REBOUNDING!!! On Dec 21: IOWA Ranked #326 out of 364 D1 Teams in Rebounding Margin. 20 Second Chance Pts & 46-34 Reb. Margin for Clown U
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If form holds, Iowa gets killed on the boards again in this one.
They need to do something to shrink that margin. Unlike much of the garbage noncon, this game against utah actually will be impactful on their NET.
Might be a game to see more of Mulvey.
Mulvey might not see a meaningful minute the rest of the year with everyone healthy. For whatever reason he's become Fran's last man off the bench.
It's too bad Fran didn't give him the backup minutes to Freeman against our weaker competition, rather than wasting minutes on Brauns. You might have a legitimate 6'11'' backup center the rest of the season, as opposed to trying to fit some undersized guys against bigger and more aggressive rebounding teams. Dembelee played a lot more aggressively coming off the bench against ISU.
those extra 9 possessions Utah is currently getting could make the difference in a close game
The problem isn't who's playing back up center, it's that the starting center isn't a very good rebounder and the guy playing the 4 is overmatched but Fran is determined to play him 38 minutes a game.
I thought playing Payton at the 4 was a better option than the 3 because he can't guard anyone on the perimeter and he always had decent rebounding numbers. It's better for offensive spacing but it's clearly giving up too much in other areas and he's not taking advantage of the shot opportunity on the offensive end either.
Payton needs to rebound better or play less in favore of guys who can rebound like Traore and Koch.
Obviously he's not going to play less for Fran McCaffery but he may end up moving him back to the 3.
I thought playing Payton at the 4 was a better option than the 3 because he can't guard anyone on the perimeter and he always had decent rebounding numbers. It's better for offensive spacing but it's clearly giving up too much in other areas and he's not taking advantage of the shot opportunity on the offensive end either.
Payton needs to rebound better or play less in favore of guys who can rebound like Traore and Koch.
Obviously he's not going to play less for Fran McCaffery but he may end up moving him back to the 3.
I went to see just how bad Iowa's rebounding currently is. What follows INCLUDES last night's games.
NOTE below that Utah (+8) is a good rebounding team.
Also check out below how good Drake (+9) is.
IOWA (-4) is currently ranked #326 out of 364 D1 teams in rebounding margin.
Rebound Margin Rankings:
+13: BYU, Idaho State (these 2 teams lead the nation)
Other notables:
+12: Michigan State (#4 in the nation)
+11: Illinois (#8 in the nation)
+9: Drake (#18 in the nation)
+8: Utah State (#23 in the nation)
+8: Utah (#32 in the nation)
+6: Iowa State (#56 in the nation)
+5: Michigan (#91 in the nation)
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-4: IOWA (#326 in the nation)
The Full List:
www.ncaa.com
NOTE below that Utah (+8) is a good rebounding team.
Also check out below how good Drake (+9) is.
IOWA (-4) is currently ranked #326 out of 364 D1 teams in rebounding margin.
Rebound Margin Rankings:
+13: BYU, Idaho State (these 2 teams lead the nation)
Other notables:
+12: Michigan State (#4 in the nation)
+11: Illinois (#8 in the nation)
+9: Drake (#18 in the nation)
+8: Utah State (#23 in the nation)
+8: Utah (#32 in the nation)
+6: Iowa State (#56 in the nation)
+5: Michigan (#91 in the nation)
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-4: IOWA (#326 in the nation)
The Full List:
NCAA College Men's Basketball DI current team Stats | NCAA.com
Discover the current NCAA Division I Men's Basketball leaders in every stats category, as well as historic leaders.
www.ncaa.com
Iowa (9-3) beats Utah (8-3) today, 95-88.
Once again Iowa struggled in the rebounding department. For this game it was MINUS 8 (35-27).
Iowa pulled away late from an average team today. The bottom line still remains the same: you simply cannot be one of the worst rebounding teams in the country and expect to win close games.
Once again Iowa struggled in the rebounding department. For this game it was MINUS 8 (35-27).
Iowa pulled away late from an average team today. The bottom line still remains the same: you simply cannot be one of the worst rebounding teams in the country and expect to win close games.
Hawkeyes are not the best team in the country no!
But they play well enough that they can be there in nearly every game they play this season . Really competitive and every team has weaknesses. Tonight I thought Ladji had a pretty good game . He played pretty fundamental basketball, which is what was needed.
But they play well enough that they can be there in nearly every game they play this season . Really competitive and every team has weaknesses. Tonight I thought Ladji had a pretty good game . He played pretty fundamental basketball, which is what was needed.
that rebound deficit is gonna cost us, though, just like it cost us vs Iowa State
