Wit State rated #8 and #10 in nation...

[ESPNDude]

Wichita went on the road 4 straight Saturdays to beat those teams. Even if those teams are a tad overrated...That's pretty dang impressive. Winning on the road at a good team's home is tough.

Frankly how can anyone sit and talk about how EVERYONE they've played was OVERRATED? Please...Those teams are all good and history tells us they are 7 pts better at home even. Sometimes I read this forum and it makes me scratch my head.

I give the Panthers major cred for winning at Iowa, as it is simply tough to win on the road.

Let's be serious though...Iowa and Iowa St. currently look like they could contend to scrape the bottom of their respective conferences this year. Considering Northwestern, Penn St., Nebraska, and Colorado occupy space in those leagues, that's saying something.

[pantherfan4ever]

Wichita went on the road 4 straight Saturdays to beat those teams. Even if those teams are a tad overrated...That's pretty dang impressive. Winning on the road at a good team's home is tough.

Frankly how can anyone sit and talk about how EVERYONE they've played was OVERRATED? Please...Those teams are all good and history tells us they are 7 pts better at home even. Sometimes I read this forum and it makes me scratch my head.

I give the Panthers major cred for winning at Iowa, as it is simply tough to win on the road.

Let's be serious though...Iowa and Iowa St. currently look like they could contend to scrape the bottom of their respective conferences this year. Considering Northwestern, Penn St., Nebraska, and Colorado occupy space in those leagues, that's saying something.

Well i cant speak for the others that have commented, but I still dont think you understand my initial question if you think i was trying to say none of wit states wins were good wins... Heck, i even think they deserve to be ranked where they are, that isnt my point. my point is when i look at wit states team, it appears that they arent really that much better looking of a team than we have...This is what i wanted others opinions on...

someone else chimed in with their wins being overrated.. i do think they are slightly overrated teams, but i still think they are very quality wins and i am not arguing that wit state shouldnt be ranked where they are.

[pantherfan4ever]

UNI basketball will never be about one player because we won't be able to recruit McDonald's All-Americans who can take over a game and dominate by themselves. UNI basketball will continue to be about putting five players on the floor who play well together as a team. (Much like every team that beats Team USA!!!!) We will work harder, play smarter and continue winning games even when we lose key components each year.

great point! I love whenever we beat a team they always come back (usually iowa fans) and point out a stud or 2 on their team that have more talent than any player on our team... they do this to try to say that they just had an "off" night and that overall their team is clearly better...

this is the stupidest argument ever considering it takes 5 guys to play as a team on the floor and it doesnt matter if you have some nba prospect on your team.. it takes a team to win

[Khan4Cats]

I agree, you keep your studs for one or two seasons. I will take the John Littles, Brooks McKowens, Jared Jostens, etc who will just outwork, outthink, and outplay your one or two 'superstars'. You can't focus on shutting one player down on our team. That is why I think we will be more dangerous this year than last. Sometimes we found ourselves waiting for Benny to make something happen. This year we can spread the wealth. How many different players have led us in scoring this year? Answer: 5 different players in 9 games (Stout, Viet, Brown-1, McKowen-2, Coleman-4)
UNI's winning formula: Tough TEAM Defense + Balanced Patient Offense

[pantherfan4ever]

I agree, you keep your studs for one or two seasons. I will take the John Littles, Brooks McKowens, Jared Jostens, etc who will just outwork, outthink, and outplay your one or two 'superstars'. You can't focus on shutting one player down on our team. That is why I think we will be more dangerous this year than last. Sometimes we found ourselves waiting for Benny to make something happen. This year we can spread the wealth. How many different players have led us in scoring this year? Answer: 5 different players in 9 games (Stout, Viet, Brown-1, McKowen-2, Coleman-4)
UNI's winning formula: Tough TEAM Defense + Balanced Patient Offense

nice post!