Only CyTwinsStill not convinced that we are a good rebounding team like others have said
Agree. I know it can't be worse, but I don't think it would be appreciably better with Hoiberg. I know we view him as an offensive coach, but he always had a mismatch guy and some things to build on. Even in Year 1 he had a guy that could easily create and a 5 that pulled out bigs.Because we need somebody to force the action? If we just pass the ball around the perimeter all day, nothing is going to happen. We don't have the guy to collapse a defense like we have with Royce, Kane, and Niang. It's so much easier to attack a scrambling defense than it is a set defense, and we don't have the guy that can draw multiple defenders right now.
They haven't given me the optimism to think they can come back this year.
Only CyTwins
Agree. I know it can't be worse, but I don't think it would be appreciably better with Hoiberg. I know we view him as an offensive coach, but he always had a mismatch guy and some things to build on. Even in Year 1 he had a guy that could easily create and a 5 that pulled out bigs.
Maybe we can be a grind-out halfcourt team, but our lack of size and grit says otherwise. I think our best chance with a team full of undersized, moderately talented players is to go hectic, up and down,!almost Huggyball. We have a lot of guards and can afford fouls (don't have anyone irreplaceable imo).
Fred and Matt A would have landed a big time grad transfer post and probably Chris Boucher (last year) and we would be a totally team.
You mean lucky to make the NIT, right??This ISU team will be lucky to even make the tournament.
This ISU team will be lucky to even make the tournament.
That's ok...the guys still know they're better than Iowa.The Iowa game unfortunately was not an outlier... that is who we are.
That's optomisticThis ISU team will be lucky to even make the tournament.