Oglesby bulks up and takes more perimeter shots

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Iowa’s Josh Oglesby bulks up and takes more perimeter shots | TheGazette

Good to hear. From article:

“I was looking at (Oglesby) in the weight room and me and Eric (May) have been up there, 80s and 90s (pounds) with dumbbells,â€￾ McCabe said. “(Oglesby is) right up there with us lifting 80-pound dumbbells. He’s getting bigger and stronger.â€￾

This off-season, Oglesby has responded in all venues. He wants to develop a quicker shot, similar to former teammate Matt Gatens.

“Matt’s gone and he’d get his shot off so quick,â€￾ Oglesby said. “I watched clips of him and how fast he got his shot off, and I’m trying to do that more and more each day.

“We had a team practice (Saturday), and we scrimmaged in the end. I even had coaches, (assistant coach Kirk) Speraw, come up to me afterward and saying, ‘You’re looking for your shot more,’ and he was happy about it.â€￾
 






ibahawkeye said:
Josh's lack of speed is what worries me on the defensive end.
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he is longer and quicker than gatens was at this point in his career. and matt became a good defender. jo has the tools to be a solid defender. quickness of shot and strength is what he needed to work on and it sounds like he has.
 


Josh's D got progressively better as the season went on, he has learned to compensate for his lack of quickness on the defensive end. His footwork and positioning certainly improved.....

I think it is a good sign that he is looking for his shot more. When he is on, he is dangerous. I still love when he dribbles into the middle and nails a fadeaway turnaround jump shot. Truly a thing of beauty.....

:)
 










With his length,and the way he fades(which I do not like) on his shot, he will not get many blocked out beyond the arc.
 


Hawkstrat said:
That wasn't a problem last year. Josh isn't the quickest guy, but he is better with the ball than he gets credit for.
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I like the ball in his hands, he is surehanded and seldom turns the ball over Josh is a very good passer, one of the best on the team.


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atomicblue224 said:
his shot is smooth but he need to move away from defender or otherwise he will have many shots blocked
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That is sound advice, Atomic, very sound indeed.....

Next season Josh will bodyslam with WildBull McCabe. The B1G will tremble with fear when the Hawks come to town.....

:D
 






jacknicholson said:
That is sound advice, Atomic, very sound indeed.....

Next season Josh will bodyslam with WildBull McCabe. The B1G will tremble with fear when the Hawks come to town.....

:D
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I always knew we would return to being the bullies of the Big Ten. I just thought it would be in football.
 


There were times I found myself screaming at the TV for Oglesby to shoot the ball. If he starts shooting more I can see him picking up a lot of Gatens scoring from last season.
 


ssckelley said:
There were times I found myself screaming at the TV for Oglesby to shoot the ball. If he starts shooting more I can see him picking up a lot of Gatens scoring from last season.
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Jo deffinetly needs to pull the trigger when he's open. His confidence took a hit for a while last season.
 




MisterLucky said:
I always knew we would return to being the bullies of the Big Ten. I just thought it would be in football.
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Fran remembers the Bullies of Broad Street and wants the Lads to be tough-minded and hard-nosed. McCabe certainly didn't back down from anyone last season. And, don't forget we really owe the spartans for the Thug attitude they had at Lansing last season. It will be a different story in IC this season. We have a tradition of being beaten like dogs at Michigan State and then returning the favor at Carver.....

We shall see.....

:D
 




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