No.
Only thing that will fix this is a total change in program philosophy. Sustained winning programs start with defense and toughness, period.
Why?
Because when defense and toughness are the cornerstones of your program, each and every day of practice the team itself has to work against defense and toughness.
As a result, offensive fundamentals like how to catch the ball, how to hold the ball, how to create space versus pressure to shoot it or move it, how to drive & probe and get to spots, how to cut, how to finish — all these and more become finely honed by going against strong, tough, competitive defense. They don't get honed going 5-on-0, going against cones or coaches, or even going against relatively poor, weak defense. I suspect Iowa gets only bad habits going against themselves in practice.
Defense and toughness also provides a sturdy base confidence both individually and collectively. If I know that good day or bad day I'm going to have a chance to win because I'm going to make life difficult for you on your offensive end, well I'm feeling pretty good.
Great defense also takes a lot of pressure off of your offense. Make no mistake, part of the reason Purdue shot that insane percentage today is because they don't care if they miss. They don't care because they know they have a strong likelihood of turning around and getting a stop.
Iowa kids came out and played hard, and yet, before Dakich could get his larynx loose, they were down 20. Sure, Purdue couldn't miss. But, also, Iowa couldn't score. Iowa appears totally unprepared — mentally, physically, fundamentally — to play against good defense. Why? Going back to my earlier point — it is, I have to believe, because they don't face it day in and day out in practice. They don't face it over the summer or early fall or late fall when a team's (and program's) foundation is set.
Fran has to change how he does things.
Fvck it I'm rambling. A few years ago when Iowa was sent to Brooklyn I went to the day of open practices. Watched Temple, SF Austin, ND, Villanova and Iowa. I'll never forget it. Villanova is the 2 seed and Iowa's likely opponent should both win. Iowa coaches are in the gym just a section over from me. As I'm watching Villanova, who is putting on an absolute clinic on how to prepare, I occasionally look over to see what Iowa's staff is doing. The Iowa staff might as well have been in Iowa. They paid little to no attention, not even the younger coaches. I was a little shocked and a lot concerned. Not even the younger coaches appeared interested in what one of the best programs (and coaches) in the country might have to offer.
Of course they found out a few nights later what Villanova offered.