At this point Bro D Im just going to enjoy the ups and downs of Iowa bball. We played incredibly soft against Michigan, then came back and played our best game of the year yesterday. When Keegan is out of foul trouble we are a team to be dealt with. The length and athleticism of both Murray’s yesterday was a sight to see. Now I’ll get back to bitching when Kris gets 17 minutes against Sparty! Lol.
Not necessarily. Iowa needed the toughness and leadership that Connor brought yesterday. Every game and opponent are different, but Connor had a positive influence that significantly contributed to the win. With that said, a lot of games the team would be best served if he got Austin Ash minutes.
If he hadn’t traveled first time he got ball, he may have played more. Fran had a group that was playing well and he stayed with them. Sand fort was on bench cheering his butt off. That shows he is team first, unlike some posters who like to whine about minutes played
Chris was huge defensively. Leading rebounder with 8 yesterday. Again, when the Murray brothers are out of foul trouble and Chris gets his minutes like yesterday we are tough to beat. Buckeyes had no answer for either of them. They dominated the game on both ends. This shows the potential of Chris next year. Look for him to average 14-15 pts a game and 6-7 boards.
No reason to believe that Kris Murray will be less productive than Keegan .... similarly explosive and athletic. I think he may be a better rebounder, just needs more minutes to get to the same level of production as Keegan IMO.
You think Sandfort defending 6’8’’ 250 Zed Key or 6’9’’ Kyle Young would be a favorable matchup?
I think he'll have a good rookie season, but 14-15 is a stretch, maybe 8-10 coming off the bench depending on where he lands.
Connor played really well yesterday. His defense and toughness were exactly what we needed and contributed greatly to the W.
Kris fouled out in 14 minutes against MI. He pretty much controls his minutes with his play.
And this board went nuts when Taylor did it. Some of our fans are very….dim.
Agreed. IMO this was Fran's best job this year with respect to managing minutes and substitutions. It was also the first game this year that he played Kris extended minutes in a competitive game without being forced to because of fouls or injury. He didn't have a great offensive game today but his usual presence on the defensive end and on the boards was instrumental to the victory. He also didn't commit unnecessary fouls like he did against Michigan. I wouldn't call one game a trend but really hoping that this is something we'll see more of going forward.
If you read back I apologized for that. Brain fart.and I’m sure you read everyone’s posts 24/7.
I don’t disagree per se. It really depends on matchups.
Which is often the case. His one weakness is he's not another scorer in the lineup, which is fine because this team can score. What he brings in most games is toughness, high basketball IQ, and not worrying about getting his, things this team is in short supply of in many games.
Was a poor attempt at humor. Phil and Kris were crucial in that second half performance.
Correct, yesterday was not the game to bitch about Connor's minutes. There are several of those opportunities, but that isn't it.
Did you say Ash should get minutes or did I miss understand? Ash=Bad
