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Wow....not sure how all that works or how credible it is, but that looks encouraging.
Very confusing but it looks positive to me.
Am I looking at it correctly, we are predicted to win 15 games and go 10-10 in the BIG?
I find a few of the projections baffling.
MSU #5 overall? Despite losing 2 lottery picks and replacing them with no immediate impact freshman or transfers? I mean they will be a good team, but more top 25 ish than top 5.
I'd also have Minnesota way ahead of Illinois right now. They have a lot more returning talent after the mass exodus from Champaign.
Minnesota “way ahead?” Maybe ...but they’ll be way down too. Tallest midget contest.
Minnesota will be way ahead of Illinois. Jordan Murphy is a beast. They will surround him with some reasonable talent and experience. I'm not saying they are a top 25 team, but they will probably end up on the NCAA bubble (though I'd guess more likely the wrong side of it). Illinois will probably be putrid.
Murphy is indeed a beast. Don’t see them on the bubble though. NIT would be a very good year.
“Putrid”? Doubt it. Illinois will lose a lot of games but don’t kid yourself they have a lot of talent, it’s just too young to be consistent, and their schedule is stupid tough for the state of that program. They’ll probably look good for stretches. There’s a big difference between being a bad team and being a young team. Unfortunately, they’re ascending. Won’t see it till next year though.
I imagine Illinois finishes with a conference record between 5-15 and 7-13. They are going to struggle. I like Trent Frazier's game, but there isn't enough talent around him to prevent defenses from smothering him. I think Minnesota on the other hand is around .500 in the league. They will finish ahead of Rutgers, Illinois, Northwestern, and maybe Penn State depending on how their backcourt ends up.
Minn won’t finish ahead of Penn St., imo.
I think Iowa's record last year was a slightly skewed anomaly. In other words, they were probably better than their record.I think it's totally valid to assume they'll finish top 8 this year.
I may be a little more optimistic about them than most here since I'm not an Iowa fan and didn't have to suffer through all their games last year, but I kind of feel like they're a sleeping giant right now.
First of all, they had the 19th best KenPom offense despite a high number of turnovers. I think Iowa could reduce turnovers this season and become a top 10 offense since the roster is extremely talented from an offensive perspective with the likes of J Bo, Cook, Garza, Moss, etc.
The defense was terrible so that will need to improve dramatically. But teams did score more points per possession in conference play when Ellingson and Wagner were on the court than anyone else so you're losing your two worst defenders statistically.
There were 2 things I noticed when watching Iowa last season that I think contributed to such poor defense:
1. I think Fran plays way too many players. I understand Iowa plays at a faster pace so there's a need to play more players than a team like Wisconsin, who plays super slow, but you still can't really get away with playing 10+ players. Should just play his best 7-8 players in my opinion. Maybe slow the tempo down to accommodate this. Feel like the only teams who can get away with big rotations are teams that press alot or just pressure the ball constantly like Illinois did last season. Either way, they have to force turnovers to makeup for it.
2. I think he plays too many bigs together. You can do that if one of the bigs is a freak of nature on defense, like Jaren Jackson was for MSU, but playing multiple bigs who can't guard in space is just wrong in my opinion. Garza and Cook together are fine but when you start trying to sneak Nunge in as a small forward or Kriener and Pemsyll together, teams can exploit that with quicker guys on the perimeter or just get them guarding in ball screens and out in space.
But I really do expect improvement from Iowa. Played a lot of underclassmen last year. They'll have multiple upperclassmen now with another off-season and a rumored commitment to defense. Thought they ended the season on a high note at the B1G tournament beating up on Illinois and forcing national runner up Michigan into OT.
Thoroughly stated.I may be a little more optimistic about them than most here since I'm not an Iowa fan and didn't have to suffer through all their games last year, but I kind of feel like they're a sleeping giant right now.
First of all, they had the 19th best KenPom offense despite a high number of turnovers. I think Iowa could reduce turnovers this season and become a top 10 offense since the roster is extremely talented from an offensive perspective with the likes of J Bo, Cook, Garza, Moss, etc.
The defense was terrible so that will need to improve dramatically. But teams did score more points per possession in conference play when Ellingson and Wagner were on the court than anyone else so you're losing your two worst defenders statistically.
