I don’t know, I’m pretty pleased with the team & coaching. We are clearly one of the 16-20 best teams in the nation & every team has issues.
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I don’t know, I’m pretty pleased with the team & coaching. We are clearly one of the 16-20 best teams in the nation & every team has issues.
While I agree that the victory was within their grasp and missed layups are a part of that explanation...it is also true that OSU missed a number of close in shots too.
I don't know who missed the most, but missed bunnies are more common in the women's game than the men's.
Yes tOSU missed a lot of bunnies. That’s what happens when you are as physical as we were with them.
She really did get every call. She's not a bad player but not elite either. She hooks all the time on offense and even after sleeping on it last night, I'm still so frustrated by the officiating. They are so bad in women's hoops. I still believe Hannah flopped a bit trying to goad the officials into a call but instead got it called on her. I believe that was a no-call situation. Then to see Syd get fouled and no call, come on...
Cotie is seemingly not a great human.
I see your point but I disagree. I think the regular season should be rewarded and those teams given the easiest path.
Now, if you want to shorten the tournament to 8 teams, I'm in.
I agree with those who point to McCabe’s off shooting night. Her 3PT shooting is the main reason she plays major minutes. A bad shooting night (0-fer) can happen, just unfortunate it came against OSU in the BTT.
I’m sure she feels terrible about it. Just needs to get back on track in the NCAA tourney and the Iowa will make a run.
I’m sure she feels terrible about it. Just needs to get back on track in the NCAA tourney and the Iowa will make a run.
I disagree that everyone should play five days. Success during the course of the conference play should mean something. But, they could start the tournament a day earlier. Play the first two rounds, then give those that get past the first two round a day off, and then come back for the quarterfinals. That would allow them to get rest and their legs back under them.
You don’t respond because I’ve owned your sorry a$$ so many times already & you are the most boring, unoriginal f^ck on this entire board. That & your basketball knowledge is so base you offer nothing other than your rah-rah self-righteousness.
Speaking of your hero Audi, how about her leading the mighty Twister Sisters to greatness this season?!! 😂 🤡
Expand the field to 16 teams. Everybody plays 1st & 2nd round on Tuesday and Wednesday. Then everybody gets Thursday off then resumes with the 3rd round on Friday and then play the Championship on Sunday.
There are many advantages to this, not the least of which is the condition of the players. A 16 team field gives every team that need a win or two for the NCAA to get them. The other advantage is the TV ratings and economic impact to the host city, which should rotate between Indy, Minneapolis, Chicago, MSG and LA
There are many advantages to this, not the least of which is the condition of the players. A 16 team field gives every team that need a win or two for the NCAA to get them. The other advantage is the TV ratings and economic impact to the host city, which should rotate between Indy, Minneapolis, Chicago, MSG and LA
I read your post after I put mine up. Agree with you on a day off. I don't think another day of the tournament would be that big of a deal. The host city would love it. Move the final conference games to the Saturday before, and it balances itself out. It has a sense of fairness to it, but still gives the teams that did best in the conference play an advantage (by playing fewer games).
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I hope they get this layup problem corrected, but it's been going on all year. I am not a coach nor have I ever been one, so I don't know the answer. I think they go hard to the basket, but as they get ready to go up maybe they need to sort of slow it and try to lay it up a little softer. Maybe it's just working on concentration over and over in practice.
And I don't disagree with your option. I guess my point is that I don't think any team will ever play 5 games in 5 days and win it. It's possible, but pretty much impossible.
She relies on her quickness, not her physicality. So, from my humble observation post on my couch, it looks like she wants to get her shot off as soon as possible, and sometimes it isn't when she's in the best posture to do so.
Hannah is going to have to be better at the 4 spot next year, because Ava is going to force herself into the starting lineup by the quality of her play. If Hannah can get there, they will be a tough duo for opponents.
Off nights happen to everyone at every level. Just one of those things you can not predict fame to game
Losing Ava Jones, I think, was a big blow to this team. I think she was brought in to take the position Warnock played. She was big enough to play the 4 and stretch the defense and allow Hannah to play the 5, even if undersized. If Hannah could at least stretch the defense to 15 feet, it would really help this group.
