Rebounds:
Alan Henderson is the current career leader with 1,091 rebounds. TJD is 9th with 797. He needs 294 rebounds, or 9.8/game over a 30 game schedule. That's a big ask considering his career average is 8.5; however, if IU plays 35 total games (not out of the question with BTT and NCAAT), he needs to average 8.4 across that number of games, which is right at his career average. At worst if he averages 8/game over 30 games he'll finish 3rd, just ahead of Benson.
Blocks:
Jeff Newton is IU's career leader in blocks with 227. TJD is 7th on the list with 178. So 49 blocked shots will tie him with Newton, which is 1.63/game over 30 games. His career average is 1.9 and last year he averaged 2.3/game. I fully expect TJD to finish his career as IU's all-time leader in blocked shots.
Points:
He's not catching Calbert, we all know that! He's not catching Alford either. TJD stands at 1,588 points with a career average of 16.9/game. Last season he averaged 18.3/game. If TJD averages 18.3/game, same as last year, over 30 games that would put him at 2,137, good for 4th, just ahead of Guyton and behind Schlundt. He'd have to average 20.13/game to pass Schlundt. If we do in fact play 35 games, 18.3/game (last year's average) would move his easily into 3rd on the all-time scoring list with over 2,200 points (Schlundt finished his career with 2,192).
All that said, with a better team and more help on the inside with Renault, maybe TJD doesn't have to put up those big numbers. And perhaps he doesn't play as many minutes because Woody will be able to give him more of a break. Either way, he should finish in the top 3 in rebounding and top 5 in scoring. Should be fun to watch this as a side story throughout the season, assuming we're winning as much as we think we will!
Alan Henderson is the current career leader with 1,091 rebounds. TJD is 9th with 797. He needs 294 rebounds, or 9.8/game over a 30 game schedule. That's a big ask considering his career average is 8.5; however, if IU plays 35 total games (not out of the question with BTT and NCAAT), he needs to average 8.4 across that number of games, which is right at his career average. At worst if he averages 8/game over 30 games he'll finish 3rd, just ahead of Benson.
Blocks:
Jeff Newton is IU's career leader in blocks with 227. TJD is 7th on the list with 178. So 49 blocked shots will tie him with Newton, which is 1.63/game over 30 games. His career average is 1.9 and last year he averaged 2.3/game. I fully expect TJD to finish his career as IU's all-time leader in blocked shots.
Points:
He's not catching Calbert, we all know that! He's not catching Alford either. TJD stands at 1,588 points with a career average of 16.9/game. Last season he averaged 18.3/game. If TJD averages 18.3/game, same as last year, over 30 games that would put him at 2,137, good for 4th, just ahead of Guyton and behind Schlundt. He'd have to average 20.13/game to pass Schlundt. If we do in fact play 35 games, 18.3/game (last year's average) would move his easily into 3rd on the all-time scoring list with over 2,200 points (Schlundt finished his career with 2,192).
All that said, with a better team and more help on the inside with Renault, maybe TJD doesn't have to put up those big numbers. And perhaps he doesn't play as many minutes because Woody will be able to give him more of a break. Either way, he should finish in the top 3 in rebounding and top 5 in scoring. Should be fun to watch this as a side story throughout the season, assuming we're winning as much as we think we will!
