No, this is an intelligent critique. And I agree with most of it.
Glad to beat Pissconsin, BUT
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No, this is an intelligent critique. And I agree with most of it.
Listen, if you think that, then you didn't watch the game. He missed 3s, gave up open 3s, and refused to shoot 3s when he was open. Not a good game.
Disagree. JBo had an average game.
No, it is definitely a fact. Jbo is not even CLOSE to deserving 35 minutes. What in your mind from watching this game tells you he deserved to be out there that much?
You mean those 5 shots that were so far off they came back out 15 feet, those shots? My only bitch is about 6 unforced TOs and poor FT shooting that will bite you the azz in close games...
It is what it is at this point. From here on out, I'm going to tune out the fact that Joe T is even on this team because he's not going to be a meaningful factor this year. If JBo is playing poorly or not contributing I'm just going to put the blinders on and pretend Iowa only has walk-ons to sub for him.
And Jordan will never be able to get open.
He can't drive, he can't create and he can't even get a clean jump shot off.
Stretching the D is nice but it can't be the primary thing your pg does.
The scary thing is if Iowa had a traditional point guard who could beat guys off the dribble and kick out to open shooters this team could average 100/game. Or, lock it down defensively to force more turnovers.
I don't think you're giving him enough credit for what he did in this game.
To be clear I wouldn't mind Joe T playing more but his turnover rate is bad. Like really bad. I think he would even out with some more playing time. I also think Iowa closed out a game against a ranked opponent and won by 15 points. And that is a good result.
That is why having cj makes such a huge difference, it’s another player to stretch the floor which takes pressure off from having to penetrate to create, can do it with ball movement and screens to get defenders out of position. Don’t understand why fran doesn’t play joet more at pg and jbo at the 2 when cj is either on the bench or nor suited up. Obviously fran is riding the experience
I would just like to see him about five minutes per half. He's getting 3 or 4 minutes in the first half and that's it. It's bit Iowa before and I think it will again.
I'll take your word for it.
The problem I have with many in the fan base is if Iowa wins they think there's nothing to be critical of. But when Iowa loses, those same fans bitch like Iowa is the worst P5 team in the country.
This was a great team win. But let's not pretend there aren't things to critique, especially with this team's stated goals of making a deep run in March.
Sorry. It is my opinion, that is backed up by the FACT, his stats sucked dick tonight; therefore he didn’t deserve 35 minutes. Now go ahead and answer my question.
JoeW hit somIe big shots and nice to see them step up instead of folding. Big win. I would have have played JoeT some of JBo's minutes 4min vs 35min is out of proportion, especially if JBO not shooting well which he wasn't.
Correct. Point guard is the most important position on the floor. Pretty hard to reach lofty goals if you're only getting average play at the point.
Yes and I'm excited for the future with Ullis and Joe T.
Yes , we held them off. But while our lead was melting, I was yelling for Joe T to come in and disrupt their
offensive momentum. It's a higher percentage play to stop the bleeding with a 10 point lead than it is to
stop it with a 3 point lead.
We'll see how they develop. Both have shown an ability. I'm also curious to see how Perkins develops.
There was a point in the first half after Garza had made a couple 3s in a short period of time, if I recall, and Luka and JoeT ran a pick and pop. Both defenders stayed with JoeT, leaving Luka wide open for a 3 and JoeT didn't pass to him, didn't score, didn't do anything productive. My son and I were in disbelief. A true point guard finds the hot hand and passes the ball to him.
overreact much?
I think Fran just doesn’t have the trust factor there yet for JT. I think Joe tries to do too much at times and it backfires on him. Games like this where momentum is big you have to control the game and JT hasn’t proven he can handle it consistently. Hopefully it will come but clearly JBO has a better handle on managing the game .
I’m just glad you’re not in the midst of a “holiday” from this board, because I can’t provide this content. At least not puffing this indica strain. If I got my sativa out, who knows?
This is true. He also had a nice floater in the lane and nice backdoor pass to pmac for an easy layup and played very good defense. But hey, lets focus on that TO.
Agreed wisky really laid some bricks especially in first half
It was a Jack Daniels scene for me tonight but I like your style. Placed a small wager on a Hawks win as well and we can notch it up to a successful Friday Eve
If JoeT would just friggin slow down and let the game come to him, good things would happen. But he doesn't. He flies around like a maniac and gets pulled. Jbo back in the game. It's that simple.
I'm a non-drinker but it was indeed a blast, lol.
He plays good defense which should be enough to see the floor for more than a few minutes. His turnover was a direct result of being bodied out of bounds, which should be a foul. Sure, he has his brain farts but I see plenty of them from the upperclassmen as well.
Its not even a matter of shooting well.
He cannot get open to save his life.
If he had a pg capable of creating offense for him I have no doubt he could knock down open shots but he gets a good look at a shot maybe once every other game.
Playing him for 35 minutes when he's essentially accomplishing nothing but spacing the floor and not directly turning it over is insane.
Allot of Iowas turnovers tonight were a result of not having a pg on the floor that can beat pressure defense off the dribble.
It was the failure to pass to our POY candidate who was hot. He's a sophomore. He should be able to recognize who just set the screen for him and that both defenders are guarding him. That's just a simple play that some may not recognize, but one that drives coaches nuts.
