Yeppers noticed and it seemed to work , Zach closer to the rim without all the extra back and forth , is good for him and positioning . Hope they keep developing this.
that may be a last possession thing where the other team is very undersized, but that really compresses spacing for both. I think within the normal clock and play you do not have to have 4 out for balance and to provide a viable perimeter threat behind the arc, but you do need 3 out. With the high low using Trey you are getting some more versatility scoring the ball than Caleb with Trey diving and feeding Zach. The pass is much shorter to Zach and in the lane. Since it has limited time on the court, I'm unaware of how effective Trey may be driving the ball or how often he can go to the high post and be effective. I just think it is another look when play is physical inside or you just want to pound the ball inside through passing and/or driving teh ball a couple of dribbles.
Furst is an excellent passer though he doesn't always show it. I fully expected to see him in the high post this year doing his best Trevian impression. Not sure why that didn't happen at all. I sure like seeing Trey out where he can shoot a jumper. We need more mid range shots (and less emphasis on 3's) from everyone i think.
He is quicker and ideally would be better at the high post physically, but he doesn't seem to be as effective scoring inside as Trey today.
To be fair, he hasn't had many opportunities. They seem to want to leave him at 4 mostly.
There definitely is some truth to that. Caleb has been used more as an athlete playing a stretch four without the shot to stretch. He has been effective on dives, boards, transition and general garbage buckets along with his D. If he can improve his face up game and drive the ball 2 to 3 dribbles and score other than jump hooks it will propel him to greater heights. He needs to finish his wrist forward to the basket when shooting as it sometimes "curls" inward. Space alone will help him once Zach leaves. He has a lot to work with...just needs to fine tune a couple of things.
Over this season, to me, he has had many opportunities by the bucket but just has not converted. I’d like to see him get stronger during the offseason and become more of a presence of strength around the bracket.
He just needs more skill development and should be stronger with more weight training. However if Zach is back, Purdue would be much better if he developed his skill facing the basket. If Zach leaves he will be more effective with space inside than today, but if he adds a face up game...that brings a whole different dimension as it would with Trey as well...and we don't know where Berg is or what he can do next fall.
Berg will most probably be runner-up for NPOY ... we all know that deep down.
I'm hopeful for a meaningful contributor...but that is a pretty lofty status and so quickly...
