Everybody has hedged Smith this year as putting pressure on the ball is the key to disrupting Purdue’s offense. I’m not sure a guard showing is gonna be a winning formula as Smith will just pick it apart.
It’s a rivalry game so always gotta worry about it!
No no, just saying he is shooting well out of the PnR...not saying anything about hedging sorry.
My bad — I multi-quoted you and proudopete, both substantive posters. He said Smith gets high hedged a ton and you cited his PnR numbers.
Smith practices against drop coverage everyday. He knows how to attack it and when he does, he has 7’4” NPOY playing a two man game with him. Take all of that away and Loyer, Jones and Gillis will be loaded up and waiting from deep.
Maybe? It would certainly potentially pull Zach away from the basket. Still, not going to foul a jump shooter behind the arc whether 6'6" or 7'4". Purdue wants Zach close to the rim as much as possible and would be content if Reneau plays inside and Ware goes outside a lot with someone other than Zach on Ware. However, if Ware goes inside you do want Zach on him although I believe at this time that Caleb can defend Ward and if that happens you hope Caleb provides something on offense. However it starts, both coaches will make adjustments wishful that the change works even if a good thought.
very easily could be. I don't think IU changes and hedges ball. I think they get physical with the guards and push them out farther than the screens
#24 is Payton Sparks. Zach Edey will completely dominate Payton Sparks imo. Not a fair fight.
We double to prevent foul trouble from our bigs....also to make their center pass the ball, which is usually a struggle for them....edey will guard reneau as long as he's in the game....we will plant edey in the lane defensively, we don't need him on the perimeter chasing ware....if ware goes off from 3 or mid range with our 4 guarding him then that's fine, we'll live with that....the percentages say that's unlikely though....if ware tries to post up our 4, we will double....we will back off reneau and let him shoot as many jumpers as possible....but it will be tough at the rim for him....if iu is to beat us, their guards or wings will have to go off....I like our chances...
I agree with all of that. So far we have only doubled the post once that I can recall. That may change though. If we double we also run the risk of dives and rotation issues which could lead to an open 3 that concerns Matt I believe, but maybe not as much with IU as many teams. What I said to also cause problems and "maybe" cause a turnover, was not to double, but to have a a 1 through 3 go down and dig on the ball (which in a pure sense is still doubling) while sill guarding the 4. Naturally this opens up the three or very easily could like the typical 4 man double, but no or less rotation issues or 4 man diving.
Galloway doesn’t have TJD to get wide open looks. He took advantage.
TJD was the variable that affected all of Purdue's defense...just like Zach does to teams
Makes sense but not really true, and it’s no compliment to Galloway; he has been missing jump shots with no one within ten feet of him.
Last year he had wide open looks too and hit a low volume at a high clip, but he was a not so good 3 pt shooter his first two years and is now going back to what he actually is. As you know, he is best at slashing and gettin to the hoop.
I think it does. His shooting percent last year was over 45%. While he may not be hitting them this year, TJD was a big reason last year.
But is he any good? Remains a question at this point.
According to IU fans…he’s a lotto pick lock. According to others…he hasn’t done anything out of the ordinary vs actual good competition since their OOC schedule, so far, hasn’t been against much competition besides UConn who they lost to by 20…and UConn had their lotto pick Frosh guard sitting out.
lol not a “lotto pick lock.” 15-25 sounds about right currently.
Eh… Altman has a much better track record in college basketball. Guy can coach.
Altman can “Nike $$” into some big talent. In a long time at Oregon with that talent he hasn’t done that much.
Do not let IU fool you. The only competition they have really played was UCONN and anybody can see how that went. Today should be another big test for them, but until Ware has a constant guy on him his size, he should be their more consistent guy. I think Malik is good at the 4 and then they are just average.
Haha hey I’m glad you’re realistic but your board and Reddit threads tend to think he’s a lotto lock.
lol back; the architect of the defense for an NBA championship is something most would believe is kinda impressive on a coaching resume. Winning playoff series as the head coach of the Knicks is good too.
Not a fair comparison. You have to give Altman some credit. He made Creighton(MVC) and Oregon better programs just look at the records before he got to each. Woody took over an established program that has continued to pour money into it and an established team for his first 2 seasons. This year will determine how good he is and most have IU missing the tourney with 2-3 5*'s.
Thoughts are; really inconsistent but high potential as a team, guards were lousy so best guard injured is more noticeable, other guards exposed by pressure defense with starting point guard out.
Would you agree that IU was floundering when Woody took over? And he’s the one that recruited well. As for “most would agree?” It’s mid December and IU is 2-0 in conference. I’m pretty sure that “most” have little idea where IU will end up.
How long is X out? Feel like foot injuries are so hard to come back from especially at his advanced age
Why does Woody use Galloway as a SG? The poor kid can't shoot and couldn't in high school. IU just got trounced by a mid pack SEC team. It's not just X being gone. The blame is Woody didn't construct a team very well. Good coaches recruit to their style and can coach those players up to beyond their rankings. Woody is recruiting based on NBA potential and that will fail him. IMO
Here goes the May talk again. You realize May will most likely be gone after this year to a big program and he'll get a huge contract.
They don’t have anyone to play SG. I assume they wanted Gunn to play there. But he hasn’t shown he is consistent there and his defense isn’t as good as Gallo’s I guess? I would certainly try Gunn. Also, he needs to stop doing these hockey substitutions.
I agree with Gunn but that blame is on Woody for not preparing the team for their needs. He is an NBA guy that can coach talent but constructing a team with holes/gaps he just hasn't figured that out. I believe that's why IU brought in Matta and Fife to help.
Serious question, wouldn’t you want to see a little more from May? Like if he can recruit and win without this core group he has right now? Before last year, they weren’t very good and May wasn’t even a name the IU fan base knew, since he was lowly film assistant.
I suspect they had a major role in mind for Jakai Newton who is also out, maybe for the season. So Gunn was the third choice at SG.
No young-ish coach is a sure thing. May appears to be wired to succeed. The biggest factor is the assessment of people in the industry that know more than me.
