UNI vs Upper Iowa

[Panthers to the Bone]

Let's get some basketball talk going! Game is Thursday.

1.) Who starts for the Panthers?
2.) What is the one thing you want to see from UNI in this game?

[06panther10]

Deon, Bo, Morgan, Jesperson, Tuttle. I think Buss would/will start over Morgan, but sounds like he is still out with with a foot sprain for now.

I want to see us play defense like we ought to. I also am anxious to see Wyatt, Koch, and Carlson play.

[achrist70]

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What is the status on Wyatt play/redshirting?

I am interested in what how Koch is?

Basically a lot of things.

[SteinPizza]

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Deon, Bo, Morgan, Jesperson, Tuttle. I think Buss would/will start over Morgan, but sounds like he is still out with with a foot sprain for now.

I want to see us play defense like we ought to. I also am anxious to see Wyatt, Koch, and Carlson play.

Now that the team has been practicing for a while, are Carlson and Koch expected to see significant minutes? Has anyone witnessed any practices?

[BCPanther]

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I've seen a some practice. I came away pretty impressed with Koch, Carlson, and Knar. Carlson has gotten a ton bigger, Koch has some work to do defensively but is pretty polished on the offensive end, and Knar is a really good shooter and plays really hard.

Friedman appears to be about the same player he was last year. Lohaus hasn't gotten a ton of opportunities in the pieces I've seen. I'd be pretty surprised if he didn't redshirt, barring injury.

Thursday night you'll see Deon, Bo, Morgan, Jesperson, and Tuttle. Just like 06 said, Buss will be the guy when the real lights come on over Morgan, though Morgan will play a ton of minutes for this team.

[ceaser150]

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Now that the team has been practicing for a while, are Carlson and Koch expected to see significant minutes? Has anyone witnessed any practices?

I heard Rima on KXNO last week. When asked about Friedman, his response was that Carlson has emerged as their best post defender, which tells me he will play a lot. Reading between the lines, I wonder if Friedman has not made much progress? Maybe a redshirt would be the way to go?

[06panther10]

Redshirting Friedman would be a great idea. Seems like Koch and Carlson have moved ahead of him so why waste another year on the bench?

[BCPanther]

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I would not be in favor of redshirting Friedman.

He's not going to play, but there is no need to tie up that scholarship for an extra year. Sometimes its best to say, 'Hey, we missed on this one. Lets let the kid get his degree and move on'. Even if he redishirts, he'll have Dahl coming in next year to take minutes in the middle as well, with Koch and Carlson already having 3 years left.

[panther-state]

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I would not be in favor of redshirting Friedman.

He's not going to play, but there is no need to tie up that scholarship for an extra year. Sometimes its best to say, 'Hey, we missed on this one. Lets let the kid get his degree and move on'. Even if he redishirts, he'll have Dahl coming in next year to take minutes in the middle as well, with Koch and Carlson already having 3 years left.

Yeah, but I'd hate to have another Marvin situation except this time it isn't necessary. I'm not ready to write him off quite yet, although having a scholarship open up a little sooner probably isn't the worst thing in the world. That's a conversation you'd assume would've already happened though.

[06panther10]

I would not be in favor of redshirting Friedman.

He's not going to play, but there is no need to tie up that scholarship for an extra year. Sometimes its best to say, 'Hey, we missed on this one. Lets let the kid get his degree and move on'. Even if he redishirts, he'll have Dahl coming in next year to take minutes in the middle as well, with Koch and Carlson already having 3 years left.

I dont think you say that we "missed" on a guy after 1 freshman season playing minimal minutes. Especially when that guy is 6'9.

[BCPanther]

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It's the classic 'what is his ceiling' debate.

[SteinPizza]

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Even if he redishirts, he'll have Dahl coming in next year to take minutes in the middle as well, with Koch and Carlson already having 3 years left.

You're assuming Dahl is ready to step in right away and contribute minutes in meaningful games against MVC level competition. History should tell you not to make that assumption. Big men take time to develop, which is also why I would not give up on Friedman, or assume Koch is now ready to play. If Carlson truly is our best post defender, you'd assume his development has recently moved ahead of the others.

[MrAugustana]

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I'm assuming UNI charges to watch games online, right? The Peacocks are in my alma mater's league, the NSIC, and I'm curious to see what UIU looks like this year (particularly after the graduation of their do-it-all point guard, Joey Woods), but I'm probably not going to pay $5 or $10 to watch them if it's fee-based. But I figured I'd ask, just in case it did happen to be free to watch online or something.

(That also assumes, obviously, that you guys would even broadcast an exhibition game, and that might be a stretch anyway.)

[Neighbor]

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I'm assuming UNI charges to watch games online, right?

$12 for one month. You might try game day
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[BCPanther]

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Or if you can get to the game. Tickets are $1.