Just for fun...
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I read through some of the other threads, and it looks like there's just a few drinking the kool-aid. Most of the other posters seem to realize this year is not likely to be much better than last year for Iowa.
Will the Big 12 be that good? It seems like all the good players are now gone from the conference. I am sure there will be plenty of new stars for Kansas and Texas but it seems like as a whole the conference will be down.
Really? Iowa has one of the easiest OOC schedules in the nation. They should pick up 11 wins easily (of course, as we saw last year, nothing was easy). 13 OOC wins isn't out of the question.
Win the Big Ten home games, and a win in the BTT, you have yourself a 20 win season.
For the record, I expect one or two games over .500 for Iowa. Still a year or two away from a good season. And I also don't think, even if Iowa reaches 20 wins, they'd make the NCAA - not by a long shot. But I don't think that expecting a winning season this year is too much to expect.
If Lucca is all he's cracked-up to be, Diante and Craig make expected improvements (don't have to be HUGE, but have to be big), and JVB, AT, or JH can play solid D/rebound, then i don't think 20 is out of the question. It would be a great season, but not unbelievable.
The week of September 12-14 Greg McDermott (Coach) and Ben Jacobson (Player) will be inducted into the University of North Dakota's Hall of Fame. In part because of their accomplishments with the 89-90 UND's Mens Basketball Team....
I believe there was a strecth from 89-94 that UND Mens progarm won around 50+ games at Home, then had a Loss and started another 40+ Home win streak....(Both Mac and Jake were part of).... They understand the below formula
That is the formula that (imo) Mac is trying to bring to ISU....You need to Win in the Non-Conference (very do-able), Establish Home Court Advantage and Win at Hilton (done before-can do again), and then work on being .500 on the road ( we have been competetive).......
Do this and a 18-20 win Season is a reality......:smile:
I believe there was a strecth from 89-94 that UND Mens progarm won around 50+ games at Home, then had a Loss and started another 40+ Home win streak....(Both Mac and Jake were part of).... They understand the below formula
That is the formula that (imo) Mac is trying to bring to ISU....You need to Win in the Non-Conference (very do-able), Establish Home Court Advantage and Win at Hilton (done before-can do again), and then work on being .500 on the road ( we have been competetive).......
Do this and a 18-20 win Season is a reality......:smile:
Losing Wes decidedly counts against last year.
Having decent post play, Lucca, and incremental experience (along with a substantial loss of talent in the conference) suggests an improved W-L.
I will be absolutely thrilled if we have a 0.500 season overall, let alone in B12 play. I like the players we have coming in and returning and am very high on several of them. But I've been around for a long time and have seen these types of situations come and go. I recognize McD has been dealt a bad hand so I'll continue to support him. But this year, I expect to see improvement of the team from the beginning to the end of the season.
That's the bottom line to me. Show me you can coach by showing that you can improve a team from the beginning to the end of a season. Anything else is a failure. These are young players waiting to be molded.
That's the bottom line to me. Show me you can coach by showing that you can improve a team from the beginning to the end of a season. Anything else is a failure. These are young players waiting to be molded.
From KG-Cyclone post...
Since McDermott came in....
I consider 18-14 a worst case finish.
How long have you been a Cyclone fan?
Since McDermott came in....
Have you ever even met a hawkeye fan or read any of their predictions about anything?
CycloneErik
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That's what I was thinking! Wait until their "national championship" this year.
I still only see around 14-16 wins. Lost too much rebounding and I'm not convinced we have dedicated rebounders.