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I certainly hope so, but he has seemed lost the last 3 games or so. Getting no rebounds, struggling to stay with his man and making some turnovers a couple which were when he struggled to get open and fumbled a pass. Gotta step up and play with confidence. A lot like Newman!
I was thinking about what made this team so great out of the gate and Furst was a big reason. That was a dominate team on the glass when he was playing well, which lead to more run outs for Ivey and transition 3's. His play was not a fluke and it's only a matter of time before he's back to that level IMO.
The problem is he needs more minutes and Morton is cutting into those at the 4. Like most, I would love to see Morton at the 1 some, but after listening to Coaches responses to the 4 questions he got about Morton playing PG during the coaches show, I don't think we'll see it anytime soon. He's willing to ride IT/Hunter for now. I guess if we get Hunter who shut down Winston a few years ago and many thought was All B1G defense worthy last year it will be worth the wait.
The problem is he needs more minutes and Morton is cutting into those at the 4. Like most, I would love to see Morton at the 1 some, but after listening to Coaches responses to the 4 questions he got about Morton playing PG during the coaches show, I don't think we'll see it anytime soon. He's willing to ride IT/Hunter for now. I guess if we get Hunter who shut down Winston a few years ago and many thought was All B1G defense worthy last year it will be worth the wait.
injured and covid. Hopefully he's healed and strong again.
The kids been a leader his whole life.
not him to stand on a bandbox, he knows his place. But if the TEAM needs leadership, he will answer the call.
Not saying he's going to set the game on fire, just that i expect a display of toughness and intensity that has been missing while he's been down.
Mortons been great, I'm one of his biggest fans. But he's no 4 and our rebounding and interior defense has suffered when he's playing there. He started playing because nobody could match up with Harper and has played well enough since to keep playing somewhere.
If Caleb is ok, I'm hoping to see more of Morton at the 3 with Gillis/Furst and Tre/Zack
The kids been a leader his whole life.
not him to stand on a bandbox, he knows his place. But if the TEAM needs leadership, he will answer the call.
Not saying he's going to set the game on fire, just that i expect a display of toughness and intensity that has been missing while he's been down.
Mortons been great, I'm one of his biggest fans. But he's no 4 and our rebounding and interior defense has suffered when he's playing there. He started playing because nobody could match up with Harper and has played well enough since to keep playing somewhere.
If Caleb is ok, I'm hoping to see more of Morton at the 3 with Gillis/Furst and Tre/Zack
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agree , he does not have to score, rebound and defend and run the floor and create ops for others!
I think Furst looked a lot better today.. (which was good since Purdue had to depend on home for a lot of minutes at the 5) He still wasn't looking as good as early season Furst, but he's getting there. Gillis is looking great though!I meant Gillis! And with scoring!
I agree Furst looked good today. Didn't score much but his D was pretty good. Hunter needs to stay on the bench unfortunately.
Man, you pivoted on that better than Trevion with a sky hook.I meant Gillis! And with scoring!
A few of the folks that have had the latest Brand X of Covid say afterwards it's like you're walking around in quicksand. He's young, tough and in good shape, but I suspect he still has some of the gumption knocked out of him.
Yeah I still get winded way easier than I did before. Other than that Omnicron wasn't bad. One pretty shitty day and that's it. I couldn't imagine playing a college basketball game.
I think it hits everyone different. I have it right now (PCR test) or did a couple of days ago. For me it was like a sinus infection. Started just a little Sunday night and Monday and Tuesday were it. Some congestion, headache and discomfort sleeping and then runny nose, but that was it. Started feeling better Tuesday and was great Wednesday and from then on. I had plans to catch the Carmel/Westfield game today, but wasn't going to chance the Smiths getting it or anyone else if somehow I was contageous. FWIW, Kim has felt really tired for probably four or five days and she just had her PCR results today and it was negative...go figure.
It must attack the sweet cells and so it quickly left my body.I felt bad a couple of weeks ago but never got tested. One day very low grade fever. Yes, my leg were constantly fatigued to the point I thought I had a problem. Never heard of that potential side effect until today.
I am not worried about Furst. I think he hit a bit of the freshman wall, but I like everything about his game and he’s going to be fine. I think that Gillis has a tight grip on the starting job at the moment, but I love having Furst as his backup.
Yeah I was sore as hell for a day and half that was it. I would say I'm about 95% back to normal. Just a small cough.
IMO it’s no coincidence Purdue struggled recently without Furst’s production. Earlier in season he was great and so was Purdue. I may be going out on a limb in saying this but a productive Furst is key to how well we do in March/April
Furst is going to be a heart/soul kind of player that makes the engine work by the end of the season. Huge upside.
Gotta be able to get your own shot off!Man, you pivoted on that better than Trevion with a sky hook.
Maybe you meant to say "His defense was OK for a change."
Or "His defense was not pathetic today."
Or maybe "His defense did not look like a Girl Scout defending her cookie sale table."
Morton is not going to the 3 because that takes Sasha's 35 minutes. Gillis plays too well to give up minutes to Morton. The problem is that Painter is stubbornly sticking with the IT/Hunter combo that gives us nothing and is ultimately going to push Newman into the portal. Our best players are not getting the minutes.
Ivey/Sasha/Morton/Furst/Tre
I really like Furst and Tre together as Furst gives you more size and another "shot blocker" (despite the announcers, Caleb was a very good shot blocker in hs and WILL be a factor there in time) on the floor.
Zacks size help cover for Mason being IT sized (but still great). JMO
I'd bet money that Morton IS starting at the 3 and pushing IT/Hunter to the bench VERY Soon.
It's the only move that makes sense in improving the March outlook for this team.
Matt's spent 1/2 the season trying everything in his power to pull EH out of his playing funk. Not happened unfortunately for all of us.
At some point (soon) you've got to go with who is playing at an acceptable level and going to get better with pt.
Love IT as a backup, but his size and slight stature costs us against big time talent as he's another player on the floor that needs picks/plays to get a shot off. And we're not really very good at that either.
Need the rest of the season to adapt to Ivey playing pg on D and Morton on O.
It's an "out there" take on our team that is riskier than Matt is comfortable with.
But there's just no way we are a Final 4 threat as is.
Even after last nights win, given the stature of PSU and our recent losses (at home) I think you've got to see this team as maybe not much more than a .500 Big 10 team or close, as it stands.
And that's a HUGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGE drop in expectations for all involved.
Look at what other teams are doing to US and LEARN from it.
This team and this year is not the time to be conservative.
GO FOR IT..........
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