****Truman St vs Iowa Game Thread****
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Not sure what many of you expected. 118 points is a crazy big number against anyone. We will score a lot of points this year and be very fun to watch on the offensive end. Captain obvious I know. @RocknRollface is pretty much right about the Center position. There will be games Josh O will be useful for his big body but guessing he will see 8-10 minutes a game. There will also be nights on the road w/our defense we will get punished if we're not scoring 80 pts. Those of you expecting Pat to all of a sudden become Dennis Rodman are going to be really upset this year. He's a finesse player who likes to get up and down the court but he's never going to mix it up. Enjoy him for what he is or don't. I understand both ways as a fan. Think it's going to be a fun season. Lots of weapons.
Regarding Pat, other than the occasional help block or tipped ball steal, I don't expect that he'll ever play defense well. It's just not part of his psyche.
Some players have innate competitive and toughness instincts Jess Setttes, Ryan Bowen, and Greg Bruner are former Hawk forwards that come to mind. The extra energy and hustle made them special players IMO. At the opposite end of the spectrum you have Patrick McCaffery. 25mpg/3.0-3.5 REBs - that's just about all you're going to get from him over the course of a full season. He could probably double that production with decent effort on the boards but he won't.
I loved/love those 3 players you mentioned but they are completely different types of players than PMac. Tyler Cook could have been an AA bringing down 10 RB's a game & being a defensive force with his athleticism if he had that innate competitiveness/toughness/instincts like those guys. Unfortunately, there are a lot of players that don't have that kind of gear - Tony Perkins does and that is why he is going to be extra special and a fan favorite the next two years.
Like @littlez and @BBHawk said, he is a different type of player that brings value in other ways but he isn't going to be a big time rebounder/defender. But he will be able to carry the team offensively at times and likely there will be a handful of times that will be needed (for instance he was the only player that showed a pulse offensively against Richmond).
Agree. I think we’ll see some situational runs at the PG spot, but expecting majority of min at the SG.
We had several breakdowns, but look at Turnovers and rebounding. That tells me defense was not bad. First 8 minutes was cringe worthy however. Truman had some good shooters on their team and they made tough shots. Credit to them.
I thought he was a bit distracted for whatever reason? Did not show a great deal of energy either. JMO
Im aware.
Just my opinion but I think Fran is keeping the competition between Ulis and Bowen open but eventually intends to start 1 or the other.
In the mean time he's trying TP at point to see if its a viable option for spot duty.
Guess I’ll trust Fran and the staffs judgement regarding Tony at the point over the usual suspects who spew their great BB knowledge to all on this board.
It makes no difference either way.
The question isn't whether Fran knows what he's doing its whether we can guess what he's doing.
Wouldn’t this board just be so much better if everybody withheld their opinions?
I was only able to listen via audio stream in the first half only, no video.
I'm interested in people's perspectives on how Bowen and Dix looked?
Thanks...
I'm interested in people's perspectives on how Bowen and Dix looked?
Thanks...
I think that would be excellent. I'll start first.
I opined earlier on why Fran might be starting Sandfort as opposed to Ulis. I suggested that it might be due to his less than ideal long range shooting. I was informed that Ahron and only Ahron would dictate whether he plays or not. I guess Fran has no say in the matter so I was way off base. Therefore I would like to retract my opinion on this matter and in the future defer to those who truly consider themselves experts on all things Hawkeye basketball.
You talking about me? I know we had an interaction on the topic but don’t remember saying anything like this
Bowen looked like a deer in the headlights in the first half. He settled down some in the second half and had decent minutes.
Dix seemed to get into the flow of the game pretty quickly. He didn't appear to show any effects from the injury - he is quite an athlete. The kid can shoot it, too. One of the announcers mentioned that Horner said that he reminded him of Haluska, same as I did last summer.
You've had years to watch P. McCaffery & you still don't know what kind of player he is. Maybe you'll get mad that Rebraca isn't a three point shooter too.
Said it earlier in the thread but
Re: Bowen, smooth dribbler in traffic it appeared, which we haven’t had much of in Fran’s time. Defense will need improvement, which is why I assume Ulis will be ahead of him at first.
Re: Dix, looked like he belonged to me. Was amazed that he looked as fluid as he did after the injury. Better athlete than I expected and lankier too. Tough to judge his defense in limited minutes.
Dasonte really settled down in the second half. His drive to the baseline wrap-around bounce pass to Filip for the bunny was a thing of beauty. When he hit the jumper from just inside the 3 pt line, there was no hesitation. The form, arch of the ball, and snap of the twine made me think of BJ's shot.
Bowen looked like a guy with a lot of skills who is not very strong and not used to physical play yet. No clue on defense either, which isn't surprising.
Not at all a deer in the headlights but more like he thought he could do whatever he wanted like it was a pickup game and found out the defenders weren't afraid to be physical. (Obviously, Jeff Horners the coach)
He tried to do some finesse stuff in the lane that will not work at this level for him while also showing the ability to both get to the rim and set up easy baskets for others at a level that Frans never had here.
I expect him to be pretty good in a couple months at least on offense.
No, I'd say almost opposite strengths.
Bowen looks like he's going to be a much better ball handler in the lane, changes pace/direction well and plays under control.
Toussaint was pretty awful in the lane with the ball.
Bowen is no where near the defender at this point.
I hope they really pick up the pace this year. I think we have to. Peter Jok would hit dagger 3s in transition off one long pass. I like Sandfort and Murray taking those all day.
I love CMac playing back up 5. Get the baseball weight back on if need be. He could be 6th man in the conference.
I love CMac playing back up 5. Get the baseball weight back on if need be. He could be 6th man in the conference.
True - he did play ~10.5 mpg as a true sophomore though and he had the unique circumstance of being relatively new to basketball. Gabe even acknowledged that early on in his career the staff was very focused on helping him just understand the game of basketball at a deeper level
