You're gonna beg for Vogt defense after watching Ivanauskas' defense.
Do you have some sort of evidence to back this up?
I haven't seen too much of Ivanauskas, but what I have seen of him he looks significantly more mobile and athletic than Vogt. He's also got good enough size (6'10", 230#) to defend with most centers. Maybe against a 7' banger type center Vogt would be a better defender, but against anyone else Ivanauskas should be.
he is more mobile than Vogt, but that alone doesn't make you a better defender.
go watch our highlight video vs them. he does not play defense. i know you're a big fan on box score +/- and those things, don't look them up.
Vogt still had a 5.8% block rate. Ivanauskas is 2.0.
We needed a big and we got one of the best available bigs out there. We could pick apart every transfer available right now. It’s a good get. He will serve a purpose. He probably fits the system better than Vogt.
he fits the system better offensively than scott did. he's a true stretch 4.
i think part of the reason his numbers really tanked last year was bc they moved him to the 5. he had never played it before in his life and admitted to not being strong enough for it.
im all good with getting offensive minded players. i just like to troll a bit cause if skyblade couldn't stand Vogt's defense, skyblade is gonna lose his mind this year.
We play in the American. There are only a couple teams that have bigs that can play. I think he will be alright.If we start Ivanauskas and Vogt together I may, but I'm sure other fans will get tired of scoring 70+ points and losing by ten as well. As long as Diarra starts and we limit the amount of time Ivanauskas and Vogt play together I think we should be okay.
I'm also not convinced that Ivanauskas can play PF at this level, putting on 10-15 pounds and playing Center seems more realistic. I'm thinking Vogt/Ivanauskas may rotate at Center and Diarra/Eason at PF. Ivanauskas looks more like a stretch 5 than a stretch 4.
We play in the American. There are only a couple teams that have bigs that can play. I think he will be alright.
Referring to him quitting, You never know if he was told be careful and not pick up fouls. Sometimes it’s more important for your best players to stay on the court than play aggressive the whole game. Similar to Jarron. Not saying that’s the case but sometimes it is. We will seeSome people said that about Vogt too, but he got beat up in the American.
I've watched about 45 mins of Ivanauskas now, probably about all I will watch for a while. He seems to just quit on plays now and then and even in 2018-19 was outmatched defending at the 4. Even when he guarded his guy well, he didn't provide help defense, because he knew he couldn't recover.
I think he could be good enough defensively, but probably playing the 5. He has the height and frame to put on 10-15 more lbs. At the 4 he's going to have to defend a lot of smaller and more athletic guys. At the 5 if he puts on some weight he's not going to face many guys too big for him to defend (and we have Vogt if that does happen).
He does have a nice handle on offense, is a good passer and has a nice finishing touch. If Diarra can continue to knock down threes, Ivanauskas will be hard to stop surrounded by shooters.
I mean Vogt had a pretty good year. We played a good non conference schedule and he was good. He also was good for half of the conference schedule. He fell off the last month but still was solid for 2/3 of the year. Even with that, he exceeded everyone’s expectations. But keep telling yourself he had a bad year.Some people said that about Vogt too, but he got beat up in the American.
I've watched about 45 mins of Ivanauskas now, probably about all I will watch for a while. He seems to just quit on plays now and then and even in 2018-19 was outmatched defending at the 4. Even when he guarded his guy well, he didn't provide help defense, because he knew he couldn't recover.
I think he could be good enough defensively, but probably playing the 5. He has the height and frame to put on 10-15 more lbs. At the 4 he's going to have to defend a lot of smaller and more athletic guys. At the 5 if he puts on some weight he's not going to face many guys too big for him to defend (and we have Vogt if that does happen).
He does have a nice handle on offense, is a good passer and has a nice finishing touch. If Diarra can continue to knock down threes, Ivanauskas will be hard to stop surrounded by shooters.
If we could get DeJulius and Keith returns, we will have the deepest team we have had in years. Not sure what that means as far as wins but will be fun. If he can play this year, and If we even have a season of course.Things heating up on the Dejulius front as well. Decision in the next couple of days. Sounds like we are still in the mix with 1 or 2 other schools.
ESPN ranks Rap as the #19 grad transfer and Dej as the #15 sit out transfer. But it's possible he may not have to sit.
Now that would be a very good week for the roster! A back up 5 and a potential starting stretch 4. A ball handler who can shoot from deep.
Things heating up on the Dejulius front as well. Decision in the next couple of days. Sounds like we are still in the mix with 1 or 2 other schools.
ESPN ranks Rap as the #19 grad transfer and Dej as the #15 sit out transfer. But it's possible he may not have to sit.
Now that would be a very good week for the roster! A back up 5 and a potential starting stretch 4. A ball handler who can shoot from deep.
he is making his decision tomorrow at noon. Between UC, Marquette, Iowa State and Missouri. Hearing rumblings it is between us an Marquette. Personally I think he will end up at Marquette but I hope I am wrong. As of right now he would have to sit next year but as we saw with Vogt,, it is a crapshoot who gets a waiver. If he picks us and he can play next season and Keith returns..... watch out.
Lots of chatter it could be UC tomorrow!