I hope he signs it with a heartfelt message too.On December 9th JBo will leave his jockstrap on the Hilton floor
I hope he signs it with a heartfelt message too.On December 9th JBo will leave his jockstrap on the Hilton floor
I hope he signs it with a heartfelt message too.
Hope he doesn't leave anything in it.I hope he signs it with a heartfelt message too.
Defense is 57 today. I don't think we got lower than 75 last year.
Stats seem extremely meaningless atm
Stats seem extremely meaningless atm
If they can finish the year at 57 that would be a nice improvement.Defense is 57 today. I don't think we got lower than 75 last year.
If they can finish the year at 57 that would be a nice improvement.
I'll be interested to see, if it holds up, what an offense in the 40s and a defense in the 50s looks like for W-L results.
If they can finish the year at 57 that would be a nice improvement.
I'll be interested to see, if it holds up, what an offense in the 40s and a defense in the 50s looks like for W-L results.
On December 9th JBo will leave his jockstrap on the Hilton floor
I agree.. Kenpom offensive ranking is 10 right now. I know the teams were weak but Kenpom adjusts for that. Also our starters all averaged only around 20-22 minutes these first few games and Fran is playing 13-14 guys right now. All of these ranks will be a lot more meaningful in another 4 weeks but right now the starting unit looks really solid. The bench definitely has some work to do. Thinking Fran shortens the rotation these next few games to the top 8 or 9 that he feels will get meaningful minutes this season. I still think he keeps the redshirt off of Josh because of depth issues at the 5 so he might as well get the minutes to prepare him. Maybe Mulvey too but he looks like the most likely redshirt to me.. Other than those 2 I'm thinking it's probably Kris, CMac, and then a toss-up between Sandfort, Ulis and Perkins for the lion's share of the reserve minutes based on what we've seen so far. Ulis deserves the most minutes of this group IMO. He's looking very confident and under control on both ends, perhaps the best of the reserves... I think Perkins is tough as nails but his offense has been rough so far and he looks like he's pressing. Kris has looked really good at times. Cmac is Cmac. Sandfort has looked pretty good for a freshman too.Here's what O in the 30s and D in the 40s looked like last year. FTR, I think Iowa ends the year with an O in the 20's or better.
UMD - 17-14 O 37/D 42
OU - 16-11 O 35/D 51
FLA - 15-10 O 44/D 41
Those are the closest examples I saw. Basically, if you don't have either an O or D in the top 40, you won't be a very good team. I'd expect Iowa to end around 20 or so in ORtg, and hope for 50 or so in DRtg. That would put them, regular season wise, in the convo of UVA, UCLA or Arizona. Basically around 19-22 wins, depending on breaks.
I agree.. Kenpom offensive ranking is 10 right now. I know the teams were weak but Kenpom adjusts for that. Also our starters all averaged only around 20-22 minutes these first few games and Fran is playing 13-14 guys right now. All of these ranks will be a lot more meaningful in another 4 weeks but right now the starting unit looks really solid. The bench definitely has some work to do. Thinking Fran shortens the rotation these next few games to the top 8 or 9 that he feels will get meaningful minutes this season. I still think he keeps the redshirt off of Josh because of depth issues at the 5 so he might as well get the minutes to prepare him. Maybe Mulvey too but he looks like the most likely redshirt to me.. Other than those 2 I'm thinking it's probably Kris, CMac, and then a toss-up between Sandfort, Ulis and Perkins for the lion's share of the reserve minutes based on what we've seen so far. Ulis deserves the most minutes of this group IMO. He's looking very confident and under control on both ends, perhaps the best of the reserves... I think Perkins is tough as nails but his offense has been rough so far and he looks like he's pressing. Kris has looked really good at times. Cmac is Cmac. Sandfort has looked pretty good for a freshman too.
So I guess need some upward revision on the goals.
In the 20s at the end of the season for O? I think it's a big ask for them to get into the 30s for D, but maybe 40s?
