I was thinking about Jeff Moe and how he played the game. More 3 point shooters on the team should watch his highlights. He absolutely craved the 3. He lived to shoot it and without hesitation. A true shooter's mentality. I think if players had that mindset, we'd see the best shooter's emerge. JorBo's already got it down. Now, let the others follow. The timid ones need to lose that mind block.
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Gerry Wright averaged 6.5ppg for that team and finished 7th in scoring average. The next season Al Lorenzen averaged 10.6ppg and finished 6th.
My most vivid Moe memory was when, in a game at Michigan, he got so under the skin of Coach Bill Frieder, that he had him loudly swearing at him from the sidelines.
People can debate about metrics, but I think the love affair with shooting 3s has kept a lot of players from developing a mid-range or near-the-basket game. Not everyone can become a good 3-pt shooter. Iowa currently has more than most teams, but a few players, like Wagner, Pemsl, Williams, and Cook, should focus more on the rest of their game IMO.
You saw The Big Shoe pumping his fist with your ears?I listened to Ron Gonder call an Iowa-MN game from the barn in Minneapolis. He said Moe was hot, and kept yelling at BJ Armstrong to get him the ball. After every make, he'd pump his fist and the crowd would boo.
Moe could play. Could hit the 3. Was a plus player on many levels. At times a blur on the court. Guarded. Hustled. Competed. Had fun and had a knack for a big moment. Lot of heart. Would take him again for sure
WOW! 11 points a game for your 6th scorer is a lot of punch. How many NBA guys on that team? BJ, Roy SR, Lohaus, Gamble? Did Horton get a sniff in the league?
Ed played one season in the NBA, for Washington. And Roy, SR was not on that team.
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The leading scorers that season were -
BJ - 17.4
Marble - 15.4
Bill Jones - 13
Moe - 12.9
Horton - 11.3
Lorenzen - 10.6
Hill 7.4
Lohaus and Gamble were not on the team that season.
"Hey Moe, you're a f*ckin' a**hole!! Tell Moe he's a f*ckin' a**hole!!" - Bill Frieder, 1987
My recollection was that Jeff grabbed Glen Rice and intentionally fouled him on a breakaway. It was priceless that CBS got Bill on closeup on that one. Probably Frieder's finest moment...
Impressive, none the less. Had forgotten about Clarence (Bill) Jones. Now there was a guy who could have used a few protein shakes and 5 meals a day. Versatile player though.
I've got really big earsYou saw The Big Shoe pumping his fist with your ears?
not sure if inside joke ('cuz it's not Roy Sr. or Jr.?: Roy and Roy Devyn)
Roy Marble (played for Hawkeyes from 1985-1986 through 1988-1989 seasons)
Horton was drafted by the Bullets (Washington) but I think was only around a couple years. Moe was drafted by Utah, don't think he made it. Bill Jones did get a 10 day contract with the Nets. Wright got drafted but opted for the Marines. Les Jepsen was also on that team
I think drugs and lack of skill development in college kept both Roy Sr and Horton from playing in the NBA.
I think Bill Jones is one of the most underrated past Iowa players. He did whatever was needed on the court, much like Baer.
I think Bill Jones is one of the most underrated past Iowa players. He did whatever was needed on the court, much like Baer.
I believe Roy was busted his rookie yr, don't remember Horton's cup of coffee.
Didn't Bill Jones lead the CBA in scoring one season if not more?
Jones played in 37 games for Nets. More games than Marble played in his career. Les Jepsen played in more NBA games than Marble, Horton or Jones.
Don't follow the CBA or know details, but I think he was an all-star in the CBA.
Won't go into rumors about Horton and Roy, but the drug problem started before they left Iowa.
Won't go into rumors about Horton and Roy, but the drug problem started before they left Iowa.
https://now.uiowa.edu/2012/03/coming
CSB about the 86-87 team published in 2012.
CSB about the 86-87 team published in 2012.
- Al Lorenzen is a CEO.
- Gerry Wright is a teacher and coach.
- Kevin Gamble was an assistant coach at Providence under Davis’ son, Keno, before moving on to work in the Boston Public Schools.
- Jeff Moe is a real estate executive in Indiana.
- Michael Morgan is an associate director of development at the UI Foundation.
- Les Jepsen is a financial planner who owns a business in St. Paul, Minn.
- B.J. Armstrong won three NBA titles with the Chicago Bulls and now is a sports agent representing reigning NBA MVP Derrick Rose.
- Bart Casey is a principal partner at Mercer Health and Benefits in Iowa City.
- Mark Jewell is a sales director in Indiana.
- Kent Hill is a deputy sheriff in Palm Coast, Fla.
- Ed Horton works for the city of Springfield, Ill.
- Bill Jones owns a bank security company in Michigan.
- Brad Lohaus is a broker for commercial airplanes and lives in North Liberty.
- Roy Marble is an account executive for Experian Automotive in Eastern Iowa, and his son, Devyn, is a sophomore guard on the Iowa basketball team.
- Michael Reaves works in the transportation industry in Georgia.
