The Daily Defensive Avatar Thread: Kriener Rejects Oturu at Rim

[KcTo]

#4 Kreiner Rejects Oturu.

Kreiner showing how great inside rim protectors prevent points at the rim, here, Minnesota’s Oturu is attempting point blank shot that Kriener’s clearly rejecting. This was 1 of 4 blocks that Kriener’s had and 7 Iowa had in game, and when you include the # of altered shots, you can see why Minnesota’s Oturo has his 2nd poorest game of the year, and his struggles inside led to a very poor shooting performance by his teammates, as Oturo goes, goes the rest of his team.

There is considerable evidence mounting that Kreiner starting is a key to Iowa winning.

Iowa is now 4-1 when Kreiner starts, including 4 of Iowa’s 6 best wins (MD, OSU, @MN, @SYR) and recall that Iowa blows out MD and tOSU....

When Kriener’s starting, Iowa wins, and wins vs great competition

This is another fabulous pic! Look at all the emotion and physicality here. Let’s break this down.

#3 Cordell Confronts Carr’s FGA in paint.

A. Minnesota’s Marcus Carr drives paint and launches himself at the rim, only to be met with by Cordell Pemsl firmly standing his ground, resulting in Carr contorting himself physically to avoid an obvious would-be block, resulting in a missed shot.

Although this is not a blocked shot, it clearly is an altered shot, a missed shot, a defense of the lane, preventing easy points at the rim, points prevention by an interior big that has moved into help defense from the penetrating point guard.

B. Emotional contortions too. I love the expression on both faces. Carr is all like “WTH, this idea is effed”, while Pemsl has a firm upper lip and is “not today, not now, not here”, which is the essence of help defense, lane and rim protection, and improving FG% defense in the paint, which Iowa has been 13th most of year, but not with the 2Big configuration.

C. The 2Big 3-headed Monster. This clear defensive action only takes place when Pemsl is on the court with another Big, this doesn’t not occur in 4 guards sets, as Pemsl would not be in the game

I think that Iowa will win at tMSU by winning the game in the paint, having a greater 2pt FG%, recall with tOSU, the 2Big 3-Headed Monster had 16 FGs with Kriener-Pemsl going 7-8. Look for Tillman to get in foul trouble and for tMSU to struggle on offense vs this newly re-tooled defensive Iowa team.

 

[IowaNiceHawk]

Just told a buddy this. I like Ryan Kreiner in the starting lineup, with
Luka. He has been playing well, especially the game at Minny.

Would love to see Ryan drain about 4 three-pointers tonight.
He has a chance to do that.

 

[hawkeyeinmo]

Just told a buddy this. I like Ryan Kreiner in the starting lineup, with
Luka. He has been playing well, especially the game at Minny.

Would love to see Ryan drain about 4 three-pointers tonight.
He has a chance to do that.

I was glad to see him hit a 3 last game. He had been in a bit of a slump from 3. Hopefully the slump is over.

 

[KcTo]

Kriener was in a 3pt slump, but then again so was Weezy and JoeTO, However, Kreiner was able to bring inside scoring and fouls drawn, let’s see how these contributions add up.

I look for a big night from kriener and an Iowa win, maybe going away....

 

[HawkRugged17]

Kriener was in a 3pt slump, but then again so was Weezy and JoeTO, However, Kreiner was able to bring inside scoring and fouls drawn, let’s see how these contributions add up.

I look for a big night from kriener and an Iowa win, maybe going away....

Good night from Kriener after the early 2 fouls.

 

[KcTo]

Good night from Kriener after the early 2 fouls.

Kriener’s last 3gm; 26m, 14pts, 6R
10pts, 12pts, and then 18pts in only 18min...

and you wonder why I’m dumbfounded by Fran having Him on the bench down 6 with < 2m

I’m still wondering for the Fran apologists to answer that...

 

[unoHawkeye]

Kriener’s last 3gm; 26m, 14pts, 6R
10pts, 12pts, and then 18pts in only 18min...

and you wonder why I’m dumbfounded by Fran having Him on the bench down 6 with < 2m

I’m still wondering for the Fran apologists to answer that...

I could count the number of individuals who post on the free board, regularly, who could be considered “Fran apologists” using one hand that is missing multiple fingers...

 

[KcTo]

I could count the number of individuals who post on the free board, regularly, who could be considered “Fran apologists” using one hand that is missing multiple fingers...

You might try the CotY threads...