Up first: Northern State (exh), and MVC media day

['70 Grad]

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A little hard to tell because of the competition, but I was pleased with Tuttle & Buss. They can catch the ball, have a few moves & shots, and were rotating on defense. We will need them to play minutes because of our injuries. Disappointed to see that Jake is not back to 100%. His recovery will be important - to avoid what happened the last dozen games last year.

Deon did his job well for a first game freshman. AJ was AJ. Johnny and Marc need to find their shooting touch, but then no doubt they have been practicing 80% of the time on defense.

Buss was getting the ball in close. I don't have a problem with his number of shots. There was some kicking the ball out from the post to a corner shooter also.

Was Marvin held back three grades in junior high?? Wow. A solid guy. Still not getting much from Matt M. or Tyler, they may never see much PT. Chip is still a foul magnet.

[ilovecats]

Re: Up first: Northern State (exh), and MVC media day

Johnny- I also thought he looked to be a step behind. He took some ugly shots. Not sure what it was about but Im too concerned unless it was an injury
AJ- stud. Hes gonna score a lot.
Jake- injury problem definitely showed. Looked slow and took way too many DEEP threes.
Sonnen- Don't see his scoring going up a lot from last year. But will be one of our best defenders and will be the point guard in at the end of games.
Chip- can't say too much more than other people. Love the hustle and fighting for offensive boards
Buss- actually liked what I saw. I've been one who's been saying he will be a stud someday. 6-9 with his skill set and shooting. He could score a lot of points in the future.
Martino- looked like Kerwin 2.0 with better athleticism. Will only score when given a golden opportunity. Will play because of his length and defense. Not his offense.
Deon- excited about him. Looks very smooth and quick. Made some great moves. Agree that his defense needs some work which is not rare with freshman. Has kind of a funny jumpshot. Seemed like he barely gets his feet off the ground when he shoots.
Tuttle- I think he impressed me that most of the freshman. Showed an offensive post game that we didn't see last year. Has a great motor and nose for the ball.
Singleton- gonna be a hard guy not to like. Another physical hard worker with athleticism and loves to grab rebounds quietly scores(except when he missed the monster slam). Don't think he's quite 6-6 though. Will be interesting to see what kind of role he'll have once Austin gets back. With his size hes more suited to be 3-4 tweener than the 5 he's having to play right now.
Lyle- in street clothes. Is he still in the doghouse?
Morrison and Lange- dont see either playing any significant minutes this year.
I thought having the lineup of Marc max buss Jake and tuttle on the floor was awesome. Have we ever had a lineup on the court with that kind of length before?

[Panthers to the Bone]

Re: Up first: Northern State (exh), and MVC media day

Lyle was held out due to concussion he suffered in practice recently (per the WCF Courier pre-game article).

[Trapped in California]

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Lyle needs a dose of better luck. Soon.

[desertcat]

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In the post game interview it sounded like jake isn't too pleased with buss's def. I think rank played great, but he is a foul machine. I was hoping he would improve on that. I was real pleased with tuttle and deon, both seamed pretty sharp. The cold shooting from three was pretty hard to watch, but that's typical with all the focus being on defense right now. Can't wait for this season!

[panther-state]

Re: Up first: Northern State (exh), and MVC media day

Considering that this was the first real game action most of these guys have had since Brazil or longer, I'm not too concerned with cold shooting at the moment.

[9YRPLAN]

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i almost wish jake had a redshirt season to use, although im not sure how it would work with the scholarship situation. it just seems like he needs rest. although if 6 months of sitting out didnt help, im not sure how healthy he will ever be going forward.

[BCPanther]

Re: Up first: Northern State (exh), and MVC media day

on a side note, Iowa scrimmaged Western Illinois today. Archie is there starting 5 man right now, and Devon Archie is not good..Also sounds like Basabe did not play very well at all. Clenz, what do you think our lineup looks like come the Iowa game and who do you think will matchup with Melsahn?

Who gives a crap about the Iowa game right now? Its over a month away and they are MAYBE the 5th best team on our non-con schedule...

[9YRPLAN]

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Who gives a crap about the Iowa game right now? Its over a month away and they are MAYBE the 5th best team on our non-con schedule...

evidently only you, as everyone else just ignored the comment.

[Dexter58]

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I was very impressed with the way Marvin played. After seeing the way he battles, I'm not so sure he redshirts. Lyle, Bohannon and depending on how Olivier progresses, those might be our 3 redshirts. As far as Buss, 4-14 from the floor in 15 minutes? Anyone else think that is to many shots for a role player? He took more shots than anyone else on the team..

Did you even go to the game?

[BCPanther]

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evidently only you, as everyone else just ignored the comment.

That's what I get for just skimming...

[9YRPLAN]

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That's what I get for just skimming...

i was just giving you a little crap. plus everyone knows that i am trained to respond whenever iowa is mentioned

[Shooter24]

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Just wondering what people think cuz i sure as hell know i dont want to be upended by iowa..years to come, iowa might be pretty damn good and if we could keep beating them, that would be great!

[Shooter24]

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As far as Nate making 4 of his 14 shots, seems like some may have been forced considering he only made 29% of them..and if they were open 3's on the back side, focus and get the ball to the back half please. Last time I checked, it was not difficult to make open 3's Please use warm ups effectively and shoot game speed.

[Shooter24]

Re: Up first: Northern State (exh), and MVC media day

Another note, IMO, a role players role is to come in and get 5 or 6 good open looks and convert at least half of them while also playing solid D. Obviously it isn't your night shooting the ball when your 4-14. Find some other way to contribute then. Penetrate and kick to the open shooter. Focus and make plays on D. REBOUND. Do something productive if it isn't your night on the offensive end.