Tough day for EIU hoops hopes
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Actually they're not that far apart defensively. The 50 spot in AdjO is the big difference IMO
ISU is made up almost entirely of new players. Yes, that is on Prohm, but it's still the facts. None of these guys have played together at all really except for two games total. Iowa's players have been playing together for years and years.... which is great for them. It's part of what makes them really good.
My only point is that it's going to take quite a while before ISU is even playing close to what they are capable of. It isn't an excuse.... your team shouldn't be that inexperienced.... but it's still the truth. To compare this ISU team to what Iowa had on the court last night..... this ISU team would have to have played like 3 more years together.
My only point is that it's going to take quite a while before ISU is even playing close to what they are capable of. It isn't an excuse.... your team shouldn't be that inexperienced.... but it's still the truth. To compare this ISU team to what Iowa had on the court last night..... this ISU team would have to have played like 3 more years together.
So 49 spots offensively is a big difference, but 42 spots defensively isn't very far apart? LOL man, you are a trip.
Jackson if better than Bohannon but until he proves different I don't think missing him was some huge loss
The difference between 1 and 50 is more important than 100 and 150. I'm sure you can't understand that though
Iowa is closer to being a top 50 D than they are from being ISU's crappy D.
Sure they are. They are 2.3 AdjD points away from being #50. They are 2.9 AdjD points better than ISU D's.
Plus this isn't just this year. Iowa was much better than ISU defensively last year as well.
Yeah, and players never improve from their freshman year to their sophomore year, right? Prohm has been really excited about Tre this offseason and he was penciled in as a starter. He is known as a great shooter, but only showed flashes of it last season.
Garza officially won me over last night, I mean it’s not that I doubted him but I didn’t live his game. But that stretch where he was on fire I found myself getting mad at Joe Croissant for taking a shot when the only person shooting should have been Garza. Unique body and a unique game. He’s like the Kenny Pratt of 5 men.
Garza is definitely very skilled. But at 9:30 last night I switched from the ISU-Iowa game to ESPN to watch Haliburton.... and the NBA is just an entirely different game. They just go up and down and the players are all so ultra athletic.
I'd take a chance on Garza in the 2nd round I think just because he can knock down shots and he works really hard..... but he would struggle mightily on defense in the NBA, and not sure he could get up and down the floor like he would need to or not?
Generally yes they do improve from Fr to So year. The problem for you is that under Prohm that isn't the case. Yeah Haliburton got better, but he was an NBA talent. Lets look at the rest: Conditt sitll hasn't progressed. Wiggington regressed from Fr. to So year. Lard regressed from Fr. to So year. Lewis didn't get any better as a So.
Solomon Young has progressed nicely, I do like his game. Outside of him and Haliburton Prohm hasn't really developed crap at ISU.
Always a chance he could work on his body some more and conditioning to become what the nba is looking for. Georges did it successfully and didn't really have to compromise his game too much. He has already proved he can work his ass off. If I'm an nba gm I'd definitely take a 2nd round flier on him. They are throw away picks anyway, nothing to lose
It was a great weekend to be a Hawkeye. Basketball team wiped the floor against two bottom dwellers and then the Football team got the Bull back for the first time since 2015.
The real basketball season starts on Saturday with Gonzaga and then the conference games.
The real basketball season starts on Saturday with Gonzaga and then the conference games.