*****Iowa vs UCLA Game Thread*****

Anon1750875978

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Sorry, but Deal didn't play nearly as bad as our 6th year senior. Do you suppose she'll be starting based on her play in Cali this week? And frankly Jan pulled Deal constantly through out the game. She was hardly the reason they got drilled. At least she knows what a good shot is.
Playing/starting in front of family and friends has to be nerve wracking.

The complaint isn't her minutes, it's being a starter given the situation.

And yes...KF was terrible again.
You expect a little more consistency from seniors.
 

Buffalo43

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With Deal and Stremlow as the #2, JJ probably can't get a quicker, better 3 pt shooter in the portal either.

That's why Iowa absolutely has to get a 3/4.

Still puzzled why Layla has regressed, given JJ had a reputation as a developer of the "5".
Layla will get better she really hit freshman wall
 
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Buffalo43

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Jensen having Deal start today ended up exactly like many of us thought it would.

It seemed like a "I'm gonna prove I didn't make a mistake" decision.

Welp, JJ, you did.

And you know what? She's probably going to start vs Minnesota.
I think Deal is better off the bench start Stremlow
 
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Tsawvell55

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I'm not going to get into the weeds but if there is 1 consistent thing that keeps this team from being better than good it's the inability to execute routine basketball plays like dribbling, throwing passes, catching passes etc. It seems pathological at times. It's like they are thinking about what they should do half the time instead of just doing it. I'm not sure if it's a basketball IQ issue, scheme issue, people playing tight or what but it needs to get cleaned up.

Fvcking idiot.
There you go again looking in the mirror **** for brains.
 
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Jonesy5960

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She played 7 more minutes than Deal and had a much better stat line
For the second straight game. Jan made a mistake by starting Deal these last 2 games and now she's kind of stuck. It was easier to manage her minutes when she was coming off of the bench. Not so easy now, and I don’t see her reverting back, so hopefully Addie starts performing better when she gets back to Carver. It's unfortunate because Stremlow is simply a better overall player today and she has the mental toughness that this team needs right now. Kylie has been terrible as well since coming back from injury.
 
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Jonesy5960

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You've been doing a lot of bitching about the refs in a multitude of threads. It wasn't the ref's that lost the game, or changed the outcome.

Iowa has lost 4 games this season, two which came to the #1 and #2 rated teams who could probably meet in the NCAA CG. Let this one go, and think about what the ceiling is for this Iowa team.

Peace.
Well it is an Iowa forum. I thought bitching about the refs was mandatory.
 

KurtWarner

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Why Jan insists on playing Kylie so much is beyond me. I honestly wonder wtf she is trying to do a lot of the time. Everyone talks about how great her defense is and it's not even all that impressive. It's amazing how bad she can be with the ball in her hands. Imo she is causing more harm than good
 

like-woahh

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Why Jan insists on playing Kylie so much is beyond me. I honestly wonder wtf she is trying to do a lot of the time. Everyone talks about how great her defense is and it's not even all that impressive. It's amazing how bad she can be with the ball in her hands. Imo she is causing more harm than good
The offense just stalls every time she touches it, it's driving me crazy. She's a 3 & D type player. She should be there to swing the ball and hit 3's if they're open, whenever she starts dribbling it's a problem.
 
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Hawk14

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With Deal and Stremlow as the #2, JJ probably can't get a quicker, better 3 pt shooter in the portal either.

That's why Iowa absolutely has to get a 3/4.

Still puzzled why Layla has regressed, given JJ had a reputation as a developer of the "5".
The competition got a lot tougher and she is not ready for that YET.
 
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Hawk14

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Their offense is ridiculously mechanical. They are so married to the set they're running, it often times gets killed on the 1st entry. They'll have Chit Chat off the ball and she's obviously supposed to get it back in the 1/2 court to start the set. Other team does ball denial, ball carrier picks up their dribble, and everyone just ******* stands around waiting for Chit Chat to get open to start the set instead of just playing ******* basketball.

It's driving me insane watching their offense just stall because the "next part of the play is waiting to develop." I hate this triangle offense nonsense or whatever it is. Side to side ball rotation is awful.
I agree and as I have said many times it will be fun to have McKenna. We should be able to run a 4 out offense with movement and opportunities for Addie, McKenna, and Chit to penetrate. Unfortunately with our personnel being post heavy with two posts being our best players we need something like the triangle. It certainly creates a lot of standing around. Not beautiful basketball.
 

Hawk14

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For the second straight game. Jan made a mistake by starting Deal these last 2 games and now she's kind of stuck. It was easier to manage her minutes when she was coming off of the bench. Not so easy now, and I don’t see her reverting back, so hopefully Addie starts performing better when she gets back to Carver. It's unfortunate because Stremlow is simply a better overall player today and she has the mental toughness that this team needs right now. Kylie has been terrible as well since coming back from injury.
I agree that Taylor has played better on this road trip but I believe Addie has the higher ceiling. I think Taylor‘s role will be a super 6th “man”. There’s great value in that position.
 

Anon1750875978

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Random thought - why does Lauren Betts get 12 fouls a game when everyone else gets 5?
Probably the same reason the porky UCLA HC was "mic'd" up for the broadcast yesterday.
Fox had everyone on alert that the Bruins were going to be the feature on Sunday.
Can't have the star fouling out in the 3rd quarter.