Just some random comments to throw out there at season's end....
--I've almost entirely watched BT teams this year......I really like to watch Iowa, and in particular Garza & Joe W., but aren't there some other teams out there better than Iowa for #5? Seems more like a #10 team. They're going to be the #2 seed that all the experts pick to be an upset victim. It appears that Wieskamp's injury won't keep him out long.......if he doesn't play in the BTT, does Iowa fall to a 3?
--Speaking of Garza........he's gets a hell of a lot of friendly calls from BT refs. Not so much on the O end, but defensively and on the boards. NCAA tourney refs might not be so accommodating....on the other hand, Garza will be a load to handle for teams that haven't played Iowa before. I feel like Iowa will be a tough team for other teams to prepare for, so that kind of mitigates my opinion that they appear to be over-rated and are ripe for an upset.
--Speaking of guys who get a lot of calls.........for some reason Aaron Henry gets a hell of a lot of touch fouls, both when driving and when pulling up in the lane. I think it's because Izzo intimidates the hell out of the refs, and AH is the closest thing they have to an AA.
--No word yet on Brook's injury.....it appeared to be more serious than Wieskamp's. I don't think they win the BTT without Brooks playing. Again, I hope he's back for the NCAAs.
--Anybody seen Nebraska recently? Amazing that they immediately got better when Allen left the team (why didn't that happen for us with DeVonte?). With him gone, McGowens and Kobe Webster have picked up their games. I'm really surprised Fred H didn't see the problem and do something about it before the season was shot.
--Finally, how about Maryland? Before the season, a lot of posters (including me) talked about Maryland having been an under-achieving team the last few years. We said Mark Turgeon wasn't much of a coach. Well....he certainly outcoached CAM this year. He got a lot out of those two 6'8" grad transfers who looked like meh prospects. To me, the MD & IU situations go to show when you have a single player (TJD, Romeo) who is or appears to be some much better than the rest of the team, you're likely to have chemistry issues unless you 1. have a strong-willed coach (eg...Alford & RMK, Henry & Izzo) or 2. a selfless star (eg..Garza). Not slamming TJD, but his personality wasn't the best fit for what is otherwise a limited roster.
--I've almost entirely watched BT teams this year......I really like to watch Iowa, and in particular Garza & Joe W., but aren't there some other teams out there better than Iowa for #5? Seems more like a #10 team. They're going to be the #2 seed that all the experts pick to be an upset victim. It appears that Wieskamp's injury won't keep him out long.......if he doesn't play in the BTT, does Iowa fall to a 3?
--Speaking of Garza........he's gets a hell of a lot of friendly calls from BT refs. Not so much on the O end, but defensively and on the boards. NCAA tourney refs might not be so accommodating....on the other hand, Garza will be a load to handle for teams that haven't played Iowa before. I feel like Iowa will be a tough team for other teams to prepare for, so that kind of mitigates my opinion that they appear to be over-rated and are ripe for an upset.
--Speaking of guys who get a lot of calls.........for some reason Aaron Henry gets a hell of a lot of touch fouls, both when driving and when pulling up in the lane. I think it's because Izzo intimidates the hell out of the refs, and AH is the closest thing they have to an AA.
--No word yet on Brook's injury.....it appeared to be more serious than Wieskamp's. I don't think they win the BTT without Brooks playing. Again, I hope he's back for the NCAAs.
--Anybody seen Nebraska recently? Amazing that they immediately got better when Allen left the team (why didn't that happen for us with DeVonte?). With him gone, McGowens and Kobe Webster have picked up their games. I'm really surprised Fred H didn't see the problem and do something about it before the season was shot.
--Finally, how about Maryland? Before the season, a lot of posters (including me) talked about Maryland having been an under-achieving team the last few years. We said Mark Turgeon wasn't much of a coach. Well....he certainly outcoached CAM this year. He got a lot out of those two 6'8" grad transfers who looked like meh prospects. To me, the MD & IU situations go to show when you have a single player (TJD, Romeo) who is or appears to be some much better than the rest of the team, you're likely to have chemistry issues unless you 1. have a strong-willed coach (eg...Alford & RMK, Henry & Izzo) or 2. a selfless star (eg..Garza). Not slamming TJD, but his personality wasn't the best fit for what is otherwise a limited roster.
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