1hawkeye1
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This is correct. It is a soft 3/4 court 2-2-1 zone press. It doesn't trap. Just slows the other team, makes them burn shot clock, and captializes on any lazy passes or poor judegement (10 second violations).
McCaffery: "Maybe I need to back off a little bit"
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loesshillshawk
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Bottom line...this staff needs to apologize to this team...clear the air. Say we have played too many guys this year. We have not let some of you play through you mistakes. We now have a team of guys playing afraid to make mistakes, which leads to hesitancy. As a staff we will allow you to play the game with the type of emotion necessary to win. You will be allowed freedom to succeed! However, you will be held accountable and playing time is EARNED. Now lets get back to winning
kicker22
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I don't feel that the staff need to appoligize to anyone nor do the players need to appoligize to the staff or the fan base. Both staff and players need to put the past behind them and move forward. Iowa's nonscripted style of play is great the first 30 minutes of the game, but as the game gets closer to the final whistle and games come down to possessions we run into problems, IMO because the defense is playing much more aggressive and smarter. I think this team needs to put the effort into "Xs and Os" and run a more structured offense late in the game rather than go unscripted.
IMO the late game loses have been equally on the staff and the players. I also think as a result of the late game struggles you find players playing outside of their confort zone trying to do to much which leads to turnovers or losing track of a man because the focus is on helping another player.
Losings streaks suck because they bring out the worst of the players and the coaches. All the crap and emotions/mentality that can be controlled or hidden comes to the surface and it brings out the worst in people. That said once that streak is snapped and you remember what a win feels like and how to get the desired "w" it could lead to playing at a higher level because you suddenly remember how bad it stings to lose.
Bigtenchamp
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Marble is spot on in his assessment.
I would think very little.
clicheusername3
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It just hit me that I believe twice? that Fran has admittedly "forgot" about players and "just forgot" to put them back in the game, so this doesn't surprise me. No excuse for that as a coach.
lightning1
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I really like Fran so I hope he figures it out soon. I don't want to suffer through another ineffective coaching regime.
jacknicholson
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Do you expect him to be on par with Izzo/Matta/Ryan in four years. How many years have they been coaching in the Big Ten. Crean doesn't seem to do so well with his top ten recruiting teams almost every season.....
Remember where we were Lick's last year, we are tied with Ohio State for fourth, missed a golden opportunity last night, but not a lot of time to rest after the Minnesota game.....
Let's not be unrealistic about comparing Fran to Izzo/Matta/Ryan right now.....
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dwh5er
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No way!!!!!! Those losers owe me more!!!! I deserve for them to play better, coach better, and win!
Sorry, couldn't find the sarcasm font.
jacknicholson
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Anybody notice the announcers calling for a double flagrant foul on Woody, throwing him out of the game for smacking someone on the back. Both announcers kept going on and on about it. This was at the start of the game and the refs were obviously considering it.....
Anybody notice the vicious elbow to Josh Oglesby's jaw late in the first half, On the bench it almost appeared that his jaw was knocked out of place. Dakich said it was a noncall as did the other announcer. They mentioned it a few times. Refs didn't even call a foul, gave the ball to Indiana. Oglesby didn't play very much of the second half especially for a long time at the start of the second half.......
Reminds me of the nasty Villanova team's win at all costs attitude, for instance kicking Aaron White in the nose when he was two feet in the air, very early in the first half. Then early in the second half, poking Aaron in the eye with one finger sticking out of a fist.....
Little things like that can effect a team. They called a foul on Gesell when he and his opponent barely brushed against each other. At the other end an Indiana player was riding an Iowa player around the top of the free throw line, all the way around. No call....
Things like that do not help a team's confidence at all, seeing how the game is being called, you adjust and have to back off a bit or foul out.....
They played at Minnesota on Tuesday, flew to Bloomington, and played at Indiana on Thursday. Rather a tough schedule, don't you think.....
We are still tied with Ohio State for fourth place.....
Jump on or off, it doesn't matter to me....
I know where I stand, and part of that stance doesn't criticize Woody for shushing the crowd. How childish are some people. He gets slammed over and over for two years about not being able to dunk the ball, and I actually thought it was cool.....
Fran had every right to call the punk who put McCabe down on the radio show. What did you want Fran to do. agree with him about putting down one of his players. If he said nothing, he would have been criticized more.....
Please try to remember the condition the Hawks were in when Fran was hired. The elite of the Big Ten have 4/5 star players on the bench, We will get there and do a lot better than Crean and his top ten recruiting classes and number one spot in the NCAA Tournament.....
Spoken like a chronic Homer.....
Anybody notice the vicious elbow to Josh Oglesby's jaw late in the first half, On the bench it almost appeared that his jaw was knocked out of place. Dakich said it was a noncall as did the other announcer. They mentioned it a few times. Refs didn't even call a foul, gave the ball to Indiana. Oglesby didn't play very much of the second half especially for a long time at the start of the second half.......
Reminds me of the nasty Villanova team's win at all costs attitude, for instance kicking Aaron White in the nose when he was two feet in the air, very early in the first half. Then early in the second half, poking Aaron in the eye with one finger sticking out of a fist.....
