iowamike21
Well-Known Member
I've seen bad Iowa basketball teams. But I can't recall any that were so totally inept on defense and rebounding, which is to say, I can't recall a softer, less tenacious Iowa basketball team.
These Hawkeyes play "defense" and "rebound" like the Washington Generals against the Harlem Globetrotters.
Losing at Indiana is no big deal. Kentucky did it this year, and so did Ohio State. BUT there is NO excuse at ANY level for the lack of fundamentals -- MOVE YOUR FEET -- BLOCK OUT -- JUMP FOR A REBOUND -- that has become this Iowa team's signature.
Next practice, NO BASKETBALLS ALLOWED. Just get down in the athletic stance and shuffle around the floor squared up against, oh, say, a golf cart. And then, for a break, jump-jump-jump and raise your arms as high as possible over your head and YANK down an imaginary rebound.
Do those drills for a couple of hours every night until the next tip-off. If they wanna shoot and dribble and see a basketball, we've got that nice new 24/7 practice facility the guys can visit on their own time.
And WHY, WHY, would Fran START Cartwright? He's HORRIBLE in every conceivable way. Last year is last year. The Wisconsin game is long over. Leave Bryce on the bench.
So let's hope Fran announces a DC before Kirk does. He needs one sooner.
These Hawkeyes play "defense" and "rebound" like the Washington Generals against the Harlem Globetrotters.
Losing at Indiana is no big deal. Kentucky did it this year, and so did Ohio State. BUT there is NO excuse at ANY level for the lack of fundamentals -- MOVE YOUR FEET -- BLOCK OUT -- JUMP FOR A REBOUND -- that has become this Iowa team's signature.
Next practice, NO BASKETBALLS ALLOWED. Just get down in the athletic stance and shuffle around the floor squared up against, oh, say, a golf cart. And then, for a break, jump-jump-jump and raise your arms as high as possible over your head and YANK down an imaginary rebound.
Do those drills for a couple of hours every night until the next tip-off. If they wanna shoot and dribble and see a basketball, we've got that nice new 24/7 practice facility the guys can visit on their own time.
And WHY, WHY, would Fran START Cartwright? He's HORRIBLE in every conceivable way. Last year is last year. The Wisconsin game is long over. Leave Bryce on the bench.
So let's hope Fran announces a DC before Kirk does. He needs one sooner.
