Is there a single person on HN who watched the Exhibition?

[InGoodCo]

Thoughts? I thought Josh Dix looked really good. I was overwhelmed by all the new guys and trying to keep them straight.

I don't think this is going to be a really deep team. I think you've got your core 5 of

Harding
Dix
Ladje
Payton Sandfort
Owen Freeman

all of those guys are going to be 30 minutes a game guys

Thelwell and Dix will help cover the 1
The 2 and 3 spots will be dominated by Dix, Payton Sandfort, Pryce Sandfort
your 3-4 spots are Dembele, Koch, Traore and maybe Evan Brauns in garbage time or spot minutes
You're 5 spot is Owen Freeman mainly but can go smaller with bringing in another F.

I think Iowa is going to only end up playing 9 guys, maybe more like mostly 8 with some odd and end minutes to Braun and Mulvey.

Rebounding will be a concern with this team and size wise, we're going to be up against it. That said, I think they'll be one of the better shooting teams in the B1G.

 

[HuckFinn]

Yeah. I was at the exhibition game. Every year Iowa has a basketball game of some sort on a Friday night prior to a Saturday football game. Makes for a fun weekend.

I enjoyed the game and support Good’s analysis.

 

[PCHawk]

I forgot until after I committed to going to a movie. I remembered and watched the last 15 minutes with my phone covered by my sweatshirt with no sound. Not too much insight to give. I'm hoping I can watch the replay on big 10+ but haven't looked yet.

 

[InGoodCo]

I forgot until after I committed to going to a movie. I remembered and watched the last 15 minutes with my phone covered by my sweatshirt with no sound. Not too much insight to give. I'm hoping I can watch the replay on big 10+ but haven't looked yet.

If you get BT+ you can watch the replay. First half was close but that's because Fran played everyone. Played it a little tighter in the 2nd half. I think they will be able to consistently score better than last year where they would go through small or short stints where getting a bucket was impossible. Seem like they will be more efficient with ways to score this year. One thing was obvious, they will also be able to score a bunch in a real short period of time as they had a couple of runs where they scored like 20 pts in like 2 or 3 minutes.

 

[Hawkfnntn]

If you get BT+ you can watch the replay. First half was close but that's because Fran played everyone. Played it a little tighter in the 2nd half. I think they will be able to consistently score better than last year where they would go through small or short stints where getting a bucket was impossible. Seem like they will be more efficient with ways to score this year. One thing was obvious, they will also be able to score a bunch in a real short period of time as they had a couple of runs where they scored like 20 pts in like 2 or 3 minutes.

It's on youtube too I got to see most of it on there yesterday. And yeah Dix impressed me the most I'd say. He's just smooth and automatic with his shot. I was hoping to see Harding knock down a J or two but I don't remember him doing so. Most of the team struggled outside it seemed like. P Sandfort looked great. Freeman was good.

Defensively though... Yikes. Game 1 and all I know but I saw no intensity or anything. Guards don't seem to be able to stop dribble drives. Things start and stop there cause if the other team can get in the paint whenever they want with or without a screen it's problematic for our bigs having to help etc etc with the dominos of that. We better rebound better too at both ends