There were 2 things I noticed when watching Iowa last season that I think contributed to such poor defense:
1. I think Fran plays way too many players. I understand Iowa plays at a faster pace so there's a need to play more players than a team like Wisconsin, who plays super slow, but you still can't really get away with playing 10+ players. Should just play his best 7-8 players in my opinion. Maybe slow the tempo down to accommodate this. Feel like the only teams who can get away with big rotations are teams that press alot or just pressure the ball constantly like Illinois did last season. Either way, they have to force turnovers to makeup for it.
2. I think he plays too many bigs together. You can do that if one of the bigs is a freak of nature on defense, like Jaren Jackson was for MSU, but playing multiple bigs who can't guard in space is just wrong in my opinion. Garza and Cook together are fine but when you start trying to sneak Nunge in as a small forward or Kriener and Pemsyll together, teams can exploit that with quicker guys on the perimeter or just get them guarding in ball screens and out in space.
But I really do expect improvement from Iowa. Played a lot of underclassmen last year. They'll have multiple upperclassmen now with another off-season and a rumored commitment to defense. Thought they ended the season on a high note at the B1G tournament beating up on Illinois and forcing national runner up Michigan into OT.
Good post. I think the addition of Joe W at the 3, a healthy CMc, a healthier JBo, and more experience overall should help. Last year, we just didn't have enough perimeter players. Fran needs to figure out who will play and who will have to usually sit in the front court.I may be a little more optimistic about them than most here since I'm not an Iowa fan and didn't have to suffer through all their games last year, but I kind of feel like they're a sleeping giant right now.
First of all, they had the 19th best KenPom offense despite a high number of turnovers. I think Iowa could reduce turnovers this season and become a top 10 offense since the roster is extremely talented from an offensive perspective with the likes of J Bo, Cook, Garza, Moss, etc.
The defense was terrible so that will need to improve dramatically. But teams did score more points per possession in conference play when Ellingson and Wagner were on the court than anyone else so you're losing your two worst defenders statistically.
There were 2 things I noticed when watching Iowa last season that I think contributed to such poor defense:
1. I think Fran plays way too many players. I understand Iowa plays at a faster pace so there's a need to play more players than a team like Wisconsin, who plays super slow, but you still can't really get away with playing 10+ players. Should just play his best 7-8 players in my opinion. Maybe slow the tempo down to accommodate this. Feel like the only teams who can get away with big rotations are teams that press alot or just pressure the ball constantly like Illinois did last season. Either way, they have to force turnovers to makeup for it.
2. I think he plays too many bigs together. You can do that if one of the bigs is a freak of nature on defense, like Jaren Jackson was for MSU, but playing multiple bigs who can't guard in space is just wrong in my opinion. Garza and Cook together are fine but when you start trying to sneak Nunge in as a small forward or Kriener and Pemsyll together, teams can exploit that with quicker guys on the perimeter or just get them guarding in ball screens and out in space.
But I really do expect improvement from Iowa. Played a lot of underclassmen last year. They'll have multiple upperclassmen now with another off-season and a rumored commitment to defense. Thought they ended the season on a high note at the B1G tournament beating up on Illinois and forcing national runner up Michigan into OT.
I may be a little more optimistic about them than most here since I'm not an Iowa fan and didn't have to suffer through all their games last year, but I kind of feel like they're a sleeping giant right now.
First of all, they had the 19th best KenPom offense despite a high number of turnovers. I think Iowa could reduce turnovers this season and become a top 10 offense since the roster is extremely talented from an offensive perspective with the likes of J Bo, Cook, Garza, Moss, etc.
The defense was terrible so that will need to improve dramatically. But teams did score more points per possession in conference play when Ellingson and Wagner were on the court than anyone else so you're losing your two worst defenders statistically.
There were 2 things I noticed when watching Iowa last season that I think contributed to such poor defense:
1. I think Fran plays way too many players. I understand Iowa plays at a faster pace so there's a need to play more players than a team like Wisconsin, who plays super slow, but you still can't really get away with playing 10+ players. Should just play his best 7-8 players in my opinion. Maybe slow the tempo down to accommodate this. Feel like the only teams who can get away with big rotations are teams that press alot or just pressure the ball constantly like Illinois did last season. Either way, they have to force turnovers to makeup for it.
