Just my own opinion:
Iowa seems to have a bad habit of starting off games very slowly, which in big part is due to lacking defensive intensity and the inability to effectively guard the 3 point shot at the start of the game.
In my opinion, CJ Frederick is not close to being healthy and probably would be best served to sit out a good stretch of games with the goal of possibly getting him close to 100% by the time March 1st comes around. That being said, I think Iowa would be best served to start Keegan Murray for the time being and give Frederick the time off he needs to at least get as healthy as he can before the NCAA Tourney.
That move alone would most likely be supported by most fans right now.
The more controversial move to the starting line-up would be the insertion of Joe Toussaint into the starting lineup, with J Bo coming off the bench. I personally don't think Fran will make this move, but it would be a way to dramatically improve the on-ball defense on the opposing team's best guard, and at least slow down the dribble penetration and wide open kick-outs to open shooters to start a lot of games.
A lot of coaches break down games in 4 minute segments, which corresponds to the tv timeouts. Following this philosophy, what makes the most sense to me is to not to drastically reduce J Bo's overall minutes per game, but instead start the game with Keegan and Joe T, as well as start the first 4 minutes of the 2nd half with these 2 guys which would give Iowa better defense and improved rebounding, which appear to be 2 of the biggest bugaboos of this team. J Bo can still get 22-28 minutes a game, and his clutch shooting and FT% prowess make him critical for the final 4 minutes of each game.
If games are close down the stretch, Iowa's best defensive lineup appears to be Garza, Nunge, Joe W, Keegan and Joe T. You can sub in J Bo for Joe T late in games for offense and FT shooting.
Just my thoughts.
Iowa seems to have a bad habit of starting off games very slowly, which in big part is due to lacking defensive intensity and the inability to effectively guard the 3 point shot at the start of the game.
In my opinion, CJ Frederick is not close to being healthy and probably would be best served to sit out a good stretch of games with the goal of possibly getting him close to 100% by the time March 1st comes around. That being said, I think Iowa would be best served to start Keegan Murray for the time being and give Frederick the time off he needs to at least get as healthy as he can before the NCAA Tourney.
That move alone would most likely be supported by most fans right now.
The more controversial move to the starting line-up would be the insertion of Joe Toussaint into the starting lineup, with J Bo coming off the bench. I personally don't think Fran will make this move, but it would be a way to dramatically improve the on-ball defense on the opposing team's best guard, and at least slow down the dribble penetration and wide open kick-outs to open shooters to start a lot of games.
A lot of coaches break down games in 4 minute segments, which corresponds to the tv timeouts. Following this philosophy, what makes the most sense to me is to not to drastically reduce J Bo's overall minutes per game, but instead start the game with Keegan and Joe T, as well as start the first 4 minutes of the 2nd half with these 2 guys which would give Iowa better defense and improved rebounding, which appear to be 2 of the biggest bugaboos of this team. J Bo can still get 22-28 minutes a game, and his clutch shooting and FT% prowess make him critical for the final 4 minutes of each game.
If games are close down the stretch, Iowa's best defensive lineup appears to be Garza, Nunge, Joe W, Keegan and Joe T. You can sub in J Bo for Joe T late in games for offense and FT shooting.
Just my thoughts.
