Dude, she's is the swiss army knife every good team has. Prior to her injury she was Iowa's best defensive player and the person that got the clutch play thru hustle and grit. The makeup of the team has changed with CC gone so there's a transitional period as well as gaining her confidence and staminal back.
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That’s why you are not a coach, most would preach stops in crunch time🤷♂️
And of ALL the available players at that spot she's the ONE who has shown she can play at this level. She was nails last year especially after Molly went down. If its a choice of starting and more minutes between Syd, Kylie, and McCabe and your going with two, then Syd gets one of those spots in my book.
She averages 7 rebounds and 6 points a game. Guyton would more than likely average double her 6 points a game. And so far she's 75% from 3 to Syd's 30%. Cut 10 minutes off of Syd's 26 game minutes and give to Guyton's 9.9 minutes.
I assume you have either written or talked to Jan regarding what she should be doing. I suspect at the end of the season you will be able to look back and see how wrong you've been. Seen it a thousand times.
I wish I could talk to whoever is in charge of substitution patterns because they're all screwed up. Even AJ Guyton thinks so. and Teagan Meligeni's dad. Wouldn't surprise me a bit if those two transferred. I hope they don't but if they value what their dads think then it could be a possibility.
IMO Stremlow, Heiden, McCabe and Guyton need more minutes. They bring energy and stir things up. But Heiden gets 2 minutes and Guyton 6 minutes - not acceptable if we are building for the future. Our future should be on the court, not the bench.
Our veteran lineup can get very stagnant, particularly in the half-court offense. In the second half, particularly the 4th quarter, Jan appears to lean too heavy on our vets to sit on a lead. But limping across the finishing line may get us a W over UNI, but it will not work when we get into the conference schedule.
Feuerbach, Aforlter, and AOG are not Caitlin, Martin, and Gabby. Their minutes need to be sarificed for the long term goals of this program.
Our veteran lineup can get very stagnant, particularly in the half-court offense. In the second half, particularly the 4th quarter, Jan appears to lean too heavy on our vets to sit on a lead. But limping across the finishing line may get us a W over UNI, but it will not work when we get into the conference schedule.
Feuerbach, Aforlter, and AOG are not Caitlin, Martin, and Gabby. Their minutes need to be sarificed for the long term goals of this program.
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You’re making all kinds of friends in here. I see your one of those fans 😂
Sure…lots of you in here with erroneous opinions last year too. If I remember correctly, you’re one of the ones complaining about not getting a Big in the transfer portal and wanting Marshall benched.
Welp if they got yo transfer, they got to transfer… This is why I like coaches like Kim Mulkey. She doesn’t give a shit what parents or fans think 😂😂
No - I posted not one word about getting a big in the portal and benching Gabbie. So you're not remembering correctly.
You are in the minority here dopey, I’ve seen you taken to task by most of the active, smart, fair posters in here. And you’re targeting me because I jacked with you super hard and I don’t care.
But just so we are clear, I have not said Anything that many haven’t said….
Merry Christmas 🥳
Nobody in the history of sportsball has been happy about substitution minutes
I agree. The 4th quarter was a pain to watch. Iowa passed the ball around the perimeter with each gal holding the ball for a second or 2 hoping for an open look, while UNI made quick decisive action by penetrating and creating open looks. Iowa was lucky that they were playing UNI.
I definitely agree that Stremlow, Heiden, and Guyton needs to play more but not McCabe. McCabe does well on occasion (much like O'Graddy), but disappear again tough competition.
Oh good another poster with a superiority complex. Just what we need. People who don't agree with your opinion don't have a brain or are clueless? Thats your take? Super......
Well to be fair, like my good buddy @shudaddy they say such ignorant stuff I can’t help but run them up the flag pole (in my defense. I’m not the only one) and I’ve noticed it causes them to have a tendency to react that way.
