You're right. The Jekyll - Hyde isn't lost on me. Nor are the shortfalls (I saw firsthand at exhibition this was a poor rebounding team).
Yeah and he only had 1 RB. I get it. We need Traore back big time as well as Koch’s status tho I think that is not great.
For sure. Kept at it all the way, Like, I had given up. They hadn’t. That’s fight. We know that Sandfort has been clutch, I feel like Dix and Harding are clutch. That’s why I’m so bummed about Koch not being something we can expect. Like he’s a big reason why i was excited about our team and depth. Was he going to awesome? Probably not, but like maybe Kegan Murray/Joe Weiskamp kind of Frosh year? That’s what this team needs
What this team needs is:
They have 2 long 7'ers AND can shoot, too. That's a deadly combo vs Iowa.
Upon rewatch the similarities were eerie!
yeah, they could use a freshman Wieskamp or Kegan Murray on this team....which is what Koch was likely going to be. That's all I said and they really really really really could use that type of player on this team. What you are saying isn't wrong either for the most part, but like Freeman had 2 turnovers last night and Iowa had 12 total. Not exactly a turnover machine but I will admit, there's probably some open interpretation there.
yeah and I wouldn't call them a poor rebounding team either, I'd call them a team with not a lot of size - also, you are dead on with the horrific inconsistency from 3 and it's mostly 1 guy but that 1 guy can shoot us out of games
Their was a stretch in the 2nd half when the Sandfort bros were out there together and we got clobbered on the glass. Those two aren't physical rebounders I don't think they are any good when they try to box out which I don't think they even do much of. Between that and Dembele being all but worthless that'll be a theme this yr. We'll have to overcome being out rebounded a lot this yr.
I'll be so glad when Peyton is gone. He can't defend he can't box out he has questionable shot selection far too often and turns it over a lot. His skill set says he should be a Kyle Korver catch and shoot sniper type. Yet he tries to think he's Lebron and can do it all. He's just not that athletic or smart of a player most of the time. He can put the ball in the basket though especially when he's on. That's what makes him tolerable as a coach. But man between him and Patricks play the last few yrs I don't know how Fran hasn't gone bald.
I hear you, but NW plays sticky D and can make some decisions look bad even though the drive or take may not be the worse decision. The trouble with him being Korver is that he just aint. He isn't that great of a shooter, or I agree, he would be best served to just hang deep and show the NBA what he can be at the next level. I fear if he did that he would shoot a lot of 3s at 33%. He has to show more game if he wants a shot at the next level, which seems unlikely to me.
I'm afraid we'll come up a little short.
He's not a pro though.. He was by far the least athletic player invited to that predraft deal in Vegas. His only shot at the NBA is if he's a marksman at shooting. I agree the more he chucks the less effective he'll be. Situationally when he's hot he's awesome. But he shoots himself right out of hot streaks too. If he was a 40% shooter from 3 he'd have a snow balls chance at the league but if he's gonna be below that I don't see anything other then Gleague and Euro ball in his future
Exactly. If he was a consistent 40% shooter he could have a niche as a Korver and be a role player in the NBA for a decade. But, he just aint that.
