Lose/lose situation to play the Skers regardless of who their coach is.
Win and you beat the worst major conference program in basketball history. Lose and you lost to the worst major conference program in basketball history.
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Lose/lose situation to play the Skers regardless of who their coach is.
Win and you beat the worst major conference program in basketball history. Lose and you lost to the worst major conference program in basketball history.
CycloneErik
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I'll be working through this one, so I'll make sure to focus on a quiet panic followed by a postgame freakout here.
Dude needs minutes. Badly. As many as possible...
...but he has to stop fouling in order to play.
Not to mention historically it's scheduling a team that is a tournament team about 3% of seasons.
0-7 all time.
Drake and UNI are objectively better programs and have a greater chance of looking good on the resume.
Believe it or not I WANT the guy to do well. The problem was (last year) he was getting as many minutes as Tre King. Outside of the games (and there were some) where Tre had foul issues that's a problem and it happened way too often last year.
I'm glad the coaching staff recognized it, told Tre he was "the man" going into this year, and King has put himself in position to get big minutes. It's up to him to stay on the floor.
I also think Ward is more valuable than BRE. Against the better teams BRE is a liability with his rotational defense (simply isn't quick enough to keep up which isn't his fault). Ward is an absolute game changer for us defensively and think we will be a much better team with him, King, and Biliew getting the majority of the minutes.
The short is BRE had a utilization rate by the coaching staff that far exceeds his talent level. This means one of two things need to happen: BRE needs to get a lot better (quicker rotations, high shooting percentage, much better free throws) or he needs to be utilized correctly. Given his age and performance trajectory I advocate it will likely be the latter that needs to change.
He was victimized by ****** referring but he needs to learn to adapt (as that will happen). That was a massive frustration last year, when referees set the tone and our players would keep playing the same way. Do that and the only thing you'll be doing is riding the pine (with foul trouble).
Hopefully our athleticism helps keep us out of those situations a bit (and the depth) but I'd like for us to show we can adapt if and when we encounter it, which willy likely happen (at least) a few times during the season.
It's not a problem. Remind me to give you a day off after BB season.
You are working 7 days a week? Consider 8? We demand 1 more! Seriously, take some time off!
I agree, and i think 1 of his fouls was just him being amped up, but the other 3-4 were VERY ticky tacky I felt. However, I would rather he be in some of these situations now than during conference play
fun thread on a Thursday, especially the back and forth about BRE.
No matter what I believe this team has tremendous potential. The depth is there, the leadership is there, and the athleticism is definitely there. I hope Omaha can get into the flow more, along with Ward and Watson. Tamin is rock steady, and thinking that the game goes as he goes.
To channel my inner Dream Team era Charles Barkley..."I dont know anything about Lindenwood, but Lindenwood is in trouble"
No matter what I believe this team has tremendous potential. The depth is there, the leadership is there, and the athleticism is definitely there. I hope Omaha can get into the flow more, along with Ward and Watson. Tamin is rock steady, and thinking that the game goes as he goes.
To channel my inner Dream Team era Charles Barkley..."I dont know anything about Lindenwood, but Lindenwood is in trouble"
It's not a problem. Remind me to give you a day off after BB season.
You are working 7 days a week? Consider 8? We demand 1 more! Seriously, take some time off!
75 days a week rolls off the tongue for a pop song.
I hope you get the break you deserve. Nobody should have to work 75 days in a row.
I'm intrigued to see how Curtis Jones does throughout these first few games. I think he is going to be extremely streaky on the offensive end. He can do some other things (decent size, can handle the ball, etc.) but I worry he has a little KJ Bluford in him (a chucker).
TJ has an interesting but good problem. How do I give my guys the all minutes they deserve? Some likely will not get the minutes they probably should get. I do like that we will be able to play a lot of guys. That's a great problem to have.
It is an interesting team and coaching dynamic that will play out this year and will have an impact on next years team and maybe who returns, or doesn't.
Two thoughts: 1) They at least aren't the worst D1 schools and 2) at least they are D1 schools!
I hope you get a day off soon. I don't want you to get any health issues. We need you around here for these gameday threads.
If you are working 75 straight days, I hope you are bringing some decent coin in the process at least.
Iowa basketball suffers stunning home loss to woeful Eastern Illinois: 'We took them lightly'
The Hawkeyes were blitzed in the second half by a team that entered with a 3-9 record.
www.hawkcentral.com
Lest we forget. Teams in the 3fittys can leap up and bite occasionally.
He had 9 games last year where he hit 4 or more threes. He's got range and shot 36% on a really high volume of attempts last year. He'll get going from deep. Just started with one bad game.
For reference, CuJo shot more threes than Gabe Kalscheur last year. Gabe attempted 6.2 per game (35.4%). CuJo attempted 6.7 per game at Buffalo (35.9%).
Solid.
I predict the game will start around 7:05, and the Cyclones will get another first down, or gain the victory. I feel pretty good about it.
