SpiderRico
Well-Known Member
In the last 2 seasons, if Iowa hits the 70 point plateau, they are a combined 29-8...nearly an 80% winning %. This year alone, they are 14-2 when scoring at least 70 points, with their only losses being @ Virginia Tech and overtime against Wisconsin. Conversely, they are 7-18 over the last two years when scoring UNDER 70 points....a 28% winning %.
It really seems that the team now understands how to play defense and how to rebound and play with the toughness necessary in the B1G. The only thing left is finding a capable outside threat that can hit somewhere around 37-40% from 3. As a team right now, we are hitting 30% of our 3's. If that could have been around 35% this year (middle of the road in the B1G), that correlates to 24 more threes this year (469 attempts so far). Those 24 threes would be worth 72 more points, or 2.8 more points per game. How different would our record look if we could have simply gotten 2.8 more points per game? Probably worth 4 wins in the B1G. So instead of 6-7, we'd be at 10-3. In other words, had we had a Matt Gatens for one more year, we probably win the B1G....that's how close we are!
It really seems that the team now understands how to play defense and how to rebound and play with the toughness necessary in the B1G. The only thing left is finding a capable outside threat that can hit somewhere around 37-40% from 3. As a team right now, we are hitting 30% of our 3's. If that could have been around 35% this year (middle of the road in the B1G), that correlates to 24 more threes this year (469 attempts so far). Those 24 threes would be worth 72 more points, or 2.8 more points per game. How different would our record look if we could have simply gotten 2.8 more points per game? Probably worth 4 wins in the B1G. So instead of 6-7, we'd be at 10-3. In other words, had we had a Matt Gatens for one more year, we probably win the B1G....that's how close we are!
