He had the second most minutes, 32. They are playing him.As far as Walker not playing much, looks like Coach went primarily 4 guards to matchup with the Bruins and what they do. Lewis played less minutes as well. Not very good minutes.
Play Kinzinger. Period.
I am going to cut Telly some slack, color guy who they probably called at the last min because he has an ISU connection, worked on Fox Sports for Milwaukee, probably covers the Big Ten more, cause that's where the money is at. Maybe next time call Craig Robinson if you want connection but doesn't know the names, at least he's funny singing the Pizza Hut jingle. Probably should have had him in for the Drake game, since that was over early.I wrote down their names at the end when they signed off - Kevin Lehman and Telly Hughes. Hughes is out of Milwaukee, an ISU alum and former baseball pitcher. I remember him doing an ISU game previously, but only once or twice. And not good as I recall. Lehman looks to be an announcer (and former sports anchor out of Cedar Rapids???) out of Iowa. Has done UNI broadcasts? Former UNI coach?
Yeah, I just looked at the ISU game notes on the web site, and their names are listed, as above. Not the credentials I threw out up there, but the names.
I get the point to an extent, but who did you want him to play for last night? Clearly, Foster was the man last evening and played 30 minutes. As someone else said, it was a guard heavy lineup lasty night and obviously something Pedon and company saw as an advantage against Belmont. The team had six turnovers in 40 minutes, and Chase had two of them. ISo I know people said this wasn't a good match up for Chase, etc. But 2 minutes? I am completely baffled on what we are doing with him. I don't understand taking off the redshirt for 6 minutes a game.
If he was playing 10 minutes a game and struggling, then fine. I get that. But if he isn't going to play anyway, what is the point? How do we know if this was a good matchup? He had 6 pts and 5 rbs vs Missouri St in 10 minutes.
According to the portal report Foster is top 5 in efficiency for transfers in the valley.
There is seemingly always a designated "The Valley on ESPN" game of the week that is strictly streaming but done in conjunction with the MVC (as opposed to the standard school) announcers and production.Towards the end of the game, they threw up a graphic and mentioned the next Valley Game of the Week would be Drake at Valpo tonight, I think - suggesting that this was a VGOW, too. Would that have been the reason they booked these two announcers?
Did MVCTV opt out of this game, leaving it on ESPN+ instead of Marquee/Bally? 7 PM tip suggests it was always an ESPN+ game. Usually the regional networks prefer 6/8 PM tips.
Last night just looked tough for Walker in his (very) minimal time on the court. But I also agree that it makes little sense to sit him half a season then pull the redshirt for seven minutes/game (or less). Would like to at least see him get to fifteen. In spite of the two game winning streak, this season is still virtually a loss (at least record-wise) but can still be leveraged to get Kinziger, Pence and Walker prepared for season two.I get the point to an extent, but who did you want him to play for last night? Clearly, Foster was the man last evening and played 30 minutes. As someone else said, it was a guard heavy lineup last night and obviously something Pedon and company saw as an advantage against Belmont. The team had six turnovers in 40 minutes, and Chase had two of them.
Let's see what happens moving forward. If he continues to play two minutes every night, I'd agree it was silly to pull the redshirt. Then again, if he gives us similar production like he did against the Bears, here and there, then I'm good with it.
Except even Pegler adds a ‘zing’ to Johnny’s name more often than not.I am going to cut Telly some slack, color guy who they probably called at the last min because he has an ISU connection, worked on Fox Sports for Milwaukee, probably covers the Big Ten more, cause that's where the money is at. Maybe next time call Craig Robinson if you want connection but doesn't know the names, at least he's funny singing the Pizza Hut jingle. Probably should have had him in for the Drake game, since that was over early.
