I say it hurts, as they haven’t seen the court competitively for a while. Agree or disagree?
Does 1st round “covid bye” help or hurt Ducks?
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I say hurts them against Iowa.
Obviously they may not have won so in that respect it helps.
Obviously they may not have won so in that respect it helps.
Eyes on the prize baby, eyes on the prize.
I’d say it hurts them too. Their last game was on 3/12, 10 days by the time the play Monday. They should have a lot of rust to shake off.
Hard to say. But what is certain is that if Oregon gets the win, it will sting Hawkeye Nation for a really long time, and Iowa fans will forever wonder if it would have been different had Oregon played a 1st round game.
I'm not sure it's an advantage. Iowa will have had a one game break and it usually isn't until that third game that "legs" become an issue during a tournament. They just need to go out there and win.
I have a few thoughts:
1. If Iowa can’t beat Oregon, they weren’t going to be a serious player in this tournament.
2. Oregon has not gotten the tourney jitters out, Iowa has.
3. I’d be more concerned if Oregon had been passed through a couple days ago, that would have given them a prep advantage. Assuming they just found out today, they won’t have much more time to scout Iowa than Iowa has to gameplan them, with the exception that Iowa didn’t have a game today to scout.
1. If Iowa can’t beat Oregon, they weren’t going to be a serious player in this tournament.
2. Oregon has not gotten the tourney jitters out, Iowa has.
3. I’d be more concerned if Oregon had been passed through a couple days ago, that would have given them a prep advantage. Assuming they just found out today, they won’t have much more time to scout Iowa than Iowa has to gameplan them, with the exception that Iowa didn’t have a game today to scout.
I think it is advantage Iowa. But the only real advantage is that they will be out of rhythm, which is big
Pros for Oregon
(1) auto advance to next round
(2) fresh legs
(3) no injuries or more time to rest injuries
(4) more time to scout Iowa. Once they found out they could key in on Iowa's game and not prepare for theirs
Pros for Iowa
(1) Oregon hasn't played in a while and will have rust. Iowa just played a game and shots were falling. Iowa appears to be in rhythm
(2) This has to effect Oregon mentally (didn't actually win first game - first game jitters)
Pros for Oregon
(1) auto advance to next round
(2) fresh legs
(3) no injuries or more time to rest injuries
(4) more time to scout Iowa. Once they found out they could key in on Iowa's game and not prepare for theirs
Pros for Iowa
(1) Oregon hasn't played in a while and will have rust. Iowa just played a game and shots were falling. Iowa appears to be in rhythm
(2) This has to effect Oregon mentally (didn't actually win first game - first game jitters)
You would think so but it seems like lots of teams had Covid layoffs this year and then played fine immediately after. Baylor is maybe the one exception I can think of. Sort of like in football everyone thinks a bye week is a big deal but it rarely seems to be the case. Although I remember ISU fans complaining for a really long time when their game before ours got cut short because of lightning one time.
You would think that it would help Iowa if they were playing at the same venue as they would feel comfortable having shot well in the opener. New game, new gym. Who knows......
I think it hurts Oregon at the start of the Iowa game until they get over “first game jitters”. If Oregon were to win the game I think it’s becomes an advantage to play going forward a bit more rested.
According to the guys on The Hawkeye Podcast, after Oregon’s two pauses this season, they lost their next game each time
Hawkeyes are the better team but Oregon got to sit back last night and watch their next opponent in real time. Iowa didn't get that opportunity.
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SLU was a top 25 team and probably a tourney lock until their Covid pause. Immediately lost a couple bad a10 games and that was that. First four out.
Advancing without having to play is surely an advantage. You play the game, anything might happen, including injuries.
Now, this is an interesting stat - Could be and probably is coincidental, of course, but let’s see how the Ducks play in their first few possessions... guard-centric team, good shooters...I think if their first baskets go down, then rust as an issue disappears
You do realize that’s 9 am for the Ducks, right? And that Iowa has played two games in a 39 hour spin as recently as... last week at the B1G Tourney.
Tell us more about your big edge theory that has a team traveling over a thousand miles to play a basketball game at 9 in the morning after never having done that, against a team that lives in this time zone and has play two games in less than 48 hours before.
I think it hurts them, they have yet to play a game in the venue and shoot with someone in their face. Iowa has played a game their and went through pre-game, game, half-time, post game, so they know what to expect. I also think the 11 AM start time helps Iowa, we have played early games before so they have a morning routine they will go through.
Tomorrow Iowa needs to come out and feed Garza and get him rolling and make Oregon adjust to us not vice versa.
Tomorrow Iowa needs to come out and feed Garza and get him rolling and make Oregon adjust to us not vice versa.
Been thinking about this. My first gut reaction was damn this sucks, fresh legs for Oregon. But now I think all factors end in a wash. Iowa's had 2 nights to recover. Oregon hasn't been in the fire yet and may be rusty and nervous. I think Iowa will continue to stay in the rythm they established on Saturday. Iowa fans are so used to not having high expectations end well that we hedge our emotions and look for the worst. Relax! Enjoy the best team we've seen in years. It's all good starting bright and early tomorrow ☺️
Really hope it hurts Oregon and they start the game going 0-69.
The lack of height for Oregon is something that’s been discussed quite a bit here, and while it hurts their defensive post ability, I think the area that it could potentially kill them against the Hawkeyes is in their ability to grab rebounds. Oregon is 261st in rebounds per game in the country and 185th in offensive rebounds per game in the country. Iowa is 7th in RPG and 56th in ORPG. Pace and possessions per game certainly has something to do with this, but Iowa limiting second chances for Oregon while collecting a lot of offensive boards giving the team second chances will go a long way towards winning this game. Oregon gets quite a few steals so this has to be in conjunction with not turning the ball over a ton (duh)
For reference, another undersized team that Iowa has both beaten and lost to, Ohio State, is 111th in rebounds and 169th in ORPG
For reference, another undersized team that Iowa has both beaten and lost to, Ohio State, is 111th in rebounds and 169th in ORPG
