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Honest question here, we've alway had the ability to go to a small lineup, especially in the years where we didn't have great post depth. This year we have 4/5 depth but not much 1/2 depth. Obviously Leon can play the 2 spot if he needs to, along with Weisbrod, and Schwieger. But is it possible to see a lineup with Tytan or Pock at the "3". Does this allow Rubin to get a little time?
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Super bummed for RJ. He improved so much from last year. You could tell his confidence offensively was great. I have no doubt he will come back better than ever.
We played a little bit with Tytan or Ben at the 5 yesterday, and I really liked the speed and athleticism of that lineup.
I think Hutty played better down low yesterday, and I liked that he didn't fall in love with the 3 ball. Will was solid again on offense. UIC's bigs are a tough matchup and will be for a lot of teams.
That was the Trey we need every game. He didn't make a ton of mistakes and was a real threat from outside. I think he also played great on defense.
Leon Bond was a machine last night. Keep building confidence with that 3 ball and teams will have to extend on him. He can back cut all day when they start doing that.
The depth is a little concerning with RJ being out. I wonder if we won't see Wes a little more the next couple games before league play starts. We are going to need to give some guys breaks and he is capable of being a big in the system. Ideally we would have a guard to work in, but I really don't know who that would be, though, and I doubt they are going to pull Redek's redshirt.Comment
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"Ideally, we would have a guard to work in, but I really don't know who that would be, though, and I doubt they are going to pull Redek's redshirt."
That was my question.
+ Was he a ball handler in HS?
He looked obviously to be a red-shirt in the pre-season scrimmage that I saw.
Cade Courbat can be good for us, but he is more of a #3.
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The NET seemed to have liked our performance last night. Only jumped 53(!) spots to 112.
Our losses are NETs 25, 45, 63, 90.Comment
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I think Redek needs to put on a lot more strength. Cade is a big solid kid, but he's really more of a Tytan or Ben style player. I think Cade is at least 6'8".Originally posted by '70 Grad View PostComment
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So, update...I've been told Cael is out for the year, too.Comment
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I swear... Every injury for UNI basketball the last few years ends up being season ending.Originally posted by Wxcpanther View PostComment
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Well that leaves two true ball handlers for the team. That is shockingly thin. We've been guard heavy for 20+ years so this will be a very different look for us.If computers ruled college basketball the way they do football, we'd have skipped all this March Madness monotony and just waited a month for the Kansas-Kentucky title game. And watched Northern Iowa play Cornell in the Poulan Weedeater Bowl. ~ Dwight Perry The Seattle Times
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Man we can't win for losing.
We are one injury from Charlie Miller getting big PT. If Pock doesn't start showing more, we might be running a seven man rotation by year's end.Comment
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Pock has to figure out how to use his body better. He isn't fast enough to run back and forth along the baseline and come around screens for shots. He is a big kid that we really need to start coming through.Originally posted by MVCBeat View PostComment
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Two? Weisbrod might be the best we've got left but I'm not sure who else you're including. Campbell can dribble but I wouldn't call him a primary ball handler to deal with pressure and his A/TO rate is basically 1:1. Tytan is similarly just over 1:1. Schweiger and Bond are athletic but not what I would call ball handlers. Pock? No. Hutson and Hornseth? No. If Cole Henry was still on the team, he might be the number two.Originally posted by UNIAlum95 View Post
We've struggled against the press for years and it should probably be a fire-able offense for any coach who doesn't try and press us the rest of the year. Jake is going to have to get creative with how we deal with that-I'm guessing our tempo will really have to go up using quick passes and cuts instead. I'd love to see Rubin worked into the mix just to see what he might be able to do. We might have to get into some serious run and gun, but could be interesting.
On the positive side, our defense should become much longer without RJ to shoot over, but I did like his pesky aggressiveness.Number of times on Sports Illustrated cover:
Ben Jacobson coached teams = 2
UNI teams coached by everyone ban thinks is better = 0Comment
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Big bummer about the injuries... not what we needed this season. Regardless, after RJ was out, I thought we still played really well offensively. UIC's bigs were tough in the paint on offense, especially with offensive boards. Great to get a W on the road. Let's do it again this weekend!
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Trey has played PG his entire career so to say that he isn't a primary ball handler is laughable. In a quick glance of our ball handling guards, you have to go back to '15-'16 with Wes Wasphun to find a UNI guard with something better than 1.5:1 A/T ratio. Everyone of our guards in the last decade has basically had a 1:1 ratio.
Max has work to do to play at this level and it has showed when he's been pressured this season. I hope he can get there because there aren't a lot of options at this point. I'd like to see Trey grow here too but to use that metric to say he isn't a primary ball handler just doesn't hold water.If computers ruled college basketball the way they do football, we'd have skipped all this March Madness monotony and just waited a month for the Kansas-Kentucky title game. And watched Northern Iowa play Cornell in the Poulan Weedeater Bowl. ~ Dwight Perry The Seattle Times
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Max had his best game last night by a pretty wide margin. Starting to slow down for him after missing the summer.
The more he plays the better he's going to be. Jake said the same thing last night.Comment
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Like it or not Trey is our primary ball handler at this point to sink or swim(very well could be sink)
I think I may prefer moving Bond to the 2 and starting Schweigger to try and stagger Trey and Weisbrod as much as possible with what remains of the backcourtComment
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