1 Timeout?

[HawkIPA]

Iowa did use a timeout after Appling missed his 2nd free throw at the end of OT and I thought Iowa had 2 better looks at the end of regulation without using a timeout than they did at the end of overtime.

 

[ssckelley]

Iowa did use a timeout after Appling missed his 2nd free throw at the end of OT and I thought Iowa had 2 better looks at the end of regulation without using a timeout than they did at the end of overtime.

I agree, I had a hard time believing Fran called for that play coming out of a timeout.

 

[smhawk]

Given up 21 point lead to a team on a six game losing slide is something for a team as experience as the Hawks. Nothing wrong with fans being discouraged by that. The field goal and scoring droughts are alarming for the type of team iowa is.

I feel like the start of the season officiating focus on has slowly tampered. You keep seeing lower scores across several conferences. Not that typical fouls aren't being called just the org emphasis on hand checking and less charges focus has slowed. Maybe that's part of what is hurting iowa on the scoring slumps.

Other than that I feel like Fran might be trying to challenge his team to overcome adversity in regular season so they're further along come tournament play. Becoming less rattled when the ball isn't bouncing your way.

 

[LawVHawk]

Given up 21 point lead to a team on a six game losing slide is something for a team as experience as the Hawks. Nothing wrong with fans being discouraged by that. The field goal and scoring droughts are alarming for the type of team iowa is.

I feel like the start of the season officiating focus on has slowly tampered. You keep seeing lower scores across several conferences. Not that typical fouls aren't being called just the org emphasis on hand checking and less charges focus has slowed. Maybe that's part of what is hurting iowa on the scoring slumps.

Other than that I feel like Fran might be trying to challenge his team to overcome adversity in regular season so they're further along come tournament play. Becoming less rattled when the ball isn't bouncing your way.

Agree with this. Coaches can't overcome adversity for their teams; the players themselves have to. I think, too, it is the way Fran wants to play; run, run and run some more. No timeouts for us to catch our breath; we'll do that through substitutions.

 

[sbhawk64]

Use of timeouts is a red herring; you realize how many breaks are built into the game without either team using an allocated timeout?

Not taking a timeout did not cost Iowa the MSU game; Dev couldn't have had a more open look at the basket in that last play if Fran had diagrammed it a few seconds earlier.

Not using timeouts is basketball's equivalent of the no-huddle. With as many players as Fran uses and substitutes, there's really no reason near the end of close games to use them. Advantage Iowa.

My gues is Fran wants as few stoppages in play as posiible. He wants to run the other team down by playing fast and few chances to catch their breath.

 

[HawkeyeMHA]

I agree that coaching was certainly a factor in letting a 21 point lead disappear. That should not happen. That be coaching

 

[doclee]

My gues is Fran wants as few stoppages in play as posiible. He wants to run the other team down by playing fast and few chances to catch their breath.

this.

 

[1977Hawkeye]

Iowa did use a timeout after Appling missed his 2nd free throw at the end of OT and I thought Iowa had 2 better looks at the end of regulation without using a timeout than they did at the end of overtime.

True, but in OT, we had to take the ball coast to coast in 4 seconds. I'm not surprised we didn't get a great look in that situation.

IMO it would've been even more difficult to even get the ball down the court for a reasonable shot without the timeout.. It seems easier to get the ball down court on an inbounds play.. You can set screens, throw a baseball pass.. Something. That's pretty tough to get set up off a missed FT.

 

[WindsorHawk]

The Hawks were ahead by 21 points at one point during the game. Illinois came back from this deficit and took the lead. Iowa came back late and won. If a valuable lesson was learned and Iowa got the win I'm fine with it.

The team can't learn how to be tough at the end of a game unless they are in tough situations at the end of games. I'm not suggesting that Fran intentionally made it close at the end...obviously this is not the case. I'm saying we won and the team now knows they can win on the road when things get kind of crazy in the last few minutes.

 

[PCHawk]

It's not as simple as it allows the defense to setup and therefore you should not use timeouts for high pace offenses.

Momentum plays a crucial role in college basketball and in tournament play the single elimination magnifies this. Emotional swings and consecutive offensive And defensive lapse can void any original game plan strategies. Sometimes you need immediate coaching feedback or need to point out current weaknesses. Iowa needs more run killing timeouts.

While I normally like no timeouts last play, what is Frans record for teams scoring on last play of regulation with a tie or within 3? We usually run iso for someone but has that been effective? It's pry fine to run to go no time out against izzo at end but I'd still like to see a more set plays at end of games.

In all fairness to Fran, we have also ran quite a few set plays and haven't scored on any of those either. But I can't remember a single time where we didn't get a really good shot off.

 

[PCHawk]

Anyone remember the NW game last year where they called about all of their time outs in the first 10 minutes of the game? I've never seen anything like it. Probably 4 timeouts to stop 4 runs in the first ten minutes. In that situation it was probably the only thing that kept them in the game.