ForeverHawk
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And so the Big 10 meat grinder begins.
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HuckFinn
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Of course you don’t
Luftgekuehlt67
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I kind of get the "expect the worse, be pleasantly surprised instead of disappointed" mindset I suppose but, for whatever it's worth, I'm not particularly afraid of Purdue at this juncture. I think the Hawks handle them.
WindsorHawk
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I think Iowa will beat Purdue.
WindsorHawk
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That’s fair. But barring injury/illness it’s hard for me to envision this team losing back to back games. That’s why I’m confident.
Northside Hawk
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We're not deep. That may be our biggest weakness.
Some teams around the league know how to get Garza in foul trouble and Purdue is one of them.
Sometime before the conference season is over, Ulis, Perkins or Kris Murray are going to get thrown into the breech and it's going to be trial by fire.
Keegan, Patrick, and basically Nunge haven't been through conference wars yet either, so even in our top nine there is going to be some learning and relearning on the fly .
Some teams around the league know how to get Garza in foul trouble and Purdue is one of them.
Sometime before the conference season is over, Ulis, Perkins or Kris Murray are going to get thrown into the breech and it's going to be trial by fire.
Keegan, Patrick, and basically Nunge haven't been through conference wars yet either, so even in our top nine there is going to be some learning and relearning on the fly .
WindsorHawk
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Can’t remember a deeper team at Iowa myself.
Northside Hawk
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Were top heavy. We need more consistency from our six through nine once conference season begins. And we could get it. But would you trust anyone from Pat on down if they got thrown into the breach at Wisconsin or Illinois?
This could be the deepest FRAN team, but the talent at the top end makes us look deeper than we are. Nunge is a huge key here. He could be a matchup nightmare if he's on.
earlhamhawk
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I don’t see jbo having back to back bad shooting nights iowa rolls at home 10+
HuckFinn
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“We aren’t deep”. Huh?
WindsorHawk
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As I stated in another post...5 of our top 9 are in their 1st or 2nd year of college hoops. We’re a blend of veterans and youth.
Yes I do have confidence in our 9 man rotation. And the 4 guys off the bench go a long way toward making us better defensively IMO. Murray reminds me of Greg Stokes. Anyone old enough to remember Stokes knows that’s a huge compliment.
WindsorHawk
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Iowa opened at -8. It’s now -6.5. Purdue is taking the money. I had a hunch this would happen and waited until today to bet on Iowa.
Northside Hawk
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Whoa! Slow your roll. Murray reminds you of Greg Stokes? I think the jury's still out on that one.
Northside Hawk
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Huck. You've seen enough B1G meat grinders to know those games are a different animal.
Sorry. I love our top seven. And this is for @WindsorHawk as well. Patrick, Keegan, and anyone behind them have to show me more than an abbreviated non con season.
We do have Luka however, and Joe W. as a strong wing man. We have a chance any night, anywhere with Luka in the paint.
WindsorHawk
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He’s not Stokes. His play and demeanor remind me of Stokes. And that’s just my opinion.
WindsorHawk
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You are definitely entitled to your opinion. Cool thing is we all get to have one and they can be completely different.
