ChosenChildren
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They were absolutely lights out tonight on both ends of the floor. This could be a dangerous team.
If Jok, Clemmons and Gesell keep it up, watch out
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1977Hawkeye
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Yep, and Uthoff of course, not to mention Baer - a key contributor that I certainly did NOT expect this year.
ibahawkeye
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#1 key was Mike's play
#2 key was the bench production of Baer and Uhl
#2 key was the bench production of Baer and Uhl
ChosenChildren
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Woody was really terrific, especially on defense in the first half. Gosh darn it, he has some dumb fouls....but he was excellent when he was in there. Really, all of the seniors were TERRIFIC in this game and withstood a late MSU run
ChosenChildren
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Agree; actually, Iowa's whole bench was really good and allowed starters to rest and play with energy late in the game, which is a key against Sparty
ForeverHawk
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Woody had 8 pts, 5 rebounds, battle pretty good. He definitely was not a liability. The liability tonight was Utoff with early foul trouble and 8 TO's. That will not happen much. Valentine was out, but Utoff was ineffective and the Hawks still dominated.
BigD
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Thanks for the feed back. I am very happy to hear that about the seniors. Can't wait to get home to watch it.
deanvogs
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Woody (and this team) are most effective when he plays 20-25 min a game.
Adam was very effective around the basket. No he doesn't often slam it down, but he showed some really nice moves around the basket when he got the ball down low. There were so many great performances in this game that Woody could get overlooked, but I thought he showed a lot of poise and agility.
HawkeyeMike23
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Up to 19th in the RPI. We're a tourney lock and it's not even January. Well done Fran.
blkngldFRO
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I have to politely disagree with #1 or it might be a tie with Clemmons performance on D.
blkngldFRO
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slow down there...lot of BB left yet. This team is not a world-beater team it was a home win and the Big10 is always a grind.
It is safe to say we’re back!
AdamHawk
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Agreed. I think most people don't realize how effective he is defensively. When Uhl and Wagner were on Costello, he pretty much scored at will. It got to the point where they had to double every time he touched the ball, which allowed plenty of wide open looks elsewhere. Woody did a great job on him though.
The one thing we have been missing in Fran's tenure is a high level PG to get us to the next level. I love Mike, absolutely wonderful kid but he just hasn't been an All Big Ten type guard. But last night he was! If he plays anywhere near that level the rest of the year, I agree with the original poster that this could be a real exciting team to watch.
HawkAssassin
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I thought Clemmons was a monster. There were a couple of times when the MSU players got the ball where I already started looking up to see if the shot went in, but Clemmons closed the gap so quickly every time. He kept his man in front of him and played possessed defensively.
biasedHAWKEYE
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Izzo definitely noticed. I think a lot of the "we got punked" comment was about how Clemmons completely dominated State's guards all night. He bullied them out of even attempting shots.
