WinOneThisCentury
Well-Known Member
So, you have played everyone once and are now playing all teams for the second time through...all your stuff is out there, so there is no mystery to anything you are doing offensively or defensively. Games just become a grind like we have been seeing...and coming down to the last possessions. Iowa has been fortunate to make the plays necessary down the stretch, mostly due to Bohannon's heroics, although everything is clutch in a tight game in the last 3 minutes...especially when you are behind.
That being said, Iowa needs to do a couple of things in these coming games to get some separation.
1) Take care of the ball and stop the silly turnovers when you have momentum.
2) Shoot the ball better from everywhere. Outside of Bohannon against Indiana...2 of 16 from three. The team has just not shot the ball well the last three games...and won two of them.
3) Hit the front end of the one and one. Against Maryland it probably cost us the game.
Defensively...i think the team has played really really well since NW. Maryland got a few fortunate breaks right at the end of the clock with desperation shots that went down...but we are consistently defending the entire shot clock...very few breakdowns. It's been impressive.
That being said, Iowa needs to do a couple of things in these coming games to get some separation.
1) Take care of the ball and stop the silly turnovers when you have momentum.
2) Shoot the ball better from everywhere. Outside of Bohannon against Indiana...2 of 16 from three. The team has just not shot the ball well the last three games...and won two of them.
3) Hit the front end of the one and one. Against Maryland it probably cost us the game.
Defensively...i think the team has played really really well since NW. Maryland got a few fortunate breaks right at the end of the clock with desperation shots that went down...but we are consistently defending the entire shot clock...very few breakdowns. It's been impressive.
