Eric May
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StatelineHawk
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THIS IS CORRECT.
clicheusername3
Banned
He looks lost. I'm not sure about his basketball IQ. Good athlete. lacking in natural Bball acumen.
From my experience he looks like he's being overcoached, thinking too much.
From my experience he looks like he's being overcoached, thinking too much.
Gohawks123
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Did Eric May play today?
storminspank
Justin VanLaere
He was on the court.
Yes he played 17 minutes. Was 1-4 from the field with 3 points, 2 boards, and 2 turnovers.
Gohawks123
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storminspank
Justin VanLaere
Yeah, I know... I answered it as nicely as I could.That wasn't what I asked
SirJamaLot
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May is a great athlete, decent 3 point shooter, decent in transition, decent rebounder, great kid, coachable, hard worker, unselfish, very limited in the halfcourt offense, struggles to create his own shot or creating for teammates,turnover waiting to happen, limited bb instincts and man to man defense, probably more suited to play in a mid-major but you could say that about 7-8 of our players
watching OSU and MN, including Ill,and Purdue we have a lot of catching up to do in recruiting, nice timing for Marcus Paige, ugly 2 days for Hawkeye fans, did I mention I hate North Carolina
Hawkjammer
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We have a nice group of roll players, that when hitting on all cylinders can play competitive basketball.
Does A.C. Earl or Andre Woolridge have any elligibility left? We could sure use a couple of guys like them.
Go Hawks!!!!!
Does A.C. Earl or Andre Woolridge have any elligibility left? We could sure use a couple of guys like them.
Go Hawks!!!!!
homes
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Yep. Question is - why has he lost it? One example, wide open from 10', instead he bounce passes it - to no one.
tm3308
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He may not be the only one, but it's very peculiar, as May was expected to be the one to benefit the most.
I think people got a little too excited about a different offense and a little too excited about seeing Iowa play a couple of those early season games vs. terrible competition.
Eric May stands to benefit from an offense that is up and down where he can run, fill lanes and finish above the rim. Unfortunately teams are more athletic and deeper than Iowa therefore Iowa is not going to be the UNLV runnin rebs of the 90's or the Loyola Mary Mount team from the 90's. Iowa HAS to operate in a 1/2 court offense and since the only dribble drive threat is Cartwright and it's not like he is getting into the lane every posession Eric May and Matt Gatens have to handle the ball. Eric May is never going to excel at putting the ball on the floor and beating guys to the basket, especially when he is forced to go to his left. I think Eric needs to be a little more agressive and maybe utilize a pull up jumper a bit more.
It is what it is, guys like Eric May who can not create their own shot or have a ton of basketball IQ can easily be taken out of games by teams with more talent.
It's not really that hard to understand why players on Iowa will struggle at times.
storminspank
Justin VanLaere
It's not just offensively... Eric was getting a lot of steals on the D end, now he isn't. Sure, the competition has steepened, but there's been a huge drop off. He hasn't had a single steal in 4 of the last 5 games he has played after averaging almost 3 steal per game.
It's odd.
It's odd.
cibula11
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Do you think it's just about readjusting to a different style of play?
