I'm not sure I'd rate Heide's play tonight below Colvins - I think I'd put Heide a bit ahead of Colvin in overall play... (although Colvin had more flashy plays for sure)
1)Purdue putting more effort into
Cam must not be a two feet jumper since he isn’t as effeactive in traffic at the rim s you would think with his vertical
Oh I would definitely plays Heide before Colvin right now. Colvin is a beast however and I’m not sure how you keep him off the floor.
Not to dis guys like Morton but Heide is my type of "glue" guy, Plays solid defense, can rebound and is able and willing to take the open shot but doesn't force anything.
It's become pretty apparent that Waddell and Berg are the odd men out. Berg is showing that he may have a role in future years but he probably won't see many meaningful minutes this year.
He actually played pretty well, but he's still the same old Morton. Think about this. Heide scored a very efficient 13 points yesterday in his first game. Morton's career high is 10.
Wasn't really expecting anything from him this year but pleasantly surprised at his mobility and coordination.
Couple of times it looked to me that he got caught between a true take off and just trying to get to the rim.
I've (sadly) felt for many months that Furst would be the one with reduced minutes.
About to reply the same...Heide was balling last night.
Maybe, Furst in this case gets around 10
Thats part of what worries me more about his foot issues (3 different broken bones the last 2 years). Two foot = more straight up and down. 1 foot means lots more flying and horizontal movement, tough landings and chances to get knocked off balance. I don't mean to harp on it but bone problems in the feet don't often go away.
That is true. I just meant it appears he isn't the same jumper when going off two feet. Todd Mitchell was known as a two feet jumper. Hopefully Cam stays healthy as he does show a lot of potential and he has already had more injuries than most. Still it is hard to be a boiler without some injury setback.
4) Better at valuing possessions/fewer turnovers -- work in progress.
so far in one game the turnovers were good but as you say it is a work in progress that Matt hopes has a short lifespan
8 by the starters and 15 overall. I think Painter would be happy with 8. I expect it is a continuing theme in practice.
I think that the reason why Painter emphasizes turnovers over poor shooting is that, assuming your shot selection is good, turnovers are easier to minimize with good decision making and avoiding carelessness with the ball. Shooting is largely mental and sometimes the worst thing that a player can do is overthink it.
Iv'e already thought this and I get laughed at by family just sharing my opinion. While I like Furst, Berg is so good to the basket. If he's part of the team, it's not unheard of him to maybe get some minutes.
I may be in the minority but based on the limited results so far (2 scrimmages and first game), I'm not seeing the pairing of Edey and TKR as an improvement over Edey and Furst/Gillis. It may turnout that way, but I haven't seen much to make me think it's a big improvement.