2. I think he plays too many bigs together. You can do that if one of the bigs is a freak of nature on defense, like Jaren Jackson was for MSU, but playing multiple bigs who can't guard in space is just wrong in my opinion. Garza and Cook together are fine but when you start trying to sneak Nunge in as a small forward or Kriener and Pemsyll together, teams can exploit that with quicker guys on the perimeter or just get them guarding in ball screens and out in space.
But I really do expect improvement from Iowa. Played a lot of underclassmen last year. They'll have multiple upperclassmen now with another off-season and a rumored commitment to defense. Thought they ended the season on a high note at the B1G tournament beating up on Illinois and forcing national runner up Michigan into OT.
If there is enough March situations, then yes.Does “sleeping giant” translate to regional powerhouse?
I may be a little more optimistic about them than most here since I'm not an Iowa fan and didn't have to suffer through all their games last year, but I kind of feel like they're a sleeping giant right now.
First of all, they had the 19th best KenPom offense despite a high number of turnovers. I think Iowa could reduce turnovers this season and become a top 10 offense since the roster is extremely talented from an offensive perspective with the likes of J Bo, Cook, Garza, Moss, etc.
The defense was terrible so that will need to improve dramatically. But teams did score more points per possession in conference play when Ellingson and Wagner were on the court than anyone else so you're losing your two worst defenders statistically.
There were 2 things I noticed when watching Iowa last season that I think contributed to such poor defense:
1. I think Fran plays way too many players. I understand Iowa plays at a faster pace so there's a need to play more players than a team like Wisconsin, who plays super slow, but you still can't really get away with playing 10+ players. Should just play his best 7-8 players in my opinion. Maybe slow the tempo down to accommodate this. Feel like the only teams who can get away with big rotations are teams that press alot or just pressure the ball constantly like Illinois did last season. Either way, they have to force turnovers to makeup for it.
2. I think he plays too many bigs together. You can do that if one of the bigs is a freak of nature on defense, like Jaren Jackson was for MSU, but playing multiple bigs who can't guard in space is just wrong in my opinion. Garza and Cook together are fine but when you start trying to sneak Nunge in as a small forward or Kriener and Pemsyll together, teams can exploit that with quicker guys on the perimeter or just get them guarding in ball screens and out in space.
But I really do expect improvement from Iowa. Played a lot of underclassmen last year. They'll have multiple upperclassmen now with another off-season and a rumored commitment to defense. Thought they ended the season on a high note at the B1G tournament beating up on Illinois and forcing national runner up Michigan into OT.
Am I looking at it correctly, we are predicted to win 15 games and go 10-10 in the BIG?
I may be a little more optimistic about them than most here since I'm not an Iowa fan and didn't have to suffer through all their games last year, but I kind of feel like they're a sleeping giant right now.
First of all, they had the 19th best KenPom offense despite a high number of turnovers. I think Iowa could reduce turnovers this season and become a top 10 offense since the roster is extremely talented from an offensive perspective with the likes of J Bo, Cook, Garza, Moss, etc.
The defense was terrible so that will need to improve dramatically. But teams did score more points per possession in conference play when Ellingson and Wagner were on the court than anyone else so you're losing your two worst defenders statistically.
There were 2 things I noticed when watching Iowa last season that I think contributed to such poor defense:
1. I think Fran plays way too many players. I understand Iowa plays at a faster pace so there's a need to play more players than a team like Wisconsin, who plays super slow, but you still can't really get away with playing 10+ players. Should just play his best 7-8 players in my opinion. Maybe slow the tempo down to accommodate this. Feel like the only teams who can get away with big rotations are teams that press alot or just pressure the ball constantly like Illinois did last season. Either way, they have to force turnovers to makeup for it.
2. I think he plays too many bigs together. You can do that if one of the bigs is a freak of nature on defense, like Jaren Jackson was for MSU, but playing multiple bigs who can't guard in space is just wrong in my opinion. Garza and Cook together are fine but when you start trying to sneak Nunge in as a small forward or Kriener and Pemsyll together, teams can exploit that with quicker guys on the perimeter or just get them guarding in ball screens and out in space.
But I really do expect improvement from Iowa. Played a lot of underclassmen last year. They'll have multiple upperclassmen now with another off-season and a rumored commitment to defense. Thought they ended the season on a high note at the B1G tournament beating up on Illinois and forcing national runner up Michigan into OT.