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bawbie said:
Until the last two games they were fine shooting FTs, at almost 75% and over 70% each game- but the last two games they're at 59%. It really depends on who is shooting them as Rebraca isn't good (~60%).

Shooting 3s is a bigger issue:


Either they snap out of it and hit everything or its going to be a long night for them. ISU doesn't give up paint points (#1 in the nation). We're also up to 17th nationally in opponents 3pt % (28%)
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They won't shoot as poorly as they currently are (195th in 3PT%) the whole season but some of the shooting woes were to be expected. Here is their shooting numbers from last season:

Iowa 2021-2022 3PT Shooting

Keegan Murray - 39.8% (166 attempts)
Kris Murray - 38.7% (111 attempts)
Jordan Bohannon - 38.2% (238 attempts)
Payton Sandfort - 36.6% (93 attempts)
Connor McCaffery - 33.8% (65 attempts)
Patrick McCaffery - 32.7% (101 attempts)
Tony Perkins - 32.1% (53 attempts)
Ulis - Only 12 attempts last year

So they lost two of their top two 3 point threats and #4 was supposed to take a step forward this year but got benched because he's shooting 20% from 3 and can't defend. That puts you in a tough spot.
 
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bawbie said:
There's almost always 2 defenders, if not 3, on players who are not going to shoot the 3 anyway - I don't get why teams come out to guard Shoon, Bob, Ward, Watson or Lipsey on the perimeter.
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Pet peeve of mine so far this year is when Ward catches the ball wide open on the perimeter. We all know he isn't going to shoot. I assume he knows he isn't going to shoot. Not sure if he is standing that far out just as a design for the offense to flow the way it should or not, but I always get excited for a moment seeing a wide open guy at the 3 point line, then scream internally when I realize it's Ward.
 
bawbie said:
Until the last two games they were fine shooting FTs, at almost 75% and over 70% each game- but the last two games they're at 59%. It really depends on who is shooting them as Rebraca isn't good (~60%).

Shooting 3s is a bigger issue:


Either they snap out of it and hit everything or its going to be a long night for them. ISU doesn't give up paint points (#1 in the nation). We're also up to 17th nationally in opponents 3pt % (28%)
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The beautiful thing with our ball pressure defense is that even open looks get rushed which leads to that low percentage.
 
dahliaclone said:
Was just told we are 6.5 dogs. That seems off but what do I know. Can anyone remember the line last year ahead of the game?
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Saw the line and was surprised it was so high. Which also caused some alarm because I feel like I'm getting suckered into betting on us. My gut is telling me it's not going to go our way tomorrow. I foresee early fouls and a frustrating offensive malaise. Hope I'm wrong.
 
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herbicide said:
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Hope the best for him on a human level but now we see the rally the troops thing along with bucking their negative trends up to this point to go bonkers.

Tomorrow will be a great experience for this ISU team to get ready for weird conference games.
 
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