Recent content by CP87

You could watch it in slow-mo and talk yourself into a targeting. Sharar's head dips a little at contact, and the helmets collide before his head slips to the side as he wraps up the ball-carrier. But I challenge anyone to watch that in full-speed and come to the conclusion it was targeting...

When the Hawkeye wrestling facilities were getting remodeled, they had to train in the Field House for a season. My office is in that building, and I sometimes use the locker room to shower after I bike to work. So, I have showered with the Brandses. My favorite story from that time was...

Communist!

That should be another thread: what non-sanctioned sports should IHSAA or IGHSAA sponsor?

Yeah, I was liking your effort to share the info, not the info you were sharing. I thought she and Wolizko (sp?) would have made us a likely final-4 team (when partnered with Deal, Wright, Rodriguez, Heiden, Hays, and Houston). I still like our future, but we are going to have to go for some...

Boo...I don't think I have ever seen them make a wrong prediction.

I will take exception with some of the bolded. I have seen notable growth this year. Her FG% is way up, as is her A:TO ratio. She has been lights-out defensively. And while her craft around the rim is still limited, it is better. We have seen some turnarounds and shot-corner pops, which she...

They started slow and sluggish (Jan attributed it to the first road game with 9 new players on the rost), and UNI did a really good job of mucking it up. UNI took the shot clock most the way down on early possessions, Iowa started 1/7 from the floor, it was just kind of a mess. Then Iowa...

The next great Iowa PG! https://youtu.be/JNGub3gagds?si=iXUIHYUJq1v0LPLr&t=112

And eFG%'s through the roof!

Look at our Asst/TO for our top 4 assisters: Cumulatively, 50/7, or 7.1/1. We have some room for improvement among our young'ns.

Stremlow will have 2 or 3 head-scratchers per game (caught in the air trying to make a pass, caught ball-watching on D, fouling a 3-pt shooter, etc.), but then she will grab a couple O boards, make a few perfectly timed cuts to the basket, come up with a big block, and make a pass that gets the...

It is the rarest and most valuable trait in the game. She seemingly does it with ease. I think it will make a big difference when we see those other top teams at some point.

I thought that at first, as well. But after seeing them in person a couple times, I think her value as a defender is big enough that her role won't be reduced. She is our best off-ball defender on the perimeter by a mile. As good as Wright is as an on-ball defender, she can get a bit lost...

It was crazy, no one was standing out, and we were just dominating. Rodriguez looked really good, both offensively and defensively. She is a ball-stopper on offense, but when she is making shots like she is, you live with it. Once she figures out the right balance of keeping the ball moving and...