14 minutes a game is probably a little light for what he'll get, depending on how much we end up getting from Bates, JHS, Gunn, Banks...and how Jordan is used if he comes back. But even if it is 10-12 minutes, he'll be a big part of our success. We'll need his spark and energy, I'm sure, at times.
Geronimo and Bates both will need to learn how to defend at a high level out on the perimeter before even thinking about eating in to anyone's minutes. Galloway will play 20+ minutes next year regardless if he starts or not until one of the other guards can defend at his level.
I don’t believe you will be proven correct in this thinking. I do believe Bates and Geronimo will be improved defensively.
What’s the point, you obviously have no idea what you’re talking about.
If we get more stops, we score more than we did. Its not a simple math equation like that. Offense is a bigger issue, no doubt. But one of the ways to get better offensively, is to get better defensively. There aren't a lot of guys available that immediately answer the offensive question marks, without giving up defense.
Geronimo isn't starting at the 3 and bet he plays very little on the perimeter next year, he's just not there. XJ, Race and TJD assuming he's back are the only sure fire starters. Bates will have to improve drastically to beat out Galloway in the starting lineup. Disagree with it all you want, if you've listened to anything Woodson and staff have said the last year, everything starts and stops on the defensive end. Galloway is light years ahead of Bates right now in that area of the game.
Because you can’t explain how all of those players fit into a rotation. You can’t play more than 9 guys consistently.
Or we just add guys that make us better offensively. Dennis is a good defender, but won’t be an all defensive type player. He’s an upgrade to Stewart and Kopp defensively though.
Being 84th in points allowed and 157th in 3% is really bad. By getting more possessions the offense will naturally move up in efficiency. Last years defense was not elite but it certainly could get their with some improvement. So that points back to my original statement.
You should pay more attention to IU news. Geronimo is only still at IU because he was told he could work towards being a 3. In all of the workouts since the season ended he’s worked out exclusively at the 3 and with the wings.
ha But an upgrade at defense provides more possessions which then makes for more offensive opportunities. Thereby, improving the offense. We have focused on offense and we saw what that got Tom Crean.
Lol you apparently don’t understand how offensive and defensive efficiencies are calculated.
He will be an all defensive type player. He was the defensive player of the year in the same conference as Houston, Memphis, and Cincinnati. Your competition argument is absurd.
Tom Crean had elite teams at IU. Archie and Woodson (so far) have not. I would take offense over defense every day of the week.
Bates is really close on D he actually had multiple big stops late in the year. Very confident he is starting next year. You might even say, I’d bet on it.
Bates has the most potential of any guard on the team. Another year in the weight room should help him defensively a ton. Still not convinced he's ready for 30+ mpg and relegating Galloway completely to the bench. Galloway will play a lot next year.
We understand your preference.
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Nope. I was JGs first NIL deal. He likes me. I just don’t wanna text him and ask hey you coming back? Lol
Geronimo would need a miracle summer to play the 3, and Bates was riding pine behind a healthy Galloway for many reasons.
Tom Crean only had one elite team and that one elite team had a great defense. Tom Crean had many "elite" offenses though and that resulted in him getting canned. Defenses are what make elite teams.
He needs to. Could get there. he was awful guarding it. Only thing that saves him is he’s quick/athletic enough to recover on lesser players. He’s got a long way to go.
Bates didn’t play because he wasn’t really an upgrade offensively. He will never be as good as Galloway defensively. He will still play over him.
If they get minutes, who doesn’t get minutes? You can only play 9 guys consistently.
Geronimo and Bates will never have to play PG. Galloway will never have to play PG again (at IU).
Bates will get 25+ mpg. You didn’t list Gunn or Banks which is exactly what I stated.
The defense on that team was ranked 5 spots ahead of last year’s team. The offense was ranked 94 spots higher than last year’s team. Which needs to improve more to have a team like the 2013 team?
Just telling you what’s going to happen and what the staff is currently working JG towards.
Sure. Just like Yasir is leaving. Just like TJD isn't coming back to IU after his sophomore year. Yeah we get it.
I'd prefer Banks and/or Gunn to get some minutes. But yeah, those 12 could largely be Miller's.
