Countdown untill the beatdown!!!
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Fran is terrified of his bench. He has to have 4 of his starters on the floor at all times. The problem is his starters aren't great either, but solid and experienced. I can't wait to see Monte abuse Gessell on both ends of the court. Mikey might be in tears by the end of this one.
PG Morris vs. Gessell (obvious advantage to ISU)
SG Long vs. Clemmons (Despite Clemmons' superior pass-first mentality, advantage ISU)
SF Nader vs. Jok (Jok is one dimensional,. but he can get hot. Nader is way more versatile, advantage ISU)
PF Niang vs. Uthoff (Uthoff is a good player, but Niang is an All-American and thrives in these environments, advantage ISU)
C McKay vs. Woodbury LOL
These are weird matchups as I don't really like Niang guarding Uthoff on the perimeter. If you put Nader on Uthoff, then Niang is guarding a SG playing the 3 in Jok. Not ideal. Do you put Niang on Woodbury and McKay on Uthoff? Could this be a game similar to Illinois with the small ball lineup? McKay has an individual advantage over Woodbury, but it might be better for us as a team to have Niang play the 5. Iowa is not a good rebounding team.
PG Morris vs. Gessell (obvious advantage to ISU)
SG Long vs. Clemmons (Despite Clemmons' superior pass-first mentality, advantage ISU)
SF Nader vs. Jok (Jok is one dimensional,. but he can get hot. Nader is way more versatile, advantage ISU)
PF Niang vs. Uthoff (Uthoff is a good player, but Niang is an All-American and thrives in these environments, advantage ISU)
C McKay vs. Woodbury LOL
These are weird matchups as I don't really like Niang guarding Uthoff on the perimeter. If you put Nader on Uthoff, then Niang is guarding a SG playing the 3 in Jok. Not ideal. Do you put Niang on Woodbury and McKay on Uthoff? Could this be a game similar to Illinois with the small ball lineup? McKay has an individual advantage over Woodbury, but it might be better for us as a team to have Niang play the 5. Iowa is not a good rebounding team.
Boy, sure hope our players don't take things for granted as some of you fans do. Or assume Hilton guarantees a victory. I get the fact of what happened in IC last year (sweet times) but Herkys didn't know what hit them. They know now. Will be much tougher game this time around...and no, that's not a 'worry-wart' point of view.
Iowa's path to victory:
~Attack McKay & Niang and get them into foul trouble
~Win the rebound battle
~Slow the game down and work for the open shot
I can see how the game could be a nail biter if we allow them to grab rebounds and get hot from outside. Over confidence is definitely a concern. If we guard the passing lanes aggressively and battle on the glass we should be fine.
~Attack McKay & Niang and get them into foul trouble
~Win the rebound battle
~Slow the game down and work for the open shot
I can see how the game could be a nail biter if we allow them to grab rebounds and get hot from outside. Over confidence is definitely a concern. If we guard the passing lanes aggressively and battle on the glass we should be fine.
Iowa doesn't really do this. They play lax defense in transition and chuck 3s at the first opportunity. Fran preaches an uptempo game.
I get why most say that, but I just think they're more experienced playing together this year and know how they have to play to win, plus a more aggressive Uthoff & more Jok/Clemmons production makes up for White's absence from last year's team. But, heck, I could be seeing something that isn't there. lol Carry on.
I would be surprised if we have any foul problems. From what I have seen, Uthoff is the only Hawk that goes to the basket. They seem to be more of a spot up jump shooting team. We joke about Jok but he is the one player they have that really can score. Uthoff can occasionallyl look pretty talented but he's pretty passive for the most part.
This scouting report is based on seeing them play ND, Florida State and Dayton on the tube. In contrast with others on this board, I though FSU was prettY talented. Will be interesting to see how they are in the ACC.
Also do not think they close out very well on shooters and their rebounding is not as good as maybe in past years.
I realize us posters don't play the game, but I really wish I hadn't just read this. Are you the same guy that guaranteed the Texas win in KC 3 or 4 years ago? Ugh.
Athletic for sure, but they are young and very dumb. If Hamilton can get them to play with discipline, they could be really good. As for now, it looked like highly rated recruits playing as individuals. It's early, but I would not be surprised to see them beat some good teams later in the year. It was a decent win for Iowa, but it looked like two bubble teams to me.
I really hope this ends up as a blow out but I'm not sure it will be. Our guys, Georges and Naz especially, aren't going to let us lose this game.
They were top 25 in tempo (poss/game) 2 years ago, but last year and this year they've been slower than the average (in the ~170 range). Most of that is grinding it out on the defensive side.
I'll trust the opinion of the person with the greatest screen name on the site.
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Yes it is. They might know now but they're knowing without Aaron White and Gabe Olesani and no one that has even come close to filling those shoes.
Are you trying to tell me that Morris and Gesell are no longer considered to be a wash ?
Yep, going to a smaller lineup is the most logical decision for Phrom. It emphasizes the quickness advantage ISU has and Iowa probably won't take advantage of whatever size advantage we might have. Even last year, we weren't able to take advantage of our size against you guys.
If ISU does decide to hide Niang on Woody, Woody is going to have to be active on the offensive end.