Thanks Wiscy, THE Hawkeyes in 1st all alone!
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And they were legit. I watched the entire game and they were all fouls. Wisconsin kept pounding the ball to the rim and Indiana couldn't do anything but foul to stop it. If Crean wants to piss and moan about it maybe he should teach his guys to sit down on D and not be out of position all the time.
There wasn't any home cooking. If anything, IU got a few favorable calls. IUs young interior players can guard the basket, but if you isolate them away from the basket with a good offensive player like Hayes or even Happ, they cannot guard without fouling.
Anyone who doesn't think assists are meaningful, doesn't understand offensive basketball. If you are getting assists on most of your makes, it usually indicates that you are running your offense and moving the ball to get shots. If your offense is to give it to your star and they go one-on-one to score (as was happening in the IU-Wisky game), there won't be many assists. That can work if you can exploit a mismatch, but usually a low assist number is a sign of bad offensive movement.
Anyone who doesn't think assists are meaningful, doesn't understand offensive basketball. If you are getting assists on most of your makes, it usually indicates that you are running your offense and moving the ball to get shots. If your offense is to give it to your star and they go one-on-one to score (as was happening in the IU-Wisky game), there won't be many assists. That can work if you can exploit a mismatch, but usually a low assist number is a sign of bad offensive movement.
Yeah, I read that comment too and wasn't sure of they were serious. The way Iowa moves the ball is reminiscent of the Spurs or Warriors (don't lose your minds, just saying its a thing of beauty). Also, the defense has to work to cover your team so after causing your opponent to work, you can exploit openings. Our best games have Iowa putting up a lot of assists and not just from our PG's.
Yogi is key and has been so far for Indiana's success in conference. But I like our chances with two tough defenders in Sapp and Mike taking turns guarding him. He will take his fair share of shots and score but think our guards will make it a long tough night for him. An off night for Yogi vs a QUALITY big 10 opp. will make it very tough for Indiana to win this year. Can almost say the same for Wisconsin with Hayes. Limit him to an off night tough for Badgers to win.
I was thinking this same thing as I watched the game last night - Sapp is such a huge asset for Iowa, when we face teams like Indiana. Lock down Yogi, and keep him under 15 points or so, and you bite off the head of the monster.
Their freshman big man inside, Bryant, is a heck of an offensive player but I think Woody and our other guys will keep him under 15 too.
