That coach needs to be fired before they get back to Iowa city!
Smart teams figure out different ways to score if the average way isn't workingIf the Hawks shoot their season average from the floor they win this one going away.
They picked a bad time to stop hitting their shots. 20% from 3 when your opponent is basically selling out to take away your inside and transition game is a bad, bad thing.
Tip your hat to Richmond's scouting and game plan, but there was nothing Fran could do if his kids cant make shots.
FifyHonestly, I think they spent too much time on twitter.
Try going inside instead of dribbling around the three point line.If the Hawks shoot their season average from the floor they win this one going away.
They picked a bad time to stop hitting their shots. 20% from 3 when your opponent is basically selling out to take away your inside and transition game is a bad, bad thing.
Tip your hat to Richmond's scouting and game plan, but there was nothing Fran could do if his kids cant make shots.
The D gave up .97/possession. Hardly the worst. It was the shooting, stupid. Guess what we gave up to Purdue in the BTT championship game……. .97/possession. The difference? Hell, you already know the difference….I think.So what needs to be done. Fire Fran I think it is time to get a couple new assistance coaches . New blood that can get good basketball player that can play defense . Our shooting was off but omg defense was worst how many times did they back cut on us. Is this the best we will ever be
Right? If we are going to criticize anything it would be the reluctance(inability?) to get the ball Murray. We were finally able to get him the ball in the post late but by then it was too little, too late.Try going inside instead of dribbling around the three point line.
Try going inside instead of dribbling around the three point line.
I honestly think they were trying and couldn't get it done. They were dribbling around trying to get it inside. PMac was open all day - an obvious defensive strategy. Kris was 0-5 which was a killer - he would normally make 2 or 3 of those, plus he passed up a few. Of course, the foul on the last one didn't do the Hawks and favors.Right? If we are going to criticize anything it would be the reluctance(inability?) to get the ball Murray. We were finally able to get him the ball in the post late but by then it was too little, too late.
Murray was 8 of 12 from inside the arc. Def should have got more touches!Right? If we are going to criticize anything it would be the reluctance(inability?) to get the ball Murray. We were finally able to get him the ball in the post late but by then it was too little, too late.
I honestly think they were trying and couldn't get it done. They were dribbling around trying to get it inside. PMac was open all day - an obvious defensive strategy. Kris was 0-5 which was a killer - he would normally make 2 or 3 of those, plus he passed up a few. Of course, the foul on the last one didn't do the Hawks and favo
If we had a real Center that would help a lot. Good thing we didn’t use that extra scholly on a 5 in the portal and instead gave it to a perennial bench player who never logged a single meaningful minute.Try going inside instead of dribbling around the three point line.
Not just Perkins either. Same deal with Keegan. Which made it harder to get the ball in to him.The game plan was not the problem execution was. Richmond was making us shoot from 3 and when guys like Perkins lost all confidence from shooting the 3 they stopped guarding him on the permitter making it nearly impossible to drive or feed the post.
No one wants to admit what that would have meant.If we had a real Center that would help a lot. Good thing we didn’t use that extra scholly on a 5 in the portal and instead gave it to a perennial bench player who never logged a single meaningful minute.
I don't know, but I'll bet Fran hired him.That coach needs to be fired before they get back to Iowa city!
Fran should have put Ash in to see if he could hit from outside.If we had a real Center that would help a lot. Good thing we didn’t use that extra scholly on a 5 in the portal and instead gave it to a perennial bench player who never logged a single meaningful minute.
Fran should have put Ash in to see if he could hit from outside.
Just asking.....Do we have the oldest set of assistant coaches in the country? I remember Kirk Speraw (65 yrs old) as a bench player for Lute Olson. Sherman Dillard is 66 years old. Billy Taylor is the youngster at a mere 48 years old. Heck, McCaffery is 62. Maybe Fran needs to get out of his comfort zone , surrounding himself with like minded coaches, and rejuvenate the staff a bit so as to make them a little more relatable to todays players. They don't all have to be (grand)father figures.