x100, and it's been that way for a long time. Both TC and AM seemed to get deluded by "skill" and didn't really look for guys that had an edge to them and would push it to win. I agree with you about XJ, Kopp and from the description of Bates, they sound like they have a bit of an edge. I was always that kind of guy. If I was playing in a game with refs I didn't feel like I gave it my all if I didn't have 3-4 fouls. I wanted to see how they were going to call it and what I could get away with early in a game, and adjust accordingly. Never believed in giving up an easy basket, and still don't. Don't allow the ball to go through the hoop and make them go to the line and earn it. Also always stop the ball and make them pick it up and don't give up a layup. If I was defending on a break, I always stopped my retreat at the FT line and made the guy with the ball pick it up there and make a layup over me or make a pass, and I always tried to have a hand in the most obvious passing lane. Being a "dog" and physical doesn't mean you have to be hack and often just means having some "rules" and being consistent.
Agree. . .though IMO Hinter suffers from court & situational awareness. This may be harder to improve.
Poor mechanics hinders success, X knows this and has stated it is something he really wants/needs to work on. Landers poor mechanics hinders his results also. Jordan Hulls had poor shot from a mechanics perspective but shot so much that he became a great shooter results wise in spite of that. Look at X's shot, it looks like he is releasing it from his chest. I suspect at the next level those shots come back to him about 90% of the time if he even gets them off.
Did you ever watch him in high school? He was a decent shooter. I’ve watched him play several times he was in the same conference as my son! He played out of position most of the time because he was the tallest player on the team that actually got minutes. His form is horrible especially since his dad uis a high profile high school coach. But he had moments where he would hit 5 or 6 in a row against you. So he wasn’t a great shooter but he wasn’t horrible either. Streaky is what I would say
wasted 4 yrs . Time to turn the page. No more talk of pack line defense or Brad Stevens. I'd rather talk about deflections.
Interesting point about dogs. I wonder what effect that will have on Galloway, Leals, and Lander.
On Geronimo. I would love to see him come first off the bench. Crowd favorite be praying for him. Be nice to see him come in and just lock down the other teams “3” and hustle for loose balls, dive on the floor, draw a charge, knock down an open three. He could avg 6-7ppg 4 rpg and still be our most loved Hoosier on this roster. He has that “ability” outside of the offensive stats.
Wins will come because of improved perimeter play on both ends of floor. It's that simple.
I was watching some clips of Geronimo and I hope this young man takes off this year. He could be a nightmare matchup with his size and strength.
I am hoping some of the players under performance was a function of archie.
