(10-18-2010 07:47 PM)Doggone Wrote:  

(10-18-2010 07:18 PM)MaddDawgz02 Wrote:  

(10-18-2010 06:56 PM)High On NIU Hoops Wrote:  

(10-18-2010 06:51 PM)MaddDawgz02 Wrote:  

(10-18-2010 05:43 PM)UIHuskie Wrote:  Yeah, he only averaged 10.5 points per game and led the team in rebounding. Oh, and he's 6-11. You're right, NIU has no use for a player like that.

He was 6 11 but played 6 8

At this point another thick 6' 8" would help us. We will be really small this year. But, I think he showed signs on several occasions of being a potential dominant force inside and played at least 6' 10". Granted, he was inconsistent in showing it, but it was there. If he would have been able to put it together he could have been a handful in the MAC this year. And just to have a body to go against some of these other teams big guys would have been a help even if he didn't improve. We will miss him being on the team physically. Mentally, if he didn't want to be here, good that he's gone.

I just have never seen someone that clumsy around the basket, he had to have the worst footwork of any big man Ive ever seen. He also was very slow around the basket. He did provide some stability though when he was playing well.

What are you talking about? Not too long ago, NIU had a player by the name of Bryson MacKenzie (sp?). Back in the early 90s, we had Steve Olendorf. Kowal was a much better player than them. Kowal wasn't awful for a MAC type player. Sometimes, he just didn't look motivated.

Kowal was just so slow and his moves around the hoop seemed so telegraphed and slow developing. He also just cannot elevate which makes him play much smaller than his size. The one positive is that he did improve his FT shooting toward the end of his time at NIU