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  • #16
    Re: Exhibition season opens with Upper Iowa Saturday night

    What type of player is J Koch going to be? Is he more of a pure post player, or more of a wing player?
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    Originally posted by 9YRPLAN
    iowa sucks, fran sucks, their schedule sucks, iowa fans suck

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    • #17
      Re: Exhibition season opens with Upper Iowa Saturday night

      Jake Koch operated inside most of the game. He has a very similar post move as Adam but needs to get stronger (same thing Adam had to do). He had the ball deep a number of times but could not finish. With that said, he can handle the ball pretty well. Not sure about his outside range.

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      • #18
        Re: Exhibition season opens with Upper Iowa Saturday night

        Good thoughts by everyone there. I also thought Luke looked really gassed at times. AJames' defensive intensity is going to be fun to watch for 4 years. And he has matured as a player. I remember watching his first summer of PTL and he would drive or chuck up something regardless of where he was at. Today I watched him pull back in those situations or make the pass.

        Austin continues to surprise me with some of his athletic moves. He is quick, hits the floor for the loose one, and can spring up off the floor. I just want to see him and Jake finish strong around the rim.

        You could tell the coaches have been preaching defense early on. It was on display at a high level for most of the day. Lots of chatter on the court which I like.

        Didn't realize Jordan was out b/c of an ailment. Let's not start down that path again. Haak didn't play. Perhaps he isn't cleared to play yet after hip surgery?

        Overall, it was nice to be back and watch the men again.

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        • #19
          Re: Exhibition season opens with Upper Iowa Saturday night

          I thought J. Koch was more of a wing player in high school? He loves to shoot the threes. Are we going to turn him into a clone of his brother?

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          • #20
            Re: Exhibition season opens with Upper Iowa Saturday night

            This was a typical exhibition game. UNI played a ton of players trying to get everyone some game experience and see how they play "when the lights are on". Overall I think UNI played well. They executed a limited portion of their half-court offense and worked hard on the defensive end of the floor.

            I thought for about 30 minutes, Upper Iowa played well against the defending Valley Champs. With about 11 minutes to go in the game, the score was UNI 39 Upper Iowa 31. From that point on the Panthers outscored the Peacocks by 20.

            What impressed me the most about the Peacocks is that they didn't seem to be intimidated playing against UNI. They executed their offense and got open shots. When playing against a superior team, it's important to run your stuff and get shots. I thought UIU did that very well. I also thought UIU was able to be physical on the defensive end and rebound well vs. the bigger Panthers.

            UIU has 13 guys that can play and contribute this season, which is a good thing and a bad thing. I think they finally have enough depth to make practice very competitive on a daily basis...which means guys can't get complacent with their positions...they will have to work hard and get better daily...which is good for the overall strength of the program. However, it may be tough to keep 13 guys happy with their playing time.
            "10% of life is what happens to you, 90% is how you react to what happens."

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            • #21
              Re: Exhibition season opens with Upper Iowa Saturday night

              I thought Rodenburg looked pretty bad. Is he really going to contribute?

              He's not an offensive threat, and it's rare that he shows the hustle and power that would earn him minutes.

              He also looks confused a lot.
              Selling a lot of old UNI stuff here: http://www.panthernation.com/showthread.php?t=65762

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              • #22
                Re: Exhibition season opens with Upper Iowa Saturday night

                Originally posted by Rob Weiss View Post
                I thought Rodenburg looked prett bad. Is he really going to contribute?

                He's not an offensive threat, and it's rare that he shows the hustle and power that would earn him minutes.

                He also looks confused a lot.
                I was really excited about him after his first game last year, but very quickly, I began to observe the very things you just touched on. I don't see him contributing much as he is right now.

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                • #23
                  Re: Exhibition season opens with Upper Iowa Saturday night

                  i really dont think he needs to contribute much at all. anything he does should just be considered a bonus. what he does bring is defense and some strength to rebound when he's in the game. he does also bring 5 fouls every game if we need them

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                  • #24
                    Re: Exhibition season opens with Upper Iowa Saturday night

                    Originally posted by UnderParPanther View Post
                    i really dont think he needs to contribute much at all. anything he does should just be considered a bonus. what he does bring is defense and some strength to rebound when he's in the game. he does also bring 5 fouls every game if we need them
                    I'm not impressed by his D or rebounding. I think he has the potential but needs to get more agressive.
                    Selling a lot of old UNI stuff here: http://www.panthernation.com/showthread.php?t=65762

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                    • #25
                      Re: Exhibition season opens with Upper Iowa Saturday night

                      You guys made me chuckle. Rody was a walk-on last year, and only got a scholy b/c Jones left the team. Rody's a hard worker.
                      The Lord reigns, let the earth be glad; let the distant shores rejoice, clouds and thick darkness surround Him; righteousness and justice are the foundation of His throne. Fire goes before Him, and consumes his foes on every side; His lightning lights up the world; the earth sees and trembles; the mountains melt like wax before the Lord of all the earth. The heavens proclaim His righteousness and all peoples will see His glory.

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                      • #26
                        Re: Exhibition season opens with Upper Iowa Saturday night

                        Originally posted by Panthers to the Bone View Post
                        You guys made me chuckle. Rody was a walk-on last year, and only got a scholy b/c Jones left the team. Rody's a hard worker.
                        I understand that, but he was also the first one in after the starters.
                        Selling a lot of old UNI stuff here: http://www.panthernation.com/showthread.php?t=65762

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                        • #27
                          Re: Exhibition season opens with Upper Iowa Saturday night

                          haha #25 Syracuse goes down to D2 school in exhibition

                          http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=4620949
                          "I think they're very good," Farley said of the preseason top 25 Hawkeyes. "But so are we."

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                          • #28
                            Re: Exhibition season opens with Upper Iowa Saturday night

                            Wesley Johnson, a transfer from Iowa State, plays for Syracuse now and had 34 points.
                            UNI FIGHT

                            Originally posted by 9YRPLAN
                            iowa sucks, fran sucks, their schedule sucks, iowa fans suck

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                            • #29
                              Re: Exhibition season opens with Upper Iowa Saturday night

                              How good would Iowa State be this year if Wes had stayed?
                              Originally posted by TH1974
                              This guy was all-UNI, and wanted to show it by pretending to play a non-existant musical instrument in public.

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                              • #30
                                Re: Exhibition season opens with Upper Iowa Saturday night

                                Originally posted by Kyle View Post
                                How good would Iowa State be this year if Wes had stayed?
                                A better question would be, how good would we have been last year? We were missing one big thing last year and it was an outside threat and his athleticism.

                                I believe we have that missing link this year, with Marquis Gilstrap and Laron Dendy. Gilstrap and Brackins will be a dangerous duo this year.

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