I've never seen any stats concerning his 3 point game. As I recall, I don't remember many made 3 pointers in those highlights. Also, we don''t have any reason to believe he's a great ball handler. I see him as a strong, athletic off guard who wouldn't have contributed all that much to last year's team. Seems like another situation like Banks where we have an "underrated" claim without much proof............
It had better be, it's all we've got!
Agree but still lack shooting as a roster. You get in the tourney and you have to knock down shots from outside
I’m high on Newton but worry he will stay healthy. Has missed about 1.5 years with the knee injury
I think to do lofty things like win the B10 regular season, and/or win a natty, having some good shooters is a necessity. And I hope to God Woody values that.
Be interesting what the offense looks like though. MR and Ballou take away much slashing from the wings
Its all gut feeling and conjecture, at this point. But if he's the guy he showed himself to be in those 15 minutes or so against Collier on national TV...he would have helped last years team A LOT. If for no other reason, than he would have been a guy you could call on to go in and lock a key perimeter player down defensively. We didn't have a single guy on our roster capable of doing that last year.
Obviously depends on how Woody would use them. End of TJD's last year, and for longer stretches last year, he did open the lane up a little more. His problem, in my opinion, is he obviously likes 2 post basketball, and he nearly always reverts back to sets and actions that have both post guys in or around the lane for entire possessions.
I'm expecting very little kid has been hurt since high school...
Again, its all about how they're used. But they'll be one of the more efficient post scoring tandems in recent memory. Neither will put up Edey numbers, but they're both really, really good, and potentially very efficient in the lane.
I went back to look at his highlights again to see if I missed anything.....I don't really see a shooter or a ball-handler. Nor anyone with anything like V.O explosiveness.......rather a tough, athletic who likes to take it to the basket. Maybe 70% of his highlights were drives to the basket. I see his ceiling as 12 pt/5 reb/4 assist kind of guy who can defend shooters....the type off off guards UM and MSU have had in recent years. A complimentary player but not an ABT type player. We'll see....
Only thing I noticed was that he played off two feet when in the lane which is generally something that needs taught and something many players never learn...
Do you understand that not every kid we recruit is underrated? Cupps, Banks, Gunn all said to be underrated.....turns out, not so much, although I thought Banks was coming out of HS.
Looks like another off season national championship. How many is that now for IU? 20, 30 in a row?
Indeed, the annual hype around players you’ve never seen play is dumb, but you be you.
I think this concern now is way overblown. I don't think Woody will be playing them a lot together. My bet is that Ballo at times is going to be out there with 4 wings and guards.
I'm with you, I think Newton will be a very pleasant surprise( if he gets minutes to show what he can do)
