Fran please go
- Thread starter LarryMullenJr.
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Excuse me, but what about McC's first born?
Are you looking at one son only? Hmmmm.
Perhaps you could provide links to all your brilliant and insightful comments on this board so that we can learn how to do it right, Maybe you also have a link to official message board banter rules. TIA.
Not sure I follow. This wasn't about anybody’s son in particular. It was about whether a given issue can ultimately be attributed to the players or the coach. I was just using Patrick as an example of a player whose style of play most closely aligns with Fran's emphasis on uptempo offensive transition offense. Patrick's focus, particularly over the first half of the year, has been on transition to offense vs securing the rebounds and playing less aggressively on the defensive end in order to avoid fouls. The statistics bear this out although Patrick has been more of a factor on the boards of late. I can only assume that Fran has asked him to be more active on the boards and less prone to release before the rebound is secured. In conference he's averaging 2.5 fewer boards per 40 than the other forwards in the rotation and that includes Sandfort. He's plenty athletic enough to be more of a factor so that's not the issue.
Cmac takes a much more aggressive defensive posture and collects a lot more fouls as a result.. His rebounding isn't great but he's not nearly as athletic as the other forwards either. Ulis actually rebounds at a slightly higher rate.
I like Tony a lot, but when he first entered the starting lineup he seemed to be an offensive liability. I wasn't aware he had a shoulder injury which was apparently hampering his shot. After the last couple of games he is proving his worth and showing his insertion into the starting lineup was the right move. He has always been a baller on defense.
You're the one that brought up the father-son connection and Cmac. I never mentioned him.
I have to come back and eat crow. This is the first year ever Fran's team has finished strong. They finished great at the end of the season and in the conference championship.
Glass houses - how about those Badgers? Barely beat Colgate then couldn't score 50 points in their second game. Wowsa, no room to talk.
Given WI's performance in their last 3 games, there's no doubt that the Spiders would've taken down your team, too. They flop better than Davidson.Well, there's a little room.
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Wait, it was the flopping that lost the game for Iowa? I thought it was the too-orange ball.
Nope. Both Iowa and Wisconsin underperformed. That much is true. Your team just had an extra game of embarrassment.
Edit: That B1G tournament championship was nice. Too bad Iowa didn't beat the heck out of the Badgers in the process, but a [RECORD SETTING] tournament championship is a [RECORD SETTING] tournament championship.
Embarrassing that we are resorting to this as Iowa fans to feel good about our NCAA tournament results.
This has nothing to do with that. It's about the Badgers' colossal collapse to end the season, then their early exit from the B1G Tournament, then their inability to score in the NCAA Tournament.
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We underperformed less.
No one but low majors give a shit about conference tournaments because that's the only way to get into the tourney. Wisconsin is Big Ten Champions, you guys put together a nice weekend.
And your shit show was played pretty much as a home game and lost to Iowa's little sister besides losing at home to Nebraska in the Kohl center
