KcTo said:
Garza takes 1 shot last 4 minutes, Garza a near non factor in 2h. 🤔
POY front runner Garza has 6 points in only 12 2H minutes was the difference as Iowa scores only 34 2H points.
Garza is an offensive scoring juggernaut (that is in a elite college BB class that include Kevin Durant, Michael Beasley and 3 others )and who’s offensive touches must be maximized for IOWA to optimize their winning chances.
it seems so obvious to me that when there is any hint of potential Garza foul trouble, Iowa coaching should ‘adjust‘ their strategy in ways that don’t involve benching your premier player for long stretches of play.
when playing against brute force like kofi, Iowa coaching should anticipate foul trouble with Garza, which did occur, and resulted in Frans consistent approach of benching his best players.
an alternative approach is when Garza picks up the 3rd foul is to bring in Nunge, give nunge primary defensive responsibilities for kofi, and continue to run the offensive touches thru Garza, maximizing his offensive contributions, while minimizing his defensive risk of picking up additional fouls.
the alternative is Fran once again ‘fouling out his own players’ resulting in Fran limiting Garza’s impact on the game more than Illinois limiting Garza’s impact on the game, as we once again we see a mandatory benching having a huge impact on Garzas contribution (6 2h points) and iowas 34 2h points.
what would it mean to have Garza play an additional 5-7 minutes in a game that is tied with < 2minutes of play? I’m putting forth that Iowa would have been ahead by by 1-3 possessions and been able to use their FT shooting skills to close out the game.
it’s an alternative history that can be no worse than this outcome....
Garza takes 1 shot last 4 minutes, Garza a near non factor in 2h. 🤔
POY front runner Garza has 6 points in only 12 2H minutes was the difference as Iowa scores only 34 2H points.
Garza is an offensive scoring juggernaut (that is in a elite college BB class that include Kevin Durant, Michael Beasley and 3 others )and who’s offensive touches must be maximized for IOWA to optimize their winning chances.
it seems so obvious to me that when there is any hint of potential Garza foul trouble, Iowa coaching should ‘adjust‘ their strategy in ways that don’t involve benching your premier player for long stretches of play.
when playing against brute force like kofi, Iowa coaching should anticipate foul trouble with Garza, which did occur, and resulted in Frans consistent approach of benching his best players.
an alternative approach is when Garza picks up the 3rd foul is to bring in Nunge, give nunge primary defensive responsibilities for kofi, and continue to run the offensive touches thru Garza, maximizing his offensive contributions, while minimizing his defensive risk of picking up additional fouls.
the alternative is Fran once again ‘fouling out his own players’ resulting in Fran limiting Garza’s impact on the game more than Illinois limiting Garza’s impact on the game, as we once again we see a mandatory benching having a huge impact on Garzas contribution (6 2h points) and iowas 34 2h points.
what would it mean to have Garza play an additional 5-7 minutes in a game that is tied with < 2minutes of play? I’m putting forth that Iowa would have been ahead by by 1-3 possessions and been able to use their FT shooting skills to close out the game.
it’s an alternative history that can be no worse than this outcome....
