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UNI Team Demo
Coach Jake with the team ran a practice at the IBCA coach’s clinic in Urbandale this morning. Coach Jake did a wonderful job speaking with coaches and narrating the practice. Other coaches at the clinic had very high praises for Coach Jake.
The team looked really good. Starters look like it will be Kwadzo, Moran, Dunham, Koch, and O’Rear. Kwadzo will be the best point guard on the court all season long.
Rank, Sonnen, James, and Pehl I believe will give the team huge minutes. I think Sonnen and James could play close to starter minutes and could put up double-digit points any game. Rank plays well both inside and out. Rank looks like he will be able to play the 3 position behind Dunham as well. Pehl understands his role is to hustle, rebound, and shoot by the hoop.
I don’t believe we will play a team all year that will have better guards then this team. That being said the concern seems to be are post players experience. Jake Koch is a big guy. He can play both inside and outside. I have always compared him to his brother, but I feel like he’s more like the size and speed of a Grant Stout. We all know what we have in Lucus. I think those two will also compete against anyone. The difference now compared to when Adam Koch and Jordan Egleseder were sophomores is that we have a Chip Rank and an Austin Pehl (6’10) to back them up. Also Jake Koch was able to red shirt gaining valuable strength, experience, and no wasted year. Four years ago Morrison would have probably been getting big minutes, but I’m not sure if I see him playing with Kwadzo, Moran, Sonnen, and James in front of him. This really shows how far the program has come. Not to mention that Nathan Buss by next year will be getting big minutes.
All the players besides Pehl shot the three ball really well. If they can shoot as good as they did today, I think we’ll compete with Syracuse (zone).
Coach Jake briefly compared this team to last years team. He said you can’t replace a 7 footer in Eglesder, but this team will be able to get up and down the court more. Also he said with his pack defense that it will be easier to switch on defense with out having the risk of Eglesder getting matched up with a quicker shooter on the outside.
I am biased towards UNI, but having three key senior starters this year I wouldn’t bet against this team. I think this team will be competing for a third straight MVC title.
Coach Jake with the team ran a practice at the IBCA coach’s clinic in Urbandale this morning. Coach Jake did a wonderful job speaking with coaches and narrating the practice. Other coaches at the clinic had very high praises for Coach Jake.
The team looked really good. Starters look like it will be Kwadzo, Moran, Dunham, Koch, and O’Rear. Kwadzo will be the best point guard on the court all season long.
Rank, Sonnen, James, and Pehl I believe will give the team huge minutes. I think Sonnen and James could play close to starter minutes and could put up double-digit points any game. Rank plays well both inside and out. Rank looks like he will be able to play the 3 position behind Dunham as well. Pehl understands his role is to hustle, rebound, and shoot by the hoop.
I don’t believe we will play a team all year that will have better guards then this team. That being said the concern seems to be are post players experience. Jake Koch is a big guy. He can play both inside and outside. I have always compared him to his brother, but I feel like he’s more like the size and speed of a Grant Stout. We all know what we have in Lucus. I think those two will also compete against anyone. The difference now compared to when Adam Koch and Jordan Egleseder were sophomores is that we have a Chip Rank and an Austin Pehl (6’10) to back them up. Also Jake Koch was able to red shirt gaining valuable strength, experience, and no wasted year. Four years ago Morrison would have probably been getting big minutes, but I’m not sure if I see him playing with Kwadzo, Moran, Sonnen, and James in front of him. This really shows how far the program has come. Not to mention that Nathan Buss by next year will be getting big minutes.
All the players besides Pehl shot the three ball really well. If they can shoot as good as they did today, I think we’ll compete with Syracuse (zone).
Coach Jake briefly compared this team to last years team. He said you can’t replace a 7 footer in Eglesder, but this team will be able to get up and down the court more. Also he said with his pack defense that it will be easier to switch on defense with out having the risk of Eglesder getting matched up with a quicker shooter on the outside.
I am biased towards UNI, but having three key senior starters this year I wouldn’t bet against this team. I think this team will be competing for a third straight MVC title.
Not a big deal, just was curious if there was more comments from others regarding their experience at the IBCA clinic. Thanks for the post.
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