Hoiberg Coaching (at UNI)

[greatshu]

I think DG vs Blalock is a wash, Anderson vs Stinson wash, Ejim vs Clark is a win for Ejim, Godfrey is better than Staple, Homan has advantages against JVB but that is a weird match up. Scott, Bubu and Phillips are better than Dave Braet, John Neal and Tasheed Carr and the 04-05 team had no big bodies off the bench.

This team is more talented.

This team is very different from what we had in 04-05. 04-05 had little more balanced team (smalls and bigs) where this 10-11 team does not. Homan and JVB is VERY different types of players. I wish we had Homan and JVB play more of SF. Homan was beast down low, but terrible shooter from the outside.

Blalock probably had more strength than DG but DG is certainly better shooter. Blalock can drive to the basket better, but DG can shoot threes lot better than Blalock.

Anderson is better rebounder/all around player, but Stinson is better scorer.

You are comparing two completely different teams/players. We can't justify which team has better talent, because 04-05 team would love to have some of what we have now and we would love to have what some of 04-05 team did.

 

[ISUCyclone06]

I would love to have Stinson, Blalock, Clark, and Homan back. A redo of that last season could be magical. Talent wise that team destroys this years team, but there is something to be said about entitlement and moral. This years team can make up for the lack of talent.

 

[blutarsky]

Push the flow of the game back into your favor. Sure, UNI slowed the game and cold shooting kept the clones out of rhythm. I think ISU could have brought some type of pressure. Full court. Half court. Change a defensive look. Foul trouble dictated how physical ISU could be, but the right amount of pressure on the ball could have led to some quick turnovers and points. Do something to break UNIs snail pace.

I would also have moved Garrett off the point and into a #2 position on occasional possessions. Put the ball into Anderson's hands and let Garrett move without the ball. At times Diante gets a little dribble happy and stalls the offense.

 

[acgclone]

The fact is that Fred is without a doubt smart enough to learn from losses and wins (although probably more learning is done from losses). He is intelligent and will get it.

He also cares enough about ISU and his coaching career, so he will do what it takes to make the most out of his losses.

I'm sure he's still trying to find his identity and coaching style, and that should be expected.

 

[RandomFan]

This team is very different from what we had in 04-05. 04-05 had little more balanced team (smalls and bigs) where this 10-11 team does not. Homan and JVB is VERY different types of players. I wish we had Homan and JVB play more of SF. Homan was beast down low, but terrible shooter from the outside.

Blalock probably had more strength than DG but DG is certainly better shooter. Blalock can drive to the basket better, but DG can shoot threes lot better than Blalock.

Anderson is better rebounder/all around player, but Stinson is better scorer.

You are comparing two completely different teams/players. We can't justify which team has better talent, because 04-05 team would love to have some of what we have now and we would love to have what some of 04-05 team did.

Blalock was a career 36% 3pt shooter, DG is at 28%.

Stinson averaged 4.76 assists, 2.13 steals and 5.56 rebounds per game. Anderson going into this year has averaged .9 assists, 1.2 steals and 5.5 rebounds per game. Don't think those stats point to Anderson being a better rebounder or all around player. His rebounding numbers are up this year, but we'll see if that continues as we get into conference play.

 

[San Francisco Cy]

I guess I saw something different. I saw a player wave at the bench "don't send someone in" as Freddy was getting his replacement up. He was trying to tell his coach that he knew it was his fourth and he knew what he had to do to play smart with 4 fouls.

Your coach was a fool if he didn't know when you got your fourth foul. How many times did the looking at your shoes and hiding behind your center thing work for you?

A good coach that has a upperclassmen that he feels he can trust and is telling him that he knows the situation and what he needs to do is more likely to leave that player in than the player who is playing dumb and trying to hide from the coach. The coach is left wondering in that case. Does he know he has 4? Does he realize what I need him to do if I leave him in?

You could absolutely be correct. Just from the body language all night, that's how I read that last piece of body language...

 

[San Francisco Cy]

UNI on the road is not a bad team and I believe that we will finish closer to the bottom than the top. Where do you think we will finish?

