What Iowa WEAKNESS can we exploit?
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Their guards are exploitable with the press I say. Until any team makes us pay for pressing, we have to keep rolling with it. That's been our bread and butter and what makes our defense so special
Iowa is soft, as usual
Their fans think defense is their strongest asset.
I haven’t watched them much so I can’t argue the point.
I’m sure you read that Scangg
I haven’t watched them much so I can’t argue the point.
I’m sure you read that Scangg
They can really shoot and they like to play fast. I actually don’t think we’ll end up pressing as much as we have in other games.
As for Iowa, they don’t play defense. They used the zone the other day to slow down Indiana but that game really flipped after Race got hurt. It allowed Murray to get going and he killed it in the second half.
As for Iowa, they don’t play defense. They used the zone the other day to slow down Indiana but that game really flipped after Race got hurt. It allowed Murray to get going and he killed it in the second half.
If you give up 90 to Indiana you don’t have that leg to stand on
If you're talking about their response to my post on how amazing our D has been this year on the Iowa board...
"Weird. You've basically described Iowa to a T."
Pretty sure that was sarcasm...
I'm worried about Rebraca actually. He's very good. I think he could give Cliff problems. He seems to struggle more against the crafty skilled scorers
Rebraca is tough he’d fit in with us
Can’t let Murray or open 3s beat you
Their guards can get out of control so pressing might work but know they will attack it
Fran's dooshi-ness
All the time. This team is built for that press
They have a short bench with Pat out. Only Murray and Rebraca are consistent scorers. Their 3% is possibly the lowest it has been in years at 32%.
I would definitely use the press. Rotate Mag and Caleb on Murray. I don't know if Caleb has the upper body strength to handle Murray as well as Mag might.
On offense, keep doing what we've been doing. Attack inside with Cliff early, if Rebraca is in foul trouble, they are small. Noone else in their current rotation is close to Cliff's size.
Basically keep doing what we've been doing IMO.
I would definitely use the press. Rotate Mag and Caleb on Murray. I don't know if Caleb has the upper body strength to handle Murray as well as Mag might.
On offense, keep doing what we've been doing. Attack inside with Cliff early, if Rebraca is in foul trouble, they are small. Noone else in their current rotation is close to Cliff's size.
Basically keep doing what we've been doing IMO.
Only issue is Cliff really has not demonstrated he can score posting up even against smaller teams. Think more the formula against a weak defensive team is penetrate and then dish to Cliff for easy buckets
It appears Iowa really has only two dependable players who can be tough and score. That's Murray and Rebraca. Everyone else seems soft and hesitant when pressured by the situation. The other players have skills but can't tap into them when they feel rushed or nervous. By their standards, they play great defense, but by any other standard it's weak.
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And force them to put it on the deck …by pushing them out a step deeper than the three point line
Agree. Feeding Cliff is not a good offensive philosophy. Too many turnovers and too many shots just thrown at the hoop. Of course we have to force the D to cover the inside game but Cliff still can’t read what he does and doesn’t have available. I may be alone in this but I think Wolf is already a superior back-to-the-basket player.
Cliff should be scoring on lobs and put backs..
Yeah the press is working exceptional. Even when there’s someone open and they get a pass off, most of the time it’s either a picked off by one of our guys, they pass it out of bounds, or it’s not accurate so by the time the guy corrals it someone is already on him.
Looking at Iowa, they are exceptional at 1 thing, not turning over the ball. They are the 4th best team in the country here. They are actually quite average on other offensive statistics. They do not shoot exceptionally well. Their tempo is above average, 43 in the country but not exceptional. Defensively not good, but not horrible to be fair, only thing they do "well" is not fouling a lot. Interesting stat on D, opposing teams take a high % of their shots as "inside 2s" and a low % of their shots as "3s". Given they do not foul a lot this is really strange. Appears they give up a lot of drives to the hoop (remember they do not turn it over much, so inside 2s are not coming in transition typically) BUT they foul very little. Is this the literal definition of "SOFT" in basketball :-)? (i.e. give up well above average % of close 2s but have exceptionally low % of fouling)
Do not think the formula for us is to push the tempo offensively. But to me this is a clear formula to keep the defensive strategy we have been employing, full court press and incredible defensive pressure. They give up some turn overs and I think they are toast. Their formula to win is really is not to turn the ball over and hope they shoot decent FG%. Even in their last two B10 losses, they turned the ball over 13 total times in the two games, and still lost.
Do not think the formula for us is to push the tempo offensively. But to me this is a clear formula to keep the defensive strategy we have been employing, full court press and incredible defensive pressure. They give up some turn overs and I think they are toast. Their formula to win is really is not to turn the ball over and hope they shoot decent FG%. Even in their last two B10 losses, they turned the ball over 13 total times in the two games, and still lost.
If Iowa scores more than 70 points ,Rutgers is in trouble.Murray fully capable of scoring 30 points.Iowa probably will play zone defense daring Rutgers to shoot from the 3 point line.Rutgers should press to take time off the shot clock and cause turnovers possibly resulting in layups.Iowa is a poor defensive team but Rutgers must make shots .The key to the offense is having a player at the top of the foul line taking short jump shots or passing to the corners for 3 pointers.
Most teams can't simulate the press, so it isn't easy to prepare for it. Besides, the main impact of the press is to chew up the shot clock and force teams to rush their offense in an attempt to score. The result of this is usually a turnover or a poor shot attempt. Although Iowa doesn't turn the ball over, that is mainly because teams pick them up in the half-court set. Iowa doesn't have great ball handlers or passers. Iowa is at its best when they can run its half-court sets without much disruption. The good thing is Rutgers doesn't subscribe to that theory.
Iowa's lack of size could be a significant factor in the game. Rutgers should be able to play from inside outside against the Hawkeyes. If Rutgers can establish a post presence, Spencer should have some nice looks from the outside. Mulcahy should be able to post up. McConnell's mid-range game should be a full go, as Iowa won't challenge it like other teams for fear of fouling. I suspect Iowa will play a lot of zone to hide the issues with playing man-to-man against Rutgers. Still, Rutgers should be able to work the free-throw area to attack the zone for either a shot from there, the low post area, or a kick out for a three.
Last time we saw Iowa they were blowing our doors off in the B1GT in the 4/5 game. For all the success we have had against Indiana and Purdue I feel the opposite is true for Iowa. Their style has proven difficult for us.
Agree with everything here, Doug. I bet for thre last couple of days that we have practiced QUICKLY setting up our press on made baskets. Iowa takes the ball out of the net, and we will need to set up EXTREMELY quickly, or we lose the opportunity altogether.
They take a lot of shots early in clock that has to have something to do with so few turnovers
They will take some bad shots against us that could start fast breaks
They will take some bad shots against us that could start fast breaks
Iowa averages over 75 points a game which Rutgers can't match.The game must be decided in the 60-68 point range.
Facts:
Iowa scores 73.8 per game in the B1G
Iowa gives up 79.0 per game in the B1G
Iowa's overall scoring per game is 81.7
Iowa, for the season, is giving up per 72.5
Over the last four games, Iowa has allowed its opponents to score 89, 83, 66, and 92. Every opponent has scored 66 points or better except for Bethune-Cookman (58) and Iowa State (56)
Haven't hit a falling out of bounds corner bank shot for 3 for a couple years now. Guard the corners late game.
Also match cry baby 's ref antics early.
All I got.
Also match cry baby 's ref antics early.
All I got.
First to 60 wins. If our season’s body of work is any indication we hold them to 25+ below their average.
We win.
They lose.
Fran in a straight jacket.
We win.
They lose.
Fran in a straight jacket.
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