Personnel

[GeistBoiler]

3 games in, I am curious of others thoughts, but after losing Jacobson, I don't think there should be a lot of debate in terms of who our top 7 players are (my ranking is below).

1 - Smith
2 - Loyer
3 - TKR
4-7 Harris, Cox, Colvin, Heide,
8-10 Berg, Furst, Burgess

It's very strange to not see a 5 in our top 7 players this year, but I think our best shot of winning 20 + games and contending for the BIG10 will be to play our top 7 players as many minutes as possible throwing position out the window. Our 8-10 are good situational options but not a group you can build team strategy around. My prediction is that Painter is going to be forced sooner or later to play a 3 guard 2 forward or even a 4 guard lineup as our baseline.

This won't be an easy road, so if Painter can keep this team ranked and in contention for the BIG10, I would consider it right up there with any of his best coaching efforts since he has been here.

 

[Schmedly_Whiplash]

3 games in, I am curious of others thoughts, but after losing Jacobson, I don't think there should be a lot of debate in terms of who our top 7 players are (my ranking is below).

1 - Smith
2 - Loyer
3 - TKR
4-7 Harris, Cox, Colvin, Heide,
8-10 Berg, Furst, Burgess

It's very strange to not see a 5 in our top 7 players this year, but I think our best shot of winning 20 + games and contending for the BIG10 will be to play our top 7 players as many minutes as possible throwing position out the window. Our 8-10 are good situational options but not a group you can build team strategy around. My prediction is that Painter is going to be forced sooner or later to play a 3 guard 2 forward or even a 4 guard lineup as our baseline.

This won't be an easy road, so if Painter can keep this team ranked and in contention for the BIG10, I would consider it right up there with any of his best coaching efforts since he has been here.

TKR at 5 and Cam at 4 is going to get beat on like Ali doing rope-a-dope in the Big 10.

 

[GeistBoiler]

TKR at 5 and Cam at 4 is going to get beat on like Ali doing rope-a-dope in the Big 10.

Not every team in the Big 10 plays a traditional 5, but of the ones that do, I think foul trouble will be an issue for going against TKR. And, if TKR is getting abused, Berg is a great option for those situations. I think whoever guards the 4 is a bigger concern. Painter might want to show our guards some video of Chris Kramer guarding Joakim Noah so they know what is to be expected of them from here on out.

 

[Chi-Boiler]

I don't care who plays, we just need to rebound and close off the lane better than we have been doing so far this year. Last night was bad. We let a guy who had taken 2 shots total in the first 2 games to look like Pascal Siakam.

 

[PaBoiler78]

I don't care who plays, we just need to rebound and close off the lane better than we have been doing so far this year. Last night was bad. We let a guy who had taken 2 shots total in the first 2 games to look like Pascal Siakam.

Townsend was a factor underneath in the 2nd half too

 

[Dryfly88]

I don't care who plays, we just need to rebound and close off the lane better than we have been doing so far this year. Last night was bad. We let a guy who had taken 2 shots total in the first 2 games to look like Pascal Siakam.

Amen.

We were even with Yale on the boards. Let that sink in for a second......even with Yale. If we don't get MUCH better at rebounding we are going to get rolled by more physical teams.

 

[seminolesboilers]

My starting lineup…and rotation

pg…Smith
sg…Loyer
sf…Colvin
pf…Heidi
c…Kaufman-Renn

Off the bench

Harris
Cox
Burgess
Furst

 

[GeistBoiler]

My starting lineup…and rotation

pg…Smith
sg…Loyer
sf…Colvin
pf…Heidi
c…Kaufman-Renn

Off the bench

Harris
Cox
Burgess
Furst

I think we will for sure see this lineup. My only concern is that I think Cox and Harris are our two most physical defenders, which is what we will probably need to prioritize with small ball. Every one of these guards can score the ball, which is a nice luxury that allows defense and rebounding to help dictate playing time.

 

[New Pal Boiler]

Amen.

We were even with Yale on the boards. Let that sink in for a second......even with Yale. If we don't get MUCH better at rebounding we are going to get rolled by more physical teams.

I am sure CMP is communicating this as we speak.

 

[PUQBMan.]

Amen.

We were even with Yale on the boards. Let that sink in for a second......even with Yale. If we don't get MUCH better at rebounding we are going to get rolled by more physical teams.

 

[DrEss]

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Smart a$$ question deserved a smart a$$ answer.

 

[FLAG HUNTER]

I wish Berg had better hands like Jacobson, hopefully Berg gets better as season progresses on defense