Little things like that can effect a team. They called a foul on Gesell when he and his opponent barely brushed against each other. At the other end an Indiana player was riding an Iowa player around the top of the free throw line, all the way around. No call....
Things like that do not help a team's confidence at all, seeing how the game is being called, you adjust and have to back off a bit or foul out.....
They played at Minnesota on Tuesday, flew to Bloomington, and played at Indiana on Thursday. Rather a tough schedule, don't you think.....
We are still tied with Ohio State for fourth place.....
Jump on or off, it doesn't matter to me....
I know where I stand, and part of that stance doesn't criticize Woody for shushing the crowd. How childish are some people. He gets slammed over and over for two years about not being able to dunk the ball, and I actually thought it was cool.....
Fran had every right to call the punk who put McCabe down on the radio show. What did you want Fran to do. agree with him about putting down one of his players. If he said nothing, he would have been criticized more.....
Please try to remember the condition the Hawks were in when Fran was hired. The elite of the Big Ten have 4/5 star players on the bench, We will get there and do a lot better than Crean and his top ten recruiting classes and number one spot in the NCAA Tournament.....
Spoken like a chronic Homer.....
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AnyoneButYou
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WE NEED A SENSE OF URGENCY and a home game Sunday vs. Purdue will be just what the doctor ordered. We will end up 11-7 or 10-8 with a 1st round bye in the best conf in America. Mark my words.[/QUOTE]
That ship has sailed. If Nebby is the talk of the Big 10 in 2014, this is not the best conf in America.
That ship has sailed. If Nebby is the talk of the Big 10 in 2014, this is not the best conf in America.
HIT THE NAIL ON THE HEAD! We need quickness,quickness,quickness. Hopefully Fran can recruit some. Best bet is Juco route for the next few years.
HawkPrdatr40
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Anybody notice the announcers calling for a double flagrant foul on Woody, throwing him out of the game for smacking someone on the back. Both announcers kept going on and on about it. This was at the start of the game and the refs were obviously considering it.....
Anybody notice the vicious elbow to Josh Oglesby's jaw late in the first half, On the bench it almost appeared that his jaw was knocked out of place. Dakich said it was a noncall as did the other announcer. They mentioned it a few times. Refs didn't even call a foul, gave the ball to Indiana. Oglesby didn't play very much of the second half especially for a long time at the start of the second half.......
Reminds me of the nasty Villanova team's win at all costs attitude, for instance kicking Aaron White in the nose when he was two feet in the air, very early in the first half. Then early in the second half, poking Aaron in the eye with one finger sticking out of a fist.....
Little things like that can effect a team. They called a foul on Gesell when he and his opponent barely brushed against each other. At the other end an Indiana player was riding an Iowa player around the top of the free throw line, all the way around. No call....
Things like that do not help a team's confidence at all, seeing how the game is being called, you adjust and have to back off a bit or foul out.....
They played at Minnesota on Tuesday, flew to Bloomington, and played at Indiana on Thursday. Rather a tough schedule, don't you think.....
We are still tied with Ohio State for fourth place.....
Jump on or off, it doesn't matter to me....
I know where I stand, and part of that stance doesn't criticize Woody for shushing the crowd. How childish are some people. He gets slammed over and over for two years about not being able to dunk the ball, and I actually thought it was cool.....
Fran had every right to call the punk who put McCabe down on the radio show. What did you want Fran to do. agree with him about putting down one of his players. If he said nothing, he would have been criticized more.....
Please try to remember the condition the Hawks were in when Fran was hired. The elite of the Big Ten have 4/5 star players on the bench, We will get there and do a lot better than Crean and his top ten recruiting classes and number one spot in the NCAA Tournament.....
Spoken like a chronic Homer.....
Very good post Jack.
Off course Fran had every right but, could have easily worded his response much differently and still be able to slam the caller just the same. That was very bad response IMO. Just how I feel then and now..
Holy Sheet! How many millions are we paying this guy to forget to get players in the game. What does he have assistants for? JFC, this is ridiculous. I think I'll call the UI payroll office and see if they can "forget" to pay him this month. Damn....
tm3308
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To be fair, Ferentz does just this and gets bashed for it more often than not.
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DDThompson
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I think this is a good thought.
It could be as well that after the Wisky loss at home, they realized their goal of winning a regular championship was gone or was a gut shot with a third loss at home. When goals aren't realized teams struggle for awhile before they get back (or they struggle and don't get back). This is usually demonstrated with bad defense because defense, of course, is about the will.
As far as Fran saying what he said. Sometimes when teams lose it, a coach rides the team hard so they are more afraid of him than they are losing, the fans, etc. I think he's been getting after them hard and especially Gesell maybe so the team unifies around him and starts playing better.
That didn't work so he said what he said.
I think you said it ssc. The team looks like they're afraid to lose rather than they hate to lose. The body language in the Indiana game toward team mates was not a good sign.
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LawVHawk
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I've wondered this, too, although not so much due to the coaches but frustration with the end of season collapses and seeming uncertainty about who's doing what. It's probably not worth getting into any speculation at this point about who might leave. Or maybe we're all wet and the players love playing for the guy and splitting PT 10-11 ways ...
clicheusername3
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Stop playing 40 guys. Stop playing McCabe more than 5 minutes. Don't bench your horses in crunch time. #confidencerestored #notrocketscience
