Watson is very versatile, he will see the floor a lot , can rebound and play d.
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Watson is very versatile, he will see the floor a lot , can rebound and play d.
I thought all looked good but I question Jeffersons ability to hold on to the ball.
We may be a touch slower on D right now, but IMO we more than make up for it in size, depth, and skillset with DJ, Chatfield, and Jefferson. JT Rock being a body that could spot spell in foul situations.
It's 5 years ago man, Steve Prohm can't hurt you anymore.
Just watching the shooting and defense rotations, I would not expect a 39 point victory. TJ will keep on it and they will have another season like last year. The freshman was impressive. He will have a huge role next year. We will lose a lot of players.
My biggest takeaway is how big Jefferson looks on the court. In a pinch, he can totally play the 5.
Additional thoughts are Heise is well put together and Nojus looks really long and athletic for a freshman but needs some time in the weight room
Additional thoughts are Heise is well put together and Nojus looks really long and athletic for a freshman but needs some time in the weight room
He was tenth on the team in minutes played last night and it was just garbage time cleanup. Outside of injuries, I don't see him getting much of anything when the bench shortens as we get into the season.
I don't see Watson seeing the floor much. His minutes went down last year, I doubt they go back up this year.
I think there will be games Watson will play a lot due to matchups. He has the length and athleticism to match what a lot of teams have on the wings. Overall, this team is more skilled offensively but less foot-speed/lateral quickness could hurt us on defense. Watson can help in that regard.
It's great that he stayed at ISU, but that in and of itself isn't a reason to give him more playing time.
Watson is a consistent corner-three away from being a dangerous offensive player. Hopefully he's worked on that (TJ mentioned it in the podcast with CW recently), couldn't really tell much yesterday. Without that threat from long-range he's kind of like KJ Adams on KU, great athlete but messes up your spacing on offense badly if you don't have to respect his shot.
He's such a good defender there's no reason he shouldn't be seeing 5-10 a game. We have more than enough shooters that should open up his cut game.
Was thinking exact same. Another 20 pounds of muscle and he will be scary good.
Definitely. He is a "go shut down that guy" kind of player.
We're a top 5 program also, and all these guys are a part of it. The way they practice and how they are in the locker room is very important. Nothing worth having comes easy. All these guys can reach higher goals at ISU then they could at most programs.
Maybe, but he definitely needs to be at least late season Watson, probably more.
At times he was such a non-factor on offense last year that it really bogged down our half-court offense as a whole last year. The advanced statistics were showing this last year and that's why he wasn't playing. Late in the year when he at least started attacking hard with some back door cuts, he could provide a little space and some production, and that made a big difference.
The other thing to keep in mind is as great a defender as some guys are, if your offense struggles, that means more turnovers, more missed shots, and more opportunities for the opposition to score in transition. So it reduces the effectiveness a great defensive lineup if they struggle offensively.
It's really up to him. I think he could be a reasonably effective jump shooter, or guy that can take a guy with an explosive 1-2 dribble move. You're right, he's a terrific defender, but he has to be at least some factor on the offensive end to at least not create spacing problems. Maybe he's developed that and just needs to let it rip. He doesn't need to be a great offensive player. Just serviceable.
I do think some of the challenge last year was trying to play Watson at the same time as Rob, just because that's two guys on the floor that are going to lead to the lane being clogged and have plenty of help defense against our scorers. Maybe with the higher offensive potential of Jackson and Jefferson it helps Watson get on the court more.
But more than anything I just want to see him let it rip a bit and get little aggressive offensively. If he does that with some success he's hard to keep on the bench.
I think there needs to be more effort to get him the ball where he has his strengths offensively. He's often just standing at the corner three to create spacing. Then crash for a rebound. I don't think he's doing that against direction. I think that's what he's told to do.
Yes, I agree that there's more offense this year and that's why I'm saying even if he is a little drop off offensively it shouldn't matter as long as he's cutting to the basket and taking the open shots he gets. He doesn't get enough time to really see what he can do though.
I just want him to get more time because when he is out there I see lots of good things from him. Offense isn't everything. He had 2 blocks and a steal last night and played what... 6 minutes? And that's including garbage time.
