I think a decent number of us here are interested in how the transfers are doing.
As long as the talk about these guys is confined to one thread it’s easy for people who don’t care to simply avoid the thread.
Nance/Young
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As long as the talk about these guys is confined to one thread it’s easy for people who don’t care to simply avoid the thread.
Amazes me that people read and continue to return to threads they don’t like and then often stir the pot to get them shut down. Need an ignore thread button for the safespace population.
Go whole hog and include Miller Kopp. 3 players at top rated programs should give dreamers a reason to be salivating.
Miller Kopp gets mentioned from time to time.
Good performances like the one against Rutgers...
Bad performances like most of the other games.
The basketball chatter has died otherwise, which I guess makes some people happy?
I watched the second half
1) Kopp was the only IU player who played well
2) Even Jackson Davis was mediocre. Wish I had paid more attention to how Rutgers completely shut him down
3) IU has elite talent, elite defense. But, just like last year, mediocre discipline and no point guard. They will go as the ability of Xavier Johnson being a point guard goes. He's an elite athlete that does not fit any position on the court
4) Strange things happen at the Jersey Mike's Arena - RIP RAC
Also watched the 2nd half of the NC game.
Nance was probably the best player on offense for NC. But, boy, did he get eaten alive on defense.
It's 100% legit to question if Hubert Davis can coach
1) Team was underwhelming all season last year
2) They had a magical tournament run, but that is not unheard of. Did not make Kevin Ollie or Patrick Ewing good coaches
3) Team is beyond underwhelming this season
Nance was probably the best player on offense for NC. But, boy, did he get eaten alive on defense.
It's 100% legit to question if Hubert Davis can coach
1) Team was underwhelming all season last year
2) They had a magical tournament run, but that is not unheard of. Did not make Kevin Ollie or Patrick Ewing good coaches
3) Team is beyond underwhelming this season
@GatoLouco while Jersey Mike’s is the only appropriate sponsor name*, I was totally blindsided when I learned of the change. RIP RAC, indeed.
*I would have also accepted the Bada Bing.
*I would have also accepted the Bada Bing.
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Nance isn't supposed to be guarding the other team's 5, especially when the guy is an All-American. NC's center got hurt so I think that was the reason for the switch. I was not very impressed by him. I had heard he was the preseason conference player of the year. Maybe it was the injury. But Jackson-Davis looked another level better than him.
Ryan Young got another shot at the hated Iowa Hawkeyes - and this time his team didn't get blown out.
Duke 74 - 62 winners.
Young came off the bench and played 26 minutes...
took a mere 2 shots, made 1.
grabbed 11 rebounds, with 3 blocks, 1 assist, 1 turnover.
Dick Vitale loves him.
Its got to be nice to beat Iowa.
Duke 74 - 62 winners.
Young came off the bench and played 26 minutes...
took a mere 2 shots, made 1.
grabbed 11 rebounds, with 3 blocks, 1 assist, 1 turnover.
Dick Vitale loves him.
Its got to be nice to beat Iowa.
He's 5th in the conference in Effective Field Goal % at a staggering 70.9%This thread will never die.
So, update on Kopp, he is quietly having a nice season so far:
9.9ppg on 53.7 FG% and 48.9 3pt FG%
He also looks, in this pic, like he just got off the plane from Scandinavia:
Every shot Kopp takes has an expected value of 1.42 points.
Of course, conference games will lower that...
The BigTen website lists 92 players who have played enough minutes to qualify...
NU is led by Nicholson, who is 12th, with 62.9%.
Then we plummet to Beran, who is 62nd at 47.4%.
Then Audige, 70th of 92 players at 45.1%
Then Ty Berry, 75th with 44.1%
Then Verhoeven, 76th with 44.0%
Then Buie, 81st of 92 guys, with 42.3%
and finally Barnhizer, who is 91st at 37.2%
Looking thru this lens, we can see the magnitude of our offensive problems.
