Iowa the #5 Team Poised for a Leap

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I would hope the over/under on next season (regular) would be 23. Should be plenty of improvement in the younger players. Plus the addition of Uthoff.

 

[WindsorHawk]

Before the NIT run, this team didn't have much more wins than 18 and that was with a WEAK schedule. The schedule this year is 100x more difficult. People are putting way to high of expectations on this team. They'll be good but until Fran can land a difference maker (or 2) this team doesn't have one. We have a good group of good players but Iowa won't rise above OSU, Michigan, MSU, Indiana until they can get a difference maker. Takes just one especially with Iowa given the supporting cast.

Yeah we have Marble but difference makers don't disappear for long stretches of the season. When Iowa lands a GR3, Adrian Payne, Yogi Ferrell, etc. type player that's the difference from Iowa being good to being great. I just want them to make NCAA tourney. If they make tourney it won't matter how many wins. The schedule is going to beat them up but will also make them tougher come tourney time (hopefully). People expecting this team to win more games than they did last year, as this article hints at, are going to be disappointed if that's what you're gauging their success on.

I disagree with both of your posts in this thread. You're way off base IMO. My signature should reflect our complete difference of opinion.

 

[1977Hawkeye]

Jason King is high.

Then I'll have some of what he's smoking, because he's correct, at least on paper, that Iowa should have a very good team this year.

 

[IowaFan81]

Before the NIT run, this team didn't have much more wins than 18 and that was with a WEAK schedule. The schedule this year is 100x more difficult. People are putting way to high of expectations on this team. They'll be good but until Fran can land a difference maker (or 2) this team doesn't have one. We have a good group of good players but Iowa won't rise above OSU, Michigan, MSU, Indiana until they can get a difference maker. Takes just one especially with Iowa given the supporting cast.

Yeah we have Marble but difference makers don't disappear for long stretches of the season. When Iowa lands a GR3, Adrian Payne, Yogi Ferrell, etc. type player that's the difference from Iowa being good to being great. I just want them to make NCAA tourney. If they make tourney it won't matter how many wins. The schedule is going to beat them up but will also make them tougher come tourney time (hopefully). People expecting this team to win more games than they did last year, as this article hints at, are going to be disappointed if that's what you're gauging their success on.

Those 3 are hardly difference makers right now.

 

[jacknicholson]

I agree and have called the number three finish as well. This is a breakout year as we gain a year of experience with a lot if players, we gain a couple players, and two if our best (whitey and marble) take it up another notch. Not to mention a couple big teams lose players. This is our year.

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