Article on Cougill and Playing Time...critcism

[Bucketochicken]

I think the issue also arises that people are trying to compare a true frosh Cougill with the upperclass versions (what they last remember) of other bigs Iowa has had. Do you guys remember what Bru and Millard looked like their freshman years? I think if you go back and compare apples to apples, Cougs game RIGHT NOW isn't that far off from other bigs that have come to Iowa and succeeded.

Ugh. You and your logic...

 

[storminspank]

If you really compare Cougill to Brunner or Millard, they had a excellent base(center), their feet moved well, they were strong coming in, they had some quickness in their O moves and moved quickly for positioning and rebounds.

I bet even if you asked Bowser he wouldn't say Bru was necessarily strong coming in. Hard worker? You bet. Strong? Not the word I would use.

 

[AZmess]

I am saying that the game has evolved a little bit. With the uptempo style, and evolution of the game thanks to the 3-point line, post players need to be more athletic.

I would not classify Cougill as 'highly athletic'.

And, for the record, this opinion has NOTHING to do with my disdain for Lick running the program into the ground.

Like I said, I watched Brennan in HS and, while he dominated at that level, nothing really stood out to me.

Let's be honest: there aren't exactly a lot of quality big men to play against in Iowa HS basketball. That's a shame, I know. But it is the truth.

Well then I guess we'll disagree then. I saw him play twice in HS and really liked his game. The problem is I don't think he's being utilized to maximize his skills. He's got great hands and can finish with either hand around the basket.
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[hoggeye70]

Redshirt, Redshirt, Redshirt. We just haven't had the luxury of being able to redshirt players who really need it to become meaningful contributors. If Archie stays healthy then maybe he would have gotten redshirted but who know? Meanwhile send Tucker and Brommer back to Minnepoopolis and free up some schollies for a worthy Juco or two.

 

[HawKCP]

The biggest problem with Cougill is he is being grossly misused. Lick has him playing out on the perimeter on both offense and defense, when he should be banging for rebounds on defense while posting up on offense and occasionally popping a 3 pointer. His rebounding per minute is as good as or better than Cole, but Cole is a zero offensive threat and a terrible defender because he is too short, whereas Cougill has some game on the offensive side. Funny how earlier in the year he was starting and playing well everyone agreed. Now he is cut to playing a minute a game and everyone likes to dog him.

Cole may be slightly shorter than you'd like...but I would put his post moves on par with Brunner's. His hands could use a little work...but when Cole gets the ball in good position down on the post and gets a chance to get the ball in the bucket he's been great. I do think he suffers from the lack of post entries by this team...if this were a Mr. Davis team that thrived on bounce pass post entries I think we'd be talking about one of the best post players we've had.

 

[cibula11]

The biggest problem with Cougill is he is being grossly misused. Lick has him playing out on the perimeter on both offense and defense, when he should be banging for rebounds on defense while posting up on offense and occasionally popping a 3 pointer. His rebounding per minute is as good as or better than Cole, but Cole is a zero offensive threat and a terrible defender because he is too short, whereas Cougill has some game on the offensive side. Funny how earlier in the year he was starting and playing well everyone agreed. Now he is cut to playing a minute a game and everyone likes to dog him.

That's the offense and defense. Big guys that can play the perimeter. It wouldn't be as big a deal if we had size in other positions, so it stands out more. He's actually better playing outside...not really a TRUE post.