Comments on: Splitting up the PT

By: kj

kj — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 13:32:51 +0000

Well I don’t know about “tacky.” It’s clearly speculative. I probably could have phrased it less forcefully: “There’s the distinct possibility Dahlman will transfer after this season.” Maybe I’m reading too much into the Maurice Joseph precedent.

I don’t hold anything against Dahlman. But he’s going to be a junior next year and likely trapped behind six other perimeter players. If he wants to stay and contribute in practice or in case of injuries, I don’t have a problem with it (and I certainly don’t think Izzo would force him out).

By: red_cedar

red_cedar — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 08:15:10 +0000

I like the analysis in this blog entry, but I think your speculation that “The odds are high [Dahlman] transfers after the season” is unnecessary and tacky. You seem to assume that minimal playing time = transfer. It’s not that simple, and unless you have knowledge about ID’s personal views on the subject, you probably shouldn’t be commenting on the odds of his transfer.

By: kj

kj — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 15:57:20 +0000

That’s a good question on turnovers. My assumption is that it goes to the player who last had possession–so the passer, rather than the guy who didn’t catch it. But maybe it’s more of a judgment call by the scorer.

Agree that having too many players is the preferable problem.

By: spartanproducer

spartanproducer — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 02:44:24 +0000

agreed with the initial post on Walton, seems like he makes a ton of turnovers in transition (though as a buddy of mine pointed out, if Walton throws a pass off someone else hands, who gets the TO??) Walton’s taking 7 shots Tuesday night (most of them forced) was ridiculous, I’d like for him to shoot when he’s left wide open but there’s no need to force.
He does have a role on this team but simply needs to worry about that, defense, toughness and leadership, just like last year. I don’t think minutes should be an issue, Allen will slightly get more as he improves, and after having not enough players last year, having too many is a nice problem.

By: kj

kj — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 22:16:58 +0000

Marquise’s growth really has stagnated. Offensively, it seems like he’s a near automatic turnover if he gets the ball down low in a non-dunk situation. A couple times I’ve sensed the tension between him and Izzo on the sidelines. I don’t think Izzo is pleased with his play–hence Naymick’s insertion in the starting lineup for the last three games.

Gray is still rebounding, though. 6th in the conference in defensive rebounding %. We shouldn’t undervalue that.

By: bterp

bterp — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 20:24:57 +0000

Personally, I would like to see Izzo put Raymar at the 4 more often, with Lucas, Neitzel, Summers/Allen, and throw in a big. I think Allen needs to get more minutes. I’ve watched some of his high school film, and he is clearly a lethal scorer. The nagging foot injury and adjustment to the faster, stronger pace of the college game have hurt his progression early on, but he is an asset off the bench that I believe Izzo will start utilizing more often.

The more i watch Quise play, the more i think he is a bum. Except for the occasional alley-oop dunk, i think we can agree he’s worthless. Let’s rotate Suton and Naymick in at the 5 postition, and play more of a run and gun style offense. This doesn’t need to be the lineup for the entire game, but we need more of it to keep the opposition off balance and tired. I really think a lot of big ten teams would have trouble matching up with us. Look at Tennessee for example…they have a plethora of depth and talent at the guard/wing position. They play 4 guards/wings around a 6-9 Wayne Chism. Except for their early season loss to an at the time red hot Texas team (who oh by the way shot just under 64% from the field that game), they have been very tough and look like a real contender!

By: dre27

dre27 — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 19:39:22 +0000

I agree with KJ in that Dahlman’s minutes should be limited. Allen’s performance against ohio state was good as was summers and lucas. If we had to change the allocation of minutes I would definitely be increasing summers and allen. Allen shot well against Ohio st, and I feel like he hasn’t had the opportunity to really get going. If he hits his first two against ohio st, maybe we need to look to him more. We know drew can catch fire, but maybe allen has the potential to do the same. Similar to what Crawford did in the first half for Indiana when they play Minn.