NikeHawk21
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Per KenPom
2017: 123
2018: 242
2019: 120
3 year average of 167.
Discuss.
2017: 123
2018: 242
2019: 120
3 year average of 167.
Discuss.
Per KenPom
2017: 123
2018: 242
2019: 120
3 year average of 167.
Discuss.
Iowa Defensive Efficiency - Instant Classic Hawkeye OxymoronWe used to be a top 30 defensive efficiency team...but we still faded at the end of the year...
Per KenPom
2017: 123
2018: 242
2019: 120
3 year average of 167.
Discuss.
This team has bigger issues than defense
I’m only talking this team right nowI have to disagree here. Iowa’s D under Fran has been simply awful. Consistently awful. There were years when better individual defenders picked up the slack and were solid but it appears teams figure them out as the season goes and it shows up big time at the end of the year.
Even in their NIT seasons they were undone by teams scoring a bunch of points.
I’m not sure what KenPom uses to calculate their rankings so fill me in if you wouldn’t mind. I usually look at teamrankings.com which I believe goes strictly on points per possession.
2018-2019: 205
17-18: 308
16-17: 200
Gesell, Sapp, Woodbury era
15-16: 76
14-15: 40
13-14: 60
12-13: 33
Going further I checked Iowa’s efficiency in their last 3 games in each of the ncaa tournament seasons to see how their D measured up come tournament time. Their points per possession in those last 3 games would have ranked like this:
15-16: 222
14-15: 212
13-14: 337
So you can see even during the Mikey, Sapp, & Woody era when Iowa has better individual defenders and their overall season ranking was better, their defense plummeted in the B1G & NCAA tournaments. 13-14 was a total train wreck.
I’m not sure what KenPom uses to calculate their rankings so fill me in if you wouldn’t mind. I usually look at teamrankings.com which I believe goes strictly on points per possession.
2018-2019: 205
17-18: 308
16-17: 200
Gesell, Sapp, Woodbury era
15-16: 76
14-15: 40
13-14: 60
12-13: 33
Going further I checked Iowa’s efficiency in their last 3 games in each of the ncaa tournament seasons to see how their D measured up come tournament time. Their points per possession in those last 3 games would have ranked like this:
15-16: 222
14-15: 212
13-14: 337
So you can see even during the Mikey, Sapp, & Woody era when Iowa has better individual defenders and their overall season ranking was better, their defense plummeted in the B1G & NCAA tournaments. 13-14 was a total train wreck.
Per KenPom
2017: 123
2018: 242
2019: 120
3 year average of 167.
Discuss.
My theory on that is it is caused by our gimmick defenses. We play a bunch of defenses but aren’t particularly good at any. By the end of the seasons most well coached teams are playing their best ball, they make sharp crisp passes and know where to move on offense, plus they have plenty of tape on how to exploit the hawks.I’m not sure what KenPom uses to calculate their rankings so fill me in if you wouldn’t mind. I usually look at teamrankings.com which I believe goes strictly on points per possession.
2018-2019: 205
17-18: 308
16-17: 200
Gesell, Sapp, Woodbury era
15-16: 76
14-15: 40
13-14: 60
12-13: 33
Going further I checked Iowa’s efficiency in their last 3 games in each of the ncaa tournament seasons to see how their D measured up come tournament time. Their points per possession in those last 3 games would have ranked like this:
15-16: 222
14-15: 212
13-14: 337
So you can see even during the Mikey, Sapp, & Woody era when Iowa has better individual defenders and their overall season ranking was better, their defense plummeted in the B1G & NCAA tournaments. 13-14 was a total train wreck.
Many people actually believe zone defense is simply a lazy defense, and maybe there is some truth to that as well.
It’s amazing how poor this team is at blocking out, especially considering they aren’t that athletic. Normally guys and teams who are not athletic learn the importance of blocking out, for example Wisconsin, Iowa for some reason just doesn’t do it.There is definitely some truth to that. Players tend to relax a bit and conserve energy for offense knowing they can guard a spot vs having to constantly trail the same guy.
That said, zone can be a very good option for teams with length(helps with close outs and denying passing lanes) that communicate switches and play solid defense collectively. This team has played some really good zone at times. The problem is that for a zone to be consistently effective everyone has to be on the same page at all times and hustle when ball movement/reversals start to move the zone.
Another key thing is to be active in boxing out when a shot goes up. Being lazy and ball watching vs finding a guy to box out is what leads to so many offensive boards out of a zone. Unfortunately this team tends to ball watch more than finding a guy to box out.
It’s amazing how poor this team is at blocking out, especially considering they aren’t that athletic. Normally guys and teams who are not athletic learn the importance of blocking out, for example Wisconsin, Iowa for some reason just doesn’t do it.
My addition to the discussion - To quote the Beatles - I got to admit it's getting better, it's a little better all the timePer KenPom
2017: 123
2018: 242
2019: 120
3 year average of 167.
Discuss.