Who's the best player in the State of Iowa...
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Uthoff didn't drop 30 on Niang. Short memory......we had two injured guards Naz and Monte had trouble switching. Easy to drop wide open 3's.
North Carolina - Marcus Page/MSU - Valentine/ISU - Monte Morris and Naz Long. Hawks like claiming their fame by beating or playing well against top ranked teams that are missing their top players due to injury. If any of the above teams were 100% healthy at the time Iowa played them they would be dropped by 10 to 20 points. Yeah I've heard all the crap on how Iowa beat MSU the second game - lol Valentine's first game back playing @ 65% at best.
If ISU were to play Iowa on a neutral court again two things would happen. 1) ISU would win decisively 2) Uthoff wouldn't bank over 15 points.
My point that George Niang's career is far better than Uthoff's is a dumb argument? You must be an Iowa fan or lack reading and comprehension skills. Uthoff's lousy 1000 points by comparison is the "NUFF SAID".
The saying goes, you are what you can defend. IE, just because Niang can bring the ball up court, he really can't play the PG position if he can't defend the point guard position. Niang can play the 3-5, not the point of off guard positions. Not only that, but his D against the 3-5 is less than average. Niang is just not strong defensively.
Someone already answered, but Hield is 30.5 or .1 point higher than Uthoff.
I'm assuming you used Haas, because you knew his PER numbers are off the charts. He is similar to Towns of Kentucky from last year. Limited Min., but what he does on the court is crazy good. He is a NBA player you realize right, trying to say he is an Avg. player just shows your limited basketball knowledge.
Anyone can be efficient when they shy away from the big moments when you need a basket. There are times when a play needs to be made against more pressure and you aren't as efficient in those situations.
Burton averages 21.6 points per 40 minutes but for some reason when they show him on TV it only has him at like 8 pts or something. I'm confused
He averages 10 pts and 4 boards a game and has a higher PER than Buddy Hield. I know he is an NBA prospect but he puts up average college numbers
I do find it funny that Iowa fans will say Iowa is better than ISU this year and then go on and talk about how much worse their players are.
Have you ever watched ISU? Niang creates his own offense if things aren't working. I don't know how many games we just hand him the ball and clear out and let him go to work. He makes his teammates better and doesn't need them to make him better. Uthoff can't do either
Lol, this thread is even better than the Foster one and I can't believe that's possible.
Most players in the county can have 18 vs Rutgers in a half. ISU put pressure on him and he backed down. Niang has been ISU most valuable player for the last 3 seasons. Just because he doesn't score 30 a night doesn't mean he brings a lot to this team.
Where are people getting that Uthoff has better stats that Niang? I just looked up the stats and there's no way you can say that his #s are better. You can make an argument that it's close but in no way can you say obviously better.
After hearing people bust a nut about how awesome a defender Uthoff is I figured he'd have a ton of steals. Nope. Less steals than Niang on the season and per game. He blocks 2 shots more per game than Niang and is among national leaders in blocks, that's really the only stat he's better in. Niang scores more, rebounds more and has more assists. Then there's the obvious leadership ability and history of being a clutch player over and over and over.
After looking at the stats and being severely underwhelmed at this made up stats advantage, give me the guy who is a vocal leader and proven clutch game winning player...oh and he happens to simply produce more in everything but blocked shots as well.
edit: I'd also note that there is major value/uniqueness in a guy who can play all 5 positions. Uthoff is quite versatile and I'd say can play multiple positions but I you couldn't win a game throwing the other team off by having him play point guard the way Niang has over his career some games for ISU.
After hearing people bust a nut about how awesome a defender Uthoff is I figured he'd have a ton of steals. Nope. Less steals than Niang on the season and per game. He blocks 2 shots more per game than Niang and is among national leaders in blocks, that's really the only stat he's better in. Niang scores more, rebounds more and has more assists. Then there's the obvious leadership ability and history of being a clutch player over and over and over.
After looking at the stats and being severely underwhelmed at this made up stats advantage, give me the guy who is a vocal leader and proven clutch game winning player...oh and he happens to simply produce more in everything but blocked shots as well.
edit: I'd also note that there is major value/uniqueness in a guy who can play all 5 positions. Uthoff is quite versatile and I'd say can play multiple positions but I you couldn't win a game throwing the other team off by having him play point guard the way Niang has over his career some games for ISU.
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