McCabe has to stop shooting so much
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SpiderRico
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I'm not saying his shots are bad or forced....but he's simply a bad shooter taking the 2nd most shots per 40 minutes on the entire team. That is not a recipe for sustained success. Could there be a game he gets hot? Maybe. But other than the one outlier against Villanova, Zach is shooting right at 20% from 3 against avg to good teams. So after 10 conference games and 23 games overall, there is nothing that would suggest he is anything more than an extremely poor shooter against good competition. And those are not the guys I want shooting. He may be open at times, but I'd still rather we get it to our more effective shooters and scorers.
But that's just me.
HawkeyeMHA
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The whole fricking team was throwing up bricks man
Bigtenchamp
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This is for sure one thing he needs to correct...
Jjgoiowa11
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That's like being the tallest midget. Whoopty do da day
Jjgoiowa11
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And yet they ride the pine for far too long so explain that riddle. These dudes are barely 20 years old. They don't need or want rest. Woody played well too. White showed up late as usual to the party.. "Hey guys, sorry I'm late but I brought a sixer of Mikes Hard lemonade for us all to share!"
RocknRollface
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This isnt what Fran does though, everyone else in the conference can get post looks except iowa.
HomerChampless
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But that's, IMO, the problem: most Hawkeyes have that shootin' funk problem right now. If shooters stop shootin' it'll get deeper into the shooter's head, and when will thoughts to shoot reoccur? Ever? It can be games. Gotta keep shootin' until the shooter gets out of the shootin' funk. Can't get new players now. <P> Or Fran could, SHOULD call for a lot more set plays offensively.
I understand your point, but to be clear, I think the issue is not that he takes wide open looks when he is in (like you say got to shoot) as it is the amount of shots he is hoisting compared to...as several people have statistically shown on this thread... players with much better FG% on the year. Do you really want him to be taking as many shots per 40 min as everyone but Marble? I for one would like to see others hoisting more shots such as White(inside 16ft), Woody (on the block), Gabe and Gessel.
Which brings to mind - Why exactly is he getting minutes???
I think the point though is McCabe took 6 of the 20 shots which is nearly 1/3 of the shots taken and made 1. What could be singled out for sure is why Fran is playing McCabe when he's 1 for 6 and doesn't really bring anything other than shooting historically
jacknicholson
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After he nailed his three, he thought he was in the Zone, that's what happens to sharpshooters.....
What? What? Link?? He does not need to shoot less, he needs to make more shots.
BlacknGold19
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He is the only player in the nation besides Craft who wears a mouthpiece. This isn't junior high. Ditch it Zach..stop chewing on your mouthguard all game and make some shots.
woodyk1
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BlacknGold19
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Who are they?
hawkeye12345
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The title of this thread should have been, "Why is Fran playing McCabe so much"
A couple points:
1) Someone had stated their concern for Oglewinkels lack of shooting. FYI - kid can't get off a shot if they are playing man D. It doesn't matter how many screens you set for him or how many curls he runs. If his feet aren't square to the basket and a wideopen look, kid doesn't pull the trigger. When he does (rare), it's usually some type of one footed fade away. He is a phenomenal spot up shooter...probably one of the best in the country. He is a zone buster at it's finest.
2) McCabe has the green light. Don't know why but he does. Shots do need to head towards the rim during a game but he's not the one that should be pulling the trigger. When the ball gets in his hands, which it does frequently, he is either going to bullrush the post defender and get his **** handed to him (or charge) or if he is on the wing, a shot is going up.
Let's ask ourselves this one question about the # of open looks that McCabe is getting shall we? Have you ever played hoops and the opposing team has a player that really isn't that good offensively? Do you guard him tight or do you leave him with a window of opportunity to launch a shot that has a low probability of going in?
We are not a good 3-pt shooting team. Our advantage on the offensive (and defensive) end is our height. For some inexplicable reason we choose not to take full-advantage of this. Get the G-Damn ball inside or settle for mid-range jumpers. Keep pumping the ball to the post and get shorter, less deep teams in foul trouble. Keep dumping the damn ball inside until we can't dump any more. Then, once the opponent is forced to play ZONE against our bigger players, pop ol' Oglewinkel in the game and let him launch a few wide-open 3's and bust the game wideopen. Once they switch to man, dump the ball inside some more.
And run....just keep running, running, running.
A couple points:
1) Someone had stated their concern for Oglewinkels lack of shooting. FYI - kid can't get off a shot if they are playing man D. It doesn't matter how many screens you set for him or how many curls he runs. If his feet aren't square to the basket and a wideopen look, kid doesn't pull the trigger. When he does (rare), it's usually some type of one footed fade away. He is a phenomenal spot up shooter...probably one of the best in the country. He is a zone buster at it's finest.
2) McCabe has the green light. Don't know why but he does. Shots do need to head towards the rim during a game but he's not the one that should be pulling the trigger. When the ball gets in his hands, which it does frequently, he is either going to bullrush the post defender and get his **** handed to him (or charge) or if he is on the wing, a shot is going up.
Let's ask ourselves this one question about the # of open looks that McCabe is getting shall we? Have you ever played hoops and the opposing team has a player that really isn't that good offensively? Do you guard him tight or do you leave him with a window of opportunity to launch a shot that has a low probability of going in?
We are not a good 3-pt shooting team. Our advantage on the offensive (and defensive) end is our height. For some inexplicable reason we choose not to take full-advantage of this. Get the G-Damn ball inside or settle for mid-range jumpers. Keep pumping the ball to the post and get shorter, less deep teams in foul trouble. Keep dumping the damn ball inside until we can't dump any more. Then, once the opponent is forced to play ZONE against our bigger players, pop ol' Oglewinkel in the game and let him launch a few wide-open 3's and bust the game wideopen. Once they switch to man, dump the ball inside some more.
And run....just keep running, running, running.
