I'd give them both a B+. I think Iowa exceeded expectations, even with the late year meltdown, and I think Iowa State met them, considering the loss of Naz and the turmoil that we had.
At this point, I think the late year meltdown is part of the expectations although I don't think they had one last year? Gonna miss Woody and Gessell. :sad:
I'd give Iowa State a B+. The loss of Naz, the lack of recruiting for the last two Hoiberg years, the Jameel thing, and the team did make a sweet 16, which is rare in ISU history. Overcame a lot of obstacles to get there.
I guess I'd give Iowa a B although their only game I watched all of the way through was in Hilton. Hard to judge, seems like the Big 10 was down quite a bit this year without a truly elite team. They also hit a lot of teams when a key player was out, yet didn't seem to have any injuries of their own, although they may have and I just didn't notice. I suppose winning one tourney game exceeded my expectations for them, but on the other hand, if there ever was a year their conference was bad enough they could have competed for a title, this may have been an opportunity lost.
Always have known Niang>Uthoff. I suppose people look at the potential, and since one is branded athletic and the other is not, they prefer Uthoff. I want the guy who always gives his all and wants the ball down the stretch. That would be Georges and it isn't even close. However, in fairness to Uthoff, I think they are all scared of a Frantrum if they mess up at the end. So I sort of respect Gessell for being willing to shoot it at the end although it never seems to work out.