What we need

[hexumhawk]

1) Rebounding and on the ball D- We seem to let people drive to easy and are letting people get rebounds on us even when we have the better position. We are going to struggle with this all year as I don't know if anyone on the team really WANTS to rebound other than Bear. It is a mindset. Cook has the ability to become a great rebounder but the effort for it isn't there yet.

2) I know we love to play fast and it is exciting but we really need to make a better effort at valuing possessions. Our PGs are going to have to learn when to slow it down and run some offense instead of trying to make the highlight pass. That should come with time.

 

[Ihawkhoops]

You make some really good points and I agree 100%. You cannot play fast on a team with only one guy capable of finishing at the rim and PG's who can't penetrate. I listened to the Memphis game on the radio and thought my signal was skipping and I was on a repeater "Another easy basket for Memphis", "Uhl, Wagner, Williams got it to the rim and couldn't finish", "The brothers Lawson too much for Iowa", "Another Iowa lazy pass leads to a an easy basket." "Uhl just didn't hustle for the rebound".

 

[tsawv]

You make some really good points and I agree 100%. You cannot play fast on a team with only one guy capable of finishing at the rim and PG's who can't penetrate. I listened to the Memphis game on the radio and thought my signal was skipping and I was on a repeater "Another easy basket for Memphis", "Uhl, Wagner, Williams got it to the rim and couldn't finish", "The brothers Lawson too much for Iowa", "Another Iowa lazy pass leads to a an easy basket." "Uhl just didn't hustle for the rebound".

 

[tsawv]

We need a coach that knows how to teach defense. I know were young but there is no excuse for this. NONE. Michigan State had 5 freshmen playing couple days ago at the same time and they were playing sound defense.

 

[Auger]

I'm surprised how bad some of these guys are at shooting FT's.

 

[Run&Blade]

What you need is a new coach. He doesn't recruit near well enough to suck so bad on defense.

He has had plenty of years, he is what he is.

 

[LuteHawk]

Our defense is sloppy and haphazard. We get too
many cheap fouls. We need to be patient with the
development of our next point guard in Bohannon.
Hopefully by the Big Ten Conference schedule we
have matured some on defense.

 

[HerkysDad]

Omaha had very quick passes, used frequently that the Hawks tried to chase to no avail. We continually dribble the ball around the court and throw lazy passes.

 

[bagdropper]

Adam Woodbury.

 

[Tim Dodge Rules]

is a new coach.

 

[kcgolfer]

We need a coach that knows how to teach defense. I know were young but there is no excuse for this. NONE. Michigan State had 5 freshmen playing couple days ago at the same time and they were playing sound defense.

Some of this depends on the high school coaching the kids received. I think Iowa's players were allowed to do too much free Lansing and not taught the fundamentals very well in h's.