Iowa-Tennessee Takeaways

The high number of turnovers made Iowa look just awful.

Yes, Iowa had issues handling the press while the lady volunteers being were overly aggressive with (mugging?) the Iowa players as they brought the ball upcourt, but that was only half the problem.

Jan Jenson kept telling the girls to throw it into the center and it just was not working. Iowa was trying to get the ball inside, but Tennessee kept taking the ball away.

Turnovers clearly was the reason Iowa lost.
 
Watched TN beat FSU on Wednesday. Knew this would be a challenge against their big, athletic guards. Did not see them press so relentlessly against FSU so didn't expect that to disrupt Hawks into turnover machine. Don't understand why so little of Guyton / Stremlow in lieu of McCabe?

It's Lucy's team and as she goes, so goes Iowa. Great creator / scorer but only mid-range, definitely not from 3.

McCabe is only reliable threat from 3 as others are streaky. Problem is she is very unathletic and takes a lot to get her open.

Other problem is, as always, Iowa is shallow at size at almost every position. Therefore, perimeter is huge necessity.

Hannah being misused. Good high / low with Addy and Hannah but she simply is not a perimeter 4. Her true skill set is roaming lane, making cuts and back to basket (even tho undersized at 5). She is NOT a dribble drive nor 3-point shooting 4. Put her in position as double post opposite Addy so she can rebound, clean-up and limit her ball-handling.

Hawks will suffer ball-handling youth but Syd, Hannah and Addy need to grow beyond role-players to stop the turnover epidemic.

Lots of potential but Hawks are overrated right now. Rewarded for name but NOT a top 20 team until they settle into who they are, figure out how to move the ball through the air, limit handling the ball and toughen up their hands (my goodness how many turnovers were simply fumbles or getting it knocked out) get better spacing / sync in the half-court and gotta nail the 3's.
 
It certainly seemed as though lots of turnovers were a result of pitiful passing

We would pass the ball almost directly to the opponent, Over and Over

Things went even more downhill after the thuglike forearm to Lucy's face

The opponent wasn't even trying to block the ball

Somehow it wasn't considered a flagrant foul

Bad day for the Hawk Men and Women as far as the zebras were concerned

Freeman blocked the ball before it hit the backboard as the replay clearly showed
and the zebras gave Michigan the basket

Then on the last play of the game we inbounded the ball to Pryce in the far corner and
he was pushed off balance as he shot the ball with time on the clock

Oh Well, Onward and Upward
 
The TOs and missed layups were frustrating, but, overall, I came away impressed with this team despite the loss.

Very good ball movement and motion, and Jan seems to have them a little more focused and locked-in on both defense and proper blocking-out technique than what we have seen at times in the past. Not in a huge way, but you can tell there has been an emphasis on both.

Can't say enough about this freshmen class. Not just ability, but the enthusiasm and camaraderie with which they play. It's going to be fun watching them grow together.

IMO, the key to this team is Addy O'Grady. At times you can see the improvements in her game and conditioning pay off, but at other times she falls back into kind of a passive wallflower that mentally is a step behind everyone else. If she can continue to develop her focus and intensity, this team could make some big-time noise come tourney time.
 
Everybody wants to point out the TOs but I came away with a good feeling about this team. USC got hammered by Notre Dame. Notre Dame lost 2 games in a row. S. Carolina lost to UCLA. The Hawks lost to Tennessee in the last minute of play. People act like we're awful. Tennessee towered over the Hawks but the Hawks out rebounded them 48-33. Tennessee should be getting hammered because of that. Hawks fought hard and never gave up. It's a young team and believe me they will learn from this game and improve. Teams around the league needs to be afraid of playing the Hawks. When the Hawks get their 3 point shooting figured out they'll be deadly. Go Hawks Crush the Clowns!!!!!!
 
Positives So Far: I think Lucy was as good of a portal win as possible. O'Grady has take a huge step forward. Freshwomen showing lots of talent. Team D might be the best since Vivian. Lots of backdoor cuts and layups in offensive sets.

Negatives: Non of the vets besides O'Grady have stepped up - most even stepped back. Way too many TOs, even in wins. Offensive set aren't freeing up shooters for open 3s.

I think the team will improve a lot between now and March Madness.
 
The UI could make a lot of money by making a single video of all the different types of turnovers which were made during yesterday's game and market it with the title: "Don't Do This! Turnovers to Avoid."
28 turnovers -- and the variety was impressive.
The Hawks are going to have to find a 3 pt specialist and start running plays for her. McCabe is the logical solution -- her 3 pt % is awesome. But they never run a play for her, as they do for post players, and she played a total of 12 min yesterday. It's going to be very difficult to continue to win in the BTen without 3 pt shots.
The Vols' relentless pressure finally took a toll on Iowa's players starting with 3 min remaining in the game. At that point Olsen dribbled a ball off her leg, and on the next position let a pass go off her hands....that's fatigue, and she really laid it all out there, because without Guyton on the floor she's gotta be the PG AND the primary scorer for the team. I'm surprised more women's squads don't press in waves like TN does -- it's gonna create a good share of turnovers vs most teams.
 
#1DieHardHawk said:
The TOs and missed layups were frustrating, but, overall, I came away impressed with this team despite the loss.

