Offensive sets for JW

[jellyfish10]

Just curious. Anyone else think it would be a good way to get Joe going by putting him in the post on a set play or running a back door lob against a zone to get him some touches around the rim? I think that seeing him getting the ball in the hole from the paint might help his confidence from distance. Just a thought. We are going to need him offensively to make any noise in the tournament. @Rudolph do you have any thoughts?

 

[Rudolph]

They tried the duck-in play for him at least once vs MSU, once I specifically remember vs Ahrens. Ahrens was incredibly physical with Weez, probably a foul on most teams not coached by Tom Izzo. They key for Weez is he is going to have to be coached into trying to run over people. He drives to space, rather than to create space. He'll learn.

Backdoor stuff is rarely going to work for Iowa. It works mostly when a team has a guard that gets to the front of the rim a lot, drawing eyeballs in his direction, opening up back cuts against the vision of a defender looking to help. That's not happening with Connor or Evelyn or even Toussaint at this point.

The biggest thing for Weez is he needs to just be okay with rhythm play. Catch it in rhythm, make an aggressive play, live with the results. It seems like he's trying to do this, but he's a guy who it looks like really hates to make selfish plays, and hates even more to feel like he made a negative play. To be a scorer you almost have to stop caring, like have zero memory of "failure". I'm really excited for next year's Joe Weiskamp because I think he's going to make a big jump. Hell, I think he's going to have a run yet this year.

 

[2432Hawk]

I blame Matt Randazzo

Ever since his Valentines Day piece on Wieskamp and Meyer when she beat Joe in Pig, he's been in a slump

 

[Ihawkhoops]

Agree with Rudlolph. MSU was physical and sold out to stop Wieskamp. With that being said, the lack of a dribble drive threat from the guard spot combined with crowd Garza attracted in the paint made any to the basket action difficult. Wieskamp got some good looks despite the D and simply didn't make shots. His shot looked janky, so it could be a matter of working out some kinks and getting his confidence back, As a guy who used to be able to shoot a little, nothing is worse than your shot not feeling right when it leaves your hand. You start aiming and overthinking vs. letting it fly.

 

[EpenesaEpenesa]

He’s pressing. The harder he tries, the worse it gets. For him, attacking the glass early I think would help. Gets him in the flow, get a putback, get to the line, etc....All of a sudden he’s not thinking, he’s involved in the game and just playing. He’s kind of broken right now. It was evident when he got that offensive board at MSU and didn’t even look at the rim from 10 feet out. Get involved early, get your confidence back and I think things would fall into place for him pretty quickly.

 

[lowaHawkeyeBBnFB4Life]

I am not opposed to backdoor stuff. Either dishing out or receiving

 

[EvilMonkeyInTheCloset]

I blame Matt Randazzo

Ever since his Valentines Day piece on Wieskamp and Meyer when she beat Joe in Pig, he's been in a slump

All he needed to do was dunk the ball. /game

 

[EvilMonkeyInTheCloset]

I am not opposed to backdoor stuff. Either dishing out or receiving

Nttawwt.....

 

[Ronman]

I'd like to see Joe post up his man when the opportunity exists. He's had pretty decent luck doing that.

 

[flyfishstout_CO]

Has he changed his shot from last year? Last I looked (before the last couple games) he's % has improved slightly from last year, but it seems like he is really keeping the ball as high as he can when shooting. With his long arms/frame, it makes the shot pretty much "unblockable" but its almost the other extreme with someone like CMac.

I always wonder if he lost some weight from last year? A lot of ending on the ground or getting stopped at the rim this year when he drives to the basket.

Love the guy and want him to finish strong after having a great start to the year.

 

[mtdew_fever]

Just curious. Anyone else think it would be a good way to get Joe going by putting him in the post on a set play or running a back door lob against a zone to get him some touches around the rim? I think that seeing him getting the ball in the hole from the paint might help his confidence from distance. Just a thought. We are going to need him offensively to make any noise in the tournament. @Rudolph do you have any thoughts?

Yes. It's up to the coach to help put his players in a position to succeed.

Fran didnt do that very often when Moss would get lost on the court, so doubtful he changes much for JW.

On a good note though, Garza is still an animal that draws a ton of attention. If Connor can continue to hit a few 3's when the opposing team backs off, it should eventually free up JW.

 

[soybean]

Joe is in a slump. It's as simple as that. The only way out for Joe is to keep shooting. His shot will return, it's only a question of when, not if.