, in the post. He will also be able to rebound well in college. I don't know about the NBA, maybe i suppose.
Only thing with that lineup is suspect on shooting. You're relying on Bates and JG for outside shooting. Probably makes more sense to tweak with adding Kopp or Stewart, for Bates or JG and balancing lineups a bit more.
