I agree. Would it have made sense to go small to try it out? Why not try Lucy and Guyton together?
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They better find another person besides Lucy who can competently help get the ball up the court or it isn't going to be pretty. You can't have people doing press break that can't dribble and make panicked awful passes. Guyton looks like the next best ball handler.
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Good point. Lucy stared to figure it out a little at the end just dribbling up the court but I wonder if her/Guyton together would have made more sense. I didn't love the Stulke / O'Grady combo tonight.
30 turnovers?
holy shit
that’s middle school bad
holy shit
that’s middle school bad
Suffice it to say, I guess we know what the focus of the next few practices will be. Iowa State could be another 30 if they don't clean that up.
I missed the game, but O'Grady's stat line looked decent - 17 points on 8-11 shooting, 11 reb, 2 ast, 4 TO, 1 block, 4 fouls. 4 turnovers isn't great, but the team had 30.
Stuelke on the other hand 10 reb is good, but only 1-8 from the field plus 6-8 free throws, 8 total points, 5 ast, 4 TO - rebounds and assists sound decent but shaky from the floor and TOs apparently contagious.
Syd with 7 TO, that's got to be a career worst.
I hear you..
Olsen had an and 1 that she reacted with some fire, never seen her react like that.
Our 2 main rotation pieces that returned Stuelke and Affolter were bad offensively except Stuelke 5 assists and our best player is a transfer. Then you got O Grady who is breaking out that isn’t super fiery.
This team is trying to find their way with leadership and playing without Clark.. she made things easy and took the brunt of the pressure.
Jan has said that Olsen needs to learn to take over instead of trying to fit in perfect.. I thought at times she did just that.. but she had 2 little spurts of turnovers. First 2 were throws to break the press that I was shocked she did, then one off her knee late and a miss catch trying to rush her drive. That off the knee dribble was costly. But I still felt like it was a big step up for her taking over the offense.. maybe her next step is being more of an on court leader to get the focus up?
Jensen has got to stop being a cheerleader at times and jump their ass. They had a chance to win this with some leadership in breaking the press and being patient on offense. Jan seems too concerned about being their buddy.
I was applying "shaky" to the press break/ball handling. AO did well from field and good rebounds. Stuelke good on the glass but poor shooting. We need Stuelke to consistently hit 50% or more from the field for 15+ points.
Tell the players to use their brains when #### don't work. Coaches need to remind them if they can't.
10 gift pts on just trying to inbound the ball.
The lob AIN'T working so STOP doing it.
Help your teammates get the ball over the time line. Stay up by half court for a pass. And stop, stopping your dribbling into a double team.
We are seeing the CC effect in full. A great player who also elevated the play of her teammates. She was like an extra coach on the floor. She's gone so the post CC Hawkeyes are going to have to put their big girl pants on and play. Lucy is the only player I see providing stabilizing leadership and she is new and I'm not even sure it's her style. The freshman are going to make mistakes, the problem is vets who have battled to the final 2 years in a row are making just as many.
Olsen played a great game. She did take over in this game and wanted the ball. She was the only one who played smoothly and did not look intimidated by Tennessee. To only have 4 turnovers as the point guard was great when you consider how much the ball was in her hands. I can't single anyone else on the team who handled the pressure. Outside of rebounding Stuelke/Afolter had bad games. I did not understand why I saw Stuelke dribbling up the court under pressure as much as she was. Someone else has to do that.
It appears a major problem is the seasoned players you mentioned play like freshman when handling the ball and being pressured.
Stuelke and Ogrady need to be much tougher and both panic. Affolter is a mystery as she does not appear to be enjoying her last year at all and playing poorly. KF has improved but her shooting and ball handling are limited. McCabe is a shooter when open and that is it. Of course, Lucy is by far the best player on the team. The freshman will be good, and they are tough but need experience.
Jan has her hands full if she wants to get to the NCAAT this year. Maybe Bluder saw the writing on the wall last year?
Have not lost hope but yesterday was a team demonstration of a lack of basic BBall skills as well as the tenacity to win a tough game.
I watched ISU lose to a short-handed UNI team a couple of weeks ago, and they are nothing like Tennessee; i.e. not an athletic mismatch for us. Further, Emily Ryan and Addy Brown haven't seemed to have found their grooves from last season yet, sort of like Affolter for us. I'm not guaranteeing an Iowa W, but I can't see them forcing 30 TO's, they don't have the personnel.
Stuelke needs to toughen up but I dont see it it in her personality .
I think CC was correct in her reply to her and Gyamfi to watch more film and more sleep instead of the social media.
Cruel to be kind. Bluder would not hesitate to blast CC & company, profanities included.
I know what you mean, and I’m thrilled Jensen’s head coach btw. Think it’s as much due to Jan no longer coaching alongside Lisa and Fitz as it is Jan now in a new role as head coach. Those 3 were together coaching maybe 30 years? That’s longer than most marriages.
Building trust with new assistants and restructuring existing staff can take time. Chemistry on the coaching staff directly affects team dynamics, as does losing a generational player like Clark. Clark lit a fire and brought an intensity to games all 4 years she was here. In various interviews Jan has mentioned they never wanted to put out that fire but wanted to help her manage it for the betterment of the team. This involved making others on the team feel important as well as managing players’ relationships with Clark to build trust and chemistry.
Jan is learning how to manage her team’s new identity post Clark and having to dig deep within herself to fill the voids that Lisa and Jenni left. It may not be in her personality to bring the heat when needed, but if there’s not a player or assistant that can do it she will have to learn to.
I believe you brought up some good points, In regard to what I quoted I think ideally you would like Syd to be the attitude adjuster but until she plays good solid B.B. not sure how that dynamic would work.
It wasn't 2/22/23, however, on 2/21/23, Iowa lost at Maryland by almost 30 points, 68-96. That Iowa team went to the national championship game. A year later, on 2/22/24, Iowa lost at Indiana by almost 20 points, 69-86. That Iowa team also went to the national championship game. If anything, last night's game should give us a glimpse on how good this Iowa team can be. Turning the ball over 30 times, not making 3-pointers, and they still had a lead with less than 3 minutes to go in the game against Tennessee.
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I didn’t expect Iowa to be undefeated at this point, and they aren’t. The next two games will help set my expectations for this season.
TN is one of the best rebounding teams in the country - we killed them on the boards. Bad news, 10 - 15 unforced turnovers running our half-court offense. Just lazy/stupid play in otherwise great effort. Jan needed to give team head-in-ass speech.
After a rewatch, I don't feel as bad as I did Saturday. We're good.
After a rewatch, I don't feel as bad as I did Saturday. We're good.
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