#1DieHardHawk
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Are you even reading what I'm typing, or just assuming that since I said something positive about Pemsl that I must be making the argument that he's a quality player and that we have a good team? smh....There is a reason why Iowa is not doing very well. It's lack of speed and player development which includes practice coaching and in game coaching. Pem as is would not be playing much on Big teams beyond the bottom 4. We have a lot of players who might pan out by the time they are seniors. He is undersized for what he is. He can't guard a 4 and isn't big enough for a 5. He has no outside shot. To score, put backs and that move are his only choices. He doesn't not go both directions well. Watch, he scores on that most always when he is completely isolated on the weak size and against a weak player.
It's my opinion. If he were better, Iowa would be better. He has taken a step backwards. Uhl and Wagner like. It's not that he's going down hill. Opponents that play D pretty much know an opponent by now.
The bottom 4 teams in this league are quite bad. There is no other way of looking at it. If Iowa were say at the NW, Nebby, or Maryland level, I would be more optimistic. We aren't . Not even close.
I agree. He's not a B1G level player and stated as such, and I also agree that this roster is almost completely devoid of speed, athleticism and fundamentals. We have the potential to be a better team next season, but the stars will have to align for that to be a reality.