Do not blame the roster. Tonight I was convinced it is coaching. We went from 5 down to up 11, most of the time without Dylan & Ace. Up 9 at half, then he puts the original starting lineup in to start the next half. We quickly lose the lead. The lack of Substitution Sense if baffling sometimes .
Iowa has its worst roster in a decade, but run offensive sets that average college talent can run. Easy layups on cuts, backdoors & inbound passes. Our inbounds plays are horrendous. Even the safety valve backcourt lobs were a disaster. At one point the crowd cheered on a successful inbound. Not for a bucket off the inbound. Just for getting the ball in.
I was optimistic coming back from Vegas seeing this team go to the final minute against 2 teams that are now in the top 8. That seems like ages ago from what I witnessed tonight.
Perhaps next year’s team will be better, there were signs of it at the end of the first half tonight. Maybe bring in another assistant that specializes in offense.
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