I get so tired of people taking shots at the players, saying they shouldn’t play, questioning the coaches, etc…I mean, it really is ignorant…
I mean it’s one thing to be critical. I can be critical, you can be critical and “critique” is good and normal . There are things I wish we’d done differently, our inbound plays, have been sketchy, etc. but these two guys in particular are just nastyfellas.
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And where are you accessing their Dads thoughts? Someone posted a twitter post By Guyton thanking all the fans for their support of her as she made her way back onto the court. I'll also add that parents posting their displeasure on social media is a REALLY bad idea, and pretty much never goes well for their kid. Personally I think Guyton should play a few more minutes, and probably will as the season progresses, but I'm not coaching the team. Mellegni is getting pretty good minutes WHEN she contributes, but she's often in very quick foul trouble. She doesn't know how to defend with out fouling at this point. It will come. I'd also like to see Heiden play a few more minutes, but she has the same issue as Mellegni..
AJ made a comment on X about player substitutions just a couple days ago. Plus, he sits about 10 rows down from me and I can see his body language. And he didn't seem very happy against UNI. As far as Mellegni goes her dad's bitching about Teagen playing the wrong position.
I love the freshmen players, but I think Jensen has brought them along pretty well. Really easy to kill a young player's confidence when you throw too much responsibility at them too soon, but the reasoning for playing time isn't so cut and dry.
Experienced leadership needs to be on the court. More than they even have, but you don't take a proven player like Affolter and sit her on the bench. Watch the tournament games from last year for a better understanding of what Syd brings to the table. She has been there--and against the highest competition. It's really tough because I don't think she's the same player right now, but I'm not sure you can lose what she has.
Stremlow provides a really similar skill set, but has made mistakes under pressure, the kind young players will make. She has only taken a handful of jump shots, so it's not really known if she can be counted on for points. Definitely want her on the court.
Upside with Heiden is fantastic, but she has shown that she is still learning what will work for her. She needs experience and reps, but can't really fault Jensen defaulting to the player that has the experience and, for the most part, knows what she can do. AOG makes a lot of soft errors, but there is a trade off. We aren't seeing practice, but I still think the Ediger minutes last week have something to say about what the coaches are seeing.
Guyton is still on limited minutes, and she has made unforced errors as she works her way up to speed. You don't want to kill the confidence by forcing it on her too soon. You want the shooter on the floor, but you have to have your best defenders out there, especially when it comes to keeping guards from driving to the hoop. Hard to say how deep the trade-off is at this point, but I don't know how you can fault Jensen for putting Feuerbach on the court.
Mallegni has potential to be really really good. I think she would be on the floor a majority of minutes, if not for the choice of keeping Stuelke at the 4. It seems her minutes are all about what is going on for HS and AOG. That's a tough one to figure out.
And even if you don't like McCabe's overall game, I like her percentage odds given ten shots. Probably why they finally focused on kicking it to her vs. UNI . Jensen figured we needed to score. Not having her play takes away the most consistent outside threat the team has. You have to judge the defensive trade off between her and (maybe) Guyton. Tough call.
Lucy Olsen only needs the minimum rest she can handle, and for Jensen to keep pushing her to be great--to want that for herself.
It's all a tough call this year. You can't write off the season playing for the future when you are 10-2 (very nearly 11-1 and in the top 20), and you have to keep your team locker room attitude together. That gets overlooked for coaches all the time. I don't envy Jensen's task in year one.
Just stop letting a single opposing player take over in the 4th Shut them down.
Experienced leadership needs to be on the court. More than they even have, but you don't take a proven player like Affolter and sit her on the bench. Watch the tournament games from last year for a better understanding of what Syd brings to the table. She has been there--and against the highest competition. It's really tough because I don't think she's the same player right now, but I'm not sure you can lose what she has.
Stremlow provides a really similar skill set, but has made mistakes under pressure, the kind young players will make. She has only taken a handful of jump shots, so it's not really known if she can be counted on for points. Definitely want her on the court.
