Well as the saying goes more than one thing can be true..Well, I'm also on record stating that PMac was the most overrated recruit in the country. (when he was ranked Top 30)
Well as the saying goes more than one thing can be true..Well, I'm also on record stating that PMac was the most overrated recruit in the country. (when he was ranked Top 30)
Iowa is hopefully going to be playing more zone D this year to try and combat that. I'm not a fan of zone D as I think our rebounding suffers when we use it. But our man to man was beyond pitiful not just due to lack of effort but ability. That I don't see much else of a choice. You can't expect 5 star service at a 2 star hotel... What really needs to be improved on be it Iowa is in man or zone is the help D. Our guys have to be more aware and react quicker to things out there when someone begins dribble driving.
Not his fault I know, but he has a Manute Bol body in a 6’8” frame. That does not compute and there’s a reason why he’s falling down the rankings like a plinko chip. He’s also playing kids now who for the most part won’t play D-1 ball let alone Big Ten level basketball. Unfortunately I think he’s in for a huge surprise when he gets back to IC.Well, I'm also on record stating that PMac was the most overrated recruit in the country. (when he was ranked Top 30)
Here's what I saw in Iowa games last year [I live in Ks and can't see nearly enough gms!]. Our perimeter defense is guarding too closely. Combine that with the fact that our opponents have quicker players and the result is a blow-by down the lane and a lay-up/dunk. How many times did we see that last year??? Lay-ups/dunks are high percentage shots. Any coach in the world would rather get beat with the outside shot than points in the paint.
The problem there is the 3 point shot, the great equalizer! Still, playing the odds, it'd be better to give more room on the perimeter and deny the drive to the hoop. The nationwide average on 3 pt shooting is in the 33 to 34% success rate [someone correct me if I'm wrong]. If we cut down on allowing 5 or 6 dunks a game, our defense will improve by 10-12 points.
Granted, that still leaves the 3 point shot, but we should play the odds. That's what Vegas does.
Not his fault I know, but he has a Manute Bol body in a 6’8” frame. That does not compute and there’s a reason why he’s falling down the rankings like a plinko chip. He’s also playing kids now who for the most part won’t play D-1 ball let alone Big Ten level basketball. Unfortunately I think he’s in for a huge surprise when he gets back to IC.
But I’m probably wrong because I hate the Hawks and I want them to fail I guess.
The key for Connor will be if he can consistently make the open shot. If he’s out there with Bohannon, Cook, Wieskamp and Garza, for instance, he’ll get plenty of open looks.
That's a bit of an against the grain take. Yet I can sorta see that. I mean if CM were to hit his ceiling or close to it and say PM can't put on much weight and never gets a 3 point shot of any significance and struggles...
No doubt the Hawks will be better. However, is where the Hawks are heading where fans really want to be?
I think most would agree PMs potential ceiling is higher than CMs. What I was suggesting was just the what ifs involved with them. I'm not familiar with Finke at all. So I can't grasp that comparison. PMs potential is based a lot on him gaining about 35 plus lbs and getting a 3 pt shot not to mention the rest of his overall game improving. He might not ever put on that much more weight while in college that's not a given for a string bean like him. He might put on 10-15 more but even that wouldn't get him to where he'd even be 200 and that's too skinny for a 6'8-610 kid if he were to keep growing. And to assume someone who currently can't shoot very well all of a sudden will from 3 isn't a gamble I'd be willing to take to Vegas on either. Never say never but odds are odds for a reason.Patrick has way more upside on potential athleticism. I'm not confident in Fran's player development. Patrick;s upside is way higher than Michael Finke who really didn't work out but did burn Iowa one or two games. He's real similar to Tim Finke who ended up at Grand Canyon State. Conner won't be much different as a Freshman or as a Senior. Conner would be a decent addition as a role player on a decent team with a coach who can develop talent.
This team will be up and down and have a few big surprises but will get totally dismantled by well coached top level teams come crunch time.
No doubt the Hawks will be better. However, is where the Hawks are heading where fans really want to be?
A team without a dribble drive dimension is not consistently going to get open looks looks consistently. This team will be feast or famine.
The key will be for Conner to be able to stop quick point guards and create his own shot.
No probably not, but I think if Iowa fans saw a team that competed, hustled, looked like they were competent and had enough cohesion to play passable defense, that would be a step in the right direction. Make the tournament at all costs and I will be happy. Then next year you are looking at JW a year older, a huge senior class (with Cook possibly gone) and some positive mo moving forward to possible get Iowa to where they really want to be. That's the only way out of this mess, win and win now IMO.
I think most would agree PMs potential ceiling is higher than CMs. What I was suggesting was just the what ifs involved with them. I'm not familiar with Finke at all. So I can't grasp that comparison. PMs potential is based a lot on him gaining about 35 plus lbs and getting a 3 pt shot not to mention the rest of his overall game improving. He might not ever put on that much more weight while in college that's not a given for a string bean like him. He might put on 10-15 more but even that wouldn't get him to where he'd even be 200 and that's too skinny for a 6'8-610 kid if he were to keep growing. And to assume someone who currently can't shoot very well all of a sudden will from 3 isn't a gamble I'd be willing to take to Vegas on either. Never say never but odds are odds for a reason.
CM may not be the quickest guy or get his vert up to 40 inches but at 6'5 210 he doesn't have to (as nice as that'd be). If he improves his athleticism even a little and has a good 3 pt shot he'll have at worst a backup pg spot and most likely the first guard off the bench for most of his career. He's a solid ball handler and probably the smartest kid on the team based on his GPA and coaches son pedigree etc.
I'm not saying I'm putting the farm on those things being fact I'm just saying I could see it happen and wouldn't be surprised if it did. Or Maybe PM starts gaining weight like Robert Gallery did and by his junior year he's the white Lebron James. Who knows...
He'll get open looks. Plenty of offensive options on this team on which opponents will concentrate. He'll need to knock down those shots. He'll also help with ball movement.
He'll get open looks. Plenty of offensive options on this team on which opponents will concentrate. He'll need to knock down those shots. He'll also help with ball movement.
Iowa won't have games where it scores in the 40s and I doubt it will have many, if any, in the 50s.
In 33 games last year, it was held under 60 three times.
Iowa won't have games where it scores in the 40s and I doubt it will have many, if any, in the 50s.
In 33 games last year, it was held under 60 three times.
Ya I'm not expecting Iowa to get shut down offensively too often. I am however expecting 7-10 games where we are struggling to keep someone from hanging 100 on us.
Teams can run players off screens, pick and roll or as CP87 said, a good post player. You don't have to have a point guard that can beat his defender 1v1 to be effective on offense. With the motion that we run, quick/accurate passes would be more effective than dribble drives. Of course it would be nice to have a PG like that, but it isn't required. I don't think anyone else has ever said this about Iowa, but I feel that the defensive end is where we need to improve.