We used to run this effectively to White but I don't recall seeing us using it this year. Can't Uthoff or Uhl catch and dunk???
What happened to our Lob Play???
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You answered your own question thoroughly.
I disagree that they can't catch and dunk! I just don't understand why they don't set up that play this year???
That'd be a nice play for Uhl. Questions are....can he? And do they practice this enough, or at all?
We know the play worked. Our guards didn'r change. Our staff didn't change. I think we know the missing link here. Hope it comes back next year.
Uthoff and Uhl both ran the baseline oop last year too.
If you guys think Uhl can't get well above the rim you're not paying attention.
Obviously the play was ideal for White with his long arms and mobility but there's other guys on the team that can catch a lob and dunk.
If you guys think Uhl can't get well above the rim you're not paying attention.
Obviously the play was ideal for White with his long arms and mobility but there's other guys on the team that can catch a lob and dunk.
Like others said Aaron White graduated. The other reason is that teams don't zone Iowa this year. Iowa got zoned a lot last year.
Uhl is too soft. White was savage. I don't know, maybe I just need to pay better attention.
Correct. Despite our recent woes, early in the season, we were shooting a lot better. With teams only having to key on Jok and Uthoff, we are seeing much more man.
If you watch Uhl rebound, he often bats it around instead of grabbing strongly with two hands. He also seldom goes strong to the hole. He just isn't physical, and I don't think he has strong hands.
I think Uthoff gets a lot of attention, so maybe that is why he seldom gets oops. He also should go to the basket with authority more often, although he does once in a while.
I think Uthoff gets a lot of attention, so maybe that is why he seldom gets oops. He also should go to the basket with authority more often, although he does once in a while.
It's too bad Fran forgot the easy set play where you lob it up to a tall 3/4 who was ready to expose a defensive weakness.
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Wagner could be a physical beast as early as next year if he wants to put in the time.
Next year's lob play? Two words: Tyler Cook
As much as we bashed Ogelsby he was often the one making that pass. I'd also say in the zone teams would not cover White and he could sneak along the baseline. Teams are much more aware of finding Uthoff in the zone.
No hops on the team is the answer. Uthoff & Uhl are the only two capable. I think Uhl completed one of these in the non con and we maybe tried a couple of other times. This was a weapon out of time outs and in bounds plays that we have missed. We used to see a few dunks per game with Olaseni and White. This year the most memorable dunks have been from Clemmons and Gesell and have been few and far between.
This, combined with seeing less zone, is probably the best answer. I never really understood how teams lost White, but he did have a knack for finding the soft back of a zone and shoot to the rim. For the most part, nobody is losing Uthoff this year.
Then you are forgetting a memorable dunk by Uthoff that left the TV guys going "wow."
Which one was that? Most memorable dunk for me this year was Mike G against Northwestern.
