Next class has an athletic slasher with size and an elite shooter with length. What is not to like? Dix gets into traffic and delivers pretty damn well, over 50% from 2 I think. I expect a much better flow to the offense, along with better defense and rebounding with Patrick and Krikke gone. I hope Tony decides to come back and finish his college career on an up note. It would be a bonus if Mulvey can actually provide some minutes backing up Owen, so Dembele can get more minutes on the court with Owen.
JR Koch's opinion on whether teams like IOWA and Indiana should play in the NIT
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I think it's tacky and smacks of "I'm going to take my ball home if I can't play" when teams turn down the NIT.
Poor baby. St Johns did not deserve to get in. Glad there were enough tyurney upsets to make sure they are out. Unfortunately, his slimy little son is in.
Oklahoma, which went 20-12, also declined an invite to the NIT. In a statement, coach Porter Moser said he felt the Sooners' resume and metrics were worthy of being in the field and noted that the choice not to continue their season was done with the "well-being of our student-athletes as the top priority."
WTF does that even mean? JFC. If you're going to release a statement, just come out and say "We're bitter, and as part of our whiny protest, we're pretending that we're too good for the NIT."
Don't we think we're going to have better defense every year?
What not to like is the coach and his lack of defense.
We'll hear all about defense in November, and any increase in defensive intensity will be gone by B1G season...
I sure didn't think the defense would be better after last year, when Kris, Rebraca and Connor left, leaving zip to guard the basket.
Next year, we have some guys returning who play good defense. Dix plays defense better than he plays offense, which is pretty good. Dembele is going to be one of the better interior defenders (and rebounder) Fran has recruited. Freeman is a decent defender, although he need to learn to stop reaching, which gets him in foul trouble. If he returns, Tony make defensive plays, although he needs to be more consistent. Bowen seemed to play good defense, until he found a permanent place on the bench. Even Harding plays decent defense. I'll give you that Payton is not a good defender. It is like no one ever taught him how to get into a defensive position. The guys leaving after this year are by far our worst defenders, unlike last year.
Someone mentioned, here or another thread, that Iowa 3 pt shooting is bad. I always thought we were decent if not good. However I checked and we are really good! Only 138 teams above us! (wink wink)
It means the coach is pissed off, burned out & his wife booked a vacation home in Hawaii for two weeks for the end of March.
Iowa is slow, short. doesn't play defense and can't rebound....but at least they can't shoot.
I think it really hurt this year not having a stretch 4 or stretch 5 like Garza or the Murray bros. Having both Freeman and Krikke out there a lot with neither being a 3 point threat, teams could really run Payton and Dix off the 3 point line and with Perk not being a great outside shooter either it turned out to be one of Iowa's worst years from 3. I think next year depending on how Ladji develops his offensive game and if Brock can find his shooting form from high school they could be a lot better from 3.
Koch definitely fits the mold of a Fran recruit.
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Indiana did the right thing. I don't believe B1G teams should be playing in the NIT.
what you are seeing with teams turning down NIT invites is wh
Get used to it. It's going to happen in college football too. You think OSU, Alabama and the like are going to opt for some meaningless bowl game should they not make the playoffs? Post season football for non-playoff teams as far as fan interest, attendance, relevance, etc. is finished. You will have historically bad programs like ISU get excited about going to Shrieveport but that's about it. Bowls will be a thing of the past in the not so distant future. Players don't give a shit about their schools anymore. All about the money. ISU is having a great season. 1/2 their players would leave in a heartbeat for more money. ISU will have to pony up to keep'em. Sad but true.
NIT is a joke. It used to have some merit and prestige, but those days ended back in the late 1970's- yes I'm old enough to remember.
I agree. the more games the better. Opportunites to learn from live game action. You can't get that from practice. And we wouldn't get to hear more belly aching from Curtis on how the team sucks.
That is a loser mentality advocated for by losers.
LOLOLOLOL THIS SHIT. Coaches haven't given a shit about their schools for decades. It has solely been about the money. You all are fine with coaches making millions, but the players getting a little bit sends you raging into the night. Hypocrities.
You're certainly entitled to your opinion, but I view the NIT like a there are no losers- everyone gets a participation ribbon mentality.
I am not fine with the millions paid Coaches. Coaches are overpaid. Now the players are. Neither give a shit about their schools. No hypocrisy here.
Tell everyone you’ve never competed athletically without telling them you’ve never competed athletically.
If football teams opt out of bowls, they forfeit the ability to practice in December. That's 4 weeks to develop players. Ask Nebby how that's working for them....
I am betting that changes in the not so distant future (the ability to practice for teams not in bowl games)
