Game 8 at Evansville 12/2 1pm tip

[orangetennis]

We're longer but the 3 point line is also a foot and a half further back. It's a philosophical failure. Kids shoot better now than they ever have and uncontested/lightly contested jump shooters are going to eat you alive in the year of our lord 2023.

This is the reality.
Coach Jake's best teams were built on good defense ("pack line") and preventing guard penetration. By design, they "forced" opponents to shoot longer shots, IE 3 pointers, and we rebounded well defensively. The problem is that Steph Curry changed the game of basketball in 2014. And now, almost every player on the court can shoot the 3 well. Teams are actually trying to shoot more 3s than 2s, and we're still making that easy for them.
It was a mostly winning strategy in the early 2000s and prior, but it's a losing strategy in today's game. We need to help less on the interior, give up more 2 point shots and prevent open looks from 3. A legit rim protector would be helpful, but we don't recruit that type of athlete.

[achrist70]

To me, here's part of our problem.....

Lake City
Oskaloosa
Cedar Falls
Cedar Falls
Chicago Simeon
Grand Blanc
Edina
Norwalk
Lumberton
Dubuque
Cedar Falls
Bolivar
Cedar Falls
Eldridge
West Des Moines

That's a whole group of guys that haven't faced a ton of adversity in life and that really, really matters and shows it's face a lot. I'm not saying that they don't work hard because they absolutely do but it's a group that's going to be okay if basketball doesn't work out for them....

I understand that you are saying that the majority of our players were put in a position where they have had the resources to be successful essentially given to them. They have came from affluent families and really probably haven't had a ton of struggles in life. I agree that would be a correct statement for the most part, not for all but for most. However, I would argue that would be true for 90%+ of division 1 basketball players. There is a reason why they are where they are, it is because they have been lucky enough to be born into a situation where they parents, or other adults have been able to give the opportunity to become the player they are.

[Wxcpanther]

Something I thought about today, there have been two seasons where Jake had talented teams that were experienced and expectations were not met. In 13-14, and so far this year. Both of those years, there were significant changes in rules as far as defensively, with 13-14 being a year where hand checking was made an emphasis and this year where essentially there are no more charge calls. Those have been two additional things that really make the pack line defense all the more difficult to execute. Also, it was Hutson's guy that hit the game clinching 3 Saturday, not Born 's.

[catsize]

To me, here's part of our problem.....

Lake City
Oskaloosa
Cedar Falls
Cedar Falls
Chicago Simeon
Grand Blanc
Edina
Norwalk
Lumberton
Dubuque
Cedar Falls
Bolivar
Cedar Falls
Eldridge
West Des Moines

That's a whole group of guys that haven't faced a ton of adversity in life and that really, really matters and shows it's face a lot. I'm not saying that they don't work hard because they absolutely do but it's a group that's going to be okay if basketball doesn't work out for them....

You could say the same thing about Ashwaubenon, Iowa City, Cedar Rapids, Marion, Sheffield, Waverly, Algonquin, Merrill, Fairbank, New Sharon, Sioux City...

[ronfitch]

You could say the same thing about Ashwaubenon, Iowa City, Cedar Rapids, Marion, Sheffield, Waverly, Algonquin, Merrill, Fairbank, New Sharon, Sioux City...

Ah, the days of that Ashwaubenon pipeline ... that family was very good for UNI basketball.

['70 Grad]

Will Rubin, Hutson, Pock, and Taylor become so discouraged that they hit the portal at season's end!?

Hutson is done after this year, right?

[BrockLesnar]

Hutson is done after this year, right?

He's a Junior.

[SteinPizza]

Hutson is done after this year, right?

I think there was a rule change where a player can only transfer once without losing a year of eligibility. No idea if the NCAA would enforce it loosely, since the change was made this year. Someone correct me if wrong.

[CincyPanther88]

You could say the same thing about Ashwaubenon, Iowa City, Cedar Rapids, Marion, Sheffield, Waverly, Algonquin, Merrill, Fairbank, New Sharon, Sioux City...

I had plenty of adversity growing up on the mean streets of New Sharon.

[BobCat]

I think there was a rule change where a player can only transfer once without losing a year of eligibility. No idea if the NCAA would enforce it loosely, since the change was made this year. Someone correct me if wrong.

I think they only lost a year if they transferred within the same conference...but I think you're right that has just recently changed.

[ronfitch]

I think there was a rule change where a player can only transfer once without losing a year of eligibility. No idea if the NCAA would enforce it loosely, since the change was made this year. Someone correct me if wrong.

According to this article:

"The NCAA approved legislation to limit waivers for second-time transfer players. Now, any undergraduates who transfer a second time, or any other time after that, must meet specific guidelines in order to be eligible for immediate playing time starting with the 2023-24 season or risk sitting out a year between transfers.

The exceptions: There are three reasons why an undergraduate transfer waiver will be considered in the future for any multiple-time transfers, effective for the 2023-24 eligibility:

1. For reasons related to the student-athletes' physical or mental well-being;
2. Due to exigent circumstances outside the student-athlete's control (e.g. physical or sexual assault or discrimination based on a protected class); or
3. Assertions involving diagnosed education impacting disabilities"

Article:

https://www.si.com/fannation/college/cfb-hq/ncaa-football/college-football-transfer-portal-rule-change-ncaa