*****Ohio St vs Iowa Game Thread*****
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Yeah. Iowa got more easy baskets against that press than we've seen all year.
Ok, then explain. What good is it to yell and scream at your players when they miss a layup or commit a foul? Jensen chooses to be positive. You want her to yell and scream at them? Did you play? Even going back to middle school I knew what was a dumb foul or dumb pass. I didn’t need anyone telling me that.
She sure went right to Deal after the injury, not Strem. I thought that was interesting considering Stremlow had been starting in CC's absense. Jan may not want to put that pressure on the freshman combined with her first game back at Cali. Thats why I find the timing interesting.
Nothing in your post is even remotely close to what I have posted in the past.
So, I'll clarify EXACTLY what I've been saying.
Firstly... I've said I question why HS is smiling/giggling after a bad play, foul, turnover, missed layup, etc. Maybe some of that is just from hanging out with JadaG, who anchored the last seat on the bench for four years.
Secondly...I have criticized JJ for not "working the refs" as she stands by the bench during games.
That's it. Nothing more, nothing less.
And I happily acknowledge that I doubt any fan had Iowa with only two losses at this stage.
Jan probably didn't trust Deal as a primary ball handler back then with Chit chat out so she went with Stremlow instead. Today Deal is a more confident player and there were also still 2 primary ball handlers on the court in CCW and KF.
Did I miss something in all of our posts? I don’t remember seeing one time that Jan was in over her head or out coached? It’s a whole lot more fun to be on the forum with all the positivity. Here’s hoping we can keep playing like this for everyone’s mental health.
Except those same fans are also fans of men's basketball and football.
Now get back in your grave. Football is off for another 7 months.
Side note...Ava's two traveling calls early were bullcrap. I thought they were and after watching again NEITHER were traveling
Then for what reason are those same fans not in the stands for men's games and habitually disparaging the football program?
Basketball is by far my favorite sport. Is it ok if I also post here?
Do people really not see Jan argue with the refs? She does it often.
what's crazy is the second one where Ava pivoted to a step through was a terrific move. A few possessions later the OSU big does a horrible step through, where she hopped on her pivot foot and traveled and that one was not called.
You can see Jan on the side line motion it and say WTF.
You think looking sad is going to help someone play better?
You think most coaches wouldn't be bothered by someone being taken out of a game for screwing up and giggling/laughing as they take a seat on the bench?
How would Fran or McCollum react?
That may just be a normal way that Hannah reacts to anything.
Jada has been a bigger part of the teams success and recruiting than you may be aware of.
I've seen Jan numerous times having discussions with the refs. I'm not sure of what your "working" means unless it's riding them every time they go by her during the game. If so, I'm not sure how much that helps.
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lol 21 point win over #12 in the country and we're back to being mad about Hannah smiling.
She's having a decent season down at 17-4 Ole miss. Averaging 19 points and 6 rebounds. Glad she's out of the big ten.She needs to develop a mean streak.
Sure, but think about where they'd be with a better coach that was chewing some azz? They'd easily be top 10 and in first place in the conference right now. Prove me wrong!
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I think since Jan has been around her a lot longer than you have and sees her everyday and knows her personality I'll take my chances with her over Fran or McCollum. And who cares how Fran would have reacted? Women also in case you didn't know are different than men. If you've noticed you see a lot less *** chewings on the women's side of things than on the men's. And honestly I'm not sure it does a lot of good these days on either side. Hannah has been playing great. Now I'm sure when we probably lose to UCLA and she doesn't score 25 the lynch mob will be back saying she hasn't improved in her 4 years and get her out in the last 2 minutes!
No, but it would make some of these fans feel better, and isn't that important too?
That's a good question. Who cares?
I'll will just add one more comment and that is I think Hannah is a bit uncomfortable when attention is on her and her way is to smile/laugh.
I was so glad when she transferred she didn't even consider Iowa. I wouldn't want someone like her on my team no matter how good she is. Iowa womens basketball is about player growth and valuing each player. McMahon would be a cancer on our team.She needs to develop a mean streak.
Plus she appears to have 2 fingers that are stuck in a weird position, so there's that.
You can certainly see that in interviews. Thats why she was so comfortable being the 3rd or 4th option on those Cc22 teams. Last year was a struggle for her, and a few games early this year. Whatever Hannah and Jan talk about when they have "coffee", (something Jan does with all the key players), its working, because she's been playing her behind off the last few weeks.....
Some people mistake Hannah's personal demeanor or inability to shoot free throws as a sign that she is lazy or doesn't work hard. She's simply not a firey person. Nobody knows how hard she's worked to achieve her goals of becoming a better player. The fact that she's not a great shooter doesn't necessarily reflect anything other than that's not a skill she possesses today. Assumptions about what's behind that are unfair, because they have no knowledge of that. On the flipside her rebounding, defense, and assists, all effort related plays are at career highs.
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I have always felt she just needed to raise her intensity and play tougher. She has down that recently and it has been very obvious.
So yeah, that's true, but that player only had 4 rebounds and 2 points in that contest. She wasn't much of a factor really.
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