Good point. Didn't agree with Uhl getting the last shot and the play before that was pretty weak as well. At the same time, we still could have gotten a good shot if Gesell would have made a good pass.
He drew something for both situations but players didn't execute. Iowa's problem is not Fran! You look at all our losses recently they have one thing in common. Shooting...bad by Iowa and good by their opponent. If anything Fran's coaching has kept the losses from being blowouts.
Fran set that up years ago when he took them out of the end of every game. But for some reason would put Josh ogelsby in the game at the end. Confidence is a funny thing
Though it may not look like it now, Iowa could still make the sweet 16 if this loss lights a fire under them.
Every coach is flawed in some way or another. Do I completely agree with the way that Fran handles his rotations and use of timeouts? No. That said, he's a fine coach, and at some point it's up to the players to execute
With Jok out of the game do you not think Illinois was going to make anybody but Uthoff beat them?
I can count two in one game. Indiana...Clemons air ball and Jok miss in the corner.
Fran could adjust and play guys who shoot better more minutes. Maybe not play Clemmons and Gesell together. Spacing is horrible when those two play together.
Who do you suggest, the whole team other then Uthoff and Jok are in a shooting slump. Do you not remember the games both Clemmons and Gesell were hitting shots?
I don't remember Gesell ever making outside shots this year. Clemmons has had a couple of good games. And I literally mean a couple out of 30. I bet he's at like 10% of his games he's shot well from the outside. Teams have adjusted. Their dramatically sagging off and helping off of Gesell and Clemmons. Watch how much they sag off of Baer and Uhl. It's night and day. It makes a huge difference when running an offense.
I do not believe Fran's job should even be considered in trouble, but it seems like this scenario played out two seasons ago so it seems like his coaching and teams have plateaued.
If KF got away with what he did for 3 or 4 years and didn't even seem to care, no way should Fran be on the hotseat, but he does need to make some changes and evaluate problems and rectify them.
Some fans have short memories and do you think if Baer and Uhl weren't slumping they'd be daring them to shoot, that's my point.
If you think every team that makes a run in the tourney has a "worthy" starting 5 you haven't been around to see many tournaments. I've seen 1 player carry a team many times so you and "everyone" that believe that are just wrong.
What are you talking about? They are sagging off of Clemmons and Gesell who play the majority of our minutes. Baer and Uhl don't play much. Very rarely they get over 15 minutes in a game. Teams aren't sagging off of Baer and Uhl. Do you not see the difference in spacing when Fran plays Gesell and Clemmons together as opposed to any other lineup we have?
Ok if that's what you mean...then Clemmons and Gesell need to start dropping shots. Gesell hit one 3 today then stopped shooting it, Clemmons has been ice cold but was knocking them down earlier this season. As far as spacing goes...you do know we run a motion offense right?
