Shooting last year and this year after nine games
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Night and day... this is why I like Iowa's chances in Ames. It is going to be a close game. Iowa's improved shooting may be the difference. Especially if Uhl keeps playing the way he has.
I'll give them. But first, what do you think they are? Ah heck....why wait.
Last year after nine games.
Offensive Rebounds: Iowa 134, Opponents 125
Defensive Rebounds: Iowa 248, Opponents 208
Per game total: Iowa 42.444, Opponents 37.555, difference +4.89
This year after nine games.
Offensive Rebounds: Iowa 109, Opponents 113
Defensive Rebounds: Iowa 261, Opponents 229
Per game total: Iowa 41.1, Opponents 38.0, difference +3.1
Also, if you want to go back and look at our first two games last year we had 100 rebounds to our opponents 63, which accounts for almost all the difference. Not that that means much but we did have a significantly easier overall schedule at this point last year.
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Just in general, I think most people would be surprised how much better this year's team plays versus last year's team, and against a tougher schedule to this point. That's not specifically rebounding, just overall. However, FT/FG (essentially how many FT per FG attempted) is the one major, glaring fall off from last year.
But this year's team is more efficient offensively, about the same defensively and plays a somewhat significantly faster pace than last year. I'd guess rebounding is surprisingly close or a touch better for this year.
You are dead right. We are not going to the free throw line as often as last year and it does show in the stats.
Those rebounding numbers are closer than I thought. Using the infamous "eye test" I wonder if we can hold up as well in league play, but I was encouraged by the effort on the boards from Dom, Wagner, and Jok tonight.
I do think we will miss Gabe on the offensive board, but probably not as much on the defensive end.
I do think we will miss Gabe on the offensive board, but probably not as much on the defensive end.
Iowa's next opponent comparison of rebounds last year and this year.
Last year after nine games.
Offensive Rebounds: Iowa State 78, Opponents 82
Defensive Rebounds: Iowa State 240, Opponents 207
Per game total: Iowa State 35.3, Opponents 32.1, difference +3.2
This year after seven games.
Offensive Rebounds: Iowa State 61, Opponents 68
Defensive Rebounds: Iowa State 233, Opponents 179
Per game total: Iowa State 42.0, Opponents 35.3, difference +6.7
Iowa State’s total for this year is for just 7 games because that is all they have played thus far. Of course the number of rebounds is correlated a lot to pace, number of shots taken and field goal percentage but that's for another day.
Threes just no replacing AW. Its a very different style of a team. To have a chance against ISU we will need to hit a ton of 3s but at least this year we know the potential is there to do so.
Iowa's percentage of rebounds at the two ends of the floor (offensive end = Iowa OR = Opp DR), on the offensive end Iowa got 39% of the rebounds last year, 32% this year. On the defensive end Iowa had 66% last year and 70% this year. They don't have a White cleaning things up on the offensive end.
We miss Gabe as a rim protector. If you watched Western Illinois last night, they attacked the rim hard, and no one was able to protect it for a stretch in the 1st half. We need to stop teams from scoring in the paint. McKay for IA State may have a career night against us if we don't play better interior defense.
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Do you have a SOS stat to compare last year to this year? We played Texas, Syracuse and N Carolina in the the 1st 8 games a year ago.
Last year through 9 games our strength of schedule was 241 per Sagarin, this year it is 86.
You're comparing those wrong.
On defense:
Last year: Iowa defensive rebounds 248 Opp Offensive rebounds 125 ------- plus 123
This year: Iowa defensive rebounds 261 Opp Offensive rebounds 113 ------- plus 148
Change ---- plus 25
On offense:
Last year: Iowa offensive rebounds 124 Opp Defensive rebounds 208 -------minus 84
This year: Iowa offensive rebounds 109 Opp Defensive rebounds 229 ------- minus 120
Change ---- minus 36
We are better on the defensive end and worse on the offensive end. That make sense, missing aaron white.
Our shooting as Dan pointed out, is much better. i also feel our SOS is much much better. Even the "cupcakes" we played this year are tougher. Western Illinois was 6-1 and had beaten Wisconsin. We have played FSU, Wichita State, Notre Dame, Dayton, Marquette, and our next opponent is top five ISU.
I think it's very possible that every team we have played that I listed above could be playing in the Big Dance come March. A few of them might even end up as top 25 teams. People are vastly underrating how tough our early schedule has been.
I think it's very possible that every team we have played that I listed above could be playing in the Big Dance come March. A few of them might even end up as top 25 teams. People are vastly underrating how tough our early schedule has been.
Uthoff, Jok, Ellingson, Uhl and Baer give us 4 good options from 3 vs. years past when it was varying degrees of mediocrity. Clemmons and Gesell aren't great, although Clemmons show flashes, but they are capable of knocking a couple down. Too bad Jones got hurt, as he would have given us 5 good options. I don't cringe when guys take 3's this year like I have in the past. I will add that lately I am more confident when Woodbury steps to the line than Clemmons & Gesell.
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