*****Indiana vs Iowa Game Thread*****

[HIWILLE]

just kidding. 😉

 

[ronnh]

Except, the young players turnover more when we go fast, and they do not mesh with the veterans as well at a faster tempo.

I think the coach made a mistake investing so much time in the younger players as a group, kind of threw the baby out with the bath water. Now she has to demonstrate that she trusts her experienced vets to carry the load with the the rest of the season.

I don't think they turn it over any more going fast than in the half court offense. They are all playing tight now. How many times has the shot clock run down and we get a poor shot or a turnover. They are thinking too much. Run and have some fun. You get mismatches and open shots when you run. We definitely should have run more against Illinois who only played 7 players. I think that was a big mistake by the coaches.

 

[kceasthawk]

Except, the young players turnover more when we go fast, and they do not mesh with the veterans as well at a faster tempo.

I think the coach made a mistake investing so much time in the younger players as a group, kind of threw the baby out with the bath water. Now she has to demonstrate that she trusts her experienced vets to carry the load with the the rest of the season.

Except "the vets" have done little to earn that trust. Syd has been Okay. Hannah has some pretty good games and some stinkers. She's just not comfortable away from the basket. AOG is okay sometimes on offense, but lost on D and has no instinct on how to rebound even when she's the biggest girl on the floor. She can't rebound anything thats not within arms reach, if even then, and ANYONE who grabs at the ball when she has it either ties her up, or takes it right away from her. Watch Stremlow attack loose balls and track rebounds, and you'd see the difference in someone who understands effort and aggression. God bless her, but I don't see a thing Kylie does better then any other year she's played at Iowa. She tries hard on defense, but she has Zero feel for how to play on offense, when to attack and is just not a good shooter, at all. The only returning player who may be playing a little better is McCabe, and thats marginal.

 

[ft254]

There were times in the past 2 years when Caitlin wasn't on the floor the offense was non-existent. Was that b/c she was so critical, or no other combination could make things happen? Molly was the closest to a real operative PG.

Maybe we'll have to wait 'til Deal comes in and takes the reins. Guyton is a pure PG with the attributes, like Molly. She's a skilled freshman and has time to develop. I say, give her the job. Let her stub her toes, scrape her knees, take the lumps. But we need a point guard. Now and the remainder of the season. Guyton, backed up with Stremlow.

McCabe and Syd at guards, but Affolter has to produce. We need size at forward, but if Hannah can't score, try Mallegni.

And post. It's easy to backseat drive and coach from the sidelines but it's frustrating to see the lack of mobility and quickness when it comes in off the bench. But alas, coaches get the big bucks to make decisions on who plays. I get paid nothing to complain.