Iowa

[theiacowtipper]

the key to the win last year vs Iowa was to attack a team that does not play good defensive. Much like the Illinois game, I think RU has to play at a higher more aggressive pace because thats how you will beat teams who do not play great half court D....you attack.

Iowa is better than last year and are more potent offensively so the issue will come down to turnovers and rebounding as usual...limiting 2nd chance opportunities and getting more 2nd chance opportunities, RU will not outshoot Iowa but they can outplay them by doing all the those other things that they have been doing in their wins

Note Thiam had 16 in this game last year..sigh

As stated, I’m an Iowa fan, I hope you try and play fast. Illinois did that and Iowa destroyed them. They shoot an excellent percentage with spot up threes in transition. They also have a good secondary break with the low post, even after a made basket.

To run with Iowa you’d need very athletic and skilled guards that can punish Iowa. If you can do that fine, but Iowa will come right back down the floor, made basket or not.

Off of Iowa’s press, there will be some chances for your guards to attack the basket for sure.

 

[anon_0k9zlfz6lz9oy]

Wieskamp isn’t just a shooter. Do you play mainly man? The parts of the NW game I saw you were in man. He is a willing driver to the hoop. The coaches have been pushing him to be more active driving to the basket. Very athletic long guard. If you’re going to go man, they’ll run bunches of screens and try and isolate the shooters or Cook/Garza on the block.

yes almost exclusively man, every once in a blue moon we'll go 2-3. Mathis gets up in dudes jerseys and is a very good on ball defender. That's why I'd have him on wieskamp. He rarely gives up much breathing room but he does stuggle with off-ball screens imo

 

[theiacowtipper]

yes almost exclusively man, every once in a blue moon we'll go 2-3. Mathis gets up in dudes jerseys and is a very good on ball defender. That's why I'd have him on wieskamp. He rarely gives up much breathing room but he does stuggle with off-ball screens imo

You think they’ll double cook or Garza on the post?

 

[cubuffsdoug]

If you want to disrupt their offense you put Mathis on Bohanon to make him work initiating offense. There are some multi dimensoial scorer on iowa so I'd think Baker would get Bohannon

I am worried about Harper Jr defensively.

This comes down to matchups. I think Rutgers can re-create the issues that cause problems for Iowa last year. The 2019 version of Rutgers is better overall. Iowa has players who can do one thing well, and when you take it away from them, they are lost.

 

[goru7]

Think this may be a game to go small with Gene at the 5 and Harper at the 4 so we can switch almost anything..We need our 5 guys to be able to cover threes and the pick and pop. Need to switch as much as possible.

No, they are huge with Cook, Garza and Greiner. This is not a game of Eugene and the 4 guard types. Iowa’s defense has never been good and we hopefully will slice up their zone and get them in foul trouble. We have to crash the boards this game on both ends. Hopefully no sticking of the ball and quick ball movement inside and out gets our offense over the top.

 

[goru7]

agree with cutting Doorson's minutes this game. Their big have some range and play further away from the basketball, garza really

Doorson minutes will not be cut. He and Myles will share the minutes as Cook, Garza , and Greiner are all loads in the frontline. Shaquille will have a good game both offensively and defensively and can get their bigs in foul trouble.

 

[goru7]

Too many people are falling victim to stereotype of Harpers build. They see a little extra baby fat and think he’s a liability out on the wing. Fact is he might be the smartest player on the floor defensively he is always in terrific position, great help D, and as he physically matures he will continue to get better.

Let’s not go crazy saying he is always in terrific position . Just the other night he got lost on the other side of the court and they threw it to Law for the Three that cut the lead to one. He was late and on the wrong side of the court . I think he fouls too much as well. He will get a ton better especially next year and will be one of all time favorites on the banks. His defense has to get a lot better this year.

 

[goru7]

You think they’ll double cook or Garza on the post?

