Nostalgic Mood

[skydog0784]

This has likely been observed as this is stale news but I'm in a nostalgic mood so what the heck. Great to see Jordan Eglseder gaining IHSAA hall of fame induction in March 2022. Heck, what he did in that legendary KS game alone is worthy of induction. He was a huge part of that win; especially in the first half as I recall. More than held his own against the KS all-american center.

My second favorite UNI team behind that great 1989-1990 team that beat MO in the big dance - fueled largely by Jason Reese, another quality UNI big.

https://www.iahsaa.org/basketball-2022-ihsaa-hall-of-fame/

[uni1988]

I was at the UNI vs Missouri game in Richmond. A Great, Great day. Jason Reese was outstanding.

[skydog0784]

I was at the UNI vs Missouri game in Richmond. A Great, Great day. Jason Reese was outstanding.

I'm jealous. I bet that was fun. Jason Reese is probably my favorite UNI hoops player ever. I still occasionally bring up that UNI-MO on YouTube and watch it. As the CBS commentators said during that game - "Jason Reese is a talented bull"... Great description of him.

[Username]

Did some quick Tournament analysis since 2010.

Despite having half as many appearances, the MVC has 8 more tournament wins than the MWC with 22 compared to 14. The American has 25 wins and the A-10 has 27. The West Coast has 30.

In this time frame we have as many F4 appearances as the WCC, the Pac-12, and the American as well as more than the A-10 and MWC.

We are also very comparable in S16 and Elite 8 Appearances to the non P5 upper echelon with 5 Sweet 16 and 2 elite 8, with the West Coast(Gonzaga mostly though BYU may have squeezed an appearance in) leading the way with 7 and 3. The West Coast is also the only team who has a better Win % than the MVC with 59% compared to 58%.

I know a lot of this is driven by those who shall not be mentioned, but it's still impressive to see a conference make 2 F4 appearances twice in the same decade with one of the teams replacing the other.

We are definitely still a top 11 conference and def belong closer to that next group of conferences as opposed to the other 1 bids.

[Username]

Gets me to thinking, been watching some old games from the mid 2000s, and we had a pretty solid run from the early mid 2000s, to the mid-late 2010s, what do you think was our best team, or best tournament team with a shot at the final four?

The 2015 team was obviously the most accomplished, but 2010 wasn't far behind by also posting 30 wins, and I feel had a much better shot. Michigan State the final 4 team that year won every game in that region by 7 or less, and we were def in that game.

The 2016 team was sneaky good and sort of ahead of its time, but even barring the collapse, not sure they get by the next round.

[BCPanther]

Gets me to thinking, been watching some old games from the mid 2000s, and we had a pretty solid run from the early mid 2000s, to the mid-late 2010s, what do you think was our best team, or best tournament team with a shot at the final four?

The 2015 team was obviously the most accomplished, but 2010 wasn't far behind by also posting 30 wins, and I feel had a much better shot. Michigan State the final 4 team that year won every game in that region by 7 or less, and we were def in that game.

The 2016 team was sneaky good and sort of ahead of its time, but even barring the collapse, not sure they get by the next round.

The 2016 team gets beaten soundly by Buddy Hield Oklahoma in the next round. Morgan and Wes were really good defenders but Hield was just on another level that year.

For me, 2015 was the best team. That team was more complete than the 2010 team and was much better offensively. Tuttle was a true alpha and it made everybody else on that team better. They were probably a tad underseeded and ended up with the worst matchup they could have in the second round. Athletic bigs bothered that team and Dieng was really good for Louisville that night.

[06panther10]

‘10, ‘15, and ‘16 were all truly good enough to make the Final 4.

2010 was and is our best team ever, and our best chance, especially with how the game was played then and what we were allowed to do. They could have realistically won the National Title. They almost beat Mich St who made the F4, and the title game was Duke over Butler. We were every bit capable of beating those guys. Butler played in a much worse conference than we did at the time.

[UNIpanther99]

I still think of '06 at Dayton vs. Georgetown all the time. I really wish we could have won a tournament game for that senior class. Maybe then the timing would have been off for McDermott and Iowa State... What might have been?

[Username]

I still think of '06 at Dayton vs. Georgetown all the time. I really wish we could have won a tournament game for that senior class. Maybe then the timing would have been off for McDermott and Iowa State... What might have been?

06 was a good team.

I watched a bit of 05, but the 06 team was the first one I really got into. Very balanced top to bottom and the valley was a bloodbath in those days.

[UNIpanther99]

Didn't know where to put this, but this is a must listen:

https://twitter.com/DTL319/status/1743287241567359362

['70 Grad]

That was good! Thanks for posting.

I liked that Coach Mac is still connected and said "we" a lot. Despite what we missed out on (his son), he had a lot to do with the recruits that beat Kansas. (Plus the NCAA appearances he coached, plus getting Coach Jake here and grooming him.)

[UNIpanther99]

Agreed, that was my biggest takeaway as well. I'm glad he still feels connected to the program and would take the time during the season to spend an hour talking about UNI. Plus, he's on his way to being one of the more wealthy UNI alumni out there.

And some great stories about their days playing. The tartan floor in the Dome, broken down busses and planes... lots of good stuff.

[nadf]

I agree with BC that the 2015 is the best team UNI has ever had, both in the context of how good it was in it's time and how good it would be if it could be transported to 2024. I think that is the only team UNI has ever had that could compete athletically with any team in the country.

The 2010 team would not be nearly as good in today's game, though it was just a small step below 2015 in terms of how good it was for it's era.

For me the Michigan State loss was the hardest loss to get over. UNI would have won that game more often than not if they played 100 times, and the path to the final 4 was as favorable as it could ever be.

The 2015 team didn't play great against Louisville but that game was a toss-up at best. I don't think Louisville had the best year but the version of them playing in that tournament was tough.

[orangetennis]

I agree with BC that the 2015 is the best team UNI has ever had, both in the context of how good it was in it's time and how good it would be if it could be transported to 2024. I think that is the only team UNI has ever had that could compete athletically with any team in the country.

The 2010 team would not be nearly as good in today's game, though it was just a small step below 2015 in terms of how good it was for it's era.

For me the Michigan State loss was the hardest loss to get over. UNI would have won that game more often than not if they played 100 times, and the path to the final 4 was as favorable as it could ever be.

The 2015 team didn't play great against Louisville but that game was a toss-up at best. I don't think Louisville had the best year but the version of them playing in that tournament was tough.

That Louisville team had 2 players who are still productive NBA regulars. But ya, they were a poor shooting team that season, but had a great shooting night against UNI that night.

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