February 7th games

[uniftw]

Yep just another day of the Top 2 showing that they are in a league of their own.

Yep.

Drake has won 3 in a row, playing best ball of the season and drubbed by 16.

WSU curb stomped MSU.

WSU or UNI might slip before the rematch but thosectwo are head and shoulders above the league as a whole right now

[rlh04d]

I still think Reed Timmer is the top option for FOY. He looks like he's been gaming in this league for years

Starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel for Drake. With the transfers next year, they could be very good. The current team seems to be buying in and playing together.

Definitely agreed. Timmer is by far the most impressive freshman I've seen in the league.

And I agree that Drake is readying to turn the corner. They've got young building blocks with a few possible future stars, and some good talent coming in. I think the next few years will be consistent improvement.

[rlh04d]

I don't know if I'd go that far, but there's definitely something holding back a team with a lot of talent.

I expect IlSt to be a very good team the next two years, though, so I'd be careful about calling them anything ridiculous this year. They're a very young team still.

Young team, sure. Absolute garbage coach though.

Possibly very true. I'm definitely not impressed so far.

Next year is when I'll make that decision fully. Ultimately, he's still starting four sophomores, only one with a RS year. That's not a recipe for winning.

[Redbird Recon]

Mentally weak and inconsistent are both fair. Lynch, Lee and Wills have all shown they can play well in this league. They're all in their second year. DAP, Hawkins and McIntosh have all shown they can play well in this league. They're all in their first year. If they improve as a group, we should be pretty good next season. Will we be great? Not so sure. Muller is 24-24 in 2+ seasons of MVC play. I think we have an average coach. He needs to improve as well.

As rhl often says: TBD.

[tribecalledquest]

FWIW, Reggie Lynch hasn't improved like I thought he might.

[ilstubirds250]

FWIW, Reggie Lynch hasn't improved like I thought he might.

Offensive game has improved greatly. Defensively, just needs to learn not to foul!

[Cdizzle]

FWIW, Reggie Lynch hasn't improved like I thought he might.

Offensive game has improved greatly. Defensively, just needs to learn not to foul!

When the team defensive strategy is to funnel everyone to a shot blocker, and have that shot blocker try to block every incoming shot, said shot blocking player is going to pick up a lot of fouls. His fouling might actually be helped more by his perimeter defenders learning to keep their man in front of them more often.

[2livewu]

Unless WSU finishes strong AND with their freshman contributing a lot, I will be surprised if ISU isn't picked to win the conference next fall.

[Rollbird5]

Unless WSU finishes strong AND with their freshman contributing a lot, I will be surprised if ISU isn't picked to win the conference next fall.

im gunna go out on a limb and say we'll get at least one vote

But in all seriousness if Baker goes pro we actually might be picked

[ilstubirds250]

Unless WSU finishes strong AND with their freshman contributing a lot, I will be surprised if ISU isn't picked to win the conference next fall.

I hope not.