Ryan Kriener update

[cocoem]

To clear up what happened in the game. First off my friend and I were near the baseline and had a good view of the contact that created the injury. If you were sitting in the main seating area courtside your view may have been limited. At the 12:30 point of the first half the score was 21-16 for Bohannon/Kriener. While in transition Kriener beat his man down the court and went to the ball side block. The trailing defender(neither Nunge or Carlson) who was beat on the play came up behind Kriener and displaced him from the block by a good 2 feet. My friend and I had close view of the play and both commented that if that happened to us we wouldn't get back up. There was a significant impact and it was all directed to the lower back. Kriener winced but ran back to the other end after a missed shot. The ball was quickly shot on the other end. Kriener got the rebound and took one dribble and stopped as it was easy to see he was in significant pain. I'll stand by my comment that there was no place for that kind of contact in the PTL setting. The guy was beat down the floor and to displace someone on the court like he did brings up the possibility of serious injury. Hopefully the injury is minor but we all know back injuries can be fickle. Big guys take a lot of abuse during the season to their lower backs and once an injury starts in that area it can be difficult to get it healed. I also commented that during the game Klimt Carlson was lucky to avoid a serious injury.

As far as the game goes, without Kriener in the game the 5 point lead turned into a 22 point deficit before Bohannon made a frantic charge. It was fun to watch the kid shoot it from all over the gym. Kriener was easily the best player on the floor the first 8 minutes and was dominating Nunge and Carlson. Without him Friedman and Brown from UNI wore down. They had no subs. Nunge/Ellingson team was rotating 4 subs in every few minutes.

During the game Randy Larson(coach of Nunge/Ellingson) was patrolling the sidelines like it was the NBA finals, barking commands to his team. Kriener/Bohannon played most of the year with 5 or 6 players and no coach.

As a side note I have gone to PTL games for a few years and thought the offiating has been pretty good. But the officials were not in position on the Kriener or Carlson plays. Their main focus should be to eliminate all unnecessary contact. Basketball is a rough sport but these plays could have been avoided.

The PTL is a great avenue for fans to see the players in a close setting. Also great for fans and kids to get autographs and talk with the players. More plays like this and the PTL will be in jeopardy.

I laughed out loud about the Larson comment. He is something else...

 

[hawkeyeguy69]

I was

I believe Fran is talking to the media (August 2nd) before the team leaves for Europe. We'll know something by Wednesday. Hopefully good news about all our Bigs!

I Just wondering when they are going to Europe... Hopefully good news on RK.

It will be good to hear some coach speak. Both before and after Europe.... It would also be nice if there was a mouse in the room while in Europe. IIRC we did not get the best Intel from our last trip.

Anyone know is Connor Mac going on the trip?

 

[dandh]

I was


I Just wondering when they are going to Europe... Hopefully good news on RK.

It will be good to hear some coach speak. Both before and after Europe.... It would also be nice if there was a mouse in the room while in Europe. IIRC we did not get the best Intel from our last trip.

Anyone know is Connor Mac going on the trip?

Check out the pictures of practice - Kriener seems to be feeling pretty darned good.

http://www.hawkeyesports.com/galleries/?gallery=4622

 

[HoustonREDHawk]

Great to see Kriener in action. Does anyone know the status of Pemsl? He seems to be practicing, but I had the impression he would be taking it slow for a while.

Aside from injuries, Nunge is really long! With reports about his BB skills, he could become a very special player for the Hawks.

 

[HawkRugged17]

 

[MepoDawg#]

Wieskamp, P. McCaffery and Xavier Foster all in attendance at Iowa practice today.

 

[perryhawk]

Wieskamp, P. McCaffery and Xavier Foster all in attendance at Iowa practice today.

Awesome info, thanks.......I also read the Ryan has looked really good in practice.

 

[kceasthawk]

Wieskamp, P. McCaffery and Xavier Foster all in attendance at Iowa practice today.

WOW! Now there's some interesting news! Thanks Dawg!

 

[kceasthawk]

Nice to see Connor staying involved as well! I think in a couple of years he's going to be a very solid heady player for the Hawks.

 

[HawkRugged17]

WOW! Now there's some interesting news! Thanks Dawg!

 

[hawkeyeguy69]

Check out the pictures of practice - Kriener seems to be feeling pretty darned good.

http://www.hawkeyesports.com/galleries/?gallery=4622

Excellent! RK is definitely good to go. Otherwise there would not be a chance he would be practicing... Thanks for the info!

 

[hawkeyeguy69]

Wieskamp, P. McCaffery and Xavier Foster all in attendance at Iowa practice today.

The future is certainly bright indeed! Get these 3 and a PG, and the sky is the limit!

Dang I am lovin the thought of the Hawkeye's future! Cannot stop thinking about it. We are looking at top 3 finishes in the B1G from now until I am well into the 2020s. Heck I may have a kid in college, and be eligible for the AARP before we have another downturn! Sweet.... Thank you Fran!

 

[L. Wade Childress]

Nice to see Connor staying involved as well! I think in a couple of years he's going to be a very solid heady player for the Hawks.

Well, duh, he's white.