15 rebounds and owned the paint. Can't think of another center I would trade him for right now. Tough as nails.
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I'd take Diamond Stone or Thomas Bryant. No disrespect to Woody.
Disagree, those two would definitely mess with chemistry.
At least pick AJ Hammonds who is far better than those two.
No way you take Bryant over Woody thats absurd and Stone..meh. A little better offensively than Woody but not as impactful to the game overall.
Agreed. He plays perfectly within Iowa's scheme. No way I would want to break up Iowa's starting five or even the first three off the bench (Uhl, Baer, Wagner). Even Ellingson is a good fit off the bench. Maybe a PG off the bench to spell Clemmons/Gesell.
Woodbury owned Stone the other night. Held him to 9 points and only 4 boards, while registering a double-double 11 points, 10 boards. Hammonds, sure, but he's also probably a second team all Big Ten player and DPOY candidate.
Woody has been a DIFFERENCE maker in quite a few Big10 games. PURDUE. Played well against the Giants they throw at you. I see AJ Hammonds is now going off......he didn't with Woody in the middle.
At times, against Penn State, Adam W was the most Valuable player on the floor for Iowa.
I'd say that Quite a few of his critics owe Woody an apology. #goHawks
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Woodbury is a great ROLE player for the Hawkeyes...I'm glad we have him but I can't wait til we have a Center that can flat footed go up for an explosive dunk...he got his shot blocked last night by a short white guy and pinned the ball between the rim and the backboard...Gesell after a foul had a great dunk and was way above the rim, now that was impressive...Wagner and Cook will make you forget AW by next Christmas...I just hope we can get a solid point guard for next year or we are in trouble...!!
Denny, denny, denny: I wish some folks would look at it more broadly.
Woody was the Biggest recruit Fran ever signed, 4 years ago. Woody can be considered the Recruit that turned the page on some dark years. Along with Woody comes Mike Gesell.
The two of them have been the Foundation for the resurgence of Iowa Basketball.
They've built this program, from the days of less than .500 records to the
#1 Basketball team in the nation. (Yes, we are #1 according to KenPom, right now).
Woody and Hawkeye basketball have come a long, long ways in his 4 years at the
University of Iowa. #goHawks !!!
Woody was the Biggest recruit Fran ever signed, 4 years ago. Woody can be considered the Recruit that turned the page on some dark years. Along with Woody comes Mike Gesell.
The two of them have been the Foundation for the resurgence of Iowa Basketball.
They've built this program, from the days of less than .500 records to the
#1 Basketball team in the nation. (Yes, we are #1 according to KenPom, right now).
Woody and Hawkeye basketball have come a long, long ways in his 4 years at the
University of Iowa. #goHawks !!!
Woody is our backbone. When he is not in foul trouble we are in great shape. He has been a beast on the boards and on defense.
Get real! Woody was weak and not BIG ready.
Improved, yes. Great? NO! He was showing good effort last season. This year, another step up. Fans booed and laughed his first two years. This season, he is better. Diamond is a future pro and a beast. Woody-a senior...Diamond- a frosh. DS will be a STUD at Maryland.
Is Woody the glue? Sometimes. He makes silly fouls but fewer than in the past. He is good for 20-25 minutes a game. P State is horrible - 15 boards good effort. PSU - weak.
Woody will not be missed. 7 feet tall with one inch vertical. Stronger yes. Good teammate yes. Hustle - yes. Fans now like him and cheer for him..good. 4 seniors with experience.... Much better than lick lighter!!
Improved, yes. Great? NO! He was showing good effort last season. This year, another step up. Fans booed and laughed his first two years. This season, he is better. Diamond is a future pro and a beast. Woody-a senior...Diamond- a frosh. DS will be a STUD at Maryland.
Is Woody the glue? Sometimes. He makes silly fouls but fewer than in the past. He is good for 20-25 minutes a game. P State is horrible - 15 boards good effort. PSU - weak.
Woody will not be missed. 7 feet tall with one inch vertical. Stronger yes. Good teammate yes. Hustle - yes. Fans now like him and cheer for him..good. 4 seniors with experience.... Much better than lick lighter!!
I have been as hard on him early on and even for much of last year (foul on #34, Adam Woodbury, that's his second and we're going to our first media timeout) ... but the above is absolutely wrong. You're simply not watching the game or don't understand what you're watching.
His outlet passes off of rebounds last night were things of beauty. Just rifled those out to the PG near mid-court allowing us to get into offense before the defense was ready. He's been really working on those over the past few weeks and picking his spots of when to do it. I don't think I've seen a bad pass off of a defensive rebound from him this year.
It will be interesting to see the post-season awards. He is probably the best defensive post player in the conference. Will that be good enough for defender of the year? Also, if you look at both sides of the game, not just points, he's probably the second best center in the Big Ten after Hammonds. And we saw what he did to Hammonds when they went head to head twice this year.
It will be interesting to see the post-season awards. He is probably the best defensive post player in the conference. Will that be good enough for defender of the year? Also, if you look at both sides of the game, not just points, he's probably the second best center in the Big Ten after Hammonds. And we saw what he did to Hammonds when they went head to head twice this year.
The casual basketball fan has no idea what Woody brings to this team. His presence inside is invaluable. Just see how Maryland took advantage of the paint when he left the game. People will look at his stat line and see 0 points or 5 points and think he must have had a really bad game but this team doesn't need him to score. Utoff and Jok are the go to scorers and they only need a handful of points from Mike, Sapp, Woody, Uhl, Baer, Wagner and Ellingson.
