Yes if there is a trend that we don’t shoot well with a certain ball…. Take the under on Iowa points.
Wilson EVO ball
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If McCaffery (or any coach) does not have team practice with all BBalls they will play with during season, then he is not too bright. JMO
They practice with whatever ball their upcoming opponent uses. Wisconsin uses the EVO too, so hopefully a full week of practicing with these balls will help.
I wasn't sure which ball Wisconsin used.
Northwestern & Wisconsin are smart to use the ball that will be used for the NCAA Tournament.
Northwestern yes, Wisconsin is a stretch.I wasn't sure which ball Wisconsin used.
Northwestern & Wisconsin are smart to use the ball that will be used for the NCAA Tournament.
After Iowa lost to Richmond in the 1st Round of last year's NCAA Tournament (see 2nd tweet):
Again taking about the damn ball. Fire Fran and move on. This just isn’t going to be a thing as long as he’s here .
A lot of teams have switched to that ball. Iowa not so much. If its really the reason for their poor shooting then its poor coaching that's the problem. Getting smoked by Northwestern and Wisconsin because of a ball is weak.
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Iowa 3 pt shooting w/ the Wilson ball:
21% (6-29) vs Richmond, NCAA Tourney (Mar 17)
13% (3-24) vs N'w, Feb 19
11% (3-28) vs Wisc, Feb 22
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15% (12-81) Total
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21% (6-29) vs Richmond, NCAA Tourney (Mar 17)
13% (3-24) vs N'w, Feb 19
11% (3-28) vs Wisc, Feb 22
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15% (12-81) Total
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Watch Iowa hang 90 on Izzo in Carver. If that happens we will all know!
This ball is a big issue. Shooting percentages were way down in the NCAA Tournament last year across the board.Blame it on the ball, just don't point out why they struggle with a certain ball.
Excuse me. Are you trying to tell me that Fran doesn't realize it and doesn't have the team put in some serious practice with the Wilson ball? Is Fran really that dumb?
I think it was more than just the fact it was the Wilson Evo ball tonight. The rims were really really tight and you could tell on the dunks. And if you watched the ball when it was just bouncing away like on a throw away or something the ball would barely bounce. Very strange.
Of course there are those who say that both teams had to play under the same conditions and they are technically right. However this hurts Iowa much much worse than most teams because Iowa under Fran is just not built to win ugly. It is why Iowa will never win the B1G regular season championship because there are way too many variables that teams can get away with on the road.
Of course there are those who say that both teams had to play under the same conditions and they are technically right. However this hurts Iowa much much worse than most teams because Iowa under Fran is just not built to win ugly. It is why Iowa will never win the B1G regular season championship because there are way too many variables that teams can get away with on the road.
They practice with whatever ball the team they are playing uses in games. The NCAA needs to have one ball and one ball only. It is a challenge to shoot when the ball a team plays with in games changes from game to game. If you don't believe that, I am not sure what to say. NBA players complained so much about the new ball the league used about 8-9 years ago, the league returned to the old ball. I don't think the ball lasted more than a month.
Yes and Iowa was 5-16 from 3. 3 of 10 in the first half and 2 of 6 in the 2nd. They had a lot of shots in the paint the second half.
One thing I've noticed with Iowa is they very rarely make use the backboard. I think Iowa had 1 jumper tonight off the backboard, Ulis I'm pretty sure. If the Wilson ball is heavier and Wisconsin keeps their rims tighter then using the backboard to take the kinetic energy out of the ball would make sense. Wisconsin seemed to do that.
Switch to it entirely. DO something about it.
No, it's really not. If you have ever played the game, it makes a huge difference, and apparently it is night & day to most other balls.
That's what I thought. 97 shots over 4 games would seem to me to be a big enough sample size to show they just don't shoot with it.
Iowa is 76/143 from 2 in those 4 games for 53.1%
All those shots are from inside of 15 feet and probably more like 6-8 feet.
I've always taken clanking to mean too tight. I thought a lot of movement from the ball inside the rim meant there's no give.
If it was such a good ball, you would think more teams would use it too.
Straight garbage, and why would the ncaa subject it to everyone as the least used ball in all of basketball?
I like Robbie Hummel a lot but I find it interesting that he can continually talk over and over again about how wide the home and away splits are for Iowa but then sit courtside at tonight's game and not mention anything at all about the conditions of the ball and rims. The sound alone was such a dead giveaway.
They probably think it creates the possibility for more upsets and get more people to watch, so the can make more money.
Rutgers shot 41% from 3 in the previous game there. This is not a rim problem. This is not a ball problem. This is an Iowa problem.
Or the team doesn't have the mental make up to consistently win on the road. Apparently Frans lame ball excuse has taken root in some people's mind.
I am going to point to defense and the lack of ability to.play it. On the road it comes in real handy cuz you probably aren't going to get 25 free throw attempts.
I am going to point to defense and the lack of ability to.play it. On the road it comes in real handy cuz you probably aren't going to get 25 free throw attempts.
At least the usual suspects aren't blaming the refs this time. The new anti-Iowa conspiracy is balls and rims.
There's a dozen things one can point to why a team didn't win a game, it's never singular. But when people get frustrated they find the most glaring thing and dogpile.
I was counting at one time when the ball would roll around the rim and almost drop in then roll and fall off. I think first half had at least 4 of these. That doesn't happen in most games home or away. So leads me to think it has something to do with the rim.
You'd think one company might come in and offer so much money that the NCAA can't turn it down, and then that ball is the official ball of all college basketball. Except I think the NCAA only controls the "championships" (tournament) and not regular season play.
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