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Indiana Basketball: 2018-19 holiday wishlist for the Hoosiers

By Jason Burgess

BLOOMINGTON, IN - NOVEMBER 20: A Indiana Hoosiers fan waves a flag during the game against SMU Mustangs at Assembly Hall on November 20, 2014 in Bloomington, Indiana. Indiana won 74-68. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
BLOOMINGTON, IN - NOVEMBER 20: A Indiana Hoosiers fan waves a flag during the game against SMU Mustangs at Assembly Hall on November 20, 2014 in Bloomington, Indiana. Indiana won 74-68. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /
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WASHINGTON, DC – MARCH 09: Juwan Morgan #13 of the Indiana Hoosiers passes in front of Tyler Cook #5 of the Iowa Hawkeyes during the first half in the second round of the Big Ten Basketball Tournament at Verizon Center on March 9, 2017 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC – MARCH 09: Juwan Morgan #13 of the Indiana Hoosiers passes in front of Tyler Cook #5 of the Iowa Hawkeyes during the first half in the second round of the Big Ten Basketball Tournament at Verizon Center on March 9, 2017 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images) /

2. More of a team effort on the offensive glass

Another thing that coach Miller and his team could use from Old St. Nick is a better effort on the offensive glass. Indiana grabs just 8.36 offensive rebounds per game and for the Hoosiers that is probably a good thing and more of a result of the fifth best field goal percentage in the country. Indiana knocks down 51% of the shots they take so there aren’t a lot of opportunities to grab offensive boards, but still, the need is there.

Surprisingly, that number isn’t the worst in the conference, as Wisconsin grabs even fewer offensive rebounds per game. As coaches are apt to do, they always find something to improve on and if you asked Miller, I bet this would be one. The Hoosiers have grabbed a total of 92 offensive rebounds on the season, which is the same number of defensive boards grabbed by Morgan and Justin Smith alone. Morgan also leads the team with 24 offensive boards and Langford and Smith are the only other two players with more than 10, pulling down 13 each.

While this might be more of a nitpick than anything, the Hoosiers could use more of a team effort hitting the offensive glass, especially heading into conference play where seven teams are currently in the top-100 in defensive rebounds per game.

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