Interesting question. 2 Games ago we did not double Giorgi from Illinois and he had a career day with 35 points and could not miss. Yesterday against Pardon, we doubled especiallyin the second half and he took only 1 shot and whenever he spun we had a second guy who took that away. They did not swing the ball quick enough to burn us. I think we start out one on one and then we double if he becomes an issue. I have seen some games that he is unstoppable. I hope Saturday he is off . Lol.

 

[RUChoppin]

harper has been damn good on the defensive end of the floor.

Harper's been good on defense, but has struggled at times with fouls. Since he's become a consistent starter, he's fouled out once and hit 4 fouls three more times. In those four games, he's averaging just 19.8 min on the floor.... whereas in the other 7, he's averaged 25.6 min.

 

[anon_0k9zlfz6lz9oy]

Let’s not go crazy saying he is always in terrific position . Just the other night he got lost on the other side of the court and they threw it to Law for the Three that cut the lead to one. He was late and on the wrong side of the court . I think he fouls too much as well. He will get a ton better especially next year and will be one of all time favorites on the banks. His defense has to get a lot better this year.

go back and watch that play. It was a broken play where the defense broke down and everyone was rotating. I know the play youre speaking about. I agree with Sojo, I think harper has the highest basketball IQ of any player on our team. He is a 5th year senior mentally

 

[anon_0k9zlfz6lz9oy]

Harper's been good on defense, but has struggled at times with fouls. Since he's become a consistent starter, he's fouled out once and hit 4 fouls three more times. In those four games, he's averaging just 19.8 min on the floor.... whereas in the other 7, he's averaged 25.6 min.

He definitely has struggled with fouls, I'll agree there. He plays a hard aggressive game on both ends of the floor.

Also, most of his fouls aren't really ticky tac, alot of the time it's him challenging a player either at the rim or on a shot

 

[higgins3]

This will be a good game.

I like the individual matchups. Feeling happy for the RAC PAC.

 

[Scangg]

harper has been damn good on the defensive end of the floor. You've been posting some shit that is just totally off-base lately. Geo is who I'm worried about the most on D vs iowa as he is awful at dealing with screens

FIG is definitely on a cold streak

Let’s not go crazy saying he is always in terrific position . Just the other night he got lost on the other side of the court and they threw it to Law for the Three that cut the lead to one. He was late and on the wrong side of the court . I think he fouls too much as well. He will get a ton better especially next year and will be one of all time favorites on the banks. His defense has to get a lot better this year.

Kyk beat me to it but that was a scramble off a broken play

 

[RU-Choppin-Ohio]

Let’s not go crazy saying he is always in terrific position . Just the other night he got lost on the other side of the court and they threw it to Law for the Three that cut the lead to one. He was late and on the wrong side of the court . I think he fouls too much as well. He will get a ton better especially next year and will be one of all time favorites on the banks. His defense has to get a lot better this year.

I'm confused about the Harper being a very good defender comments. I've seen some struggles on the defensive end, especially when he is isolated in man situations.

 

[Degaz-RU]

Hard to say Harper is good on defense when he's in foul trouble so often. He gets a lot of fouls because his defensive technique is sloppy at times.

 

[zebnatto]

When we push the ball I’m comfortable with the ball in Geo, Caleb, or Ron’s hands, less so with Eugene and Montez.

 

[RUChoppin]

I'm confused about the Harper being a very good defender comments. I've seen some struggles on the defensive end, especially when he is isolated in man situations.

He's not a liability by any means. He does find himself out of position at times, and at others trying too hard to make the big play (both of which lead to fouls) - but his man defense in the last few games has been better than it was at the start of the year, as is his defensive rebounding.

He (and Johnson) both need to work on limiting their fouls, frequently caused by playing too much defense with their hands or trying to make the hero play (steal/block).

 

[RU-ROCS]

That’s going to be a fun night.

They have 3 starting guards who all shoot better than 40% from 3 - two of whom shoot over 45%! We don't have a single player who shoots it remotely that well. (Our best are Caleb at 36% and Geo at 35%). Indeed, Iowa's 6'-10' center would be one of the best 3-point shooters on RU at 33%. So, we really need to find a way to fight through screens and defend the 3-point line. It will be impossible to win if we are trading 2's for 3's.

