If Coleman can get some rhythm 3s in the first 5-10 minute stretch, I like our chances. Every foot we can pull Edey away from the protected area translates to offensive rebounding opportunities, whether it goes in or not.
Why are we discussing Purdue?
Probably because that's where the conversation went and Dan was taking a nap.Why are we discussing Purdue?
Because we’re forward thinking?? Like, last B1G game of the season forward thinking. Lol.Why are we discussing Purdue?
Ty is a much better athlete than Lucas was! On the other hand Lucas was a good shooter and he drove the other team crazy.
Edey struggled with Dickenson last year and I would say he is at best a spot up 3 shooter. Hawkins has more to his outside game. Dain is very good with footwork where he gets the ball about 15 ft from the hoop and does his little dribble drive instead of a true post up. I think that will give Edey trouble. It is the same issue Kofi had with the more mobile bigs and Kofi was miles more athletic than Edey.
I didn’t see or don’t remember UM vs PU games last year, so can’t comment using first hand knowledge on the matchup. But in the two games Hunter scored 50 points and only 18 were from 3 and just 4 from the line, so not sure what you mean by “at best a spot up 3 shooter.” Now Edey only played 34 minutes to Hunter’s 71, so hard to know who Dickinson was doing his damage against inside vs outside. I’ll go out on a limb though and say CoHawk does not score 25 against Purdue. Hopefully he can help free up the middle for others though. The Dain-Edey matchup will be very interesting. Have to wonder how much Edey’s length bothers Dain during those dribble drives. It is going to be a very interesting game.
Last February Hunter went 4/6 from three and it was a big part of the difference between their first game against PU (which they lost) and the second one (which they won). My point as it compares to Hawkins is that Dickinsen is either spotting up for three or posting up. He isn't handling or driving the ball much as opposed to Hawkins who can handle the ball well for a 6'11" guy.
Agreed on Hawkins handling the ball, but I’ve really not seen him drive all that much. He’s a few drive dunks I can remember this year, but I just haven’t seen it be an integral part of his game — much to my disappointment. Given that Dain has averaged 24 mpg the last 6 games and Edey averages about 32 mpg, we’re talking roughly 8 minutes that Edey and Hawk will be matched up against each other. And it could be more if Dain gets in foul trouble, which is a distinct possibility. I don’t think Hawk is gonna be able to handle Edey on D. So we’re likely talking some double teams or Lieb getting some minutes in post. Like I said,I think it is going to be a very interesting game. Can’t wait to see what BU and Chester play it.
If they leave Edey in drop coverage, Cohawk will certainly have the opportunities to drop 25. And Edey does not remotely have the footspeed to keep up with anybody but Lieb outside the paint. It'll be an interesting matchup 1-5, and even more so thanks to what I would consider a really dumb scheduling quirk.
Agreed that Hawk will have the opportunity to get 25 points, but considering he has just 2 games of 20 or more this season — and one was against EIU — I wouldn’t bet on it. And I believe outside of those 2 games. Hawk is shooting under 25% from 3. Like you said, interesting matchups all the way around. But time to focus on Indiana and get another win to keep the pressure on Purdue.
I would love to see the splits on Hawkins for spot up threes vs threes off the dribble. He looks so much better when someone gives him a pass right in the pocket and he has his feet set
I had a clear look at that travesty of a call. I also had a clear look at the ball going OB off Epps hand and being awarded to the Illini. You just shake your head.
In the PU-MSU game, for whatever reason, Edey got switched onto Walker and was pulled out to the three point line. I couldn’t believe Painter let it ride and didn’t switch him out. Walker bombed a three over him. What’s hilarious is that MSU ran the same play angain and the exact same thing happened - Walker nailed a three over Edey. MSU did a great job in the second half of that game using their guards to get leverage. (Timely three point shooting didn’t hurt either). If we follow a similar strategy, I think we can find success.
Verdonk was our Edey kryptonite last year I believe