But Lehman, he's an announcer, that's his profession. Pronunciation and Enunciation are key, especially of names. I could not tell who was constantly screwing up Kinziger's name. Like he was reversing the Z and N. We aren't talking Antetokounmpo here. I understand that almost every game in the nation is on some sort of TV/Streaming service and there's only so many people to go around. But it got frustrating, cause he had a ton of involvement. On to the next one. Hopefully Pegler is back, he is not the best but at least he knows our players and can correct who's ever on his left.
Telly was not brought in at the last minute, he is part of the MVC Network men's basketball roster of talent:I am going to cut Telly some slack, color guy who they probably called at the last min because he has an ISU connection, worked on Fox Sports for Milwaukee, probably covers the Big Ten more, cause that's where the money is at. Maybe next time call Craig Robinson if you want connection but doesn't know the names, at least he's funny singing the Pizza Hut jingle. Probably should have had him in for the Drake game, since that was over early.
But Lehman, he's an announcer, that's his profession. Pronunciation and Enunciation are key, especially of names. I could not tell who was constantly screwing up Kinziger's name. Like he was reversing the Z and N. We aren't talking Antetokounmpo here. I understand that almost every game in the nation is on some sort of TV/Streaming service and there's only so many people to go around. But it got frustrating, cause he had a ton of involvement. On to the next one. Hopefully Pegler is back, he is not the best but at least he knows our players and can correct who's ever on his left.
Well the Valley needs keep him off our games. Cause then he was the one with the Enunciation problem. I figured Telly was the off and Lehman looked like the announcer from the photo on X/Twitter. But you show it's the other way around. Maybe he should have showed up to normal at noon instead of 4 pm and asked both teams people how you pronounce each persons name.Telly was not brought in at the last minute, he is part of the MVC Network men's basketball roster of talent:
Play-By-Play: Tom Ackerman, Scott Warmann, John Rooney, Brad Wells, Connor Onion, Telly Hughes, Andy Masur, Harry Schroeder
Analyst: Rich Zvosec, Kevin Lehman, Adam Emmenecker, Dan Muller
And last night's game was produced by it as a designated "The Valley Game Of The Week". It was not an ISU production.
Watch his form from the free throw line, starting with his knees, body and through the follow throw. He has a nice arc on his shot and as someone said earlier, backspin on the ball. Sometimes he gets a hitch in his free throw shot, but when the movement is fluid he is usually going to make it. Like many, when he is a little tired there can be some struggles.Huge credit Myles for continuing to work on that to where I expect him to make his free throws now. He's a good hard working kid who takes to the coaching. His ppg is down but his rebounds are the best of his career and his assists to turnovers are positive for the first time in his career. If he works on his shooting and continues to learn in this offense he will be force.
Didn’t they add a rule a few years ago where a player could still redshirt if they only played a handful of games? If I recall, it was four or less for football…So I know people said this wasn't a good match up for Chase, etc. But 2 minutes? I am completely baffled on what we are doing with him. I don't understand taking off the redshirt for 6 minutes a game.
If he was playing 10 minutes a game and struggling, then fine. I get that. But if he isn't going to play anyway, what is the point? How do we know if this was a good matchup? He had 6 pts and 5 rbs vs Missouri St in 10 minutes.
Telly used to work in Des Moines tv but that has probably been over 10 years ago.I am going to cut Telly some slack, color guy who they probably called at the last min because he has an ISU connection, worked on Fox Sports for Milwaukee, probably covers the Big Ten more, cause that's where the money is at. Maybe next time call Craig Robinson if you want connection but doesn't know the names, at least he's funny singing the Pizza Hut jingle. Probably should have had him in for the Drake game, since that was over early.
But Lehman, he's an announcer, that's his profession. Pronunciation and Enunciation are key, especially of names. I could not tell who was constantly screwing up Kinziger's name. Like he was reversing the Z and N. We aren't talking Antetokounmpo here. I understand that almost every game in the nation is on some sort of TV/Streaming service and there's only so many people to go around. But it got frustrating, cause he had a ton of involvement. On to the next one. Hopefully Pegler is back, he is not the best but at least he knows our players and can correct who's ever on his left.