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cincrulz11 said:
About what that perfect situation would be, Ivanauskas said, “I think the perfect situation to me is to play a good amount, catch the ball in positions where I can score and pass, and then also to win. Those are some of things that are really important to me in this decision.”


He's not coming to sit. That man is coming to shoot.


Although I will say if Brannen can get his midrange game outta here, he could be much more efficient. He's got good movement for his size and a nice face up game. Seems like a good passer too. Could possibly fill the role Ryan Mikesell filled for Dayton last year.


Ok its growing on me.
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No one goes anywhere to sit
 
cincrulz11 said:
its a legit question. he was a 94 ORTG in conference play in the patriot league.


he's probably the starting 4 here though right.


can maybe write off some of his struggles to him getting moved to C last year. Just not his natural position.
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Starting 4 seems like a good guess. I would assume with this move we are looking at Vogt and Dou at the 5. Eason at the 4 with this guy.

I can deal with that. Dou can work from either position if necessary
 
waterhead said:
Starting 4 seems like a good guess. I would assume with this move we are looking at Vogt and Dou at the 5. Eason at the 4 with this guy.

I can deal with that. Dou can work from either position if necessary
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It seems like Ivanauskas is versatile enough that we could put out any combination of 2 big guys between him, Vogt, Dou, and Eason have a pretty playable line-up.
 
Queens_NYC said:
It seems like Ivanauskas is versatile enough that we could put out any combination of 2 big guys between him, Vogt, Dou, and Eason have a pretty playable line-up.
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Yah...from the quotes it sounds like he is coming to play the 4 which means Brannen probably has told him Dou is playing the 5 along with Vogt. Eason is a frosh yada yada.

I like it from that standpoint
 
Love it. The right skillset and minutes we needed in order to play Eason, but not rely on him to play 25 minutes as a frosh.
 
The transfer big market is highly competitive. I guess the same goes for HS bigs with any skills. To get a guy like this I think is significant.

His previous season seems like it was much better in terms of efficiency than his last season. Specifically he was shooting over 40% from 3 on almost 100 attempts 2 years ago. His FT% was much higher as well. ORTG was 109 compared to 94 etc.

I think he will be a solid play
 
waterhead said:
The transfer big market is highly competitive. I guess the same goes for HS bigs with any skills. To get a guy like this I think is significant.

His previous season seems like it was much better in terms of efficiency than his last season. Specifically he was shooting over 40% from 3 on almost 100 attempts 2 years ago. His FT% was much higher as well. ORTG was 109 compared to 94 etc.

I think he will be a solid play
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last years numbers were alarming to me at first glance. i wanna know what happened between his sophomore and jr years. maybe he had some sort of injury, we saw what that can do. he shot a lot more 2's away from the rim last year compared to the year before.


he should get a lot more open looks here. think of all the open looks scott got and Ivanauskas (somebody come up with a nickname quick) is a better shooter.


i can see this working out. but man, mcneal nightmares scare me.
 
cincrulz11 said:
last years numbers were alarming to me at first glance. i wanna know what happened between his sophomore and jr years. maybe he had some sort of injury, we saw what that can do. he shot a lot more 2's away from the rim last year compared to the year before.


he should get a lot more open looks here. think of all the open looks scott got and Ivanauskas (somebody come up with a nickname quick) is a better shooter.


i can see this working out. but man, mcneal nightmares scare me.
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Worst case we needed a big body for fouls. This guy also has some skills so I don't think the risk is all that high for one year. Seemed like a priority for CJB. We still have one roster spot to fill and maybe 2 so it should be solid depth at the very least. We needed experience at the 4 assuming Dou is primarily a 5 now.

Let's just hope his nickname is not Ivan The Terrible
 
cincrulz11 said:
last years numbers were alarming to me at first glance. i wanna know what happened between his sophomore and jr years. maybe he had some sort of injury, we saw what that can do. he shot a lot more 2's away from the rim last year compared to the year before.


he should get a lot more open looks here. think of all the open looks scott got and Ivanauskas (somebody come up with a nickname quick) is a better shooter.


