Here's the link: https://www.hawkcentral.com/story/s...hange-connor-mccaffery-likely-out/9310802002/
Fran admits the slow starts recently are an issue, but then he says while he's always thinking about changes, he's not sure the starting lineup really matters. Logic, then, would ask, "If it doesn't really matter, then why NOT change it?"
But there is thinking going on, so watch out, OSU.
Some of us have been clamoring for starting lineup changes for awhile and, again, here's the one I've been suggesting for a couple weeks:
Keegan
PMac
Kris
Sandfort
Joe T. *
*I wouldn't be opposed to starting Perkins and bringing Joe T. off the bench to further change things up.
Bench, depending on matchups: Rebraca, Perkins, Ulis, JBo, Josh O [CMac out with the injury]
The starters should play at least 30 minutes each and, instead of line changes, no more than two subs come in at once. Get some continuity. Give guys a chance to settle in and get into rhythm. Leave Sandfort out there except when he needs a rest. See what he can do with extended minutes. Playing a handful of minutes serves neither him nor the team well.
If this team is going to have a shot at salvaging an NCCA berth, it needs to register an upset tomorrow night in Columbus to help make up for the losses at Rutgers and PSU. How bad does this team want it? And can Fran actually try something different and give some other kids a chance? At least he admits he's thinking about it . . . not that it matters, of course. LOL
BTW: One other adjustment I'd like to see would be dropping back into a half-court press instead of the 3/4-court Iowa's been using. Pick 'em up at midcourt, then there's less room for the offense to exploit, and it's easier for the defense to drop back into its standard defense. You can always throw the 3/4-court press out there at times to surprise them at key moments and try for the 10-second violation. Not that it makes any difference, of course, it's just that I, too, have been thinking.
Fran admits the slow starts recently are an issue, but then he says while he's always thinking about changes, he's not sure the starting lineup really matters. Logic, then, would ask, "If it doesn't really matter, then why NOT change it?"
But there is thinking going on, so watch out, OSU.
Some of us have been clamoring for starting lineup changes for awhile and, again, here's the one I've been suggesting for a couple weeks:
Keegan
PMac
Kris
Sandfort
Joe T. *
*I wouldn't be opposed to starting Perkins and bringing Joe T. off the bench to further change things up.
Bench, depending on matchups: Rebraca, Perkins, Ulis, JBo, Josh O [CMac out with the injury]
The starters should play at least 30 minutes each and, instead of line changes, no more than two subs come in at once. Get some continuity. Give guys a chance to settle in and get into rhythm. Leave Sandfort out there except when he needs a rest. See what he can do with extended minutes. Playing a handful of minutes serves neither him nor the team well.
If this team is going to have a shot at salvaging an NCCA berth, it needs to register an upset tomorrow night in Columbus to help make up for the losses at Rutgers and PSU. How bad does this team want it? And can Fran actually try something different and give some other kids a chance? At least he admits he's thinking about it . . . not that it matters, of course. LOL
BTW: One other adjustment I'd like to see would be dropping back into a half-court press instead of the 3/4-court Iowa's been using. Pick 'em up at midcourt, then there's less room for the offense to exploit, and it's easier for the defense to drop back into its standard defense. You can always throw the 3/4-court press out there at times to surprise them at key moments and try for the 10-second violation. Not that it makes any difference, of course, it's just that I, too, have been thinking.
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