Up Next: Creighton

[Hail Our Panthers]

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Updated standings since the start of last season:

Doug 3 UNI 1

stop that.

Big game on Friday. It'll be a chance to win a game that we lost last year. So far we're down a game in regards to that (lost home evansville, road IlSU. Won home InSU)

[Khan4Cats]

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Deon not being in has only a small part due to his turnovers/offensive output. He still has some work to do on the other end of the floor. He'll get there. Jake was going with his experience down the stretch-note that Rank was on the floor and not Tuttle.

[Khan4Cats]

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stop that.

Big game on Friday. It'll be a chance to win a game that we lost last year. So far we're down a game in regards to that (lost home evansville, road IlSU. Won home InSU)

We are even with last year-we won at Drake.

[clenz]

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really? kwadzo was pretty good soph thru senior year...i think he was the mvc all tourney team his jr year

i think deon is going to be better than kwadzo, just needs experience and he'll quit making freshman mistakes.

Kwadzo had very very few fans until his senior season for some reason. Most (not all) couldn't get passed thinking of him as he was his freshman year because he had that redshirt year for an injury between. He was very productive his last three years, and I'll say we don't get to the S16 or have much of the success we did without him. He was very productive in every area of the game. Really, looking at his stats, outside of PPG his soph year had nearly the same stat line his senior year did (within .5 in every category)

If Deon turns out like Kwadzo we will be in the S16 again.

Deon isn't committing any more TO per game than Kwadzo did, he just doesn't have the assist numbers that Kwadzo did.

[achrist70]

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I have said it and said it and said it, Antoine Young is the player that hurts us, Mc$ jr. gets points but doesn't kill us like Young does.


Also how many travels does #3 get away with, other than that the officiating was good in my opinion.

[orangetennis]

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Deon won't end up being like Kwadzo. He may or may not be better but he won't be a similar player. I agree with Jman that he needs more than 8 minutes.

Deon provides a skill set that no one else on the team has. It would be a huge asset for this team to be able to trust him in the latter stages of a tight game. we'll only get there by giving him more opportunities during the game.

[Kyle]

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It's really too bad we play CU this early in the conference season. GMac is pilling a lot of minutes onto Doug, Gibbs, and Young. I will not be surprised to see CU go through the typical February slump UNI fans are so familiar with.

Overall, I was happy with our performance. CU is a very talented team and road wins are never easy in the Valley. The fact we were in a position to tie the game with the final possession against a top 25 team on the road gives me a lot of confidence in this team. Especially given the funk AJ and Koch were in most of the night.

Nobody will want to play this team in St. Louis. We play 9-10 deep and have great fundamental defense, which are the keys to winning 3 games in 3 days.

[Kyle]

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Deon is better than Kwadzo was as a freshman and Tuttle is better than any freshman post player I can remember with the exception of Coleman.

The future is very bright for our b-ball program.

[orangetennis]

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i like our chances to get better as the season goes on but I want to see the freshman get a little crunch time minutes too.

[9YRPLAN]

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i dont feel like we are that far away from being good. honestly i cant think of much to complain about other than our shot selection. guys go hunting for shots are start chucking.

[achrist70]

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Marc Sonnen shot way too few 3's tonight

[clenz]

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i dont feel like we are that far away from being good. honestly i cant think of much to complain about other than our shot selection. guys go hunting for shots are start chucking.

This, and I've felt this way all year.

It's just strange to see people jumping off the bridge/bus this year on the players.

[9YRPLAN]

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i feel like i did in the beginning of the 2008-09 season. you can tell the talent is there bit its not quite clicking yet.

[achrist70]

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i feel like i did in the beginning of the 2008-09 season. you can tell the talent is there bit its not quite clicking yet.

Yep, there are many similarities, hopefully the final result ends up being the same.

You are also seeing a much stronger Valley though.

[Kaboomcat]

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Just got back from the game. The d looked good. Free throws were a weakness Jake missed several and Tuttle needs to shoot a few hundred more at practice. I am looking forward to Tuttle getting stronger though. Scum fans booed more than any fans I've ever seen. But they are an interesting bunch the buck beers may have helped their understanding of the game. The guy behind me kept yelling hit him Doug. I was hoping Doug would hit someone and get run for a few games. I have decided that Doug transferred because he knew he couldn't play for Coach Jake. He would have to play defense.