Woody is playing great, but he is role player, not MVP. Uthoff is straw that stirs the drink. If Uthoff isn't scoring, he is blocking shots, or rebounding. Best player I have ever seen in Iowa uniform. Having Jok as 2nd scorer is also huge.
Woody played exceptionally well in 2nd Purdue game, but Uhl was also big factor as Purdue wen't small because neither Hammonds/or their other big could guard perimeter 3pt shooting from our bigs (Uhl, ).
Woody played exceptionally well in 2nd Purdue game, but Uhl was also big factor as Purdue wen't small because neither Hammonds/or their other big could guard perimeter 3pt shooting from our bigs (Uhl, ).
I can't wait for all the times next year when opponents are able to score easily on the interior and the losses that are sure to follow.
But more dunks will be cool I guess.
Its not even just in the paint. Maryland got a bunch of open threes, that they luckily didn't hit, because their guards were able get to far into the paint and kick it out.
Woody often cuts off drives before they can go anywhere and then still recovers to his own man. Our defense is so much worse with him out of the game.
I am going to have to go ahead and, um, disagree with you there.
I think the "role player" designation is selling him a little short. Woody is our best rebounder and our best interior defender. He has neutralized every big man he has gone against and his help defense has bailed out his teammates on occasions too numerous to count. Plus, I think he is the toughest player in the Big and the emotional leader of the team. If Uthoff is the straw then Woody is the ice that keeps the drink cold.
Guys who know a lot about basketball talk about how Woodbury leads the team defensively, basically runs the zone defense, is tough as hell, has improved shooting free throws, has improved his short range game and rebounds.
Then you have guys saying he is a role player and how they wish he could dunk better.
Then you have guys saying he is a role player and how they wish he could dunk better.
Only the truly clueless fans are still fixated on Woodbury's vertical. Knowledgeable basketball fans see him vocally directing the defense, taking on the behemoths of the Big Ten and holding his own or winning, hauling down tough rebounds in traffic and rifling pinpoint outlet passes, changing shots just with his presence and a myriad of other talents that don't show up in the stat sheet. Those of you who think that Wagner (who I love) or Cook (a freshman) are going to come in next year and replace Woodbury are delusional.
How many would he (pun?) have had if he had been in a close game? I will say, he does have a strange middle name.
Ron...I posted this in the lounge about Woody and judging by your pic in your sig you would certainly appreciate and understand this NBA Hall of Famer who reminds me a lot of Woody only Wes was 6 inches shorter than Woody.
But this below about Wes Unseld certainly supports your comment or compares to what Woody brings with his game....Woody has become a GREAT player for the Iowa Hawkeyes. He keeps up this production we will be seeing him play in the NBA.
"Famed for his rebounding, bone-jarring picks and ability to ignite a fast break with his crisp, accurate outlet passes, Unseld made up for his lack of size (6'7") with brute strength and sheer determination. Unseld took the Bullets franchise to four NBA Finals, and won the championship in 1978 over the Seattle SuperSonics, in which he was named the Finals MVP. He ended his playing career following the1980–1981 season, and his #41 jersey was retired by the Bullets shortly thereafter."
Yet it is the first time an Iowa player has had 15+ rebounds since 2006 in only 22 minutes. Judas people need to get over the lack of jumping ability and focus on all the positives he brings to this team. Next year when Iowa has no true center in a game vs some teams he will be missed.
It's usually pipsqueak, Wankers, who never put on Jock-strap that think they have to
deride Woody.
#goHawks
Woodbury won't be missed???
I swear some people pick a side, and, no matter how ridiculous, they will defend it until the bitter end. I don't know if it's because they can't stand to be wrong or if they get some strange gratification in denigrating others.
Those who continue to deny that Woodbury is an invaluable contributor to the team fall into this category, IMO. Or, maybe they are just not smart.
I swear some people pick a side, and, no matter how ridiculous, they will defend it until the bitter end. I don't know if it's because they can't stand to be wrong or if they get some strange gratification in denigrating others.
Those who continue to deny that Woodbury is an invaluable contributor to the team fall into this category, IMO. Or, maybe they are just not smart.
After the last 5 games, beginning to wonder if he isn't the best center in the league! Definitely best defensive center in the league.
But, but, but... I want him to dunk more. Conversations about Woody and MG are really the simplest way separate knowledgeable posters from the dolts. It is that easy.
Woodbury and Gesell were not the foundation behind this resurgence. They were both highly recruited guys who are both good role players. I'd put Devyn Marble, Aaron White, and Jarrod Uthoff as the building blocks for it. Woodbury and Gesell were key parts to it but not who you will look back on in 15 years
Not to beat a dead horse, but being the team leader in defense, the best rebounder on the team, the neutralizer of other teams inside games, great passing big man, and a very good free throw shooter.... Equals a very very important role. In that sense it seems pretty important to understand how valuable that role player is.
When Adams misses layups it drives me crazy as well. That does not cause me to overlook the tremendous important asset that he is for this team's success.
When Adams misses layups it drives me crazy as well. That does not cause me to overlook the tremendous important asset that he is for this team's success.
Oh good Lord............Aaron White was not a highly regarded recruit. His only other offer was Duqense. Look it up.
WOODY AND GESELL were the KEY MAJOR LINCHPIN recruits that Fran reeled-in to start the resurgence of Hawkeye Hoops. Anyone & everyone knows this #goHawks
Re-read the post a few times.
And Mike and Woody were important recruits for Fran to start locking down the state, but to say they began the resurgence of Hawkeye hoops is silly. The Hawks started trending upwards upon Fran's arrival with Matt Gatens
One of the first things that impressed me about Woody way back in his freshman year was that outlet pass. Most of his game looked like it needed a lot of work but that pass showed me his potential.
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