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Don't call it a comeback... yet

Love the past 2 games, but not sure the formula is sustainable. Guard play is a concern and Connor, Kris and Filip are logging insane minutes.
 
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I think it all comes down to Sandfort. Iowa desperately needs a 3 point threat to free up Rebraca and Murray. If opposing defenses have to start defending Sandfort out on the three it can make Perkins & Uhlis more effective on their dribble drives as well.
 
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EpenesaEpenesa said:
Love the past 2 games, but not sure the formula is sustainable. Guard play is a concern and Connor, Kris and Filip are logging insane minutes.
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Small sample size but their 2 / 3 zone (whatever it's called...) seemed very effective. I strongly agree with ssckelley that having Sandfort (or Perkins fingers crossed) be a consistent scoring threat makes this team sooo much better.
 
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Hopefully they got well rested today and will be recharged to get back at practice tomorrow. Fran needs to make sure not to overload Filip and Kris. Save them for the games.

Any word on the health of Jo_O? Could really use 5-6 min a game out of him to spell FR.

If Dix could do the same for Kris we’ll be in good shape.
 
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paladinhawk said:
Small sample size but their 2 / 3 zone (whatever it's called...) seemed very effective. I strongly agree with ssckelley that having Sandfort (or Perkins fingers crossed) be a consistent scoring threat makes this team sooo much better.
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Well we don’t have a defensive liability that can’t rebound logging big minutes currently for this defense to work well.
 
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Team is playing tougher than about any team under Fran that I can remember. Every starter is playing with a toughness, with Rebraca and Connor leading the way. We have no margin for error in depth on the frontline, which hasn't hurt us much so far. We need at least one player other than Kris, who can do things few others can do, to hit with some consistency from 3 to sustain the success. Connor has been outstanding distributing and hitting open shots, and Sandfort/Perkins also need to score. It would be nice to see a few more minutes from the freshman guards, because it is going to be hard to sustain the huge minutes being played by the starters.
 
LaQuintaHawkeye said:
Hopefully they got well rested today and will be recharged to get back at practice tomorrow. Fran needs to make sure not to overload Filip and Kris. Save them for the games.

Any word on the health of Jo_O? Could really use 5-6 min a game out of him to spell FR.

If Dix could do the same for Kris we’ll be in good shape.
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I know we are in the era of position-less basketball, but Dix is a 2, and a slight one at that. If he's coming in for Kris you're going really small defensively and on the boards.
 
jonesy5960 said:
I know we are in the era of position-less basketball, but Dix is a 2, and a slight one at that. If he's coming in for Kris you're going really small defensively and on the boards.
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I was thinking more of him coming in and allowing either Conner or Peyton to shift over. With PM out they need to do something and the small lineup seems more viable.
 
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Adam Jacobi said:
Don't Call It a Comeback (Yet)

Had some thoughts on how good the last couple of games were for MBB and whether they're climbing back into tourney consideration -- which did not seem terribly likely even a week ago.

Free post, please enjoy and/or call me a bozo.
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GFY

(Just trying to condition the new mod to how things work here - tell someone to GFY -or the like - without actually reading the the full post or article)
 
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General Tso said:
GFY

(Just trying to condition the new mod to how things work here - tell someone to GFY -or the like - without actually reading the the full post or article)
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I see what you did there, though I had to Google GFY to find out what it meant. 😮
 
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General Tso said:
GFY

(Just trying to condition the new mod to how things work here - tell someone to GFY -or the like - without actually reading the the full post or article)
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Angry Over It GIF by The Room
 
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Two biggest things that were better for me the last two games is that off-ball movement was much better, guards were more active on offense. And quite simply the effort was better on defense.

They’re capable of playing decent defense this year…when everyone buys in.
 
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BrunoMars420 said:
Well we don’t have a defensive liability that can’t rebound logging big minutes currently for this defense to work well.
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Funny thing, the Indiana game was the worst defensive performance of the year. You can’t blame your whipping boy for that one.

ETA

Actually it was the 2nd worst behind PSU
 
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I have a hard time believing that EIU wasn't the worst defensive performance. Giving up 92 points on 60% shooting to that team is about as bad as it gets.
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Right? That’s what I thought too before I looked at the points/possession. The in the E Illinois game was super quick, even faster than the Indiana game. I mean it’s really not picking since all three performances listed below were terrible.

Penn St 1.19
Indiana 1.17
Michigan 1.15
E Illinois 1.14
 
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TheTruthTheWholeTruth said:
Right? That’s what I thought too before I looked at the points/possession. The in the E Illinois game was super quick, even faster than the Indiana game. I mean it’s really not picking since all three performances listed below were terrible.

