Oh thank God painter is open to it. I'm thrilled and giddy at the possibilities
Twin towers
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Haarms can play the traditional 4. Redshirting wheeler makes it important that Haarms can play a 4 spot as well
The twin towers with Vince at SF is the answer to our rebounding problems and still gives us 3 3 pt shooters.
I think this is where Ewing becomes an important part. He showed he has an ability to hit an outside jumper and he obviously has the athletic skill. It is just picking up the defensive concepts (he played almost exclusively zone at his JUCO) and knowing what to do in the motion offense. If he can give 6-10 minutes a game to allow the bench to stretch JUUUUST a bit more, that would go a very long way with the grind of the conference season.
Yes, it would help and that is why I wanted him to get more than 3 minutes last night. Still, Haarms has done nothing to make me think he would be uncomfortable playing a tradition 4. I would love to see Matt continue to develop that as an option
Right now, Purdue can match up on D if desired or force other teams into altering their D if play is only one or the other and so to develop the 4 option just puts another round in the chamber.
I would like to see some time in that scenario. That would allow another look and if I'm Vince...that is my ticket to playing past purxue
I wonder what the deal is with Ewing that he is buried so far down on the bench. With Wheeler redshirting and Taylor always going to be an injury question mark, it would seem Ewing wouldn’t be the last guy off the bench. Is it an academic thing? It doesn’t appear to be a talent thing.
It's fun to think about, but I'm not expecting it in big games against athletic take. Defense and quick fouls would be a problem for both.
[It's fun to think about, but I'm not expecting it in big games against athletic take. Defense and quick fouls would be a problem for both.[/QUOTE]
I think we will do better against the better teams. Players with a lot of athletic talent are used to jumping higher than their defender to take their shot. They will be unnerved to find someone who can get as high as them. Their next option is to fake and drive and when they do that they will find another big man near the rim waiting for them.
Another example is the team that won the gold. They drew Haas outside to beat us inside. Haas was between a rock and a hard place. Now he can go defend the shot and if his man drives or dishes down below, hello Haarms.
Please don't forget the mismatch on the other end. Haas played 17 minutes and took 8 free throws (and 7 boards). Didn't this put THEM in foul trouble. Last year, Haas didn't play aggressively, because with every foul he was taken out. This year, we have more depth and Haas can play more aggressively. If Haas plays 30 minutes, this means 12 boards a game. AND Haarms and Taylor can play 15 minutes per game. Gonzaga, Kentucky and North Carolina went pretty far last year playing two big men most of the time. Even Kansas played that way before an injury to one big man.
I think we will do better against the better teams. Players with a lot of athletic talent are used to jumping higher than their defender to take their shot. They will be unnerved to find someone who can get as high as them. Their next option is to fake and drive and when they do that they will find another big man near the rim waiting for them.
Another example is the team that won the gold. They drew Haas outside to beat us inside. Haas was between a rock and a hard place. Now he can go defend the shot and if his man drives or dishes down below, hello Haarms.
Please don't forget the mismatch on the other end. Haas played 17 minutes and took 8 free throws (and 7 boards). Didn't this put THEM in foul trouble. Last year, Haas didn't play aggressively, because with every foul he was taken out. This year, we have more depth and Haas can play more aggressively. If Haas plays 30 minutes, this means 12 boards a game. AND Haarms and Taylor can play 15 minutes per game. Gonzaga, Kentucky and North Carolina went pretty far last year playing two big men most of the time. Even Kansas played that way before an injury to one big man.
They actually were...you could see it in Haarms when he went out on teh court
I think we will do better against the better teams. Players with a lot of athletic talent are used to jumping higher than their defender to take their shot. They will be unnerved to find someone who can get as high as them. Their next option is to fake and drive and when they do that they will find another big man near the rim waiting for them.
Another example is the team that won the gold. They drew Haas outside to beat us inside. Haas was between a rock and a hard place. Now he can go defend the shot and if his man drives or dishes down below, hello Haarms.
Please don't forget the mismatch on the other end. Haas played 17 minutes and took 8 free throws (and 7 boards). Didn't this put THEM in foul trouble. Last year, Haas didn't play aggressively, because with every foul he was taken out. This year, we have more depth and Haas can play more aggressively. If Haas plays 30 minutes, this means 12 boards a game. AND Haarms and Taylor can play 15 minutes per game. Gonzaga, Kentucky and North Carolina went pretty far last year playing two big men most of the time. Even Kansas played that way before an injury to one big man.[/QUOTE]
"Their next option is to fake and drive and when they do that they will find another big man near the rim waiting for them. "
This could very well be "a" story that when used and I think testing every game is possible to see if effective. I'm for developing this. Until tested I have no idea how much ti will or should be used...and if Taylor is hurt...this probably gets shelved until late in a game if fouls are NOT an issue. I see Haas down low without a big providing one look and I see Haarms (maybe Taylor...but he seems to lean more to a 5 right now) floating between playing a true 4 and a 5 without another big...ANOTHER look...and then I see smash mouth with Haarms and/or Taylor (to a lesser degree) with Haas as ANOTHER look and that is all on the O side...The D side provides just as many differences. If there was a time for the Z word... 2-3 with Vince low on shooting side, Haarms on rebounding side and Haas in the middle....just incase I need to stoke the fire
I make a lot of typing errors...especially if on the phone and tiny keys with Autocorrect...this time is was typingPuRxue.....for pharmacy grads.....or your typing, TJ.
It is a huge jump from playing a strictly zone concept defense to a switching man to man. I don’t think CMP, has in fact, recruited a guy who played zone in highbschool.
I’m confident that Painter wouldn’t keep Ewing on the bench until the last few minutes of the game against a team we were up 25 on most of the game if it was simply because he played zone in Juco. He’s been with the program since mid-summer. Man defense isn’t rocket science for someone who has played ball their entire life. He’s our most athletic rebounder. There has to be a different reason.
Here is a story I hadn't seen.
http://www.indianasportscoverage.com/interview-purdue-forward-eden-ewing/
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