I must say, his minutes in this game were absolutely huge. His big body was able to bang with the Purdue boys and save Kris and Filip from fouling out. I was hoping all year he would be able to get these type of minutes, but it just hadn't worked out and the team is clicking and he was ready when his number was called. One of those things that kida gets over seen in the win. Hoping this is a spark for the remainder of his career as a HAWKEYE.
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If Josh can take that next step between now and next season, the need to grab a big in the portal diminishes in importance. Not that I would object to landing a big via the portal, but you get my point.
Continue to work on the conditioning.
It's a 40 minute game and long season.
We will need him in Feb/Mar next year.
It's a 40 minute game and long season.
We will need him in Feb/Mar next year.
Sounds like he has been dealing with some serious health issues. Prayers up, young man.
Had no idea about the health issues. His minutes yesterday were incredible. Edey was killing us & then Big O’s presence caused multiple turnovers in key moments. Not to mention his and-one and jelly lay. He has a really great skill set and has beautiful footwork for a guy his size
My head almost hit the ceiling when Josh drove around Edey for a basket. That play was the point at which I really started to see that Iowa not only could, but probably would win the game.
Hopefully whatever he was dealing with is behind him and he can move forward with his basketball career or whatever he wants to pursue.
He was a difference maker in the Purdue game even in his limited minutes.
He was a difference maker in the Purdue game even in his limited minutes.
he showed quickness on that move that i didnt know he had.
Right!? You never know what someone is dealing with.
The play I loved was when Edey slammed his backside into Josh 3-4 times to back him down and he didn't give an inch.
He can move well for his size, needs to get reps with those post moves. That play happened because he didn’t hesitate. Prior to yesterday he had been holding the ball for a few seconds in the low post before his move, too much thinking.
I feel like I’ve seen that game 1,000 times as an iowa fan, from the Purdue perspective. Scrap and fight the whole game, but the other team always seems to have an answer and pulls away at the end. It was nice to see the Hawks on the good side of that. They played really well, I’m super happy for them.
Josh's performance was huge. And Fran putting him in there was a gutsy call that paid off, kudos to him. Can we get Josh on the Frank Garza workout plan?
But what was even better was that Josh got into his head, and he wasn’t nearly as effective the rest of the game. I saw the anger and frustration on Edeys face.
Josh got into all of their heads. Purdue was angry with themselves and frustrated. Their point guard slammed his fist against the basket padding too, though not directly because of Josh. That was Perk I think.
Josh (and perk and JoeT on defense, plus whole team) literally showed that Iowa was simply not going to get pushed around and would not give up and would not give Purdue a single inch for a single second. Neither of PUs bigs could dominate the game and that’s when their edifice of entitlement began to crack and crumble.
Why would it be a gutsy call to put Josh in? Fran really had no other option. He's played Josh before vs Purdue and Illinois in B1G play, so it is not like it is unprecedented. The foul trouble just forced his hand.
Both Kris Murray and Rebracca had 2 fouls in 1st half and that is mandatory seat on bench by Fran's own policy. Kris and Rebracca both finished with 4 fouls. One or both would have fouled out if Fran hadn't played JoshO/mulvey some minutes.
That's the frustrating thing about Josh. He actually appears to have a skillset we could use in the future, but he has resisted efforts to get himself to lose weight and get into better shape. Personally, I realize how hard that is, but I'm not the one that has ambitions to make valuable contributions to a B1G team. Seems like a great young man, but someone needs to get in his head and plant that desire in him and then he has to have the will power and strength to rebuild that large body.. The clock is ticking.
Can't give Josh enough credit for his work yesterday in helping win a Big Ten title. That play where he kept Edey in the lane for 7 seconds, just long enough for the refs to call "3 seconds" for the 2nd time I've seen this season, was HUGE. The four points were awesome. It's great to know Iowa can go 12 deep and beat the #9 team in the country. There's no doubt you spell team I - O - W - A.
100% agree.
Frans mandatory 2 foul jail policy is why Ogundele got a chance to play today. Nothing more than that.
Ogundele again shows his elite raw power when given a chance to play with the starting unit.
too bad it takes a “break glass only in emergency“ for Fran to play Ogundele.
I've always been hoping to see more of Josh O. Having underlying health issues could explain a lot as to why that hasn't happened.
While his minutes are limited, what he brought to the court was not.
The three things from individual players that I enjoyed most yesterday were (in no particular order) :
1. Josh O coming up big against Edey defensively when called upon, plus adding some scoring as icing on top!
2. Joe T. channeling the Tasmanian devil (from classic Looney Tunes for those not old enough to have had the pleasure) and being a disruptive whirlwind all over the court.
3. Perkins continued strong slashing to the bucket and overall aggressive look to score
While his minutes are limited, what he brought to the court was not.
The three things from individual players that I enjoyed most yesterday were (in no particular order) :
1. Josh O coming up big against Edey defensively when called upon, plus adding some scoring as icing on top!
2. Joe T. channeling the Tasmanian devil (from classic Looney Tunes for those not old enough to have had the pleasure) and being a disruptive whirlwind all over the court.
3. Perkins continued strong slashing to the bucket and overall aggressive look to score
Agree and the 8 pts in limited action from Payton Sandfort. He's going to help us alot going forward. Good defense and and good passer. Active. Quick release.
I've been very skeptical that Josh would ever be a major contributor for us even until this game against Purdue. It is an incredible sight to see all of these players just suddenly at the right time and place have that light bulb go on and become a positive contributor to the team success directly on the court. Its got to be the most rewarding season for coach McCaffery at least in his time at Iowa so far.
he looked really good. Fran was not kidding when he said he was confident in going to anyone on the bench.
we needed everyone yesterday. and Josh not only played, he contributed in big ways.
Yep, that was great. The Purdue player looked back at Josh like, "who is this guy?"
Yeah, he was a highlight in a game FULL of highlights. Really fun to see that. He did some nice things.
Well, now we know why he took that jump shot. If he can get that down in the game...Keep working it, Josh!!
I like the fact that he had enough confidence to shoot it…
altough I’d rather see him take that open space and take a 1 dribble drive slam dunk
I sure hope, but I think you gotta play it safe and start searching now. Can't really cross your fingers and only hope imo.
It'll be too late by the time we find out