Penn St 1.19
Indiana 1.17
E Illinois 1.14
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It's really apples and oranges that you're comparing here. You need to consider the relative strength of the opponent.

Kenpom offensive efficiency ranking:
Penn St 38
Indiana 22
E. Illinois 352
 
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It's really apples and oranges that you're comparing here. You need to consider the relative strength of the opponent.

Kenpom offensive efficiency ranking:
Penn St 38
Indiana 22
E. Illinois 352
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No shit? As I mentioned, those were 3 terrible defensive performances. If you want to rank E Illinois #1 you’ll get no argument from me. It was the worst loss of the Fran era. I don’t believe there are any arguments on that.
 
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It's really apples and oranges that you're comparing here. You need to consider the relative strength of the opponent.

Kenpom offensive efficiency ranking:
Penn St 38
Indiana 22
E. Illinois 352
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Gonna blame Pat for this one too? Maybe it should be acknowledged that this is simply a bad defensive(again) team.
 
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TheTruthTheWholeTruth said:
Right? That’s what I thought too before I looked at the points/possession. The in the E Illinois game was super quick, even faster than the Indiana game. I mean it’s really not picking since all three performances listed below were terrible.

Penn St 1.19
Indiana 1.17
Michigan 1.15
E Illinois 1.14
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Now 2/4 worst defensive efforts came with Pat out of the lineup. Hmmmmm
 
TheTruthTheWholeTruth said:
Now 2/4 worst defensive efforts came with Pat out of the lineup. Hmmmmm
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The frustration for me with the defensive effort is that it’s been inconsistent. Last 10 minutes of regulation plus OT were excellent. Spotty the first 30 minutes. so much of the focus was on Hunter (12 points), that it gave the shooters more room.

id also argue the game against Rutgers was also one of the best defensive efforts of the season…also without Patrick.
 
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The frustration for me with the defensive effort is that it’s been inconsistent. Last 10 minutes of regulation plus OT were excellent. Spotty the first 30 minutes. so much of the focus was on Hunter (12 points), that it gave the shooters more room.

id also argue the game against Rutgers was also one of the best defensive efforts of the season…also without Patrick.
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Which shows that it’s a team/scheme issue, not just one player.
 
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Idk, we know they’re capable of playing good D, they just struggle to maintain that effort for 40 minutes. To be fair, lots of teams do. Ulis and Perkins were not great tonight, and when they were out, the D got better tonight
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You are what the numbers say you are and the numbers are telling everyone that this is another bad defensive team.
 
Sometimes statistics can be misleading. For the first 3/4 of the game tonight, UM was on fire from 3, and I am not sure you can blame the defense for many of those shots. Not arguing Iowa is a really good defensive team, but I believe they have been pretty decent, with a couple of exceptions, like the EI embarrassment.
 
Im living and dying each game now. Maybe each possesion.

Dix is solid. Dix has an iq, size, and shooting. He has nice potential. Maybe his explosiveness will continue to improve. His late game ball handling had me a bit uneasy but he did ok. Teams have to guard his shot unlike Ulis or Perkins.

Mulvey has arrived?! Loved the energy and swagger. His best game as a hawk.

Overall, every game is just so important hard to look far ahead.
 
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HoustonREDHawk said:
Sometimes statistics can be misleading. For the first 3/4 of the game tonight, UM was on fire from 3, and I am not sure you can blame the defense for many of those shots. Not arguing Iowa is a really good defensive team, but I believe they have been pretty decent, with a couple of exceptions, like the EI embarrassment.
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Michigan always scares me because of the talent and offensive potential. They have 5 stars who can do this shit to us. Diabate did it in Carver last year. Proud our boys could hit shots with them.
 
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HoustonREDHawk said:
Sometimes statistics can be misleading. For the first 3/4 of the game tonight, UM was on fire from 3, and I am not sure you can blame the defense for many of those shots. Not arguing Iowa is a really good defensive team, but I believe they have been pretty decent, with a couple of exceptions, like the EI embarrassment.
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Agreed on stats. Can't explain everything. As mentioned by Seth Greenberg at halftime, possibly, Michigan, playing at Iowa's pace for most of the game also caught up with the Wolverines late in the game. It may not always be apparent, but sometimes, the pace with which Iowa plays can wear teams down, especially at Carver. Doesn't always work, but legs can get tired ... even for college aged players.
 
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