Colorado should really look into the Grinnel offense. Could you imagine making teams run at that altitude?
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Colorado should really look into the Grinnel offense. Could you imagine making teams run at that altitude?
How would this look if you counted it as years in the system or something like that. Then, Petey and SH would only count as sophomores. Even though they're seniors, they haven't exactly had 3 years of D1 ball behind them.
But, ultimately, you're right. We need to win, and even more so, we need some recruits.
But, ultimately, you're right. We need to win, and even more so, we need some recruits.
I don't really see this as valid... A senior is a senior, especially if they are starting...
I'm pretty sure my mentality towards our team has absolutely nothing to do with how the team performs.
Whether you like it or not, schedules play a HUGE part in the success of teams. You see it everywhere...college football, college basketball, the NFL, MLB, etc. If it is bad that I want Iowa State to have the best possibility of succedding, then so be it.
Another bright side, IMO, is that our most "talented" players are all young guys. I don't mean to disrespect Petey and Haluska, because they are solid players whose experience is invaluable and will be MAJOR contributors this year, but our young guys who have more "raw talent" will be experienced by next year, so I think we'll be able to replace our seniors pretty well.
Of course, the more experienced competition will be a factor as well.
Of course, the more experienced competition will be a factor as well.
I hear people say this sometimes but there is a reason why KU and UT are at the top of the conference year in and year out - they get "starred, rated" talent.
I get that. I do. But why is it they lose to teams like us who dont drink from the golden cup year in and year out. We have high profile recruits seriously looking at us, now we just need to start winning with what we have to get them to have a reason for them to committ.
First off, at this point, what does Hamilton get us that Thompson doesn't? I think Hamilton will get more playing time, but not to the extent that he plays more than Alex. Alex will see playing time against strong inside guys and the smaller athletic inside guys. Hamilton will be on the bench when we face the smaller, athletic post players.
I think we should keep the same starting lineup the whole year. It really gives us options off the bench. If you want to sub in Wes for Petey, fine. With they way it is now, we can start off pounding it inside to Brackins with Petey and Haluska as decent outside shooters. Then you can bring in Wes, Lucca and JVB to light it up. It really gives the second unit some scoring punch.
I do think Petey's minutes will dwindle closer to the 15-20 minute mark like we saw in game 1. He only played 25 minutes in game 2 as well. I don't think it really matters all that much if he starts.
That doesn't work for basketball though. With a tourney in which teams get picked (other than winning the conference outright), you need to have a good RPI and a good record to get selected. If we were to win 20 games this year, I'd bet we'd be one of the lowest RPI 20 win teams