 

[e5fdny]

They have 3 starting guards who all shoot better than 40% from 3 - two of whom shoot over 45%! We don't have a single player who shoots it remotely that well. (Our best are Caleb at 36% and Geo at 35%). Indeed, Iowa's 6'-10' center would be one of the best 3-point shooters on RU at 33%. So, we really need to find a way to fight through screens and defend the 3-point line. It will be impossible to win if we are trading 2's for 3's.

I never mentioned the actual game.

My rationale for starting the thread was the assumption with the win against Northwestern and it being a night game on the weekend the atmosphere at the RAC would better than coming back here after a loss. That’s all.

It’s the team’s responsibility to win, not ours. Let’s hope they come thru.

 

[RUChoppin]

They have 3 starting guards who all shoot better than 40% from 3 - two of whom shoot over 45%!

And those are overall numbers - in conference play, they've been even better. Moss is .489 on 3.5 attempts, Bohannon is .455 on 5.1 attempts, and Wieskamp is .451 on 3.9 attempts. Just across those three starters, they've shot 75/162 in 13 conference games (5.8 made threes per game at .463).

 

[whofrewdatmataRU13]

Need to not let them come in and bang a bunch of 3's early like the St Johns game. Start strong, limit the 3 for them, finish.

 

[anon_0k9zlfz6lz9oy]

Need to not let them come in and bang a bunch of 3's early like the St Johns game. Start strong, limit the 3 for them, finish.

Theyre not the threats to blow by you like the johnnies, you can get up in their jerseys, its the screens i fear as simple screens kill us

 

[RutgHoops]

You think they’ll double cook or Garza on the post?

I don't think so. I think both Rutgers and Iowa are better than they were a year ago, but not sure the "styles" of either team have changed all that much. We did not double the post last season when we beat Iowa at the RAC and I'd be surprised if you saw it Saturday. That written we hadn't really doubled the post all year and got destroyed by Illinois' big man two games back. Yesterday against NW we, for the first time I can recall all season, doubled Pardon in the post. And it worked. Was it a one off because Pardon got us good at the RAC and Coach was afraid of playing straight up after the Illini big man went for 35? Or is this the way we play the post going forward?

 

[Scangg]

Hard to say Harper is good on defense when he's in foul trouble so often. He gets a lot of fouls because his defensive technique is sloppy at times.

All of the freshman fall into this cateogry pretty much. Mathis less with technique but commits some unnecessary fouls at times. It's part of being a freshman

Theyre not the threats to blow by you like the johnnies, you can get up in their jerseys, its the screens i fear as simple screens kill us

Different type of threat with Iowa. I agree they aren't as much of a threat to get to the basket. Have to run them off the 3 point line as the top priority and live with the results.

 

[knights1212]

I don't get people comment on Harper and defense. He is pretty good. Before the season several of our fans stated he would not be able to keep up at this level and quite a few wanted him red shirted. Several other guys along with myself all stated he would play important minutes. He is a starter and is one of our best stories on the season. He will just continue to improve.

 

[Mr_Twister]

Two Iowa player updates ... Wieskamp probable, Baer questionable. Wonder if Coach McCaffery is putting his team up in eastern Pennsylvania near Lehigh, where he coached years ago?

https://www.hawkeyenation.com/featu...e-nicholas-baer-questionable-for-rutgers-game

 

[RU-ROCS]

And those are overall numbers - in conference play, they've been even better. Moss is .489 on 3.5 attempts, Bohannon is .455 on 5.1 attempts, and Wieskamp is .451 on 3.9 attempts. Just across those three starters, they've shot 75/162 in 13 conference games (5.8 made threes per game at .463).

Agreed. Plus, Moss is shooting over 60% from 3 his last 7 conference games.

