No more 30 point games for opposing guards

b-, your point is well taken on all fronts. I admit to repeating the same old refrain. But the post is my honest opinion and it covers each player. I like each and every guy on this team and don’t want to “short” anyone. So I post the same for each. I would like to “quibble” with you about Danny Moore’s minutes. I agree that it will be a “bad” sign if Danny gets “lots” of minutes. However, no one on the team understands better than Danny that each second on the floor has to be “meaningful” for the team! As to the 3-point shooting, at HH I think that Danny was 2 for 2 on 3’s while Mat was 1 for 2. Danny’s career % is 34.6 while Matt’s is 37.2. But Danny is very good in short stretches at handling the ball, starting the offense, finding open guys, deflecting passes, running the break, and making opponents lose their cool with his “in-your-face” attitude on defense. Matt, not so much.

Nobody here believes that a team shouldn’t field their best players in a given matchup. Sometimes small and hustle is that recipe, sometimes it’s as big as you can go. Whatever works.

I too want IU victorious. Heck, you want 22 wins (from 33 games btw)..I’d prefer we go 31-0. If Moore plays at all in my “fantasy” season it doesn’t really matter to me. I was merely pointing out i like the kid’s energy.

CTC definitely has a good eye for talent.  Just because the highest-rated guys may be taken already doesn’t mean high-level talent isn’t there.  Talent is everywhere.

Shouldn’t you say “not to harp”? You version sounds a little “fishy” : )

Even as a freshmen Remy looks like a man. Hopefully he’s got the tenacity (I think he does) and the game (I hope he does) to go with it.

I suggested this lineup on the August 16th in the open thread on IU rotations. 2 Power Forwards: Zeller and Watford; Swingman: VO, Shooting Guard: Jordy Hulls, Point Guard: Remy Abell. That could be a formidable line-up by  midseason.   riley

Anybody else hear that echo? 

No disrespect Loop, but you’ve posted this exact quote word for word on at least 3 other player profiles (Creek, Roth and Watford).  I stopped going back.

If you’re looking for a reaction to it, here goes: not sure how you draw the conclusion that Moore might hit 50% of his
3’s…he’s a career 35% shooter having attempted less than 10 in each of
the past 2 seasons.  Love his attitude and intensity, but as others have previously mentioned, this team will be in trouble if he’s playing meaningful minutes.

I disagree completely.  Moore will not play this year unless it is SR night.  Why play a guy that has nothing to contribute that outweighs what Hulls, VO, VJIII, WS, Remy, AE can bring to the floor.  Outside of VJIII, all of these guys have at least another year at IU. 

Play the talented guys, play the younger guys!  I do not want to see a 17-16 season this year.  I want to see 22-11.  If Moore is playing that means we are getting exploited and he cannot match up against guards inthe Big 10.  Just because he hustles and his legs move fast doesn’t mean he is a good player deserving of minutes.

If our 6’9″‘s had his effort we would have won more than 12 games last year and been out of the cellar, so kudos to him and he seems like a great kid.  But, the time is now to win. IU, CTC, and the fans cannot afford a less than par season this year.

I also would include that it was against…us.  Who cares how many points he scored in a scrimmage for a team that has lost 66 games the last 3 seasons?  Milla is exactly right.  He’ll play at the outset, providing energy against the Stetsons of the world, but if he’s still coming in against Sparty in February, so help us.  I’m sure he’s a great kid and all that, but we really should be past him having to play (injuries of course being the X-factor).

Can’t agree any more.  We all don’t know much but CTC must have seen something that he likes and it is probably his D.

I also would included he was one of the highest scorers that night.

There is no doubt that Remy Abell flew under the radar, but to any who may doubt the type of player he will be for our program have we not learned anything from CTC? Three under the radar guys that come to mind that CTC has recruited for his teams are Dwayne Wade, VO, and WS. The former is what it is and the latter two are turning out very nice. All of this to say I firmly believe that RA will be everything as advertised and develop into something special. I am not trying to allude that RA will turn into Dwayne Wade or even VO or WS but CTC does not recruit bad players even if no one knows who they are.

I really like how ready his body is for the next level.  He is a mature 18 year old.  The past couple of years I always was frustrated about just how small we look.  He fixes that.  He will be ready to play. 

I think he will be serviceable off the bench this year.  Once the consistency comes in he should be a very solid role-player.  I like his attitude.  Again, kudos for Crean for bringing in young men we can be excited to cheer for, not only for thier play but also for thier character!