I agree with this observation, but I also think it’s continually wise to point out, these…..women……miss….LOTS of layups.
Every team….I saw a stat on Twitter here recently on made layup % as it related to CC & it was shocking how low the bar was for the entirety of the WNBA with CC of course leading the top end 🤷♂️
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I will too. She's great!
I'm saying we have a backup center that can match size as a freshman.
If you learn how to handle the freaking press It would changed the entire game. It's been a problem all season
They didnt handle it to badly yesterday 🤷♂️ could always be better ?
Doubt Iowa over recruits a senior that was starter via the portal. Might grab a shooter/defender if Feuerbach leaves.
Think they’ll look for a ball handler to help Guyton.
Guyton(transfer)
Feuerbach(McCabe)
Deal(Stremlow/Houston)
Stuelke(Mallegni)
Heiden(Hays)
Deep bench
Gyamfi
Levin
Johnson
You know it doesn't work that way. The top teams have always gotten the bye. Thats as bad as Fran coming out now and saying the last three teams not getting in the B1G tourney wasn't fair when it looked like we wouldn't get in. The last three years the women had the benefit of a bye the first two rounds and they won the title. It's a bad look if they or we complain about it now, don't you think.
This. I do find it odd that people call closely defended shots with a defender between the shooter and the basket, arms up, "a bunny, or a layup". To me layups, or bunnies are like in practice when you drive in undeterred and shoot a layup. When someone is defending you, and you have to adjust for that etc.. thats not the same thing at all. Thats why great scorers on the block have to make "post moves" to score and then even in a great season, they shoot 60% or something. That means they miss 4 out of 10 shots, and some of those makes are not defended, (such as Stuelkes rim runs with passes from Clark the last two years). Hmmm...So its shocking when the team misses shots around the basket while defended? Go back and watch the game and see how many of those shots were defended, and then add in that people miss shots even without the defense, and those ARE bunnies.
Ava should have been getting 20+ minutes for most of the year. Quick feet. Runs the court well. Creative around the hoop. And pretty good defender for her age and time on the floor. If she is not starting at the 5 all year next year, there is something wrong.
Yeah I’m surprised Ava isn’t already in the transfer portal. I mean clearly if we all knew she should be playing more. Then her & her parents did too and she’d surely be jaded and transferring by now….
Maybe she’s just waiting until the season is over 🤷♂️ nobody gets treated that way and sticks around 😕
It is a bad look to complain about it right now since we benefited from it in past years. That doesn't mean that it wouldn't be better to change the tournament format at some point in the future. Top teams get rewarded by their seeding. Even a single bye format would be okay. A format that gives some teams a double bye, while making the path to a championship for other teams a grueling five consecutive day gauntlet, doesn't make a lot of sense even if we were the beneficiary in the past.
Yeah, I know how it works. Teams have won it in 4 days, it won't happen playing 5 days. Is it possible? Of course, just don't any team hold your breath. Others have pointed out options that make more sense than the current one does. I'll just leave it at that.
Syracuse won 5 in 5 days in The Big East, so it is possible, just not very likely to happen. Every team should have a chance to win their conference tournament. It would be interesting to know if it is due to access to a facility for that extra day.
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Thank Iowa for tiring out Ohio State and giving UCLA an easy game before the final?
So here’s the thing. You claim you like JuJu but you are absolutely always on here cracking on her. Let it go.
So it was one thing when conferences had 10 or 12 teams but now these 18 team conferences it’s insane after 28 games or so of a grind of the best conference to try and win 5 games. Of course we’re already in the big dance and we still ended up with the 2 clear best teams so not sure anything really needs changed?
I just don't see the sense in structuring a tournament such that it includes teams that have virtually no chance of winning no matter how well they play because they would have to play 5 games in 5 days, vs. the top 4 seeds having to play 3 games in the 3 days to win. It makes more sense to me to either make it smaller or make it bigger, but a tournament with double byes seems to me like a dumb format. We have benefited from that dumb format in the past, but that doesn't make it any less dumb imo.
Dont disagree at all. But in the end we ended up with the clear 2 best teams, Iowa got a nice extra win over Sparty and now we get to rest. If you play 5 games in 6 days or 7 days is that better? I don’t know?
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