Howe: Hawkeyes Get Away from Winning Formula in Loss at Maryland
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SpiderRico
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Rob - While I agree that Iowa got away from the "team ball" that has made it successful all year, I'm not quite as doomsday as your story indicates. We had more turnovers than assists, our All-American went like 3-14 from the field, and we shot 50% from the line....yet we only lost by 6 to the #7 team, at their place, in a game they HAD to win to stay alive in the conference race, and on the first day students were back on campus and in full form.
In years past, when our offense disappeared like this on the road, we'd lose this game by 20+.
This is as encouraging of a loss as I can remember. I can just about guarantee you won't see this bad of an offensive display the rest of the year. Things still look extremely bright, and with 2 games against IU still to come, we still control our own destiny in the conference race.
In years past, when our offense disappeared like this on the road, we'd lose this game by 20+.
This is as encouraging of a loss as I can remember. I can just about guarantee you won't see this bad of an offensive display the rest of the year. Things still look extremely bright, and with 2 games against IU still to come, we still control our own destiny in the conference race.
WindsorHawk
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Iowa and Indiana control their destiny. Everyone else needs help. Maryland may very well have to win out to get a piece of the championship...which isn't likely.
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I don't agree that when you get beat, you want it to be at your best. If we played our best and still lost, I would feel a lot worse than I do now.
I am curious how we play against the weaker part of the schedule. If we make a habit of putting teams away early instead of letting them hang around, we win the Big 10.
I am curious how we play against the weaker part of the schedule. If we make a habit of putting teams away early instead of letting them hang around, we win the Big 10.
GrandpaHawk
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I can handle one player having a off night but the whole team seemed out of sync,we couldn't get a run going all night.Hopefully this is short term and we get back to out hustling our opponents.
WindsorHawk
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I was pretty comfortable anytime Clemmons had the ball in his hands.
GrandpaHawk
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I agree sometimes I feel he should be on point instead of Gesell.
HawkPrdatr40
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I think this write up tonight is just a bit over the top. Listen Iowa has played a brutal schedule and tonight this team was flat and played another very good team..
RobHowe
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Honestly, folks. I don't think our opinions on this thing differ much, if at all.
We played poorly against a Maryland team that was pedestrian as well. I didn't think we played near to our ability because we suffers from uncharacteristic mistakes. I pointed out that despite our poor play, we were position to win in the closing minutes on the road against the No. 8 team that's won 25 in a row at home. I didn't write that the season was over or the roof was caving in.
Was I critical in parts of the opinion piece? Sure. But knowing these players, I'm sure they were critical on themselves and frustrated they lost a game by getting away from their game plan. They talk to us all the time about needing to stick to the game plan to be successful.
We played poorly against a Maryland team that was pedestrian as well. I didn't think we played near to our ability because we suffers from uncharacteristic mistakes. I pointed out that despite our poor play, we were position to win in the closing minutes on the road against the No. 8 team that's won 25 in a row at home. I didn't write that the season was over or the roof was caving in.
Was I critical in parts of the opinion piece? Sure. But knowing these players, I'm sure they were critical on themselves and frustrated they lost a game by getting away from their game plan. They talk to us all the time about needing to stick to the game plan to be successful.
GrandpaHawk
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Don't think it's over the top as long as the team learns from it.When we get to tourney time it's one and done so they need to relax and play like we've seen them play.We all know they have a bad taste in their mouths so I think everything will be fine.If we come out and tank Sun. against NW then we can start wondering like 2 yrs ago.
Sunday is really important. The last thing these players need is worries of a collapse creeping in their heads.
ibahawkeye
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I thought the article was right on point.
Obviously we came up short and had 3 of our key guys not play well yet we hung in a very hostile environment against a tough team.
Obviously we came up short and had 3 of our key guys not play well yet we hung in a very hostile environment against a tough team.
Iowa is who it is. The team must be carried by Uthoff or its a loss. Point guard situation is a joke. Every end of half play fails with his isolation, never works, never will, and he is rotten at the line, which is the recipe for a loss. Why can't we find a point guard who can make a free throw?
homes
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Agreed. Misleading title to the article. To say the Hawks got away from their winning formula suggests they decided to play a different style of game. They didn't. They shot poorly, and it affected other elements of the game. It happens. They'll move on.
LivermoreHawk
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Actually we ran something a little different at the end of the 1st half. Wasn't Gessel isolation. Still didn't work.
Gessel is still a very important piece on this team. He played poorly last night but its just 1 game. He still may be a little injured. We don't know. On to Northwestern.
RobHowe
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That's not at all what the title or the column (opinion piece backed by facts) say or suggest. Of course they didn't go into Maryland and scrap the game plan on which they worked all week. Teams don't lose or play poorly on purpose (except the Sixers).
Just because it wasn't intentional doesn't mean they can't and didn't get away from their game plan. And they didn't adjust to Maryland getting up in them by driving. They settled for jump shots and quick shot, especially early in the game. Many of the turnovers were unforced. The help defense often was a step slow.
This team got away from playing the way it has throughout the season. It wasn't intentional. It happens.
It's OK to be critical of our teams. The guys are critical of themselves. It's part of the process.
I don't think anything less of this team because of last night. It's still one of the best teams in the league...when it plays together.
WindsorHawk
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It was a good write up of the game. I think fans are just reacting to the loss, how we played, etc. Keep up the good work.
DodgerHawki
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Losses are always disappointing. Neither team played great, in that both teams missed lots of fairly open jumpers. I don't think Iowa "got away" from what they've been doing, it's just that things look a whole lot different when you shoot 20% from 3-point land instead of 40+%. Iowa's assist to turnover ratio was 9/11, not good. But so much of Iowa's positive assist to turnover ratio is built on guys knocking down open jumpers. Guys like Uhl, Baer, Ellingson, Gesell had lots of open looks. They didn't go in. Iowa still shared the ball and played unselfishly. They just didn't play as well.
Maryland was much better equipped to make things difficult for Iowa than any opponent to date. They could put tall, rangy, athletic guys on Uthoff and Jok and make the rest of the Iowa team beat them. Last night that didn't happen. Woodbury was having a field day inside against Stone and Dodd, but his foul trouble was the biggest factor in Iowa not being able to win the game, other than Uthoff's off night.
RobHowe
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So, you feel Iowa stuck to what's worked well for it this year, took the shots it wanted and just missed?
Not saying you're wrong if that's your opinion. We just see it differently.
homes
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I didn't see a team that was playing dramatically different than how they've been playing all year. Last night's team shot 20% from the 3-point arc, most of them were good looks, not rushed. They shoot anywhere near where they've been shooting and they win the game. Uthoff missed all of his first half field goal attempts, coming up short on his fade aways. That's been part of his game all year. He makes some of those, and they win the game. If anything, I don't think he shot enough last night - shooters have got to shoot - that would be my criticism.