Yep, it’s important to take into consideration that most of our offensive droughts and most of our defensive lapses/opposing runs have happened with lineups who may not see much meaningful action (especially together) when the games get more difficult. I think it’s still too tough to project how this squad will finish in terms of offensive/defensive metrics given the level of competition, but there is certainly reason for optimism at both endsAlso, consider that for the most part the bench has been playing with each other. Put 1 or 2 on the court with 3 or 4 starters, and the bench looks better. That will happen when they play better competition.
5 minutes left in their game with Missouri and KC is up by 20 points. They played Minnesota tough till the last couple minutes. Maybe the team from Kansas City that we hammered the other night wasn't the cupcake folks think. Not great, but not a cupcake.
Remember the 19-20 season. After losing to DePaul everyone was sure Iowa would lose 4 or 5 of the next six and what do you know, Iowa won 'em all.
Let's not write the obit until Iowa actually loses the games.
The Illinois game will be tough. The 3 game suspension for Cock-burn should have been the first 3 CONFERENCE games. Make it meaningful. 3 games where they would not have needed him is a slap on the pinkie.
You were saying.....
I think this team, and the term that should have been used, is inexperienced. In this case our star played a backup role last year, as did the starting PG, PM has obviously played very little prior to this year....Age of Iowa’s starters
Joe Toussaint: 21
Jordan Bohannon: 24
Patrick McCaffery: 21
Keegan Murray: 21
Filip Rebraca: 24
First man off the bench, Kris Murray: 21
Connor McCaffery: 23
I think this team, and the term that should have been used, is inexperienced. In this case our star played a backup role last year, as did the starting PG, PM has obviously played very little prior to this year....
When you look at JBO, Connor, and FR you have some guys with experience who are playing in new roles this year. This team is young in experience and needs time to develop continuity and confidence in each other.
I agree with you that the team together in their new roles is inexperienced - which is why it made a ton of sense to have the schedule that we do in non-conference.I think this team, and the term that should have been used, is inexperienced. In this case our star played a backup role last year, as did the starting PG, PM has obviously played very little prior to this year....
When you look at JBO, Connor, and FR you have some guys with experience who are playing in new roles this year. This team is young in experience and needs time to develop continuity and confidence in each other.
You're right.. The starting 5 has a lot of experience. Jbo is applying for social security at the end of the year. Keegan started a lot of games after players got injured. Joe T has a fair number of starts under his belt as well and played significant minutes the last 2 years.. Rebraca is in his 4th year. Patrick was getting almost 15 minutes per game last year. They just don't have a lot of experience playing together and without Garza.I agree with you that the team together in their new roles is inexperienced - which is why it made a ton of sense to have the schedule that we do in non-conference.
However, individually, I would disagree that the team is inexperienced. Our starters have all played heavy minutes in previous years, and only Rebraca lacks tournament experience. The bench has some inexperience between Ulis/Perkins/Sandfort/Kris, but even Ulis and Perkins played some extremely meaningful minutes last year in Big Ten play and against Oregon in the NCAA Tournament. They both rose to the occasion in multiple games. Perkins locked up Dosunmu for seven minutes in the Illinois game, with 3 boards, 2 assists,-‘d no TO’s. Ulis was awesome in the Rutgers game, as well as against Nebraska. Patrick averaged 15 minutes per game last year and really stepped up down the stretch - he’ll be good to go when the lights are bright
I like that idea. Perhaps he could sign it, "You gotta stop and smell the roses."And Iowa will be 10-0 and @EvilMonkeyInTheCloset will be talking National Championship!!!
You might not be but plenty of other posters are predicting disasters.no one's writing an obit.
i just think it's hard to tell much when you are playing some of the worst teams in the country
You might not be but plenty of other posters are predicting disasters.
I doubt if it will happen against Alabama State. They have some talent, but IMO they are the weakest of the three teams ISU has played.....despite the final score being the closest.if we lose one of our next games vs Kansas City, NC Central, Alabama State, Western Michigan or Portland State, this board will melt down.
Now that's bad.