DuffMan
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Before we start I'd like to point out Deace is lying about his record picking college football games. Now that that's out of the way I'll get to it.
Darius Stokes is very skinny.
Cartwright is very quick, shows good ball handling, and gets to and finishes at the rim. We are no longer going to struggle just getting the ball up the court. It has probably been since Dean Oliver that we have had this type of dribble drive threat from the PG position.
Cully looked completely in control today. He made and finished some nice LH drives, made several nice passes, and overall had a very nice game. He’s going to benefit tremendously from having a legitimate backup PG to give him a breather at the end of games. I think this alone helps him improve his FT% 10 points over last year. It’s hard making FT when your legs are dead *** tired all the time.
Basabe rhymes with Wasabi, not “Bass a bee”. He’s very boingy. He’s going to block shots, he’s going to get to the line, and he’s going to score. I didn’t see much of a perimeter game but he’s got great hands and he finds a way to get garbage buckets. He’s also skilled with one dribble moves around the bucket, and finishes strong (dunks a lot).
Archie is still a bit raw. That said he has a legitimate B10 banger body and if he gets the ball in good position he’s capable of going straight up strong or basic back to the basket post moves. His FT shooting needs some work. Everything said and done if he can play solid minutes defensively and rebound well he will be a solid contributor to this team.
Marble has a very nice array of skills. He didn’t shoot it particularly well today but he had a solid floor game. Slinky around the bucket he had enough length to finish around the rim today though he might struggle to do so at the B10 level. He needs to get stronger and will likely get manhandled a bit this year but he clearly knows how to play the game and I think he’s smart enough to figure out how to be effective. Physically his body type is very similar to Reggie Miller.
Cole looked like Cole, he did hit a nice pull up jumper from 12 today, and he rebounded when in there. He played limited minutes due to a foot injury.
McCabe looks to have a bright future. He runs the floor well and he’s big enough to play down low at 6-7 225. He also looks like he could comfortably add another 10-15 pounds of muscle. He shoots the ball well and generally looks good. He’s kinda what everyone wanted Cougs to be last year. I think he’s going to present some matchup problems for our opponents this year.
Eric May is about to become your all time favorite Iowa Hawkeye basketball player. THAT GOES FOR EVERYONE. He’s without a doubt the most improved player on the team. The over under on how many jump shots Eric May shot over the summer is 5,000. He showed a great jump shot and drained buckets from 12 to 22 feet. Granted it wasn’t against the best competition I’ve ever seen but I’m not exaggerating when I say his jump shot tonight looked better than I ever saw Adam Haluska’s. On more than one occasion he pulled up from 15 after one hard bounced and found the bottom of the net. He also looks to be much more confident handling the ball than he did last year. On several occasions he pulled down a rebound and immediately put the ball on the floor to push the basketball. He also had multiple dunks in transition. He was also absolutely dominant on the defensive end. He ripped dribbles and he got steals by jumping passing lanes. He was absolutely dominant.
Brommer looked more comfortable and confident getting his 4 quick fouls tonight than he did getting 4 quick fouls at any point last year.
And that’s about I think. It was fun to watch. I think we scored more points tonight than we did in all of Lick’s tenure.
Darius Stokes is very skinny.
Cartwright is very quick, shows good ball handling, and gets to and finishes at the rim. We are no longer going to struggle just getting the ball up the court. It has probably been since Dean Oliver that we have had this type of dribble drive threat from the PG position.
Cully looked completely in control today. He made and finished some nice LH drives, made several nice passes, and overall had a very nice game. He’s going to benefit tremendously from having a legitimate backup PG to give him a breather at the end of games. I think this alone helps him improve his FT% 10 points over last year. It’s hard making FT when your legs are dead *** tired all the time.
Basabe rhymes with Wasabi, not “Bass a bee”. He’s very boingy. He’s going to block shots, he’s going to get to the line, and he’s going to score. I didn’t see much of a perimeter game but he’s got great hands and he finds a way to get garbage buckets. He’s also skilled with one dribble moves around the bucket, and finishes strong (dunks a lot).
Archie is still a bit raw. That said he has a legitimate B10 banger body and if he gets the ball in good position he’s capable of going straight up strong or basic back to the basket post moves. His FT shooting needs some work. Everything said and done if he can play solid minutes defensively and rebound well he will be a solid contributor to this team.
Marble has a very nice array of skills. He didn’t shoot it particularly well today but he had a solid floor game. Slinky around the bucket he had enough length to finish around the rim today though he might struggle to do so at the B10 level. He needs to get stronger and will likely get manhandled a bit this year but he clearly knows how to play the game and I think he’s smart enough to figure out how to be effective. Physically his body type is very similar to Reggie Miller.
Cole looked like Cole, he did hit a nice pull up jumper from 12 today, and he rebounded when in there. He played limited minutes due to a foot injury.
McCabe looks to have a bright future. He runs the floor well and he’s big enough to play down low at 6-7 225. He also looks like he could comfortably add another 10-15 pounds of muscle. He shoots the ball well and generally looks good. He’s kinda what everyone wanted Cougs to be last year. I think he’s going to present some matchup problems for our opponents this year.
Eric May is about to become your all time favorite Iowa Hawkeye basketball player. THAT GOES FOR EVERYONE. He’s without a doubt the most improved player on the team. The over under on how many jump shots Eric May shot over the summer is 5,000. He showed a great jump shot and drained buckets from 12 to 22 feet. Granted it wasn’t against the best competition I’ve ever seen but I’m not exaggerating when I say his jump shot tonight looked better than I ever saw Adam Haluska’s. On more than one occasion he pulled up from 15 after one hard bounced and found the bottom of the net. He also looks to be much more confident handling the ball than he did last year. On several occasions he pulled down a rebound and immediately put the ball on the floor to push the basketball. He also had multiple dunks in transition. He was also absolutely dominant on the defensive end. He ripped dribbles and he got steals by jumping passing lanes. He was absolutely dominant.
Brommer looked more comfortable and confident getting his 4 quick fouls tonight than he did getting 4 quick fouls at any point last year.
And that’s about I think. It was fun to watch. I think we scored more points tonight than we did in all of Lick’s tenure.
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