In this day and age of positionless basketball the line between 2 guards and the 3 spot is pretty blurry. Both positions are expected to be high volume scorers that can knock down 3's with some efficiency. Where the talent is high you see lots of NBA players with height (6'6"- 6'9")and quickness swing between the 2 and 3 spots giving them mismatch opportunities against traditional smaller guards. I think either Kris or Sandfort could do it pretty effectively. Maybe Pmac too. The only clear delineations that are left are at the post and point guard positions.
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I do agree with Fran in that the offense is better when the ball is moving quickly so the defense cannot get set. I do not think it was all on Joe though, but the point guard does take the blame. The offense did not look good in the first half against Minnesota, but did look better in the second half. The offense was helped by Iowa playing better defense and Minnesota missing more shots so Iowa could get into their offense more quickly.
Well, Hawkeye report, and the university site both list him as a forward, he subs in for forwards. Maybe the best position name for him currently is simply “sharpshooter”. at the moment he is clearly meant to be in there primarily as a shooter, he hasnt so far, shown that he has the handle to break down defenders, so he has to rely on movement to get open.
in the future I think we might see him more inside at times, at least once he bulks up. Right now I consider him a forward as much because I don’t think he has the quickness nor the handle to deal with b10 guards. But this is also largely semantics I admit.
Agreed. When we get “sideways” on offense, it always seems to coincide when guys start standing still for some reason.
Agreed. The offense is always better when the ball is moving quicker. That's incumbent upon all 5 players to make happen. Where Joe is different from the others is he tends to be more of a slasher that looks to take his man off the dribble and penetrate. He's shown that he can be successful getting to the rim and finishing himself or breaking down the defense and dishing to an open man. Joe has the best assist numbers because he does that better than anyone else on the team. It's also worth noting that on many occasions I have seen Joe hit an open player in the chest or face when they weren't expecting a pass or they fumble an otherwise good pass that should have resulted in an assist. When Magic first arrived in the league the players around him got hit in the face a lot before they learned to be ready for anything when he was on the court.
Whatever you want to call Sandfort's official listing is semantics to me. My point is that he's an outside shooter that should be taking many of JBo's minutes. He and Kris should be taking the bulk of the JBo minutes.
They provide the deep threat and shoot the ball better from 3, rebound better, and play better D overall.
Against teams with multiple quick guards you might have to play Ulis or Perkins more or just play more zone if you want to keep Kris and Sandfort out there.
They provide the deep threat and shoot the ball better from 3, rebound better, and play better D overall.
Against teams with multiple quick guards you might have to play Ulis or Perkins more or just play more zone if you want to keep Kris and Sandfort out there.
I agree that Joe can be very good at penetrating and dishing. I hope to see him do more of this on Thursday night. JBo is not going to be able to guard Fatts Russell, so I do think Joe is going to be needed.
I agree if Dix contributes, we just need Josh O, Mulvey or a transfer to combine to give us 25 min, 6 pts & 8 boards and play some defense.
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Its just when I hear "a lot of minutes" it kind of leads to believe "minimal minutes" for Ulis. I dont think that is what you were intending. I really like both guys but neither is really a true scorer. Sometimes if the opposing PG is incredibly quick, then Joe should log more minutes (like the dude from MD, he is ultra fast). I do think Joe has gotten shafted a bit with minutes in B1G play.
Even though we just scored 110 points, I dont think we have completely cracked the code on optimal combinations or rotations. The reality is that whether JBo is handling the ball or not, sometimes teams just smother him (unable to get some to any shots off) and he is a giant liability on defense. I like Joe T/Ulis + Keegan + Kris + Sandfort + PMac OR Joe T/Ulis + Perkins + JBo + Keegan + Kris.
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