To me it has been a trend with Fran's teams to go into fairly long scoring droughts usually at least once a half. Now why is that 1) not great shooters 2) not enough players who can create their own basket at a high rate 3) getting out physicalled by the other team, 4) being a turnover machine 5) getting away from their offense.
We have seen all of this. But in the ISU game with about 8-10 minutes left in the 2nd half or when they got that 20 point lead I thought ISU knew they were dead unless they went ultra thug which they did and the REFS and the hawks didnt respond well.
I thought for about 3 minutes the refs swallowed their whistles on ISU and it was enough to really disrupt Iowa, cause turnovers, push the offense away from the basket etc.
So how do the hawks stop 1-5 above or whatever reasons you have? This team could beat more teams playing the better defense they have been and by finding ways to stop the scoring droughts. I think for #3 above they need to make overplaying defenses pay by backdooring them, back screening them, running them through lots of screens then get that high % shot. Nothing more killer than making the team behind chase for the whole shot clock and then have someone bury a shot or dunk on them
We have seen all of this. But in the ISU game with about 8-10 minutes left in the 2nd half or when they got that 20 point lead I thought ISU knew they were dead unless they went ultra thug which they did and the REFS and the hawks didnt respond well.
I thought for about 3 minutes the refs swallowed their whistles on ISU and it was enough to really disrupt Iowa, cause turnovers, push the offense away from the basket etc.
So how do the hawks stop 1-5 above or whatever reasons you have? This team could beat more teams playing the better defense they have been and by finding ways to stop the scoring droughts. I think for #3 above they need to make overplaying defenses pay by backdooring them, back screening them, running them through lots of screens then get that high % shot. Nothing more killer than making the team behind chase for the whole shot clock and then have someone bury a shot or dunk on them