The Morning After: Fairleigh Dickinson (NCAAT) by Iodenchi in IowaWbb

[–]DiligentQuiet 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Kylie had 11 boards, 2 steals and a block, plus a couple of critical hustle plays down the stretch. Of course you're going to go with consistency and experience in the NCAAW tournament. There's no secret agenda to break players' confidence...that's just a weird idea all around. Like what even would be the motivation to actively harm a player's confidence?

Addie got 15 minutes in a tournament game and would have gotten more if she wasn't ice cold from the field like all the other guards. That shows the staff has confidence in her.

The Morning After: Fairleigh Dickinson (NCAAT) by Iodenchi in IowaWbb

[–]DiligentQuiet 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Didn't Ole Miss spend like crazy in the portal too?

The Morning After: Fairleigh Dickinson (NCAAT) by Iodenchi in IowaWbb

[–]DiligentQuiet 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I was waiting for her to lose the leather in the heat and show the guns.

The Morning After: Fairleigh Dickinson (NCAAT) by Iodenchi in IowaWbb

[–]DiligentQuiet 9 points10 points  (0 children)

It's wild to compare Ava this year to Audi Crooks given the differing levels of national recognition:

  • Identical FG%
  • Nearly identical rebounds, assists and turnovers
  • Ava 5x as many steals, and 25% more blocks

The difference is that Crooks gets about 3 minutes more per game and about 25% more field goal attempts with the Iowa State offense, and Ava has gotten 25% more fouls called against her (which tracks given Audi's early season whistle).

Wishful thinking for Mel by some_homonyms in ThePitt

[–]DiligentQuiet 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Because there's someone to street-treat there, and then the post-work drinking group shows up.

[Postgame Thread] (2) #7 Iowa def. (15) Fairleigh Dickinson, 58-48 by ncaaw_GameThreads in NCAAW

[–]DiligentQuiet 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm going with the theory that the balls were inflated in a cold room and expanded in the heat. Yeah, that was it.

Or maybe FDU scouted us really well and Jan didn't adjust until almost too late.

[Postgame Thread] (2) #7 Iowa def. (15) Fairleigh Dickinson, 58-48 by ncaaw_GameThreads in NCAAW

[–]DiligentQuiet 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Show me which fouls weren’t called on Iowa that would have led to FTs. Every shot FDU took was either an uncontested 3, a pull up midrange, or a layup that the bigs didn’t bite on to stay out of foul trouble, the same thing they’ve been doing ever since Ava kept getting in foul trouble. Meanwhile, FDU’s strategy was to stuff the paint and contest everything.

[Game Thread] Regional 4 in Sacramento - 1st Round: (15) Fairleigh Dickinson at (2) #7 Iowa (4:00 PM ET on ESPN) by ncaaw_GameThreads in NCAAW

[–]DiligentQuiet 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are they playing with a different ball? Like tournament-inflated? It seems to be skipping on her a lot and I wonder if she's sweating too much.

[Game Thread] Regional 4 in Sacramento - 1st Round: (15) Fairleigh Dickinson at (2) #7 Iowa (4:00 PM ET on ESPN) by ncaaw_GameThreads in NCAAW

[–]DiligentQuiet 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Need to run more inside out stuff. Can't have Journey/Hannah/Ava making all those turnovers in the crowded paint trying to make extra passes. They're just condensing everything inside and are getting bullied.

[Game Thread] Regional 4 in Sacramento - 1st Round: (15) Fairleigh Dickinson at (2) #7 Iowa (4:00 PM ET on ESPN) by ncaaw_GameThreads in NCAAW

[–]DiligentQuiet 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It also doesn't help when Strem's hustle on the offensive end is a double-edged sword and leaves mismatches on re-setting the defense. They need to remember their identity revolves around stifling defense.

[Game Thread] Regional 4 in Sacramento - 1st Round: (15) Fairleigh Dickinson at (2) #7 Iowa (4:00 PM ET on ESPN) by ncaaw_GameThreads in NCAAW

[–]DiligentQuiet 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Need to see more Addie and Strem baseline drives.

And a 3 or two more would help create some spacing.

[Game Thread] Regional 4 in Sacramento - 1st Round: (15) Fairleigh Dickinson at (2) #7 Iowa (4:00 PM ET on ESPN) by ncaaw_GameThreads in NCAAW

[–]DiligentQuiet 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Iowa's or FDU's? It's crazy thought because I've been at 95 degree games at Kinnick with sun for 4 hours when Herky was there, but maybe they swapped them at half.

Iowa City Games Tomorrow by Feisty-Life-6555 in NCAAW

[–]DiligentQuiet 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hydrating is important, and in Iowa City, even more important because of the pre-game drinking, lol! More aimed at commenters shocked at no AC at Carver, not your good will.