Keys to Victory: Hawkeyes Invade Illinois

[RobHowe]

HN's Rob Howe looks at his Keys to Victory as Iowa heads to Illinois Wednesday night:

https://www.hawkeyenation.com/basketball/keys-victory-hawkeyes-invade-illinois

 

[WindsorHawk]

I think we always have a chance as long as Groce is the coach.

 

[HawkGold]

5 keys to beating Illinois.

1. Stop Malcolm Hill
2. Stop Malcolm Hill
3. Stop Malcolm Hill
4. Stop Malcolm Hill
5. Stop Malcolm Hill

Iowa always seems to allow tall skinny slow guys lighting it up from 3. If Finke gets in upper teens we are in trouble.

The above comments imply solid defense.

Illinois will play defense except inside like no one else including shirt grabbing and hand checking.

Tracy Abrams is not doing well in the Big Ten. Hawk 56 and Dean will have a lot to argue about after this game due to match up with JB.

From a shooting standpoint from 3, this is the worse place to play in conference. Everything thing is so far back and dark that a shooter can't get sensory information.

Illinois can get beat inside by penetrating off the perimeter if you can get past the checking/holding.

Odds are high that FM or Groce or both will make fools of themselves in this battle to stay ahead of Rutgers.

 

[thedukeofearl]

5 keys to beating Illinois.

1. Stop Malcolm Hill
2. Stop Malcolm Hill
3. Stop Malcolm Hill
4. Stop Malcolm Hill
5. Stop Malcolm Hill

Iowa always seems to allow tall skinny slow guys lighting it up from 3. If Finke gets in upper teens we are in trouble.

The above comments imply solid defense.

Illinois will play defense except inside like no one else including shirt grabbing and hand checking.

Tracy Abrams is not doing well in the Big Ten. Hawk 56 and Dean will have a lot to argue about after this game due to match up with JB.

From a shooting standpoint from 3, this is the worse place to play in conference. Everything thing is so far back and dark that a shooter can't get sensory information.

Illinois can get beat inside by penetrating off the perimeter if you can get past the checking/holding.

Odds are high that FM or Groce or both will make fools of themselves in this battle to stay ahead of Rutgers.

From a shooting standpoint from 3, this is the worse place to play in conference. Everything thing is so far back and dark that a shooter can't get sensory information.

Terrible place to play. I have always wondered if I didn't have the video settings on my TV adjusted correctly. Have never been to Champaign and never want to.....

It does seem to come to D. We are capable of this as evidenced most of the second half against the terps. Jok must be on also. I would imagine he will be on the floor over and over this game. Big Ten and all.....

Wonder if we ahould put Moss or Baer on Hill from the start. If we can keep him around 10 points things will be alright.....

 

[1hawkeye1]

HN's Rob Howe looks at his Keys to Victory as Iowa heads to Illinois Wednesday night:

https://www.hawkeyenation.com/basketball/keys-victory-hawkeyes-invade-illinois

I agree with what you say about Dom being our best rim defender. I like Ahmad just as well. I think they can be used in combination like 1 player with 10 fouls to give . Let's get physical inside!

 

[seepig]

Fran makes every team in the Big Ten look great. I'm so tired of the lack of effort sometimes of this team. So many concentration errors. The Cook kid keeps dribbling the ball of his feet. Jok is hurt so he's pretty much useless. The Bohannon kid is sick and it shows 2 TOs no assists in limited action, Baer hustles the Kreiner kid cares but it's a bad bad look. Tough to figure this stuff out

 

[seepig]

Sit Cook down that kid is mentally out of it for some reason.

 

[seepig]

It's one thing to struggle shooting but when you compound it with no effort its just bad basketball

 

[seepig]

Cook 4 mental mistakes with 3 TOs well done young man

 

[seepig]

FT are all concentration 0-6 that pretty much says it all

 

[ibahawkeye]

Absolute terrible attempt of a hedge by Cook. Let the dribbler go right by him giving up penetration and forcing defensive rotations

Sorry... thought I was still in the game thread.