PTL aka JBo Prime Time

[The Sleeping Dog]

in my opinion being on the zebras bad side costs Iowa 1-2 B1G games per season.

You said a mouthful there brother.

 

[kceasthawk]

That lineup is as good of a guess as any.

..although I only saw Garza for a few minutes...he strikes me in a couple ways. He is a gamer...wouldnt go as far to say a brawler...but he isnt afraid to mix it up...I dont think the match up with Wagner/Williams team was the best for him.

.. He also seems to hold himself to a standard...Smart player..I dont think he is going to be a 'good loser'..which isnt a bad thing. Its possible in the early going come fall he will be his own worse critic..might be a little too hard on himself. Natural progression with experience.

Nunge is talented offensively..no question and he knows it (confident).. Really good handles for a 7 footer. While Uthoff was a stretch 4 who could knock down 3's when delivered the ball when open...Nunge is as well...the difference is Nunge has the potential to create his own 3.

these two are going to be alot of fun to watch thats for sure.

Very nice Bob, thanks for the info. I'd agree that Garza seems to have that edge. It was one of the things that made Woody valuable, that didn't show up in the box scores. I could see Garza having many of Woody's good qualities, but as a much more skilled offensive player. On top of that, Kreiner seems to be elevating his game, and is prepared to compete for his minutes as well. Should make them both that much better. Couldn't be more excited about the future of Iowa hoops!

 

[kceasthawk]

How tall is nunge the recruiting profile has him at 6'9 but everybody on the pod cast keeps saying around 7' so has he grown since the profile was made

Yes and Luka said he may still be growing as well!

 

[The Sleeping Dog]

Just like to say, as I did at the time, when is an ESPN 4* recruit ever a fall back for Iowa. ESPN, a service that typically under rates Iowa recruits, had Jordan in the top 120 players nationally and a four star recruit. That is never a fall back recruit for Iowa.

Jordan is performing at that level and has more than justified his ratings.

 

[Legend12]

ya dont have the memory you have...thus my comment I believe. Am i correct in that he played some PTL before committing to Wisconsin?

Yes, he played the summer he committed to Wisconsin, but I don't think his commitment stopped him from playing any games...he had a pretty busy schedule already with AAU and other camps, and I think his commitment came right near the end of the PTL playoffs.

 

[DanL53]

Just like to say, as I did at the time, when is an ESPN 4* recruit ever a fall back for Iowa. ESPN, a service that typically under rates Iowa recruits, had Jordan in the top 120 players nationally and a four star recruit. That is never a fall back recruit for Iowa.

Jordan is performing at that level and has more than justified his ratings.

Good question! If only CyCity would come back and explain why Bohannon was a Fallback recruit once again. And I know he wasn't the only one. I just mention him as I don't want to out any current posters.

 

[DrewHawk33]

He did, but Brady certainly didn't guard him the entire game.....lots of switching off. I would also suggest that when you see good defense in these games it's not the norm so it stands out.

I mentioned this in another thread but it fits here too. Brady did not start out guarding him and the guy was going crazy early. Then Brady took over the guarding responsibilities for a period of time and the guy looked like an average MVC guy. It was very noticeable that Brady's D was a cut above.

 

[DanL53]

I mentioned this in another thread but it fits here too. Brady did not start out guarding him and the guy was going crazy early. Then Brady took over the guarding responsibilities for a period of time and the guy looked like an average MVC guy. It was very noticeable that Brady's D was a cut above.

So you SAW that with your own eyes. As others have mentioned as well. I'd like to thank L. Wade Childress and Legend12 for looking at box scores and informing us of how the game went.

 

[Hawksfor3]

Was impressed with both Moss & Ellingson

Just watched highlights and both of them hitting long jumpers. Brady is shooting more, Woo Hoo!

 

[Hawksfor3]

Kreiner definitely looked beefier. He played pretty hard and was pretty physical. He had some, grab the ball and go to the hoop with a serious dunk going on. The main take away for me is that he was definitely stronger, more intense, and confident. It was good.

I'm very impressed with Ryan. You're right, he looks weightier and stronger. His outside shots look great and I love that "Get the heck out of my way" look and attitude! . Yes, very intense.

 

[DrewHawk33]

So you SAW that with your own eyes. As others have mentioned as well. I'd like to thank L. Wade Childress and Legend12 for looking at box scores and informing us of how the game went.

Yeah box scores here don't tell the story well. Brady shut him down when he was on him. The guy finally kind of gave up because he just couldn't get past Brady easily. And yes I was there and saw it with my own eyes.

 

[CanadaHawk]

I'm very impressed with Ryan. You're right, he looks weightier and stronger. His outside shots look great and I love that "Get the heck out of my way" look and attitude! . Yes, very intense.

Really like that we've got 10 fouls of aggressive attitude in true centers now.