Is Pemsl Becoming A Team Leader?

MelroseHawkins

MelroseHawkins

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Quietly, this young man is becoming go-to man already with his great shooting % and passing ability. He seems to pull the team together with his energy and they seem to respond to him. It just seems to me like he's becoming a main cog in the Iowa offense and a lot of the offense is ran thru him working around the rim or passing. This is quite strange for a freshman and he is playing quite composed making good decisions.

I realize this is Jok's team as a senior, but I think Pemsl and Cook will become leaders (play and vocal) as well which really bodes well for Iowa for years to come.

There just seems to be a different feel to the game when Pemsl is in there and the players seem to look for him. I think it really helps that Bohannon played AAU ball with him as he knows his game.

I really enjoy watching that young man play and enjoy the type of game he brings. What a find.
 
Hawk5656 said:
He plays with some passion and I love it.
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When Cook comes back from finger surgery, I think, it'll be hard for him to dislodge Pemsl from the starting center position. How's Pemsl's defense in the post? Couldn't be any worse than the usual suspects.
 
HomerChampless said:
When Cook comes back from finger surgery, I think, it'll be hard for him to dislodge Pemsl from the starting center position. How's Pemsl's defense in the post? Couldn't be any worse than the usual suspects.
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They will both start. I'm surprised people think we will suck all year seeing all these great individual performances. I think 5 different players have all scored over 20 points this year. If we get healthy and get more energy on defense (one of the easiest things to turn around mid season) we could look like a tournament team by mid season. We won't be one of course because it's too late. But we will look like one.
 
PCHawk said:
They will both start. I'm surprised people think we will suck all year seeing all these great individual performances. I think 5 different players have all scored over 20 points this year. If we get healthy and get more energy on defense (one of the easiest things to turn around mid season) we could look like a tournament team by mid season. We won't be one of course because it's too late. But we will look like one.
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Basketball is more than just offense.
 
Hawk5656 said:
Bad defenders don't just become good defenders easily.
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Way easier than bad offensive players becoming good ones. Besides, they don't necessarily have to become good ones. Just be average and we can win a lot of games.
 
PCHawk said:
Way easier than bad offensive players becoming good ones. Besides, they don't necessarily have to become good ones. Just be average and we can win a lot of games.
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I think it's just as easy for a bad offensive player to became average than it is for a bad defensive player to become average. Look at Jok, he hasn't even became an average defensive player and look how much his offense has improved. Usually if you come into a school and you're bad at something it's going to take a lot of work to become average at it
 
HomerChampless said:
When Cook comes back from finger surgery, I think, it'll be hard for him to dislodge Pemsl from the starting center position. How's Pemsl's defense in the post? Couldn't be any worse than the usual suspects.
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I'd think Fran would find a way to have them both in. Hard to take Pemsl's production away, shooting and passing.
 
Hawk5656 said:
Bad defenders don't just become good defenders easily.
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I think he's saying it's easier to correct defensive deficiencies than it is to quickly make players a better % shooter. This team already seems to have scorers so now it's just getting the correct mixture of players and rotation. In addition, a coach has some options to make calls to help with the D problems. Not a lot if they don't perform at any, but has a handful of things he can try.
 
Hawk5656 said:
I think it's just as easy for a bad offensive player to became average than it is for a bad defensive player to become average. Look at Jok, he hasn't even became an average defensive player and look how much his offense has improved. Usually if you come into a school and you're bad at something it's going to take a lot of work to become average at it[/QUOTE]


Exactly. It would take more work to bring a consistent shooting % up than it would be to become more solid on D. I suspect once the players gel a bit more and they understand each other better, their D will get a little better.

Look at Ogelsby, guy came in as a sharp shooter and seemed to always hit them in practice. Al but a few games in his career he struggled during games to live up to his hype. Roy Marble took a couple years to find his total game. He had good junior and senior seasons.
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MelroseHawkins said:
I think he's saying it's easier to correct defensive deficiencies than it is to quickly make players a better % shooter. This team already seems to have scorers so now it's just getting the correct mixture of players and rotation. In addition, a coach has some options to make calls to help with the D problems. Not a lot if they don't perform at any, but has a handful of things he can try.
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I agree. Mostly defense is about effort. I think it's fair to say that most of these guys have athletic ability right? If you are quick enough, and strong enough, then you just have to want to do it. Some of the team defense concepts may be a little more complicated, but it's not rocket science. Most of our issues are around not getting back quickly enough, allowing penetration to the basket, and bad rotations. I don't care who you are , if you are lazy on defense, you need to sit until you are willing to put forth a little more effort.
 
DJL said:
I agree. Mostly defense is about effort. I think it's fair to say that most of these guys have athletic ability right? If you are quick enough, and strong enough, then you just have to want to do it. Some of the team defense concepts may be a little more complicated, but it's not rocket science. Most of our issues are around not getting back quickly enough, allowing penetration to the basket, and bad rotations. I don't care who you are , if you are lazy on defense, you need to sit until you are willing to put forth a little more effort.
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No it's not. It's part of it but do you really think we're not even trying on defense?
 
Hawk5656 said:
No it's not. It's part of it but do you really think we're not even trying on defense?
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It's not that we aren't trying, but they don't seem to understand the effort necessary every time down the floor. I have seen them play good defense even for 3 or 4 possessions straight, but for whatever reason they don't sustain it. I've played basketball and coached at different levels for 10 years. If I saw some of the stuff I see from these Iowa players, I might retire.
 
docholihawk said:
Pemsl is taking a leadership roll in his play and attitude. I had no idea what to expect from him going into the year. I for one, am impressed.
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Yes, he seems at times to put the team on his back. Not that others don't do that, it's that he does it as a freshman and is fine doing it, which is a bit different. This is what made me think he is becoming a leader when I watch him, especially since Cook has been out. They are slowly getting an identify to their offense and he's a key part of that.
 
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DJL said:
I agree. Mostly defense is about effort. I think it's fair to say that most of these guys have athletic ability right? If you are quick enough, and strong enough, then you just have to want to do it. Some of the team defense concepts may be a little more complicated, but it's not rocket science. Most of our issues are around not getting back quickly enough, allowing penetration to the basket, and bad rotations. I don't care who you are , if you are lazy on defense, you need to sit until you are willing to put forth a little more effort.
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This is a lot of it in the half court, and can be contributed to them having to get used to playing in games together. They still need to gel. At times, I think they are getting mixed up with who switches on who. There are quite a few young guys who are contributing so it will take a bit with the number of them. At least I am banking this is the reason and will get better with time. Better rebounding can be made with more ass rippings.
 
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Hawk5656 said:
No it's not. It's part of it but do you really think we're not even trying on defense?
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I don't think you are getting it. Defense is all about knowing your assignment, concentration and effort. These players obviously have the size, athleticism and speed, so, it does come down to concentration and effort.

Now, with the players Lickliter had, you could say they didn't have the horses to compete defensively, although often times they did hold opponents under 60 pts such as Mich St. But, he didn't have the talent Fran has with this team.
 
Pemsl's energy/attitude is great to see. I love what he's doing right now but the pessimist side of me can't help but wonder how he'll react when teams force him to go right.
 
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