Fryowa
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I don't think anyone here suggested that it'd be pitting them against each other.
Discussion of who gets minutes on a basketball team is as old as the sport itself.
Folgueiras Should Be Starting Over Koch
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Discussion of who gets minutes on a basketball team is as old as the sport itself.
Fryowa
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Based on one game? Statistics class not your strong suit or missed the day they went over sample sizes?
NorthKCHawk
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Made me chuckle.
There is one clear villain here. Fry. For jinxing both guys by starting this Thread and causing both guys into taking a simultaneous dump on the Maryland hardwood together. Ugly.
But, anyone can have a bad game. Its just hurts when pretty much everyone does on the same night. Bad loss. Shake it off. Move on.
I see what you're saying I just look at those front court mins as a 4 horse race more so then a 2 horse race. Factoring in what Banks and Cam play they all sub in for one another throughout the games. Maybe even Sage factors into it some. I've had my questions about the substitutions for awhile now. Mostly mine have to do with Hausen and his lack of PT at all for the most part. Howard and Combs don't play that good of defense to warrant so many more mins then Hausen to me but I'm not the coach
NorthKCHawk
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Kind of feel like Hausen might be our best shot at an upset or two in the tourney. Teams are going to throw everything at Stirtz and I feel like the only other deadly shooter we have on the team is Hausen. Its taking a chance for sure as his defense is not as great as the others, but we get a 25 minutes out of him where he drains 5 threes? That will make the defense have to adjust. Banks, and Al, and Koch can all play well and score, but I think Hausen is the only guy on the team capable of a heater. Of course, he could go 1-7 too. I would take my chances especially in a game where we are dogs and facing an uphill climb anyway. Not a lot to lose. Its going to be hard to "Wisconsin" our way past a Houston.
Totally agree. I just think Hausens limited and inconsistent use is going to keep him from being able to get crazy hot. Shooters like him like to have more floor time to work up a sweat and get in the flow. Being used so sparingly has to be tough as hell for the guy. Sitting for 2/3s of the game and then getting thrown in there and being asked to hit shots isn't an easy thing to do.
SwirlinLingerie
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Uh oh, Fry is going to wake up from his late afternoon nap and blow a gasket at your total disregard for statistics. Hausen is a like a 38% career 3 point shooter. When I looked last week, Big Al, Sage, Stirtz, Banks and Koch were all at 38% or better on the year. He won't have any time for your lack of empirical evidence to support claims like "deadly shooter" and "capable of a heater."
That said, it sure would be fun if Hausen got on a heater in one of the big games coming up or in the tourney.
NorthKCHawk
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Stats be damned. I know a player capable of a heater when I see one. His career 3 point stats are 38.8. Jordan Bohannons was 39.7. Guys like that string them together. As I acknowledged above, a guy like that will go 1-7 one night and 5-7 the next. Its feast or famine and you just hope the feast happens in the tourney and in big games (which it usually does with guys like that).
Guys like Koch and Al build a similar percentage, but its because they go 2-5, 1-4, 1-3, 1-2. More consistent. Less attempts. More measured.
If I am BM, I swing for the fences in the tourney and tell Hausen to go out there and do what he does best.
That little two man pick and pop game Hausen and Stirtz were running at the top of the key was effective in getting good looks. Might be something BM is testing out for the stretch run.
The thing I'd nitpick over Hausen and his shooting with would just be his shot selection. He likes to shoot from Caitlins spots quite a bit when it doesn't seem to be necessary. But that said I think he needs to get some run in the first half of games to work up a sweat and get in the flow to see if he is feeling it or not. Waiting to the last 10 mins of the game once down a lot to try putting him is a desperation move. Howard and Combs have regressed as the yr has gone on I don't see how sitting one of them from the 8 min mark of the first half to halftime to see what Hausen can do would be a bad thing.
NorthKCHawk
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There are times when I look at guys like Howard and Combs and wonder if its not really regression, as much as exposure. These guys, like most of the team, were tabbed as midmajor prospects. I am not doubting BM's recruiting and development abilities, but the reality is we have some talent gaps on this team. Sometimes we play up to our competition and get by. Sometimes we are exposed by a more talented team like yesterday.
Anything can happen in any game, and Iowa could still have a run in the tourney. It just takes getting hot. A 2 or 3 seed almost always gets beat in the first round and a 9 seed gets into the Sweet 16. But, by and large the more talented teams advance and Iowa is a bit light compared to the top end of the conference.
Fryowa
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Appears some people never noticed I never compared a forward to a guard. Just Koch and AlFo.
I absolutely think Hausen should be out there more. If I were BMC I'd make it a priority to get him open and tell him to fire at will. As many attempts as possible. He makes long 3's under duress better than any player we have other than maybe Stirtz, and Stirtz is streaky.
Yeah as time goes on it feels like it could be either or. Or at least a little of both. Earlier this season both played better then recently anyway. Regardless when 2 guys that play a lot of mins in your back court are not offensive weapons at all that's tough to overcome.
NorthKCHawk
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There is also more tape and more scouting as the year progresses, especially within conference. Then, when you get in the tourney, sometimes it goes the other way as there is less time to prepare and less familiarity.
I wonder how other teams are strategizing against us. Cause they aren't really doing what I would be. I thought Neb did as good a job as any. We shot 33% or whatever it was and only put up 57 pts. They did a matchup zone up top where they switched screens and had that 3rd defender try and prevent Stirtz from turning the corner. Iowa won that game because we destroyed them on the glass winning the TOP battle and making 17-18 FTs while playing great D on them.
I'd be putting 98% of my effort on defending Stirtz and trying to prevent the easy rolls to the hoop for Banks/Cam/Alvaro. I would be baiting Combs and Howard to shoot it as much as they wanted and live or die by that. I say that with so much confidence that I'd make them have to hit 3 shots in a row before I'd change up what I'm doing.
I'd try and take away Koch too but he's streaky and tends to not shoot much and turn down lots of shots so I wouldn't prioritize defending him a ton either. Flow of the game kinda dictates his touches.
