Quick reaction, but Tony needs a change of pace, IMO. He’s been struggling to the point of forcing.
Perk off the bench, give Dix his minutes?
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Dix looked really strong with the ball, passed well and shot well.
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Dix totally changed that game. Ulis and Perkins are really struggling.
Dix and Sandy at the 1 and 2 spot, Connor at 3, Murray at the 4, Filip at the 5 is clearly our best lineup that should be getting the lion share of the minutes.
Dix really looks the part.
Dix and Sandy at the 1 and 2 spot, Connor at 3, Murray at the 4, Filip at the 5 is clearly our best lineup that should be getting the lion share of the minutes.
Dix really looks the part.
Ah the "Abercrombie and Fitch" lineup...
Players struggle as we have seen with Payton so there is a long way to go this season for Perk and Uhlis to get their games turned around.
Hate to bring this up but Iowa is 3-0 w/o PMac. His defense and lack of rebounding hurt the team when he was playing. Hope he comes back with more energy on the defensive end of the court as well as going after both offensive and defensive rebounds more than he was doing.
Hate to bring this up but Iowa is 3-0 w/o PMac. His defense and lack of rebounding hurt the team when he was playing. Hope he comes back with more energy on the defensive end of the court as well as going after both offensive and defensive rebounds more than he was doing.
Ah the "Abercrombie and Fitch" lineup...
Works for me! I'll take it. Man, Dix really looks good and Sandy is getting the job done! Pretty vanilla but our best lineup right now. I'm convinced...
Tony will return to form but Dix deserves more minutes until then. He looked very poised out there tonight.
FM will have to have some very difficult conversations in the next few days. The line-up that ended the game was very impressive. Dix and Sandfort have that extra gear mentality.
Our best lineup, TODAY.
Always get a bump after a win. If Dix stumbles in his next game, peeps will call for him to sit.
Getting Perk right is what we really need. He rebounds, shoots and defends well when he’s right. And he’s fearless.
Always get a bump after a win. If Dix stumbles in his next game, peeps will call for him to sit.
Getting Perk right is what we really need. He rebounds, shoots and defends well when he’s right. And he’s fearless.
Perkins is forcing things and is really struggling right now. No question.
Keep in mind Sandfort was on the struggle bus not too long ago. Perkins just needs to relax and let the game come to him. He is a great athlete, and Iowa needs him on the court.
Keep in mind Sandfort was on the struggle bus not too long ago. Perkins just needs to relax and let the game come to him. He is a great athlete, and Iowa needs him on the court.
Yes,for a freshman,he is very poised and plays within himself. Perkins forces shots. What is frustrating is athletism gets him easy open shots, But he just seems to throw the ball up. Did Dix have any TOs?
I couldn’t agree more but Michigan didn’t press us so it was so much easier to get the offense started. And if I’m not mistaken he hit 2 3’s so they had to guard him.
Remember this key time out?
17:40 to go. 51-44 Michigan.
Perkin & Ulis OUT
Dix and Sandfort IN.
At least with Sandfort, he was still involved when he was struggling. He was cheering on his teammates and being a team player. I was really disappointed watching Perkins and ulis on the bench pouting they weren’t in the game.
I did enjoy watching mulvey on the bench. That guy was having the time of his life tonight and good for him
When you run Fran's motion offense, and your big guys are good passers, then it is less important to have that pure point guard.
Careful the super fans will come after you with posts like this. They may even accuse you of causing the anxiety with posts like this.
Mulvey looks more confident out there. Gave some good minutes tonight. Encouraging
Maybe it’s his time. Hope he’s ready for a bigger role. The team got deeper today. Options are good.
One thing to remember tonight is that Michigan is a terrible defensive team. Their ball pressure was severely lacking in the game tonight. Dix worked tonight but I doubt playing him at point is sustainable.
My biggest issue with Perkins is that he's just not playing defense. Defense is his calling card which makes me think he's no where near 100% healthy. I going to keep saying this but this team really misses Joe T. He'd solve so many problems for this team right now.
My biggest issue with Perkins is that he's just not playing defense. Defense is his calling card which makes me think he's no where near 100% healthy. I going to keep saying this but this team really misses Joe T. He'd solve so many problems for this team right now.
I agree. One thing I'll give Fran credit for is games like tonight he's not afraid to sit certain guys who start and go with the hot hand down the stretch. I'm still in favor of Perkins starting but right now he's in an offensive slump. Hopefully like Sandfort get one game to get him going again. But I do love the confidence and composure Dix played with tonight. 2nd half he and connor really took care of the ball.
I totally agree with this, We'll probably get ripped but PMac's lack of defense and rebounding really hurts the team. He needs to pick it up...
I get your point and agree to some extent, but the difference is Dix doesn’t turn the ball over and can hit the three. Perkins is a turnover machine of late. Dix fits into the position less basketball profile. Play him with Connor and Kris and Sandfort and you don’t really need “a” point guard. Everyone can handle the ball.
Y’all like to remember PMacs worst games but you forgot how well he can play. Against Wisconsin he almost single hamdidly won the game. Pat’s biggest problem is consistency.
I agree and especially if KM gets stronger with the ball
Think the ball is moving better without him. PMac and Perkins are 2 of our guys who tend to over dribble and kept the ball from moving side to side. Granted when on they can be very effective driving the ball but with Sandfort shooting like he is now and playing in his place along with Connor our offense has been more effective these last 3 games.
No but at least he can shoot, and doesn’t pout and let his defense affect his game too
Perkins needs to come off the bench and be a spark plug and give energy, find a role again like last year, because it doesn’t look like he has any confidence and is not having fun
I wouldn't mind seeing Dix get some more of Perkins minutes. There's nothing that he's not doing better right now.
It's absolutely amazing how good Dix is given last year's injury.
It's absolutely amazing how good Dix is given last year's injury.
I like what I have seen from Dix a lot. He plays under control and has good court awareness on both ends. His size helps against some opponents. That said, I think we will need Perkins to snap out of his funk to keep moving forward in the conference. It gives Fran some good options.
Funny thing is Ulis actually wasn't terrible tonight and even knocked down a 3. That said, I think JD out played him.
Perkins, on the other hand, was my favorite guy on the team last year. He's just out of it this whole year. I don't know what his deal is. If he can get it back, this is a tournament team.
Perkins, on the other hand, was my favorite guy on the team last year. He's just out of it this whole year. I don't know what his deal is. If he can get it back, this is a tournament team.
Id say pat's biggest problem is appearing fatigued quickly which has been discussed on here for a few years and I would think goes hand in hand with the inconsistency as you mentioned. I thought it was from not having a thyroid and maybe the toll his cancer treatments took on him but if he was battling insomnia that explains a ton.
It's one of the reasons I thought he was better suited coming off the bench and playing a couple 4-5 minute spurts per half. It will be interesting to see what his role is when/if he comes back. I also think there is a rally around Pat factor, they are just playing harder the last few games
^^^ That is some solid analysis... ^^^. I really like PMac off the bench in spot minutes when he returns...
