Yea I don’t get. Murrays both should have been starting last year. I’ve never heard a good argument why they shouldn’t have been.
Those instances are where the kid is good. There are instances where the kid doesn’t deserve the playing time and the team knows it creating a division on the team. Unfortunately zealous parent(s) put the kid in a bad situation being a daddy coach.
Please show where I was defending either of his sons, or you just want to continue making shit up? For the record, yes Kris won those awards, and he's a very good player and will get drafted, as I've already said numerous times, unless you have a reading problem. That doesn't change a damn thing that being THE guy you wouldn't expect some of the games, (and it wasn't just one or two either) where he stood around and appeared not involved. Did you ever see TJD of Indiana stand around and not even try to get rebounds or take ONE sot in the second half of a game we lost by two points? I hardly think so...
I'm not talking about numbers. I talking about EFFORT in numerous games down the stretch, or how about the MSU game where he looked lost and took one shot in the entire second half of a game we lost by 2 points. Do you really think thats the kind of effort you'd see from a 1st team All B1g, 3rd team AA?
Having coached high school for almost 30 years I can assure you the coaches kids generally earn their spots,are heady, and hustle. They are generally held to a higher standard.
Bowen had a long way to go to gain playing time. It was obvious! I still think he can be a good player.
Last year, Kris was 3rd on the team in scoring, 4th in rebounding, 3rd in both 3-pointers made and 3-point %, 4th in steals, and 2nd in blocks. Seems like the stats of someone who should have been at least close to being a starter to me.
actually, who cares what you think, it is a broken record. must defend the coaches all the time. you are a loser. gfy
Stupidest post of the day, you are so dumb. glad you are the self proclaimed expert on EFFORT.
Dude ,seek help seriously. Your making up shit that was never said, (at all), and very little of your statement is what I said. Not once did I say that the Mac boys were beyond being called out, nor was I one of just a few people who have questioned Kris's effort in some games. Its obvious. Also if you cant understand that expectations of players change as their careers advance then there's no reason to even continue with this.
I respect his stats but played to out of control for me. Was the perfect 6th man imo. I could be wrong. I thought Keegan was perfect as a 6th man as a freshman. Again just my opinion. If i was coaching i might have had Keegan starting at 4 and Kris starting at 3. Keegan seemed like a better defender last year but they could have been interchangeable. Keegan was a better 1 on 1 player last year so stretching the 4 made sense to me. Kris did have some good stats though. I think both should have been 1st off the bench in the years they didn't start but don't think they were. Sometimes practice is fine for line-up choices but in game stats should really count for something.
Fran's 2 Foul Jail is a big detriment I feel.
Heard on a podcast that one of the hosts is a buddy with a former high level college basketball player who keeps tabs on a lot of different teams around the country, including Iowa, watching them a d breaking them down from a player's perspective based on what he sees from his own experience.
Well, we saw plenty of both this year in Iowa games and agreed this is on McCaffery.
That's great insight. What's the name of the podcast?
If you wanna play, you better. Goddamn, Fran ain’t the only guy who does this.
Now you’re just being a nit picker.
Well put, great timeline about 2 of Frans most egregious coaching blunders
Maybe more truth in this post than the rest of the thread, which was searching for excuses why we lost games. The personnel on this team, especially the lack of depth inside, was not a championship team, yet they came close to finishing second in the B1G after an 0-3 start. If there was a controversy, it could have been the minutes Patrick was getting the last couple of weeks of the season. He had a couple of spurts on offense, but otherwise, should not have been on the court for more than a few minutes per half.
I think I saw somewhere where Fran is in the 99th percentile in ‘2 foul minutes played in 1h’.
I understand your post but think it was a miss on Fran's part to put all of the teams eggs in the Conner basket. Of course Bowen will have some mistakes as most Fr. do, but he was one of the few on the team that could match or beat other teams physically.
Michigan State and Izzo play pretty aggressive defense, yes? Izzo pretty much implements the same 2 foul rule.
I completely agree with you and I will go further to say that Fran's philosophy of not fouling is a really big detriment within itself. Prime example is Michigan St. vs. Marquette, look at the box score:
I do not mind the two foul first half rule. I mind not having legitimate depth to back them up in the game.
It’s what strict inflexibility to the 2 foul rule does, it creates players that do not play aggressive defense.