 

[Scangg]

Due for a slump then! Can't shoot that lights out forever

 

[kcg88]

And those are overall numbers - in conference play, they've been even better. Moss is .489 on 3.5 attempts, Bohannon is .455 on 5.1 attempts, and Wieskamp is .451 on 3.9 attempts. Just across those three starters, they've shot 75/162 in 13 conference games (5.8 made threes per game at .463).

We can't get one guy this decade to shoot like that and they have three this season.

 

[jonS]

I expect Iowa -9.5

I really like their freshman SG Weiskamp . He can shoot and plays with a high IQ...I noticed he was a Rivals 4 Star recruit and ranked #43 nationally. I'm still shaking my head over the Northwestern game. They were playing poorly all game and then their three point shooting eviscerated NW's lead in a matter of a few minutes. It just shows you that a 10-15pt lead over Iowa can disappear fast because of their 3pt shooters.

 

[higgins3]

Cook is quite the player. For 6 9, 250, he moves very well.

I am not sure right now who can keep up with him. That is why multiple players will take turns guarding him. He can take it from outside, and drive in and dunk with two strides. He can post up, back down, face up. Just a very versatile game.

 

[jonS]

Yeah, ya know what, now that I'm thinking about it, I'm totally okay with giving up pick and pop opportunities to Garza when we hedge on high ball screens when he's the screener rather than have guys like weiskamp and bohanon get open looks. Personally I'd put Montez on Weiskamp and have him just follow him around all night. weiskamp is a damn good player. Bohannon just has such a quick release and just goes unconscious for stretches at a time and he has some really solid range too. Personally I'd have caleb mcconnell on him to try to disrupt him with some length that he's probably not used to dealing with. With Moss being that he's longer I'd probably try to rough him up a little bit with a mix of mcconnell and harper on him.

I like Weiskamp and Bohannon a lot but watch out for Garza . he's pretty mobile for a big man and can shoot from outside. He didn't have much of a game against NW but could be a big factor Saturday night.

 

[theiacowtipper]

Interesting that many on our board seem to think that our best game would be getting you into a half court kind of game. I don’t think iowa will try that but what do you think?

 

[anon_0k9zlfz6lz9oy]

Interesting that many on our board seem to think that our best game would be getting you into a half court kind of game. I don’t think iowa will try that but what do you think?

That would ensure you win if you guys are decent at D. Our halfcourt O is abysmal. We basically dont run an offense other than a basic motion handoff set and we dont have a ton of guys that can beat you off the dribble. However, i think this is a game where montez mathis can prove huge as i noticed watching you guys, you dont have great on ball defenders and montez can get to the rim

 

[Scarlet83]

That’s going to be a fun night.

We are going to win.

 

[Greene Rice FIG]

And those are overall numbers - in conference play, they've been even better. Moss is .489 on 3.5 attempts, Bohannon is .455 on 5.1 attempts, and Wieskamp is .451 on 3.9 attempts. Just across those three starters, they've shot 75/162 in 13 conference games (5.8 made threes per game at .463).

Mean reversion time

 

[Greene Rice FIG]

Interesting that many on our board seem to think that our best game would be getting you into a half court kind of game. I don’t think iowa will try that but what do you think?

We have a very young team so you want to take us out of our comfort zone. Showing different defenses and defending full court can do that. However we will be home AND you don't have shot blockers AND a few of our freshman thrive in the open court AND we are home

 

[knights1212]

Hopefully we can play Iowa like we did last year. I know they will not overlook us.

 

[Scangg]

That would ensure you win if you guys are decent at D. Our halfcourt O is abysmal. We basically dont run an offense other than a basic motion handoff set and we dont have a ton of guys that can beat you off the dribble. However, i think this is a game where montez mathis can prove huge as i noticed watching you guys, you dont have great on ball defenders and montez can get to the rim

Agree but the question is do they have a decent defense?

I think we need to counter their shooting with aggressively attacking the rim and see if they can stop Mathis Caleb and Harper from getting to the paint. A few coast to coast plays from this group too. Selectively push the pace