This game was Gatens scout
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Games like this used to cause me to get grumpy.
After the last two years of Fran teams not having a pulse in the tourney I have developed a serious case of Fran Fatigue.
After the last two years of Fran teams not having a pulse in the tourney I have developed a serious case of Fran Fatigue.
This had nothing to do with Gatens, Kris, or Connor. This was Iowa’s defensive philosophy or lack thereof.
Patrick is a great kid but SOFT,,,complete opposite of Conner.
Gatens' wife, Erin, went to Eastern Illinois on volleyball scholly. I'm not sure exactlly how that plays into this, but somehow that is clearly the reason for the loss. 
Gatens' wife, Erin, went to Eastern Illinois on volleyball scholly. I'm not sure exactlly how that plays into this, but somehow that is clearly the reason for the loss.
You have to admit it seems consistent with IOWA sports to not go hard on the money. Even now that it's approved and the new state of the game. Olde Schoole thinking...
Who cares who's scout it was.
Its not like the plan was to miss shots and not play with effort on defense.
Obviously no one was prepared to play an opponent they didn't take seriously in a 230 game before Christmas.
The blame falls on the head coach and players.
Yep.
I don't think Fran doesn't understand defense he just refuses to prioritize it over offense.
He won't make PT decisions that hurt the chances of scoring.
Poor effort on defense gets you benched and an ass chewing at Purdue, MSU, Illinois, Wisconsin, UM ect.
Thats the minimum requirement on those teams, play defense or sit. Period.
That obviously isn't the case at Iowa.
The expectation at Iowa is if you turn the ball over, you sit, commit fouls and you sit.
Play with poor effort on defense at Iowa and you better get back and score.
Iowa continually has struck out recruiting guards for the past decade. We get either guys that can shoot the lights out but can’t create or defend, like Bohannon and Jok. Or guys that can defend, create and are athletic, but can’t shoot, like Gesell and Clemmons. We need a Dean Oliver, Jeff Horner, Andre Woolridge type guard to take iowa to the next level.
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Conner is huge. Said it before the season. They need him, badly.
What kills me about Fran teams is the aversion to fouling, even strategic fouling. How many damn fast break layups and dunks did they have where we could've fouled at halfcourt? How many weak contests did we have that either did nothing or resulted in an and1? Remember when pmac softly tried to block the guy who double clutch dunked on him? What the hell was that play? Make him earn that shit at the line. Nobody cares if you foul out, Bowen can come in for you. We could've shaved 10 points off their score if we just knew how to foul properly.
It was on Fran. He coached like a turd and was waiting for Christmas. Call a timeout and go off the deep end. The EIllinois coach did and the team played better after that. Fran sat like a dope.
Fran does, and that's all that matters. Fouling is practically a cardinal sin under Fran. Players know that giving up easy baskets won't result in bench time, but picking up a 2nd or 3rd foul definitely will. Players simply don't foul out at Iowa. You can probably count the number of times it's happened in the last few years on one hand. JBo played his entire 6 years without fouling out. I think Patrick has only exceeded 2 fouls 3 times time in his entire career so far. Unheard of for a starting forward.
Fran addressed the amount of easy dunks in the 2nd half. I would optimistically hope this loss turns into a positive regarding rebounds and defense. I say hope a lot!
I agree with you though. It's not like the season just ends after that crappy performance. Got to learn and keep playing.
I'm sure that it was a learning experience and one that won't be repeated. I can't see the coaches being anything but demanding of perfection and intensity. You play like you practice according to a coach i have huge respect for.
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