Based upon games against a top team (Virginia) and a so-so team (Memphis), it sure looks like this is gonna be a long long year. The cream puffs we play in other non-conference games are just that. Cream puff wins. Conference play will be brutal when we hav one guy (jok) who can score and a very very soft defense and overall demeanor. I hope I'm wrong.
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QChawkness
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The B1G isn't is as good as you're making it out to be. It's definitely going to be an experience building year for these young guys but we'll finish around .500 in conference play.
QChawkness
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We are extremely soft, no doubt about that, but scoring won't be an issue. Our offense alone will give us a shot in most B1G games.
If our defense doesn't dramatically improve we're not going to be close to winning half of our conference games. Jok just put up 42 and we still lost to a mediocre team
They were all over Jok on defense today and he still did what he did. Teams won't figure him out, but he will have off nights.
I said in another thread that during White's senior year, we looked worse than we do right now and came back to play great at the end of the year and go 12-6 a the Big 10 that was tougher than it is this year. I feel like this team has a better chance to improve a bunch than that team did. I'm not saying it will happen, but the likelihood of it happening is better now than it was back thend after watching us get killed by UNI.
I think they’ll be much improved by the time conference games start. Last year, Iowa lost 2 of the 3 tourney games in November and bounced back. Only lost by 8 to Memphis today and the D was lousy & had plenty of missed opportunities.
WI was down last year going into conference play and finished near the top. Indiana lost to a UIPIUI State Tech this week, even though they beat Kansas the 1st game of the year. Fran has time to kick em in the butt.
Hard to tell how deep the big 10 will be this year. Iowa has greater room for improvement then in years past.
Go Hawks!
WI was down last year going into conference play and finished near the top. Indiana lost to a UIPIUI State Tech this week, even though they beat Kansas the 1st game of the year. Fran has time to kick em in the butt.
Hard to tell how deep the big 10 will be this year. Iowa has greater room for improvement then in years past.
Go Hawks!
TheIowaHawkGuy
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Iowa is last in the Big Ten. Rutgers, Nebraska, and Minnesota are vastly improved. That tells you all you need to know how long of season it will be.
Going be hard to improve much with no PG. Plus Uhl isn't a Big Ten quality starter
STILLBUSTER
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I think they're still on track, albeit, the lower track. What I considered their floor now looks like their ceiling -- 8 wins non con + 7 wins in conf. If any postseason, it'll be CBI.
I hope u r kidding when u say teams won't figure him out.
Good point about uhl. Just don't see it in the kid.
I'm saying Memphis "figured him out" and he still dropped 42.
lightning1
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I didn't think we would make the NCAA tourney either. the only thing that I'm getting pissed about is that there isn't any real PG help on the way. Connor will be an upgrade over CW on the offensive end but a down grade on the defensive end. And nothing coming in is going to replace Jok's scoring.
Of course no freshman is going to replace Jok's scoring. He is one of the best scorers in the nation. I would mention that CW and/or JB might improve between now and next year, but I would be wasting my time with you. You "know" that that can never happen.
