AP Preseason Poll
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Iowa at #13... here comes lunch: <urk> That's just gross seeing them ranked. Drake will probably lose a bunch of non-con games like the last two seasons, then steamroll the underwhelming Valley (also like the last two seasons). Maybe this year, UNI can finally knock them off their perch. I honestly like Coach Warren (when they're not playing us) - she's kind of like Fennelly in that she typically does more with less in Cedar Falls.
I noticed that one of the AP voters is at the Ames Tribune (and am blanking on the name at the moment).
I noticed that one of the AP voters is at the Ames Tribune (and am blanking on the name at the moment).
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Am I missing something on Iowa...when did Bluder and team become a near elite 8 school in women's hoops? Must have a bunch of juniors/seniors this year.
The have the best player in the Big 10 returning, Megan Gustafson, who was Big 10 POY in 2017, so yeah.
Minnesota at "26". Guessing that is some Lindsay Whalen love. Will be interesting to watch them this year. Dropped the former coaches zone and going man-to-man on defense. Going to be a totally different look,
And, wow, Big 10 and Big 12 projecting some weak sauce. The old play a weak NC cause the league is so tough manta is wearing a little thin with both leagues beginning pretty weak.
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Thanks...I honestly didn't know and only watch them once per year when ISU is playing them.
Drake does what it can to build SOS though. Nebraska, Iowa, Iowa State, Rutgers, Notre Dame or Gonzaga and maybe Oregon. The last two variables are from a tourney in Vancouver. Throw in Creighton, South Dakota and South Dakota State and that's a really good NC schedule.
Bet you don't recall Iowa was ranked pretty highly towards the end of last season: they weren't. This ranking his largely on Goose's play making her team better. But I don't think great. Fennelly's D plan slowed Goose in Ames last year, holding her to well below her end of season average. We lost by 6 or 7 in that game and we were not very good.
We play in Iowa City this year a little later into the season. Though I don't see a big chance for a win, we will have gotten some great game experience prior to the game. Would really love to surprise the Hawks and Goose in IC.
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No TV for the game, that sucks.
We can scout the Hawks, they play Notre Dame on the 29th on ESPN2. The also play West Virginia on the 23th in that Junkanoo Jam thingie.
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And we win there about as much as they win in Hilton, last year notwithstanding. We have a five game losing streak there right now and we are 4-6 in our last ten games against the Hawks, 6-6 in last twelve. Pretty much a huge push. Still wish it was on TV. So much for the Big 10 network
Megan is on the watch list for NCAA POY with the usuals from the elite teams. She is that good.
Overall Iowa roster is really good. The only up side for ISU perspective, is Bludder is not a good game coach. I think there may be some questions about depth(Tania Davis return from ACL not 100% yet) and size/height (small guards 5 3 5 5 5 9) in guard court.
A lot of similarities between her and Angie Welle, left handed, works extremely hard, good scorer. But I think Angie ran the floor better.
One of the more entertaining games I watched last year was the Gophers and the Hawks in The Barn. Gophers won in a back and forth game. Teams combined to lay bricks at 6-29 from three distance. Megan had a pedestrian (for her) 20 and 10. Gophers did a good job of not letting her just kill them and the rest of the Hawks other than guard Doyle didn't do much in this game to help.
