2012-13 Hawkeye Basketball Predictions:
For the first time since Horner and Brunner’s senior year, I think the Hawks will start the year with realistic expectations to be in consideration for a NCAA Tourney spot come March.
I break the season down into 3 segments:
Non-Conference Schedule: 11 Total Games
Toughest games: at Virginia Tech, Iowa State at home, at UNI
Predicted Non-conference record: 10-1 – Most probable loss at UNI
First 7 game stretch of Big 10 Play:
Schedule: Indiana, at Michigan, MSU, at Northwestern, Wisconsin, at OSU, at Purdue
Predicted record: 3-4
Predicted wins: MSU, at Northwestern, Wisconsin
Predicted losses: Indiana, at Michigan, at OSU & at Purdue
Last 11 games of Big 10 Play:
Schedule: PSU, at Minn, at WIS, Northwestern, at PSU, Minnesota, at NEB, Purdue, at IND, Illinois, NEB
Predicted record: 8-3
Predicted wins: PSU, Northwestern, at PSU, Minnesota, at NEB, Purdue, Illinois, NEB
Predicted losses: at Minnesota, at WIS, at IND
Overall predicted record: 21-8
Big 10 predicted record: 11-7
Starters:
PG: Gessell
SG: Marble
PF: Basabe
PF: White
C: Woodbury
Bench players to see significant minutes:
McCabe, Olasani, Ogelsby, May, Clemmons
Bench players to see limited minutes:
Ingram, Meyer, Stokes
Everything I have heard from the I-Club circuit sounds like Fran is planning on starting Woodbury and Gessell from day one. I don’t expect Woodbury to contribute more than about 5 points a game, but I am hopeful that he can run the floor extremely well, find the open man when pressured with double teams and alter some shots on defense with his size. I think Gessell makes an immediate impact at the point and gives Fran the up-tempo PG that ideally fits the system he wants to run. I think Olasani will be the most improved player on the team. The outside shooting of Ogelsby and the ability for Clemmons to spell Gessell at the point and provide solid on the ball defense will also be critical success factors for this team.
For the first time since Horner and Brunner’s senior year, I think the Hawks will start the year with realistic expectations to be in consideration for a NCAA Tourney spot come March.
I break the season down into 3 segments:
Non-Conference Schedule: 11 Total Games
Toughest games: at Virginia Tech, Iowa State at home, at UNI
Predicted Non-conference record: 10-1 – Most probable loss at UNI
First 7 game stretch of Big 10 Play:
Schedule: Indiana, at Michigan, MSU, at Northwestern, Wisconsin, at OSU, at Purdue
Predicted record: 3-4
Predicted wins: MSU, at Northwestern, Wisconsin
Predicted losses: Indiana, at Michigan, at OSU & at Purdue
Last 11 games of Big 10 Play:
Schedule: PSU, at Minn, at WIS, Northwestern, at PSU, Minnesota, at NEB, Purdue, at IND, Illinois, NEB
Predicted record: 8-3
Predicted wins: PSU, Northwestern, at PSU, Minnesota, at NEB, Purdue, Illinois, NEB
Predicted losses: at Minnesota, at WIS, at IND
Overall predicted record: 21-8
Big 10 predicted record: 11-7
Starters:
PG: Gessell
SG: Marble
PF: Basabe
PF: White
C: Woodbury
Bench players to see significant minutes:
McCabe, Olasani, Ogelsby, May, Clemmons
Bench players to see limited minutes:
Ingram, Meyer, Stokes
Everything I have heard from the I-Club circuit sounds like Fran is planning on starting Woodbury and Gessell from day one. I don’t expect Woodbury to contribute more than about 5 points a game, but I am hopeful that he can run the floor extremely well, find the open man when pressured with double teams and alter some shots on defense with his size. I think Gessell makes an immediate impact at the point and gives Fran the up-tempo PG that ideally fits the system he wants to run. I think Olasani will be the most improved player on the team. The outside shooting of Ogelsby and the ability for Clemmons to spell Gessell at the point and provide solid on the ball defense will also be critical success factors for this team.
