I guarantee you I'm not embarrassed on an anonymous internet board. : )
No doubt about it. They run the occasional play for him running off screens off the ball now and then but not a ton. As you say he's usually getting his shots just in the flow of whatever the D is giving them pretty much. Iowas O is often predicated on reading and reacting. We don't seem to force the issue or iso a guy on the wing and say go dancing and generate your own shot. Because we aren't that any good at that really. Another ball handler would just expand how you can use JBo in so many ways.I think the guy could get 8-10 3's a game if he was a little more selfish or they schemed for him. He's finding these shots in the regular flow of the game. The key is that he doesn't do too much and just steers the ship, if you will.
Look at the difference of how the offense runs when he is out. It is a bit more disconcerting. There is a calmness he brings to the team when he is in there. That is an asset that not all players have, even the great PG's that can play D and/or penetrate.
So, if JBo would be a defensive stopper on the other team's best guard, and if JBo would be able to beat the best defensive guards in the BT (who usually guard him) off the dribble consistently, and if he could consistently beat any double team thrown at him, and if he could still be the guy that opposing coaches have to be game planning for (which numerous coaches have said this season), and if he could continue his role of being the go to guy on O from a team perspective (along with Cook), and he could still get a ton of assists and run the offense, then all of us would be ok with having him back the next two years? OK then.
Why don't you go call a bunch of opposing BIG coaches, well hell fans for that matter, and ask them. You are embarrassed and have egg on your face now and now trying to back track. He is absolutely crushing certain key stats and at the top in the BIG for many guards.
He didn't even make honorable mention all conference by the coaches.
So didn't 90% of all the other BIG players. What's your point? You are the kind of people that are looking real foolish at this point with past comments about JB.
We supporters will continue to embrace him and the team. All you others can support some other team.
Ok, so we all know that Jordan isn't a great defender. Outside of that he does nearly everything else well. He is an excellent shooter, excellent assist man, excellent Ft. shooter. He does tend to make the stupid TO way more than I like to see.
Overall he is about a million times better than I thought he would ever be for Iowa. This years team struggled, and that WASN'T Jordan's fault. He had absolutely nobody in the backcourt to help him out whatsoever.
It is really crazy to think about, as I was the one leading the charge saying that losing Jok wasn't a huge deal.....but man it was a HUGE deal. This squad with Jok on it would be easily in the NCAA's and probably would have challenged for a B1G title. We were just so lacking any kind of consistent guard play outside of Jordan, that it absolutely destroy us in most match ups.
If JBo was doing this stuff the last two years at Wisconsin the same people trashing him and downplaying his ability would be trashing Fran for losing another Iowa kid
and NObody would be talking about his defensive shortcomings.
NO body.
EVERY body would be wishing Iowa had him as a 3pt assassin to take over for Jok.
Did he have plantar fasciitis or was that someone else?Not to mention there is no doubt his foot contributed to his defense. How much it contributed can be questioned. But definitely some.
Not relevant at all. The NY media are living off nostalgia of history — memory of watching great players there.Jordan was being diplomatic with all the questions about how great it was to be in MSG. Is it really all that relevant of a place any longer, except in the eyes of the media?
Did he have plantar fasciitis or was that someone else?
He'd have left for the NBA after his FR season. And been a lottery pick. In which case, we'd probably have zero wins this season.So, if JBo would be a defensive stopper on the other team's best guard, and if JBo would be able to beat the best defensive guards in the BT (who usually guard him) off the dribble consistently, and if he could consistently beat any double team thrown at him, and if he could still be the guy that opposing coaches have to be game planning for (which numerous coaches have said this season), and if he could continue his role of being the go to guy on O from a team perspective (along with Cook), and he could still get a ton of assists and run the offense, then all of us would be ok with having him back the next two years? OK then.
He's a SO and he averaged 13.5 ppg and 5.4 apg. Why do you think he didn't get any recognition from BIG coaches? Out of curiosity. That's good enough for 7th or 8th in ppg for all BIG guards and it's good enough to put him in 2nd place for assists in the BIG.So didn't 90% of all the other BIG players. What's your point? You are the kind of people that are looking real foolish at this point with past comments about JB.
We supporters will continue to embrace him and the team. All you others can support some other team.
That would explain quite a bit. I can’t imagine running on it — even with a steroid shot.It was him. He's has said some days he could barely walk.