I don't think they're bad either, but we'll face a lot more talented teams than that in conference for sure. Our inability to rebound and get open shots will really hinder us in conference. I think our guys will always play hard and relatively smart, but I would still say we'll finish about the same as last year at this point...

 

[ETL2424]

I think DG vs Blalock is a wash, Anderson vs Stinson wash, Ejim vs Clark is a win for Ejim, Godfrey is better than Staple, Homan has advantages against JVB but that is a weird match up. Scott, Bubu and Phillips are better than Dave Braet, John Neal and Tasheed Carr and the 04-05 team had no big bodies off the bench.

This team is more talented.

Are you serious? That '04-'05 team won at #2 Kansas, beat Texas on the road, made an NCAA Tournament---beat Minnesota in the first round, and won seven conference games in a row. Will Blalock is better than "DG' plain and simple. And I would take Curtis Stinson on my team any day! Also, Bubu and Phillips are not better than John Neal and Tasheed Carr. If you think they are at this point, that is just foolish. Just my opinion.

 

[Yes13]

Blalock is better than DG by far. Blalock never missed an open man, I've seen alot of that from DG. Will was also a solid not great shooter, but he would make them when he needed to.

Stinson is way better than Jake. Jake seems kind of slow going to the hoop. Stinson never missed a floater in the lane, he was also a better passer. And he could play good D.

Ejim is better than Clark. Ejim has a full built body, Clark was skinny.

Staple was also better than Godfrey. Homan and JVB should never be in the same sentence. Homan was a true center, not an european forward like JVB.

With all that said, I still love this team, and think we will surprise some people (mizzou, I'm lookin at you). Blalock, Stinson, and Homan were my favorite players at ISU, and I don't like people dogging them.

 

[ETL2424]

Blalock is better than DG by far. Blalock never missed an open man, I've seen alot of that from DG. Will was also a solid not great shooter, but he would make them when he needed to.

Stinson is way better than Jake. Jake seems kind of slow going to the hoop. Stinson never missed a floater in the lane, he was also a better passer. And he could play good D.

Ejim is better than Clark. Ejim has a full built body, Clark was skinny.

Staple was also better than Godfrey. Homan and JVB should never be in the same sentence. Homan was a true center, not an european forward like JVB.

With all that said, I still love this team, and think we will surprise some people (mizzou, I'm lookin at you). Blalock, Stinson, and Homan were my favorite players at ISU, and I don't like people dogging them.

I agree with all of that. Missouri had a big lead vs. Oregon and they let the Ducks right back in the game in the second half. I've seen much better Missouri teams ranked lower than this one, particularly when Clarence Gilbert, Arthur Johnson, and Kareem Rush were there. I also don't like it when people rip on Blalock, Stinson, and Homan. Blalock was an outstanding dribbler and passer, Stinson made so many tough shots in the lane, and Homan was such a force down low blocking shots and rebounding. Plus Homan had a good low post offensive game.

 

[Kyle]

well i think he is sticking to his guns and still telling DG to shot with confidence when he should have told him to pass the mother ******..IMO

I think he needs to stick to his guns. This team is likely going to win and lose a lot of games depending on how DG shoots the ball.

I don't think you can try to pull the ball out of DG's hands on off nights. That approach is simply not supported by science. He's either a good enough player to be given the green light every game, or he's not.
http://www.psych.cornell.edu/sec/pubPeople/tdg1/Gilo.Vallone.Tversky.pdf

 

[psi]

That team also had Stinson and Blalock and Homan. That's three pretty good players.

The UNI game clearly showed that the lack of a Homan-like post is the main missing piece that will haunt this team throughout the conference season. Compounded with shallow depth, leads to a rebounding deficit that makes the difference between W & L in tough games.

 

[Cyclonepride]

I think he needs to stick to his guns. This team is likely going to win and lose a lot of games depending on how DG shoots the ball.

I don't think you can try to pull the ball out of DG's hands on off nights. That approach is simply not supported by science. He's either a good enough player to be given the green light every game, or he's not.
http://www.psych.cornell.edu/sec/pubPeople/tdg1/Gilo.Vallone.Tversky.pdf

Exactly. If you're going to let DG be the man, then he has to believe in him (which will help him believe in himself). And as the leader and go-to guy, he is going to make some big shots, and he's going to miss some.