hawkeyebob62
Well-Known Member
We can disagree. I do have a graduate degree, but mostly I'm practical farm educator and the school of hard knocks.
Iowa's lack of talent changes game dynamics. They are good at transition, but then again the other teams just don't pay much attention. If they had stellar D and were fighting for an upper finish, I'd be impressed. However they weren't doing that so game intensity is different.
I've also coached HS basketball.
When you are good, especially really good, everyone wants to take you down even the bad teams. When you aren't they don't come after you as hard.
Interesting thing about our transition game. When it's really clicking, it's fun as hell to watch. So how do teams adjust? Stop crashing the boards, take better percentage shots, or leave just one extra guy back. How do the Hawks adapt? Usually, we don't.
2014-2016, when we were going on mini-win streaks and killing the transition game, we almost always lost the second game against opponents because they adapted, and we failed to adapt.
It's almost painful when the Hawks crush it in the first half of conference schedule, because you just know the return games will not go the same way. Once the Hawks get that first loss after a hot streak, you can pretty much pencil "L" for the next three or four games, minimum.