Is stopping Yogi the key on Thursday?

[kzoohawk80]

I'm curious on people's thoughts on this. I think the key is letting Yogi get his and no over helping on Yogi. If Yogi can get everyone else going Indiana is tough. Zeisloft is a great shooter but can't really create his own shot. Troy Williams is a turnover machine if he goes one on one. He's also impossible to stop on lobs if his man helps on Yogi. Robert Johnson is ok at getting his own shot, not great though. Anunoby is not a good one on one player. A freshman you would probably want trying to make plays for himself if your Iowa. Beilfedt is another good shooter that can't create much by himself. I think the key is not over helping on Yogi's drives. Yogi can get everyone else going if Iowa focuses too much attention on him. Just curious everyone's thoughts on this as I've heard a lot of people talking about stopping Yogi as the key to the game.

I do think Iowa has an advantage if they try and pick and roll with Yogi and Bryant. Woody is so good at hedging. Also it's going to be interesting to see if Woody can shut down Bryant. If he can that could be a huge advantage for Iowa. He shut down Stone for Maryland and Indiana doesn't have near the bench that Maryland does.

 

[broth87]

I think Sapp has to guard yogi and is gonna be as pivotal matchup. Sapp is our best on ball defender. if he limit yogi's ability to get in the lane, Iowa wins. If yogi is able to get in the lane when he wants, Iowa is in trouble.

 

[TankHawk]

Don't let him steal any pic-a-nik baskets!

 

[mazda1]

Yes.

 

[like-woahh]

Of course you shut down Yogi, he leads them in scoring and assists. He's everything to them. You take him out of the game and they can't make it up.

Our guards defend extremely well and we have the size in the post and forward positions. They might win because it is at Indiana, but I really don't see them matching up with the Hawks at all. Personally, I feel like Indiana are pretenders, but whatever, they might get hot and prove me wrong.

 

[HoustonREDHawk]

OP is correct. Yogi runs the show for IU. You need to especially control Yogi in transition, which means don't take bad shots and minimize turnovers. Draw a decent officiating crew, and I think we have a good shot. IU is much tougher at home.

 

[bravehawks1]

Yogi might be important, but the biggest key will be whether Iowa scores more points than Indiana. Without that little detail, it will be a tough game

 

[shoot_the_three]

It wouldn't surprise if MG starts on Yogi. He has had some success against him over the years. Then Clemmons can guard him for awhile. The ability to have two above average on ball defenders against Yogi is huge. As good as Clemmons defense has been this year, MG's defense is almost as good when healthy.

 

[CanadaHawk]

It wouldn't surprise if MG starts on Yogi. He has had some success against him over the years. Then Clemmons can guard him for awhile. The ability to have two above average on ball defenders against Yogi is huge. As good as Clemmons defense has been this year, MG's defense is almost as good when healthy.

Sapp and MG will probably switch off on Yogi to keep each other fresh. IN appears to be one of those teams where the offense flows through one guy. IA has done well against such teams in the past. Although he probably won't get in the game, I would've been interested to see CW vs Yogi for a few possessions.

It'll be interesting to see the tempo that this game runs at. Other teams have tried to shut down Iowa's transition game by slowing it down. Don't think IN will do that. If Iowa can keep tabs on Yogi, they won't dlow it either. This could be a game that gets into the 80s and even 90s.

 

[kzoohawk80]

Sapp and MG will probably switch off on Yogi to keep each other fresh. IN appears to be one of those teams where the offense flows through one guy. IA has done well against such teams in the past. Although he probably won't get in the game, I would've been interested to see CW vs Yogi for a few possessions.

It'll be interesting to see the tempo that this game runs at. Other teams have tried to shut down Iowa's transition game by slowing it down. Don't think IN will do that. If Iowa can keep tabs on Yogi, they won't dlow it either. This could be a game that gets into the 80s and even 90s.

Tempo is definitely something I'm curious to see how it plays out. Both teams are going to try and run. Which team has the most success? Which team decides they have the advantage in a half court game?

 

[bagdropper]

3 pt FG defense. They're 5th in the country in % and average 10 made per game.

Iowa cannot let them get their outside shots going.

 

[EZ2BJZ]

Clemmons has played hawking, on-ball defense on every opponent's best perimeter scoring threat all season. In short, I don't think you change strategy. "If it ain't broke, don't break it."

Ferrell is an outstanding player for Indiana and has been for a long time. Disrupting Indiana's rhythm clearly starts with stopping or significantly slowing down Ferrell. Remember, college basketball has been guard-oriented for a long time now, largely reflected in the pace and style of play. Teams with the best guard play tend to win most games and tend to make the deepest runs in March. So, the short answer is yes, focusing on Ferrell is key to the game.

 

[RocknRollface]

I think Sapp has to guard yogi and is gonna be as pivotal matchup. Sapp is our best on ball defender. if he limit yogi's ability to get in the lane, Iowa wins. If yogi is able to get in the lane when he wants, Iowa is in trouble.

If all else fails Iowa can just out score them.

IU is going to get points.