What is effective FG %? I assume it factors in the 3 pointers made as a bonus. So shooting a small amount of 3’s at a relatively high percentage and very few 2 pointers is likely to push you to a nice spot on the list.
I have watched some Indiana games and my scouting report is unchanged. Stands at 3 point lane, takes only wide open shots, can’t create at all, only gets rebounds when he slips inside of someone that is stunned to see him anywhere inside the 3 point line, and is well below average as a defender. Shooter that forces you to stick close to him and little else.
We miss Nance and Young way more than this guy.
Nance was 4-for-11 (bad!) and 0-for-6 from three (yuck!) but had ten boards (good!) in 40 minutes (the stamina!) and hit the game-tying buzzer-beater (clutch! Who knew!?) in a UNC OT win over Ohio State.
(I read the box and play by play but didn’t see the game.)
Kopp made two threes and IU for blown out at Kansas.
(I read the box and play by play but didn’t see the game.)
Kopp made two threes and IU for blown out at Kansas.
I don't see the crime. In fact I think its weird to ignore former NU players who are still active.
You know that you don't actually have to click the link that very clearly states the topic at hand, right? There is literally one thread devoted to former players on the entire board.
Arrested Development is an auto like from me!You know that you don't actually have to click the link that very clearly states the topic at hand, right? There is literally one thread devoted to former players on the entire board.
Anybody else watch UNC/MICH today? Nance looked completely lost to me on defense. And aside from one nifty cut also looked lost on O. He did grab 6 rebounds. But mostly seemed to be hanging out, waiting for stuff to happen. I was sad to hear of his transfer. Not sure where he would fit with this year’s team, though.
We have 7 out of 92? Strange considering the huge size of the B1G! Have to be some mistakes here in. What is the minutes qualifier?
Brooks Barnhizer has a much better chance of developing into what most people thought Kopp would be as a player than Kopp does.
Barney is still a work in progress, but I sure like watching him and rooting for him more than I ever did for a whiny guy who stands at the line waiting for a pass.
It looks like the qualifier is 15 minutes per game.
They currently list 93 players.
We still have 7 qualifiers. But thats about normal - 14 teams * 7 players per team would be 98 qualifiers.
I do have to correct myself somewhat - it wasn't the official Big Ten website, it was a general stats website and I filtered it to the Big Ten... (The Big Ten website just has the traditional stats)
The way he played last game prompted this comment to leave my mouth: "I think a team of Brooks Barnhizer's could make the NCAA tournament."
I really like him and Roper. Just hope they continue their growth starting 1/1 against OSU. Watched OSU last, gonna be a challenge.
Barnhizer played his best game against UIC. Like Nicholson and Roper, he has the right to improve significantly. But UIC is not a quality oppponent, so it is tricky to project future results against better athletes.
One thing about Barnhizer - he is our only natural "small forward." Audige and Berry and Roper all slot in as shooting guard/small forward tweeners. Beran is our only natural 4.
The more minutes Barnhizer gets as a 3, the more he will be able to score in the paint, which (so far) is how he has been most effective.
While I enjoyed Barnhizer's game the other night, I was wondering if that translated to BIG play. It seemed like he was having success driving and scoring over smaller guys. He is going to face a lot more size starting in the New Year. But regardless, I hope that game helped his confidence.
My (don’t care about any sports) wife heard the name Brooks Barnhizer on TV and said “that sounds like the bane of a rich kid”. I pointed out who he was and she said “oh no, he does not look rich. He looks like a kid who would have bullied Ralphie and his brother”.
Nance and Young would be 7th and 8th man off the bench at NU! We are definitely
a ncaa sweet sixteen team!
The first time I was aware of the name Brooks as a first name was when Brooks Robinson played 3rd base for the Orioles. Hardly anyone had that as a first name for a while. Now it's quite popular.
Flip side is that if you don’t do it against UIC you are much less likely to show the same level in the BIG
Happened just once in an OT loss.
https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/boxscores/2021-02-10-17-northwestern.html