Fletch has scored in double figures in every game but one (and that game was a 35 point blowout when he only played 23 minutes.
I trust Painter. There is a reason Waddell is not playing. There was also a reason Waddell was given a scholarship .
When and against who has he shown that ability? What Big Ten Team? What good D-1 team in prime time?
Since Loyer is slower with his feet, I would like to see us get him set on the perimeter, and us passing the ball around until he is open to pop the 3. He could also use TKR by passing the ball inside to him and collapse the defense and pass it out to the perimeter to Loyer (TKR has shown tendencies this year not to pass out as much as he should when he get double teamed). Loyer is at his best when his shoulders are square to the basket and feet set.
Yea I'd say Smith has been more inconsistent from a productiom standpoint game to game than Loyer. Especially scoring. So far this year his scoring game to game has been...
Correct.
If I'm the opponent coach I do NOT help off of Fletch...others I will, but not off of Fletch. Not sure Auburn helped off of anything other than the high ball screen and Trey's roll down the lane. They pretty much didn't help and why Purdue couldn't get as many good looks
The problem is Loyer is slower with his feet.
Agree. Having a big time vertical is nice, and he doesn't have a nice 3pt stroke, but he doesn't have any handles. He's Justin Jennings with a jumper (although not terribly consistent).
Painter built the team around Edey (dominant big, facilitator-Smith, and shooters-Loyer, Jones, Gillis). Now, you take about the key component in Edey and now the strengths of those other players get limited by the defense not focused on the dominant big. Painter had to have seen this coming. Not sure he was overly optimistic on the development of others or just refused to used the portal on principle .
I'm playing Burgess the freshman over Furst..he's regressed every year
When Klein was here.....they ran sets and low screens he would take his defender to ...and swing around to get passes for quick 3 pt shots....we run nothing for Loyer..Heide or Colvin in that matter..
