Creighton exhibition discussion (see post 178 for Jake's link)
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I think he could crush it overseas, based on last year I'm not sure GM's saw ability to play defense in the NBA. If he shows improvements on that end this season he could very well find a role.
This issue was super-relevant for the period last year when Curtis was out sick.
I'm confident that if we have our full roster at reasonably good health for the great majority of the year, this team will be pretty good. But we "obviously" (I say this after one exhibition game) don't have a great deal of depth so staying healthy will be huge.
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Creighton fans can be confident that if they'd played their starters more that the score may have been different, that's reasonable. I'm definitely confident that if we weren't missing our All-American point guard / best perimeter defender, and if our two true freshmen playing 23% of the minutes had a little more experience, the score would be different.
Creighton’s Owen Freeman progressing after knee injury, faces quick turnaround to prep for season
The Iowa transfer figures to be a central figure in Creighton's new-look frontcourt.
www.wowt.com
It sounds like Freeman may be out/limited for a bit still, timeline was 4-6 months in July.
Toure looks like he’ll be a solid backup PG, which we’ve really never had under TJ. I liked what we saw from Nelson and I thought Pleta looked more comfortable than I thought he might.
Why don't we play these guys in the regular season every year? I think it would be a fun rivalry. Good quality opponent thats literally a 2 hour bus ride down the road so it seems it would be relatively cheap for the athletic department in terms of travel. Beats the hell out of playing the games against obscure small conference schools that don't make your team better. Id like to think our program is in a place where we aren't afraid to play anyone.
I have been scanning major sports sites all day to run the story - really one of the biggest in the country this season. Haven't seen anything yet. Not sure how you overlook an early matchup of two Top 25 teams where one absolutely obliterates the other in biggest upset of the year.
If Milan averages 20+ a night this year like Niang did in college that’s a different story.
Kewl @Malone - Glad it's a dumb post. Hook me up with analysis/articles from someone other than Creighton/ISU reports! That is, if you can take time from sucking your thumb in the corner with your blanket.
0 for 3’s and bricks at FT line! No D to fall behind 23-0. Sounds like last year. No CuJo will be a long tear.
To me, worrying about a scrimmage is a waste of time. It was the first time this team (who has 9 newcomers) has played against someone else. They were on the road, without their senior, All American PG, starting a true freshman, playing against an opponent who has made the tourney 5 straight years, this year will be the 6th, and we’ll face in a month.
The results are meaningless. If anyone has concerns right now, go take a walk outside and touch some grass
Kirk and crew couldn't shut up about how Tamin's absence was really evident this morning on CGD.
Creighton also has somewhere around nine new guys, and was missing a presumed starter (Freeman).
I agree folks are fretting too much over the outcome though.
I agree folks are fretting too much over the outcome though.
I have actually thought a 4 team, alternate city arrangement would be amazing. The four teams: Creighton, Nebraska, Drake and ISU. Alternate between Des Moines and Omaha, each out of state team alternates playing each other every other year. Heck, it would be fun just for a 2 year run.
