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New Expectations for Next Year

How will the Men's team do next year??

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iastatehunter

iastatehunter

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I haven't seen anyone post something like this.. so what are everyone's expectations for next year's team with Hoiberg all but gone? I'm going to try to add a poll but I have never done it before.

I think that we win the Big 12 regular season and make a run to at least the sweet 16.
 
iastatehunter said:
I haven't seen anyone post something like this.. so what are everyone's expectations for next year's team with Hoiberg all but gone? I'm going to try to add a poll but I have never done it before.

I think that we win the Big 12 regular season and make a run to at least the sweet 16.
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Final Four. Big 12 Champs both regular season and tournament.
 
I think there is something to be said for a group of players out to prove it was them, not a coach. Whether that is true or not I don't know.
 
I think it will come down to who the new coach + staff is and what style they play with. It could go either way I think.
 
iastatehunter said:
I haven't seen anyone post something like this.. so what are everyone's expectations for next year's team with Hoiberg all but gone? I'm going to try to add a poll but I have never done it before.

I think that we win the Big 12 regular season and make a run to at least the sweet 16.
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I never expected this in the first place.
 
Still one of the best teams in ISU history. I expect them to struggle early with a new coach at the helm, but they will get it together about 1/3 way through the BIG 12 and Id say make Sweet 16 again.
 
I really wanted to mark B12 Reg and B12 Tourney champs, but just couldn't bring myself to do it. However, I would say I 'd expect a runner-up for both at the worst.
 
I want the new coach to expect final fours and big12 championships.
 
RustShack said:
Our team knows how to score. Maybe the next coach will be able to round them out a little more.
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Yes, they do. However, we could get a coach who plays a completely different style of offense which is possible. Remember what happened when we switched from Morgan to GMac? Don't get too comfortable even though with Hoiberg we would have been top 10 preseason.
 
marothisu said:
Yes, they do. However, we could get a coach who plays a completely different style of offense which is possible. Remember what happened when we switched from Morgan to GMac? Don't get too comfortable even though with Hoiberg we would have been top 10 preseason.
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We will be without him too. Players make a team Pre Season Top 10, not coaches.
 
The only thing that changes is will the new coach be able to retool after next year? Will be have to go into full rebuild? How long will it take?
 
marothisu said:
Yes, they do. However, we could get a coach who plays a completely different style of offense which is possible. Remember what happened when we switched from Morgan to GMac? Don't get too comfortable even though with Hoiberg we would have been top 10 preseason.
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So much uncertainty at this point, I don't know what to expect. Some may feel I'm being a "Debbie Downer", but I just feel I'm being realistic. I think a top 10 team is the ceiling and the floor is a bubble team.

The system and style of play means a lot, and who knows what kind of system this next coach will implement, and what kind of manager of student-athletes he will be. Fred proved to be a great coach, and I think he was getting a lot out of his players.

Plus, right now, we only have 9 scholarship guys. We are exceptionally thin in the front court. If the injury bug hits or guys get in foul trouble, this team will have some trouble. Hopefully we can pick up Biefeldt or some other big to provide some quality bench minutes, but the team is thin right now in the front court. A lot remains to be seen about Long's recovery too.

For those reasons, I'd have to say a top 25 team (5 or 6 seed) seems like the average, but I bet it is more likely this team either: a.) finishes as a top 3 seed, or b.) finishes as a middling bubble team. It seems like it could be one extreme or the other with so much to play out before the season begins.

Check back in October when the roster and coach are set;-)
 
Better than ISU has finished in NCAAs and the Big 12 regular season in the last 4 years. That is a good place to start, I think.
 
3 seed or better
Sweet 16

Anything else is gravy, and my expectations haven't changed
 
I expect them to win every game. Always. No matter who the opponent is, no matter who is coaching.

Now, Im not naïve enough to think that it will happen this year or any year. But why not dream?

If you don't expect to win, why do you play the game? This ain't T-ball. No participation ribbons here.
 
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