Caught some of both last night and two games I thought should favor Iowa seem more in doubt. DePaul played U of Chicago so hard to take too much away given the competition. DePaul has some serious length + Charlie Moore at his 4th or 5th stop. Cincy looked pretty solid against OSU and has a couple returners from last year + some new talent. Lots of big athletic dudes. Would have been nice to land Carton.
DePaul and Cincy
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Kenpom has Iowa as a decent home favorite (8pts, 76%). The have the Cincy game as a toss up, Cincy favored by 1, Iowa at 45%. I'd guess Iowa should win the DePaul game and it will be close until fairly late, but Iowa pulls away a bit in the last few minutes. The Cincy game will be tough and either a close win or loss.
They win both, they would both be good wins. Neither would be a bad loss, though DePaul would be looked at a bit harder.
They win both, they would both be good wins. Neither would be a bad loss, though DePaul would be looked at a bit harder.
Carton will haunt Hawks the next four years. Smooth operator at the point .
Would have been best pg at Iowa since Andre and Ronnie .
Would have been best pg at Iowa since Andre and Ronnie .
Will be interesting to see what they can do against the first team they play with a pulse on Monday. DePaul are not world beaters by any means; they're picked last in the coaches big east preseason poll that I saw. But, they look like they at least have some D1 capable talent.
Just for comparison/context, KP has DePaul just ahead of MN.
I'm no expert but having watched Depaul.....that will be a challenging game. IF, big IF, we handle them then I will start to feel pretty good about where this season might be heading. I still have a hard time getting a read after watching the exhibition game.
yeah I saw him last night.. fast, quick, explosive good defender too.. he’s gonna be a good one for them..
Interesting thought. This year vs Cincy we not only face Jarron Cumberland again, but we get to face his brother Jaevin as well.
Might take a few weeks to really watch the team gel. A lot of new pieces, like a new class coming through.
The 5 game stretch with Syracuse, Minnesota, ISU, Michigan and Cincy could make or break the season. 3-2 or 2-3 would be manageable. 1-4 or 0-5 would really be tough to recover from. Iowa could play decent ball and still lose all 5 games.
It would be tough to recover from anything less than 2 wins out of that bunch of teams. None of them are terrible, but none are highly regarded either. Not a good sign early if they can't get it done against probable bubble competition.
Carton was never going to go to Iowa with Connor being older and the coaches son. Iowa will be just fine with Connor, Joe T., C.J., Bakari, and JBO running the show.
Watching some of depaul vs. fdu. Charlie Moore, the depaul pg, could be a handful to contain.
