[Herky] Prediction for tonight's starting lineup

[Dennis v]

Regarding the offense:

Even though the Hawkeyes scored over 80 points last night, the offense seemed out of sync most of the game.  As in all previous three conference games, the opposing guards are putting a lot of pressure on Bohannon and Moss.  Neither one of them are handling the pressure very well.  As a result, it’s really difficult to run and execute good plays.  Both Moss and Bohannon have been throwing soft passes and are not moving to the right spots in the offense to make plays.  As Jeff Napier points out, they are hand-cuffed and can’t get penetration. Rather, they frequently dribble in place or hold the ball while the other players stand around as well.  They have had games against lesser opponents where they ran well, ran plays well with crisp passing and offensive positioning.  I just don’t think this team can handle the defensive pressure in half-court that they will see in ALL Big Ten games.  Also, I see a lot of frustration in Bohannon’s face and when that happens, he shoots quick threes or tends to turn the ball over as his frustration leads to loss of concentration.  And when he does make turnovers, he is dropping his head, ala Jeff Horner in his early years at Iowa.

I think the game plan from all Big Ten teams will be to get in the shirts of Bohannon and Moss.  I think Dailey should get more time at PG, maybe even start him there to see how that goes.  That will help Bohannon stay fresh.  But the coaches need to fix both the defense AND offense.

Dennis v.   

From: Jeff Napier 
Sent: Friday, January 05, 2018 7:57 AM
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I read a comment from a player that talked about how the coaches told them not to over help (MI game) and make sure that they can cover the guys in the corner. Yet that player said that they over helped and could not say why.   So while I am not excusing the coaches most of this falls on the players. They need to go out and give full effort (which I don't think they are always doing) and follow the coaching (which they are not doing on a consistent basis)




On defense they cannot stop penetration. If the guys on the corner do not drop down to help then it is often a lay up basket. If they do drop down then the guard kicks it out to the corner and an open three eventually results.




I am not sure what the issue is on offense but it looks to me like the other team can guard everyone on Iowa, except maybe Cook, one on one with out help. If  you can do that you will struggle to score consistently.  I tried to watch for penetration by Iowa and I think I saw it happen one time. 







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From: Herky <herky-bounces at lists.herky.net> on behalf of John Lundell <johnalundell at gmail.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 4, 2018 9:48 PM
To: herky at lists.herky.net
Subject: Re: [Herky] Prediction for tonight's starting lineup 

They look like an very poorly coached team. 

Sent from my iPhone

On Jan 4, 2018, at 8:17 PM, Dennis VanLangen <dvanlangen at verizon.net> wrote:


  Very poor showing from the defense again.  I would say the coaching staff has to start teaching some basics again. 
  Dennis v.


  Sent from my iPhone

  On Jan 4, 2018, at 8:11 PM, SRINIVAS REDDY Chirra <hawkeye_fan at hotmail.com> wrote:


    Lot of standing around and no one goes after a rebound following a long-range attempt.
    Silly passes that result in turnovers and shots missed at the rim including free throws.
    If Garza can attempt threes then why does JB not attempt more when there are no other scoring options on the team.
    No one wants to leave their feet to flush the ball down and try a lot of finger rolls.
    Non-existent defense and no main offensive weapons beyond Cook.

    Is the coaching poor from FMcaf???


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    From: Herky <herky-bounces at lists.herky.net> on behalf of Dennis v <dvanlangen at verizon.net>
    Sent: Thursday, January 4, 2018 6:43 PM
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    Subject: [Herky] Prediction for tonight's starting lineup 

    Garza instead of Nunge.

    Nunge really plays soft.  Similar to Uthoff in his first season at Iowa.

    Dennis v.
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