Based on what? He’s barely played. Not saying he can’t contribute, but he’s really still an unknown quantity at this point.
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I never saw Moore and Forrester play live They were unknowns coming in to IU from Pennsylvania. I've watched TJD, Franklin, Brunk, Phinisee, Anderson, and Race in scrimmages and in games.
A kid who hasn't played or practiced in nearly 3 months isn't going to come in and make an immediate impact. He was a night and day better defender than Moore, Forrester, and Fitzner. Speaks volumes. Nobody is expecting Thompson to average a double-double next year, but there is ZERO reason to think Race can't average 5-6 points off the bench and provide quality depth. Our front court went to absolute shit last year when Morgan came out of the game and that's because Fitzner, Forrester, and Moore didn't belong out there. There's a reason Race immediately took minutes from the two young guys after being cleared. Your assessment means nothing because you've proven time and time again that you have absolutely no clue as to what you're talking about.
No, but he missed a lot of time due to it. Lol.
Weird you don’t believe in injuries. Are your people Christian Scientists, by chance?
You also don’t believe guys get better as they play more. I guess this means you were a virtuoso asshole the day you were hatched. The rest of us had to hone our life skills over time.
Haha. Again projecting isolated comments at a moment in time to everyone who believes Miller shout get more time.
My final karmic act before entering nirvana is to repeatedly call you a dumb douchebag asshole. #trulyblessed
Especially in-state players that many Hoosiers have watched play for several years, they are not a complete unknown. How they adjust to the B1G college game is not fully known, but their skillset is known coming in to the college game. Players from out of state who are more of an unknown to many Hoosier fans and then show very little skill at the college level have demonstrated their current ability at least in the college game. If they were a 40% 3Pt shooter and 80% FT shooter in HS or at another college they should be considered a good shooter coming in. If a current player shoots 20% 3pt and 40% to 50% FT, it can be reasonably understood that the 80% FT shooter is almost twice as good of a shooter as the 40% to 50% shooter. Incoming Freshman skill level is not a complete unknown.
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Anderson was an IN guy who was known as a great shooter and scorer. This time last year he was going to solve our shooting woes. Skills don’t always translate in a much faster game.
This debate was about who is the better player: Smith or Thompson. And that’s not even remotely close. Not even a debate. No discussion. The debate has never been whether or not Thompson can give us a couple minutes off the bench and average 5 points. Ever.
Just as you are predicting demise before the season starts, you are also drawing conclusions on Anderson after only his freshman year.
Do you remember how much better Rod Wilmont was as a senior? He redshirted, then he spent a couple years not giving the team much, but as a 5th year senior he was really good and very productive as a scorer and rebounder.
I agree. Was very impressed with RT regarding his low post D. He also did a good job on help defense and overall has a higher upside than JM IMO. He has a long way to go on the offensive end to get to JM levels tho, be JM had a motor that just didn’t quit
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