Yes. They never have plays drawn up for them. If you are designated not to shoot, you don't shoot much. Now that is sheer brilliance on my part (and true).You mean the bench that has collectively scored 20 points give or take the last 10 games?
Coming from a guy who boasted about Fran in close games after the Minnesota win.
Yet, Fran KEEPS on drawing up plays for Gesell to blunder at the end. That is amazing.I know Fran isn't going to throw Mike under the bus and our fan base is collectively too stupid to see that Mike Gesell is not clutch and doesn't have the athletic ability to make a meaningful play to win a basketball game..
Which side of this are you on? I can't keep track.I know Fran isn't going to throw Mike under the bus and our fan base is collectively too stupid to see that Mike Gesell is not clutch and doesn't have the athletic ability to make a meaningful play to win a basketball game.
I'm done for today. Peace dunces.
Which side of this are you on? I can't keep track.
You're wrong about Woody taking long jumpers, they were short jumpers. But you're right about the Ughhhhhh.I did not like seeing Woody taking those long jumpers, either. Ughhhhhh
I think the question of "what was the play call with 4 seconds left" came from Dochterman of the CR Gazette.
Mike Gesell was going to answer the question but Fran cut Mike off. His reply was "It's none of your business what the last play call was. Period."
The one he took with the shot clock running down was about a 15 footer which is long for him.You're wrong about Woody taking long jumpers, they were short jumpers. But you're right about the Ughhhhhh.
I'm not watching the Iowa tourney game. Yes, singular. Can't do it, cause you can book it that they will piss the game down their legs somehow. I remember watching the UNI ending...that bounce Washpun got, and thinking to myself, I don't believe we got "that bounce" once with this senior class. I don't remember any at all. It NEVER goes in for this team.
I like Fran most of the time, but he's got a nearly unmanageable temper. It makes his players very tentative. They will never be loose in end of game scenarios. This end game pattern will not be broken with this coaching staff.
That's the issue with Iowa basketball at present.
I like Fran most of the time, but he's got a nearly unmanageable temper. It makes his players very tentative. They will never be loose in end of game scenarios. This end game pattern will not be broken with this coaching staff.
That's the issue with Iowa basketball at present.
Feel free to reference this post after a few more seasons.
I'm hoping it's that simple. I wonder if there's more to it then that.The end game's problem has a name, Mike Gesell.
Just the sort of answer I'd expect when your team plays a listless 36 minutes, then puts exactly 2:15 together to somehow tie the game (believable, considering how bad Illinois is), then proceeds to AGAIN piss a game away the last 90 seconds.
Fran is a good basketball coach, but I suspect he's as exasperated as the fan base is. You just can't make this crap up any more.
If it went down as advertised, he's protecting Mike there...but still.
I'm not watching the Iowa tourney game. Yes, singular. Can't do it, cause you can book it that they will piss the game down their legs somehow. I remember watching the UNI ending...that bounce Washpun got, and thinking to myself, I don't believe we got "that bounce" once with this senior class. I don't remember any at all. It NEVER goes in for this team.
I think it was like an 18 footer...ball never got higher than the rim...lolThe one he took with the shot clock running down was about a 15 footer which is long for him.
He goddamn well needs to answer the question. Hawk fans have seen this rerun too many times. You think our opponents don't know what's coming?again, what was wrong with the question?
I think the question of "what was the play call with 4 seconds left" came from Dochterman of the CR Gazette.
Mike Gesell was going to answer the question but Fran cut Mike off. His reply was "It's none of your business what the last play call was. Period."
It looks like Fran was somewhat more cordial with the rest of his presser.here is video of the question and reaction:
http://www.hawkcentral.com/videos/sports/college/iowa/basketball-men/2016/03/10/81618014/
The end game's problem has a name, Mike Gesell.
It's a question that should have been asked when every time that first Marble and then Gesell has handled that ball at the end of games that Iowa could have won but didn't in the last 4 years....McCaffery has to own up to the fact that it's all on him and his useless coaching staff. 6 years now and Iowa is as athletic as a bad mid major. Recruiting is the life blood of college basketball and so for our assistant coaches have shown me nothing....The end game's problem has a name, Mike Gesell.
It is sounding to me like Fran may soon be looking for another gig. He is showing the wear and tear of not being able survive in the Iowa fish bowl. Time will tell. He is one really angry man right now.
This flop has him on edge... again. Between a poor manager of time outs, not getting production from the bench, having only two scoring threats, no athleticism from the seniors, and getting pushed around under the rim... this team has a unusual amount of weaknesses.Just one of the reasons why I do not like Fran. For crying out loud Fran it is only a basketball game stop acting like you are dealing with National Security questions. If he is this way in public, I can only imagine what he is like in practice.
We saw how the game ended, so what good does that question do?.
Fran already turning into Bobby Knight at the end of his tenure???
Hopefully Gesell turns into his Neil Reed this week
I stated a couple of weeks ago that there was something going on internally with this team, and I still think this is the case.
I have supported Fran from Day 1. He had done a fantastic job turning the Iowa basketball program around, and will always be grateful for that.
But.....could it be possible he is a much better mid-major coach than a power conference coach? That he just isn't quite up to the pressure of competing against top-flight competition week in and week out over an entire conference season? That his talent level and coaching works better over the long haul against mid-majors than the "big boys"?
I'm beginning to wonder. There is certainly no shame in it. Alford is the same.
It is none of our business. Maybe I just think differently, but he is coaching a game, for student-athletes to participate in. He answers to Gary Barta and above, not the average fan and definitely not the media.
I remember watching the UNI ending...that bounce Washpun got, and thinking to myself, I don't believe we got "that bounce" once with this senior class. I don't remember any at all. It NEVER goes in for this team.