Very good ball movement and motion, and Jan seems to have them a little more focused and locked-in on both defense and proper blocking-out technique than what we have seen at times in the past. Not in a huge way, but you can tell there has been an emphasis on both.

Can't say enough about this freshmen class. Not just ability, but the enthusiasm and camaraderie with which they play. It's going to be fun watching them grow together.

IMO, the key to this team is Addy O'Grady. At times you can see the improvements in her game and conditioning pay off, but at other times she falls back into kind of a passive wallflower that mentally is a step behind everyone else. If she can continue to develop her focus and intensity, this team could make some big-time noise come tourney time.
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The freshman/women are really fun to watch

The have skill and attitude, ready to play

They play hard and fast
 
Hawkboys said:
Positives So Far: I think Lucy was as good of a portal win as possible. O'Grady has take a huge step forward. Freshwomen showing lots of talent. Team D might be the best since Vivian. Lots of backdoor cuts and layups in offensive sets.

Negatives: Non of the vets besides O'Grady have stepped up - most even stepped back. Way too many TOs, even in wins. Offensive set aren't freeing up shooters for open 3s.

I think the team will improve a lot between now and March Madness.
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This was a learning experience, and they stayed with them most of the game despite giving them the ball
30 times

So much better to have a game like this to prepare them for the conference which will hopefully
prepare them for The Dance

Love O'Grady and her style of play

And she has become a dependable scorer
 
Grady said:
The UI could make a lot of money by making a single video of all the different types of turnovers which were made during yesterday's game and market it with the title: "Don't Do This! Turnovers to Avoid."
28 turnovers -- and the variety was impressive.
The Hawks are going to have to find a 3 pt specialist and start running plays for her. McCabe is the logical solution -- her 3 pt % is awesome. But they never run a play for her, as they do for post players, and she played a total of 12 min yesterday. It's going to be very difficult to continue to win in the BTen without 3 pt shots.
The Vols' relentless pressure finally took a toll on Iowa's players starting with 3 min remaining in the game. At that point Olsen dribbled a ball off her leg, and on the next position let a pass go off her hands....that's fatigue, and she really laid it all out there, because without Guyton on the floor she's gotta be the PG AND the primary scorer for the team. I'm surprised more women's squads don't press in waves like TN does -- it's gonna create a good share of turnovers vs most teams.
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Yeah they seemed to cover every variety of turnover possible

McCabe is the Three Point Threat on the team and they Must set up plays for her

She seems to be ignored, and has a deadly three

Three long time starters being gone isn't easy to compensate for

Gonna be a fun time watching the freshman improve even more
 
McCabe is hesitating. Just needs to let it fly. Maybe Guyton needs more PT because she doesn't have any problems with letting it fly. Syd needs to get back in her groove because a stat line of 8 rebounds 2 points and 7 turnovers isn't going to work. I'm sure she's probably ticked at she played and will pick it up.
I would like to the NCAA do something about people getting hammered in the face. Just a common foul my butt! That play where Lucy about her head knocked off was a terrible call. It's giving a green light for anybody to smack players in the face and say ........I was going for the ball! Hey you missed the ball by a mile take a seat on the bench for the rest of the game! To me that was intentional the whole way. Got to hand it to Lucy for getting up off the floor on that hit.
 
judzeehawk said:
McCabe is hesitating. Just needs to let it fly. Maybe Guyton needs more PT because she doesn't have any problems with letting it fly. Syd needs to get back in her groove because a stat line of 8 rebounds 2 points and 7 turnovers isn't going to work. I'm sure she's probably ticked at she played and will pick it up.
I would like to the NCAA do something about people getting hammered in the face. Just a common foul my butt! That play where Lucy about her head knocked off was a terrible call. It's giving a green light for anybody to smack players in the face and say ........I was going for the ball! Hey you missed the ball by a mile take a seat on the bench for the rest of the game! To me that was intentional the whole way. Got to hand it to Lucy for getting up off the floor on that hit.
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Agree with everything in this post. I was shocked they didn't upgrade that foul to a Flagrant. It's one thing if you're going for the ball and are close to hitting the ball and catch the side of the face. But that defender never came close to touching the ball, and Lucy got nothing but a full arm shot straight and hard across the face. "Intent" is unknowable, and I thought anything like that would be an automatic Flagrant. They need to revisit the policy if that's not the case.
 
I was a little disappointed Iowa couldn't find any adjustments to handle their press. Quite a few turnovers from getting impatient and making bad long passes down court, along with just bad passes in their half court sets. Also didn't look like they were helping out their teammates when they were under pressure. Definitely a learning experience for all involved.
 
Gander Hawk said:
I was a little disappointed Iowa couldn't find any adjustments to handle their press. Quite a few turnovers from getting impatient and making bad long passes down court, along with just bad passes in their half court sets. Definitely a learning experience for all involved.
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This is where cc will be missed the most. Her crazy vision, accurate get ahead passes, and ball handling skills. All Iowa needed to do the other nite was show they could break the press & score quickly to make tenn pay. This would’ve forced tenn to back off. I can only think of one time the whole game where Iowa accomplished this.
 
Despite all the TOs the Hawks were ahead or close behind a lot of the game

Tennessee couldn't put any distance between them until the Hawks were fatigued

The platoon system finally took its toll

We still have a very good team and will provide thrills the rest of the season

Watching the Hawks, Lads and Lasses, makes the Winter easier to handle
 
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