Connor is #1 in the Nation
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If you’re ever in a conversation with an Iowa basketball fan and you want to know if they’re an idiot or not, ask them what they think of Adam Woodbury or Connor McCaffery.
But what? He leads the team in assists. What is more impressive is he only has 22 TO's.
I'm not sold on the whole ATR thing.
I'm not sold on the whole ATR thing.
Nobody on this team has been great defensively.
The fact he thinks this is a big part of the reason we haven't had postseason success under Fran.
Proof that clown fans don’t know anything about College Basketball.
That stretch where he had like three consecutive steals helped us pull away. I got hammered last year for calling Connor our Draymond Green. Hyperbole, of course - but he brings the intangibles.
His defense, 1x1, was not great. Dude beat him 2x in a row early and dunked on second play.
He does well down low slapping the ball but he is absolutely not a good defender.
Ahhh. Perhaps thou may be one of those people the coach was speaking about. You know, the ones who don't understand basketball. Getting beat twice doesn't mean you aren't a good defender. Take the number of times the player he is guarding touches the ball and how many times he scores vs how many times they don't. Then add help defense TO's and blocks and that gives you an idea of how good of a defender someone is on a given night.
Who cares! He has 76 assists, he plays about the entire game. He doesn’t do crap. If he didn’t have the same name as the coach he’d be playing about 5 minutes a game.
I've said it once and I'll say it again. Prior seasons when defenders would sag off of Connor and dare him to shoot he was a liability. This year he's hitting shots and is a totally different player.
Well what's the answer?
Yeah that's not really an evaluation you want to do on Connor. He's a horrible on the ball defender. Help side, great communicator, actually one of the few guys that boxes his man out on this team, yes he does all those things well. Blocking shots, keeping his guy in front of him, no he's really bad at those two things. He's also been beat on so many back doors this year. Saying Connor is a great defender is really an indictment on Fran's ability to coach defense. It would be possible evidence of why his teams are consistently bad on defense if he thinks Connor is a great defender. Could there possibly be other reasons Fran would possibly say he's a great defender? I can think of a couple. Of course I can't say the one because well that means people on here will say really bad things about you as a poster. How dare anybody think like that and call them self a Hawkeye fan.
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Kris is really close to being a great defender. He's had some dominating defensive moments this year. He just gets bullied sometimes which makes it hard for me to say he's a great defender. I'd say Rebraca has been great considering that he's guarding guys he has no business guarding. The amount of height, length and weight he gives up is crazy but man he battles so hard underneath every game. What Rebraca has been asked to do this year is clearly on Fran's lack of ability to bring in a true 5 this year. There's been a lot of matchups that Rebraca has been asked to guard guys he has no business guarding this year.
People who understand basketball find it hilarious Fran thinks he has one iota of credibility when talking about defensive basketball. Connor has some good games and then some not so good games that Fran pretends didn't happen. I'm hoping to get more well rounded and athletic players that can be vital components of march runs in the years that follow, but with FM as HC I won't be holding my breath on that
Averaging 3 a game not bad. But it’s not really a headline. The ratio isn’t much of a concern if you assist numbers are at that total. Maybe it means he needs to assert his passing ability even more though.
Because as a "tweener" he's constantly ending up in bad matchups, especially against quicker guards. Much like Caitlin Clark (also not a great defender), they make an impact as a help defender digging out balls when they double down on players in the post.
Easily my favorite player on the team (FR).
I would have to agree with you on Clark. Not a shut down defender so she should only be getting 20 min. per game, per the posts above. We're Iowa and should be #1 in all sports we play!!!
You're joking about this right? That girl would be the most important player on the team if she didn't even come down on defense. She's the most productive player in the nation.
I like his little post up game wish wed use that more in lulls.
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I love Connor, but to call him a solid defender is a stretch.
Calling anyone on this team a defensive stopper is a stretch for that matter.
However anyone who has any basketball IQ knows CM brings alot of intangibles to the table.'
He's absolutely the toughest player on the team, and most likely the most intelligent.
He would make a great assistant coach after his playing days are done.
Calling anyone on this team a defensive stopper is a stretch for that matter.
However anyone who has any basketball IQ knows CM brings alot of intangibles to the table.'
He's absolutely the toughest player on the team, and most likely the most intelligent.
He would make a great assistant coach after his playing days are done.
Yes she does, which she does "off the ball" as I said. She's become adept at jumping passing lanes out front for break aways. Most of her blocks are off the ball or from behind. Not dogging her, she understands how to get the job done even against better athletes.
Im pretty sure that Chuck was being sarcastic based on his directing his comment back to what was said about Cmac.....
No doubt CM is not an A1 defender. BUT
the guy can play D against the 1 through 5s , his versatility alone makes him a very important defender.
He is definitely worth 3 wins a year
the guy can play D against the 1 through 5s , his versatility alone makes him a very important defender.
He is definitely worth 3 wins a year
No he can't.
He's not nearly quick enough to guard 1-3, and is undersized to guard 4 and 5.
He works hard and is smart/tough, but is very limited physically.
He does the best with what he's given, but that isn't enough to make him effective.
To his credit, at least he wants to try to play defense, which is more than Jordan Bohannon could ever say.
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Connor can’t guard a 1 or a 5. Just because Fran says he can doesn’t make it true. He’s a decent role player for sure. To be fair not many guys on the team can guard a true big ten 5. And maybe one or two that could stick with a true big ten point guard.
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CMac is just another one of those "less than perfect" Hawks. Yes, he has weaknesses.
I'll take him for my team any day. I feel better when he's in the game.
I'll take him for my team any day. I feel better when he's in the game.
On this team, relative defensive effort doesn't make him a good defender.
Connor’s intangibles make up for his poor 1on 1 defense. He’s a warrior. Ask Brad Underwood what he thinks of Connor. I love this kid. He is easily the smartest and best passer on the team. His 3pt shot is so much better this year.
If you want a talk about a poor defender then you need to focus on his brother PMac.
Who is the worst defender on the team!
If you want a talk about a poor defender then you need to focus on his brother PMac.
Who is the worst defender on the team!
You just don't know the game.
lol
Fran really can be an arrogant twat at times.