Upside with Heiden is fantastic, but she has shown that she is still learning what will work for her. She needs experience and reps, but can't really fault Jensen defaulting to the player that has the experience and, for the most part, knows what she can do. AOG makes a lot of soft errors, but there is a trade off. We aren't seeing practice, but I still think the Ediger minutes last week have something to say about what the coaches are seeing.
Guyton is still on limited minutes, and she has made unforced errors as she works her way up to speed. You don't want to kill the confidence by forcing it on her too soon. You want the shooter on the floor, but you have to have your best defenders out there, especially when it comes to keeping guards from driving to the hoop. Hard to say how deep the trade-off is at this point, but I don't know how you can fault Jensen for putting Feuerbach on the court.
Mallegni has potential to be really really good. I think she would be on the floor a majority of minutes, if not for the choice of keeping Stuelke at the 4. It seems her minutes are all about what is going on for HS and AOG. That's a tough one to figure out.
And even if you don't like McCabe's overall game, I like her percentage odds given ten shots. Probably why they finally focused on kicking it to her vs. UNI . Jensen figured we needed to score. Not having her play takes away the most consistent outside threat the team has. You have to judge the defensive trade off between her and (maybe) Guyton. Tough call.
Lucy Olsen only needs the minimum rest she can handle, and for Jensen to keep pushing her to be great--to want that for herself.
It's all a tough call this year. You can't write off the season playing for the future when you are 10-2 (very nearly 11-1 and in the top 20), and you have to keep your team locker room attitude together. That gets overlooked for coaches all the time. I don't envy Jensen's task in year one.
Just stop letting a single opposing player take over in the 4th Shut them down.
What does he think his daughter should be playing? As if what he thinks matter. Believe me, I had two sons play college basketball, and I've never met a coach yet, in high school or college who gives a Damn what some kids parents think, nor should they if their worth a damn. The time the parents start telling the coaches where and when their kids should be playing, and the inmates are running the asylum....
Speaking of getting run up the flag pole…
Remember when you claimed you only said Audi was a “solid” player, but I showed your post saying she would score at least 30 pts EVERY game playing with CC??
That’s SUPERSTAR/POY status, dumba$$!! 🤣 🤡
Nice. Very childish of you. "I know I am but what are you"? Idiot. You'll go to my ignorant list along with your buddy cmpunk99..lol
Oh no, I'm crushed. You come on here and make comments that others don't have a brain, "finally someone with a brain", and tell people to STFU, because you disagree on something as stupid as a difference of opinion on who should play what minutes, and YOU'RE calling other people childish? Dude your the one that needs to GTFU...
Dude, you and @shudday are super dope. Honestly, you really think anyone else other than a skin view of the negative types really care what you think….
I mean, quite frankly, you calling people like @kceasthawk or @littlez etc ignorant is a compliment.
Quite frankly, if you agreed with them, they’d have to reconsider their point.
Still not working, keep trying. I mean, keep in mind if you 2 ass clowns said the sky was blue. I’d have to ask for a second opinion 🤓
Nobody but you bozos who keep running around liking each other’s posts think that…
Why would that be threatening to me?
Here’s a hint ……
I wonder what AJ's response would have been if Jan had started playing her 30 minutes a game, and then she had a relapse 5 or 6 games in?
1st off, my guess is, he’s name dropping and if they had said anything, they’d be pissed to find out it’s being bandied about on a message board.
2nd absolutely, if that’s their out loud opinion who cares. And these two cats @shudaddy @herkhatescy2. I mean honestly they are just running around jerking each others chains.
These freshman girls have been fantastic to watch play. But Guyton averages 1.9 TOs in 9.9 minutes, Mallegni from what I can tell is actually playing all over the court but also averaging one turnover for 10 minutes and Stremlow is averaging 1.8 in 17 minutes.
I mean, I’d like to know why they’d expect to play over these other girls.
But once again, you don’t have to be very bright to post on a message board.
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