thrasher31

Won't be able to make it tonight. I know it's on btn +, but does getting that let me watch it back from the beginning, or is there somewhere I can watch begining to end? Thank you in advance.

Yeah, he's a situation type guy. There's times where he'll be asked to do more, like vs iu and ballo, and times where he won't see much, like vs Rutgers and their lack of big presence.

Gave it a listen today. I think in certain lineup situations, Berke at the 5 is a viable option, but as you said and Fred has said, consistency needs to be there for it to be viable. I do agree about Connor needing to be a guy from 3. With meah, I don't like the DHOs they run with him UNLESS they get an immediate downhill action with him and the ball handler off the dho. It becomes a "pick your poison" situation then for the defense on the ball handler, the lob threat, or the corner if help comes. It's a wrinkle I really hope they implement, but meah needs to be better at passing in order to make it work. He did look awkward doing it though. Good thoughts as always

https://www.barttorvik.com/team.php?team=Northern+Iowa&year=2025 Looks like they're being projected to finish pretty high on the MVC, but Wisconsin shouldn't lose to them still. A sign of things to come, as I think this may be a rough year for them. Crowl is arguably their best player, or klesmit, and neither are guys you want to be your best player in this conference.

It was an exhibition, so pretty ugly at times, but I definitely see the vision of this team. -Gavin hit some pretty good shots. Some open and contested looks. Glad to see him get some shots to fall. In contrast, Connor couldn't get anything to fall. -As many have said, Berke was a bit bigger than I expected. He has some good size to him and I liked him bringing the ball up when he was on the floor. The plan seems to be rotate him between the 4 and 5 depending upon lineup, and without Morgan today he was asked to come off the bench. -rollie is going to be awesome. He mad a few plays that had me feeling great about having a pg again. He didn't take any shot outside of 5 feet and ran the offense effectively. I'm going to really enjoy him. -meah operating as a handoff hub isn't something I love, but if they get him to dive more on those handoffs it would work with him. I don't expect anything from him but defense, dunks, and rebounds. All of which will be important come big ten play. Sloppy on offense most of the night, but defense locked in, which was awesome to see honestly. Get some quality reps in this early non conference slate going into st Mary's and Creighton

I think we'll see a variety of lineups, this one included. It's a versatile group that can slide up or down positionally.

You nailed my thoughts on IU exactly. Very talented team, but Malik is still foul prone and turnover prone, and spacing will still be an issue. I've seen people pick them to win the conference and I think they're going to underwhelm a lot. Ware was also a unicorn at the 5, an NBA player that can defend the rim, finish lobs and stretch the floor. They won a lot of games based on him alone. Rice should help shore up the PG, but he's also a bit turnover prone and can't shoot, as is the Stanford PG they brought in. I have looked into IU quite a bit ever since I saw people picking them to win the conference, because I thought I was going crazy Very good pod though. Keep it up.

I'm super happy for McVeigh. I really hope he sticks. How hard he's worked to get to this point is truly unbelievable.

He'll be asked to get out and run in all likelihood. Be a pace pusher basically. I remember him being adequate at Iowa, just not great. I wouldn't expect much shooting from the perimeter, maybe a 3 a game, but he should be able to drive into the paint at a good rate. He also has familiarity with the offense, so in games worster struggles, he can probably step in.

Denim Dawson lasted at Tennessee State one year with miniscule numbers (https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/denim-dawson-1.html), ended up at Angelo State University, a DII school down in Texas. Bit shocked he didn't give Tennessee State more than a year.

I'll give it a listen to pass some time at work tomorrow. Thank you.

I think Utah is an unknown team. They have like 10 newcomers this year, with some talent mixed in. Miro little from Baylor was a top 50ish guy out of HS, Mongolian Mike has good talent on the wing, and they have a few transfers that were productive at previous stops. If Craig can coach em up, they can surprise some teams.

Gave it a listen today. Good intro to the season and I'll add it to my pods rotation.

Definitely think st Mary's is a super important game. Getting a W there would go a long way. Not getting blown out by Creighton would help too. Predictions are predictions, so they're not perfect.

Frager is pretty built as expected, but bollis is also very built. Berke and mast are about the same height as it's been said.

I won't be able to listen or go today, have pre-existing plans. I'll be at the first home game and every one after. Look forward to seeing how the team looks today. Few things I'd like to know -how Berke looks with his shot. What kind of looks are they giving him. Movement c&s shots, posts ups, dho and roll, or what. -how Morgan and meah look and how often they roll -how the offense runs with ACTUAL PGs

Frager has a b10 body as a 17 year old, so physically and athletically he should be able to hang. It'll be about the skill part of his game. I look at Brooks barnhizer and think that could be frager in 3-4 years as long as his development goes right. I do want him to redshirt this year though, but that'll be up to him

Looks like we offered back in the summer. He's a Cali guy and has taken visits to USC, TCU and Oregon. With our visit coming so close to the signing day, it could bode well for us. With him being from Cali, I could see him going to USC though. Will be interesting to track

That's a very strange landing spot. He's a big who can stretch and protect the rim, so he fits a modern big style. I thought more HMs would be after him FOR SURE. Kansas was looking at him at one point too. There's something we're missing I think.

That Georges niang comp is actually an apt comp. IF he puts it all together that is. The offense is such a good fit for him that he should, but he needs to be consistent

How they deploy Berke is going to be very interesting imo. Very versatile piece that can be a spot up guy or a handoff hub similar to mast last year. He can do work in the post too.

Jaden and treyson Anderson are two kids from the area that I'll be watching over the next few years at the Dakota schools. Bahl next year too.

Was a big fan of his at PSU. Very glad he didn't stay in the big ten. Last year felt like just a bad year for him without the kind of guys he'd want. They have killed the 25 class so far, and they were the one school I was worried about because I didn't know a connection to Tommy from ND.

I can see and make arguments for about 3 different starting lineups, including the one you mentioned. Like one has Gary at the 3 and Berke at the 4 and one of the two bigs at the 5. I like the lineup flexibility this roster has. I think there's a good chance it's the one you mentioned though.

Sounds like this may go Purdue's way. We'll see if anything changes between now and the 1st. Id love to see the staff pivot to another HS ball handling guard, but the bucket is a bit empty with those right now.