CIT Round 2: Northern Iowa vs SMU 7PM CST (free official stream also)

[UNI83]

Re: CIT Round 2: Northern Iowa vs SMU 7PM CST (free official stream also)

There was a 2 or 3 minute stint from about the 11:30 mark of the second half to about the 9:03 mark of the second half that we actually picked up the tempo and pushed the ball and attacked on offense and defense. Guess what happened during that small period of time.....guess...the lead went from 10 or 11 to 4. Then SMU called a TO (a possession too late I thought) and what did we do? We backed off again and the same crap that happened before happened the rest of the game.


I want to blame so many things but the only thing to blame is passing the ball around the perimeter, with seemingly no real purpose, for 20-25 seconds then jacking up a wild shot.

[achrist70]

Re: CIT Round 2: Northern Iowa vs SMU 7PM CST (free official stream also)

We should have played like Forest Gump, ran, and ran, and ran some more

[Hail Our Panthers]

Re: CIT Round 2: Northern Iowa vs SMU 7PM CST (free official stream also)

1. We should have looked to run more, off of anything, make or miss, I know it isn't necessarily our game, but we were playing a team on short rest, make it an advantage.

2. Austin Pehl should have gotten more playing time.

3. ANTHONY JAMES and Johnny have to give us more than they did.

4. Jake Koch had a few decent looks down low he has to get better down there.

5. Marc couldn't buy a bucket tonight.

6. Kwadzo Ahelegbe I believe is the most complete player ever at UNI.

7. The officiating was terrible.

8. I am really excited about next year, hopefully Creighton doesn't hire Deon Mitchell's mom as their women's coach.

9. Dia was a heck of a player.

11. I'm pretty sure I saw a post move out of JKoch there in the second half
12. See #9
13. I haven't seen the attendence figures but I thought the crowd was OK with the exception of the student section. At times there was even some energy in the building.
14. What was up with the "Shakeweight" chant?
15. You didn't notice that I skipped number ten
16. It seemed like the team just didn't play with a sense of urgency tonight with the exception of the past few minutes when it was clear that they really wanted to win.
17. I'm less optimistic about next year. I hope I'm wrong but I see a 4-6 place finish. I am nervous to see what kind of crowds that type of season would bring by the end of the season.

[DownGoesKansas]

Re: CIT Round 2: Northern Iowa vs SMU 7PM CST (free official stream also)

That was not the way I wanted to go into the offseason. What a terrible game.

I have been a defender of Pehl but I think I am done. He has been here 3 years and can contribute basically nothing. He needs to get drastically better or he has no business playing basketball at a MVC level. Sorry but thats just the way I see it.

Next year Koch has to want to go inside, I know he is a good perimeter player (and likes playing out there) but we need someone to play inside. We cant rely on Tuttle to be our only true post player next year. Its not fair to him.

Guard scoring next year, where is it going to come from? James will obviously score but tonight he had trouble getting shots off due to size issues. Moran will be about the same I think. Sonnen can be a physical guard but I do not know if he can be a consistent scorer.

Who does that leave? Mitchell, Bohannon, Singleton? We willl see.

I really hope to see our press defense improve if we continue to use it. We just looked uncomfortable/unfamiliar with it. I give them the benefit of the doubt on that one though because of lack of practice time with it. I hope Jake talks to someone like Dr. Tom about it because pressing D is something I am a big advocate of.

Its a long offseason and I trust our coaching staff to have the guys ready to play at the beginning of the season.

[achrist70]

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11. I'm pretty sure I saw a post move out of JKoch there in the second half
12. See #9
13. I haven't seen the attendence figures but I thought the crowd was OK with the exception of the student section. At times there was even some energy in the building.
14. What was up with the "Shakeweight" chant?
15. You didn't notice that I skipped number ten
16. It seemed like the team just didn't play with a sense of urgency tonight with the exception of the past few minutes when it was clear that they really wanted to win.
17. I'm less optimistic about next year. I hope I'm wrong but I see a 4-6 place finish. I am nervous to see what kind of crowds that type of season would bring by the end of the season.

#14 We used it against Creighton for Korver, not really why it was used tonight.

#17 I see a team that will go through growing pains early, we really need Chip to put on 20lbs and a set of sideburns, also I would really like Johnny to be the player next year that all the other teams in the Valley are wondering "hasn't he graduated yet".

[SteinPizza]

Re: CIT Round 2: Northern Iowa vs SMU 7PM CST (free official stream also)

6. Kwadzo Ahelegbe I believe is the most complete player ever at UNI.

"Most complete ever" would make for some good debate. He's easily in the top 5 in this category. Probably the best point guard ever, that's for sure.

I think many here underestimate how much he will be missed next year. Moran and Sonnen both have good elements to their game, but neither puts it all together the way Kwazdo does.

[blien]

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its called a princeton offense. it is designed to move the ball around the perimeter to open back door cuts. after Dia, it will do us no good.

I think you have to LOOK for the cutters to have that offense work. I know Johnny and Jake usually were good for one or two possesions of that.

