****Official B1G Off Season Thread****
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MJ projections will be in the next off season thread. He's the 2nd best guard in the league right now.
He had 1 put back dunk lol. He had like 10 dunks max on the year. You can watch every highlight from his freshman year in this video.
There is little point in going back and forth with you on this, as you guys are set in your ways, but he is not an elite athlete at the college level. He’s a really good athlete for the college level, but certainly not elite (Zion, Oladipo, Ja Morant, etc). If you can find me any scouting report that calls Jaden Ivey an elite athlete, I’ll stop (obviously it can’t be written by a fanboy like Nuebs).
Jaden Ivey – NBA Scouting Live
www.nbascoutinglive.com
“Solid Athlete”
What is your definition of “elite?” Is he in the top 2 or 3 of all college basketball players? Probably not. Is he in the top 5%? Absolutely.
The Iowa/Purdue game will be the passing of the torch.
Your boy Anthony Wright compares him to AJ Turner from Northwestern. Next.
On athleticism alone, Barnes is elite. Will have to be more than just an athlete to get minutes though.
And that’s why so many are high on Ivey. His athleticism + skill set in other areas.
We are aware. I think everyone here has said he could be first team all conference.
1987 asked who is a better athlete. Barnes is the best athlete in our class IMO and that includes two two five stars. He’s got the most athletic looking HS highlights of any Michigan recruiting I’ve followed.
I have no idea if we will be able to get minutes with such a log jam on our wing but that doesn’t mean he’s not ridiculously athletic.
It is silly season after all. Just adding to the ridiculousness.
To me there's a gap between having NBA potential and being a 1st team all B1G. They don't name players to first team based on potential. Two completely different things. Like I said he shoots 30%+ and he'll have a decent shot making first team, 35+ and he'll make it with the other things he does so well. But having NBA potential doesn't equal first team all B1G.
lol at you thinking I'm the village idiot in this thread.
Actually
I was referring to Trojan52, or 53 not sure. Thought it was obvious who the board idiot is
This is a pretty ironic post, just in terms of formatting and understanding the functionality of rudimentary message boards
Sounds about right. I’ll add that it will likely also be at a pretty high volume.
I think it will be between 33-35%. Improved shot selection alone should get him a few percentage points.
What's a high volume? Honestly I'd be pissed if he did unless he becomes a 35+. He's game is getting to the hole and either kicking or get a basket and or fouled. I just don't see that as being part of what he does well.
Last 7 games of the season he shot it at 35% on 7 attempts a game. Unless he is shooting in that range or higher, coach may reign him, but my guess would ~6 per game.
He shot well down the stretch. Build in some regression from that level, and you get the 33% prediction from @boiler1987.
I think Gabe Brown/Max Christie could be one of the better wing combos in the conferences. I think Gabe is poised to take a step, he’s already an elite shooter, and Christie is a 5 star for a reason.
I’m not familiar enough to rank them against the rest of the conference yet with all of the transfer, but I think they’ll be pretty good. Even if they disappoint, it’s still a floor spacing improvement from last year.
I’m not familiar enough to rank them against the rest of the conference yet with all of the transfer, but I think they’ll be pretty good. Even if they disappoint, it’s still a floor spacing improvement from last year.
Johns/Diabete aren’t relevant when talking about SG/SF
I would put Brooks and Houstan ahead of them. I think that’s fair based off of what we’ve seen.
I'm anxious to see the gains Brandon Newman makes. I think we know what we have with Sasha (a 40% 3P shooter with limited mobility) but Newman has the potential to elevate above him. He shot 38% from three as a true freshman and 94% from the FT line. His form is pure so I think he can be a 45% shooter with good athleticism (he blocked a number of 3's last year). He showed his potential when he put up 29 against Minnesota last year but needs to show it more consistently.
If Newman elevates, I'd put Ivey/Newman on par with just about anyone, especially when you throw Sasha into the rotation as well.
Doubt they’d go that small with the starters. I’d guess either Sasha or Newman comes off the bench and Furst or Kaufman-Renn starts at the 4.
Well he’ll probably be suspended for 5 games and could lose his spot I’d imagine.
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