I’m gonna miss the uptempo offense

[bansheexyz]

Do you believe McCollum is smart enough to try a faster offense if the team is losing too much with the slow offense? I do. I also think that Fran overly fixated on recruitment of slow, lanky players like himself. Too many of those guys on the court is not remotely possible of achieving a sweet 16 in this era.

 

[InsaneHawkJJP]

i predict that nobody's gonna miss the uptempo offense AS LONG AS WE WIN

 

[desihawk]

yes i spent my formative years in the outer rim systems ruled by kirk ferentz, so this uptempo fixation in the inner territories is foreign

 

[wilson reborn]

Not looking forward to watching our PG walk the ball up the court like my great grandma but if a defense oriented approach wins games then I guess it’s for the best.

He plays with what he’s got. He will have more at Iowa

 

[Hawkfan_08]

An up tempo offense was not a good fit for the majority of athletes that Fran has recruited during his tenure.

THIS!! I was watching BYU tonight and thought this is what Fran imagined. That's an elite offense but they don't get killed on the glass.

 

[Bro D]

Efficiency > Pace

 

[BirdistheWord]

What is odd, is that we normally were a great transition offense that could have really benefitted from more abrupt defense stops

Fran was just not interested. Excited for next chapter.

 

[HawksRule73]

Efficiency > Pace

And

Defense>Offense

 

[hawkirugged17]

 

[MikeyHawk]

The up tempo offense can work. The ability to adjust to something other than up tempo offense was the problem.
The defense this past season was unacceptable

 

[paladinhawk]

The defense this past 11 seasons was unacceptable.

FIFY...basically since Woodbury graduated if memory serves.

 

[kceasthawk]

This is kinda dumb. I think the best player in all of college BB this year is a white kid.

No kidding, and for the last several the best female...

 

[Legs94]

The one thing I'll miss are the inbounds plays. Give the man credit, he could draw up some great plays that always seemed to work.

Things I won't miss:
1. Not boxing out
2. Not calling TOs when the other team is on a run
3. Scoring 94 points, but losing by double digits
4. No hands up on defense, and slow close outs on 3 point shooters
5. Not properly hedging on screen and rolls

You forgot:
6. Mind boggling lineup rotations
7. Players stuck in 2 foul jail regardless of position
8. Standing on the sidelines with hands in pocket looking like he could care less….which might be worse than the days of Francon 10 but not sure.
9. 1 pass fire contested 3…keep shooting even if you’re 0-10
10. The all white guy lineups

 

[Fan In Black]

I'm going to miss pushing the ball up the court fast to never get easy shots and 3/4 pressing sometimes to never create turnovers.

 

[hawkirugged17]

You forgot:
6. Mind boggling lineup rotations
7. Players stuck in 2 foul jail regardless of position
8. Standing on the sidelines with hands in pocket looking like he could care less….which might be worse than the days of Francon 10 but not sure.
9. 1 pass fire contested 3…keep shooting even if you’re 0-10
10. The all white guy lineups

 

[twindman]

What we need is the old girls rules! Let Fran coach the offensive end and Ben do the defense! LOL

 

[dbleagle1]

If you go to his Wikipedia page, it shows his current position as head coach of the Iowa Hawkeyes

 

[RocknRollface]

THIS!! I was watching BYU tonight and thought this is what Fran imagined. That's an elite offense but they don't get killed on the glass.

Fran had multiple elite offensive teams that were also good rebounding teams.

It still wasn't enough to compensate for terrible defense against good teams.

His bad rebounding teams were only the last two years.

The problem with Fran is that his entire thought process stopped at offense. He got exactly what he wanted, elite offense, and he never even thought about the other end of the court.

 

[RocknRollface]

FIFY...basically since Woodbury graduated if memory serves.

Nailed it.