[CincyPanther88]

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I think many here underestimate how much he will be missed next year. Moran and Sonnen both have good elements to their game, but neither puts it all together the way Kwazdo does.

You're absolutely right.

Good luck, Kwadzo, and thanks for everything.

[voiceofreason]

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What is the history behind the 'shakeweight' chant? Just curious...

[Pantherfan77]

Re: CIT Round 2: Northern Iowa vs SMU 7PM CST (free official stream also)

There was a 2 or 3 minute stint from about the 11:30 mark of the second half to about the 9:03 mark of the second half that we actually picked up the tempo and pushed the ball and attacked on offense and defense. Guess what happened during that small period of time.....guess...the lead went from 10 or 11 to 4. Then SMU called a TO (a possession too late I thought) and what did we do? We backed off again and the same crap that happened before happened the rest of the game.


I want to blame so many things but the only thing to blame is passing the ball around the perimeter, with seemingly no real purpose, for 20-25 seconds then jacking up a wild shot.

The problem wasn't passing the ball around....the problem was we couldn't hit any shots. How many air balls did we have? The shooting was terrible...if we hit 35%-40%, instead of 27%, we win the game. SMU's shooters stepped up in the 2nd half when we shut down Dia scoring.....our shooters did not.

[Panther-Sheik]

Re: CIT Round 2: Northern Iowa vs SMU 7PM CST (free official stream also)

1. I thought Pehl showed flashes so I don't understand why someone would say they are "done with him as a player" when he is a sophmore with a total of about one game's worth of playing time. He has a lot of work to do, but I think he can and will do it, and will produce some quality minutes for us before it is all said and done.
2. The guys definitely looked flat and just mentally and physically tired for some reason. They really looked like they had no legs. The poor jump shooting with multiple airballs (short) and the lack of willingness to attack the defense seemed to really show a lack of legs, but I can't really figure out why with all the rest they had.
3. Kwadzo is a stud and I know that we will miss him like crazy. But, maybe not having that anchor, go-to guy will get some of the guys to elevate their games. It seemed like a lot of times guys were willing to stand and watch Kwadzo try to pull us out of tough situations. At least this is what I am using to make me feel better about having watched #11's last game in a Panther uniform. Thank you Kwadzo, Luke and Kerwin for all the memories you have brought to Panther Nation!
4. Sonnen impressed me last night. He was as off with his shot as anyone last night, but he was aggressive with the ball and looked to penetrate multiple times. I thought that was the most / only positive thing I saw last night. He seemed to be making his statement to become a real leader for next year with his play last night.
5. Next year is a ? I think we have the potential to beat anyone, but we also will be fairly young and that will most likely mean some head scratching moments and bad losses along the way.
6. It is officially time to start talking football

[BCPanther]

Re: CIT Round 2: Northern Iowa vs SMU 7PM CST (free official stream also)

Agreed on a lot of that Sheik.

On Pehl, people need to realize what we need out of him. He is not and will never be a 25 minute a night guy that pushes a double double. What we need from him is 10-12 minutes of him using his athleticism and height to bother the other team on the defensive end, any offense he provides is a bonus. The thing that stuck out to me last night was how much better his ball screens have gotten. He set some very solid screens last night.

Sonnen needs to shoot 500 jump shots a day this summer.

Jake Koch needs to not play Prime Time league this summer. He's having ankle surgery this Friday and needs to take the summer to get healthy after having multiple injections to tolerate the pain this year. Take it easy and get ready for the Brazil trip in August. I believe he played very well considering the ankle he battled through for three months.

Moran will have a great senior year with a shot to be the all time leader in made threes and a 1000 point scorer.

AJ needs to continue to get stronger and continue to work on his ball skills. Still a little shaky handling at times.

Rank just needs confidence. If he has a good start to next year, he will make great strides...

[UNIChippewa]

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Jake Koch needs to not play Prime Time league this summer. He's having ankle surgery this Friday and needs to take the summer to get healthy after having multiple injections to tolerate the pain this year. Take it easy and get ready for the Brazil trip in August. I believe he played very well considering the ankle he battled through for three months.

Wow...I didn't know that Jake's ankle was in that bad of shape for that long of a time period. Is it a bad sprain he's dealing with? Makes one wonder if our season would have turned out differently, even with Luke out, if he had been healthy.

[BCPanther]

Re: CIT Round 2: Northern Iowa vs SMU 7PM CST (free official stream also)

Multiple bone spurs and some ligament damage. Will be cleaned up Friday. Very minor surgery, but very painful condition.

[Hail Our Panthers]

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Jake Koch needs to not play Prime Time league this summer. He's having ankle surgery this Friday and needs to take the summer to get healthy after having multiple injections to tolerate the pain this year. Take it easy and get ready for the Brazil trip in August. I believe he played very well considering the ankle he battled through for three months.

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Brazil trip? Did I miss something? Are we in one of those world college basketball tournaments like the one in Israel a few years back?