Thoughts so far:
•Woodbury has made solid contributions and has exceeded my expectations.
•Gesell has been inconsistent, which is typical for a freshman, but he will need to play major minutes and hopefully start consistently hitting some outside shots.
•McCabe has struggled, but he brings energy and has the ability to hit the outside shot coming off the bench. I think the best option is to rotate starting Basabe or Clemmons depending on the team match-up and bring McCabe in off the bench.
•Ogelsby needs to have a few good shooting nights against some legit teams (starting with ISU and UNI) and then sink some shots in meaningful minutes (not garbage time) against some Big 10 foes.
•White and Marble are the focal point of the offense and they both need to be selfish enough to try to get 20 points a night.
3 keys going forward:
o Improved half court defense
o Better outside shooting
o Keeping Woody out of foul trouble and maintaining a defensive presence in the middle
Remaining Games Projection:
Remaining Non-Conference
Best Case: 5-0 - Win all remaining non-conference games – 11-2 overall
Probable: 4-1 - Drop a game to either ISU or UNI – 10-3 overall
Underachieving: 3-2 – Lose to both ISU and UNI – 9-4 overall
Brutal 1st seven games of Big 10 Schedule:
Best Case: 3-4 -Wins at Northwestern, Wisconsin at home and at Purdue
Probable: 2-5 – Lose at Northwestern – only wins WIS at Home and at Purdue
Underachieving: 1-6 – Only win either WIS at home or at Purdue
Final 11 games of Big 10 Schedule
Best Case: 8-3 - Losses at MIN, at WIS and at IND
Probable: 7-4 – Additional loss to ILL at home
Underachieving: 6-5 – Lose to both ILL & MINN at home
Summary:
Best Case: 11-7 Big 10, 22-9 Overall, NCAA Tourney Team
Probable: 9-9 Big 10, 19-12, NCAA Bubble Team – NIT likely
Underachieving: 7-11 Big 10, 16-15 – NIT Bubble Team
•Woodbury has made solid contributions and has exceeded my expectations.
•Gesell has been inconsistent, which is typical for a freshman, but he will need to play major minutes and hopefully start consistently hitting some outside shots.
•McCabe has struggled, but he brings energy and has the ability to hit the outside shot coming off the bench. I think the best option is to rotate starting Basabe or Clemmons depending on the team match-up and bring McCabe in off the bench.
•Ogelsby needs to have a few good shooting nights against some legit teams (starting with ISU and UNI) and then sink some shots in meaningful minutes (not garbage time) against some Big 10 foes.
•White and Marble are the focal point of the offense and they both need to be selfish enough to try to get 20 points a night.
3 keys going forward:
o Improved half court defense
o Better outside shooting
o Keeping Woody out of foul trouble and maintaining a defensive presence in the middle
Remaining Games Projection:
Remaining Non-Conference
Best Case: 5-0 - Win all remaining non-conference games – 11-2 overall
Probable: 4-1 - Drop a game to either ISU or UNI – 10-3 overall
Underachieving: 3-2 – Lose to both ISU and UNI – 9-4 overall
Brutal 1st seven games of Big 10 Schedule:
Best Case: 3-4 -Wins at Northwestern, Wisconsin at home and at Purdue
Probable: 2-5 – Lose at Northwestern – only wins WIS at Home and at Purdue
Underachieving: 1-6 – Only win either WIS at home or at Purdue
Final 11 games of Big 10 Schedule
Best Case: 8-3 - Losses at MIN, at WIS and at IND
Probable: 7-4 – Additional loss to ILL at home
Underachieving: 6-5 – Lose to both ILL & MINN at home
Summary:
Best Case: 11-7 Big 10, 22-9 Overall, NCAA Tourney Team
Probable: 9-9 Big 10, 19-12, NCAA Bubble Team – NIT likely
Underachieving: 7-11 Big 10, 16-15 – NIT Bubble Team