i can see this working out. but man, mcneal nightmares scare me.
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McNeal was never a conference player of the year, McNeal had also transferred to 5 different schools in 5 years... the writing was on the wall with McNeal and he was a late addition to a team with a new coach scrambling for players... This guy suffered a shoulder injury at Northwestern where he was playing good basketball before the injury and then transferred to Colgate for a fresh start. I think he will be solid but I would keep the expectations of him reasonable, he will contribute but obviously not as much as he did at Colgate.... simaler to what Jaevin was able to do for us I would guess
 
cincrulz11 said:
last years numbers were alarming to me at first glance. i wanna know what happened between his sophomore and jr years. maybe he had some sort of injury, we saw what that can do. he shot a lot more 2's away from the rim last year compared to the year before.


he should get a lot more open looks here. think of all the open looks scott got and Ivanauskas (somebody come up with a nickname quick) is a better shooter.


i can see this working out. but man, mcneal nightmares scare me.
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Noone wanted mcneal. Remember the staff had to quickly try and make connections and sell a program they are also new to.

So i wouldnt say mcneal. MAYBE you could say Sorolla(who we wouldnt hate as much if he didnt just quit on the team). Sorolla was a serviceable backup big who didnt put up nearly half as good of numbers as Rap. So at WORST hes Sorolla. But we know, based on numbers, that he is much better than sorolla.
 
cincrulz11 said:
last years numbers were alarming to me at first glance. i wanna know what happened between his sophomore and jr years. maybe he had some sort of injury, we saw what that can do. he shot a lot more 2's away from the rim last year compared to the year before.


he should get a lot more open looks here. think of all the open looks scott got and Ivanauskas (somebody come up with a nickname quick) is a better shooter.


i can see this working out. but man, mcneal nightmares scare me.
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Not sure how he even remotely compares to McNeal...
 
TheLivingLegend said:
Not sure how he even remotely compares to McNeal...
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just grad transfers in general. we got the full scale last year with mcneal looking to be a starter at the start of the season (Like Ivanauskas is) and becoming unplayable, to Sorolla quitting, so Jaevin being pretty solid.


really don't know what to expect from them.
 
Queens_NYC said:
It seems like Ivanauskas is versatile enough that we could put out any combination of 2 big guys between him, Vogt, Dou, and Eason have a pretty playable line-up.
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I disagree. Ivanauskas does not seem like an elite defender or rebounder. His rebounding numbers weren't great at Colgate and will get worse with the jump in competition level.

Vogt averaged Total rebound percentage was 16.6% as a Sophomore at NKU, that dropped to 10.6% in conference last year. Ivanauskas's TRB was 14.6% last year.

It was hard enough having Vogt play last year when he had an elite defender and rebounder in Scott at the 4 to help him out.

Most likely is that Diarra/Ivanauskas start (sort of interchangeable who plays the 4/5) and Vogt comes off the bench. I doubt Vogt/Ivanauskas will play together much.
 
waterhead said:
Yah...from the quotes it sounds like he is coming to play the 4 which means Brannen probably has told him Dou is playing the 5 along with Vogt. Eason is a frosh yada yada.

I like it from that standpoint
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Dou play significantly better at the 5 last year, so it would make sense. On the other hand, it seemed like Brannen last year told guys time was available, but also told them they had to earn it.

I'm not sure Ivanauskas has the athleticism to compete with some of the 4's he will be facing. Even Scott struggled at times last year and Ivanauskas does not have the defensive or rebounding ability of Scott.

I can imagine Diarra starting at the 4 with Vogt at the 5, or at the 5 with Ivanauskas at the 4. But it's hard to see a lineup of Vogt/Ivanauskas starting together. They don't bring enough defense/rebounding to compete with most quality team.
 
cincrulz11 said:
If you thought Vogt couldn't play defense, you probably shouldn't even watch next season.
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Ivanauskas started at the 5 for Colgate. He seems to have good enough size and athleticism to start at the 5 here as well.

Brannen already had issues with Vogt's defense at the 5 last year. Brannen knows he's needs a team that plays defense as well as offense.

Diarra/Ivanauskas starting together makes sense. Vogt/Ivanauskas starting together does not.
 
skyblade said:
Ivanauskas started at the 5 for Colgate. He seems to have good enough size and athleticism to start at the 5 here as well.

Brannen already had issues with Vogt's defense at the 5 last year. Brannen knows he's needs a team that plays defense as well as offense.

Diarra/Ivanauskas starting together makes sense. Vogt/Ivanauskas starting together does not.
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You're gonna beg for Vogt defense after watching Ivanauskas' defense.
 

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