Can we field two teams this year?
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The shortest post in my history on the board and I still get complaints? 
Sorry, I was just looking at the roster, again, and trying to make sense of who might not see time and cripes it's not easy. We've got one guy who has All Big Ten written all over him in Uthoff, and four guys with a lot of experience besides him. Then there's Uhl and a bunch of newbies. But the thing I think makes it tough is all of the guys bring something to the table and sorting it out.........
....So I got to thinking I'm not so sure we couldn't have one team good enough to make the NCAA's, and a second still good enough to get to the NIT.
Anyway, thanks Lao. I was just having fun. And, guys, if you can't stand my posts, don't open them up! Or, if you have a problem figuring out how ignore works just ask and I'll help explain it to you.
Sorry, I was just looking at the roster, again, and trying to make sense of who might not see time and cripes it's not easy. We've got one guy who has All Big Ten written all over him in Uthoff, and four guys with a lot of experience besides him. Then there's Uhl and a bunch of newbies. But the thing I think makes it tough is all of the guys bring something to the table and sorting it out.........
....So I got to thinking I'm not so sure we couldn't have one team good enough to make the NCAA's, and a second still good enough to get to the NIT.
Anyway, thanks Lao. I was just having fun. And, guys, if you can't stand my posts, don't open them up! Or, if you have a problem figuring out how ignore works just ask and I'll help explain it to you.
DanL, I think your post is thoughtful. I intended those same thoughts when I posted on another thread a few days ago that I think we can win conference without any of the new guys playing. Obviously, that is a bit of a stretch, as there can always be injuries and other setbacks, but I honestly think this is a killer lineup:
5: Woody, Uhl
4: Uthoff, Baer
3: Jok, Uhl, Baer
2: Clemmons, Ellingson
1: Gesell, Clemmons
With this lineup, for most of the game we will have 22-24 year old men playing, and much of their competition will be 18-20 year old boys. Every year we see a mid-major that happens to be senior heavy make a run in the tourney...and these guys aren't mid-major.
That leaves:
5: Wagner, Jones
4: Jones, Hutton
3: Fleming, Hutton
2: Moss, Fleming
1: Williams, Fleming
I doubt that team can with the conference...this year...but maybe some day. It seems that Fran was able to pull off a recruiting coup that you don't see much anymore: Convince 18 year olds that it is worth their time to WAIT 1 year to feel the love.
There was one consistent theme throughout all of those video interviews...they all talk about TEAM. I wonder if that isn't maybe the most important thing that the coaches are looking for. Maybe that is why we have seen a few of these high profile recruits fall off the radar at the last hour. Maybe the coaches are getting a sense that they really aren't about the team. Maybe that is why Cook pulled the trigger: he has the skillset needed to be top shelf, but the character & maturity desired to insert that into a team structure.
Anyway, good post DanL. I hope we are all right. I hope our upperclassmen can be as good as history tells us they should...and let's hope these young guys are as good as advertised. It could be a fun few month/years for Hawkeye fans.
Go Hawks!
5: Woody, Uhl
4: Uthoff, Baer
3: Jok, Uhl, Baer
2: Clemmons, Ellingson
1: Gesell, Clemmons
With this lineup, for most of the game we will have 22-24 year old men playing, and much of their competition will be 18-20 year old boys. Every year we see a mid-major that happens to be senior heavy make a run in the tourney...and these guys aren't mid-major.
That leaves:
5: Wagner, Jones
4: Jones, Hutton
3: Fleming, Hutton
2: Moss, Fleming
1: Williams, Fleming
I doubt that team can with the conference...this year...but maybe some day. It seems that Fran was able to pull off a recruiting coup that you don't see much anymore: Convince 18 year olds that it is worth their time to WAIT 1 year to feel the love.
There was one consistent theme throughout all of those video interviews...they all talk about TEAM. I wonder if that isn't maybe the most important thing that the coaches are looking for. Maybe that is why we have seen a few of these high profile recruits fall off the radar at the last hour. Maybe the coaches are getting a sense that they really aren't about the team. Maybe that is why Cook pulled the trigger: he has the skillset needed to be top shelf, but the character & maturity desired to insert that into a team structure.
Anyway, good post DanL. I hope we are all right. I hope our upperclassmen can be as good as history tells us they should...and let's hope these young guys are as good as advertised. It could be a fun few month/years for Hawkeye fans.
Go Hawks!
You just saved this thread!
I was too lazy to go into all that, or maybe I just had an instinct that someone could say it better. 
Agree!You just saved this thread!
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