Dr Toms teams rebounded well out of his zone defense which teams that play zone normally don’t do. McCollum basically only plays man so not sure it’s anything that would match up. But I’m guessing those 2 have maybe spoke once or twice.
Total BS. No matter what it’s hard to rebound consistently out of a zone and his teams always did. And it was a different game in the 80’s and early 90’s as teams didn’t shoot a ton of 3’s yet. Yes, UNLV made a fair amount but we also just quit scoring and went cold. And UNlV was one of the early adopters of the 3.
Actually, totally accurate. Davis' refusal to emphasis 3 point shot defense led to several head-shaker games wherein some rinky-dink team would hit a ridiculous number of 3's. And if a big ten opponent was on target from 3 on a given night, forget about it.
Well, he rebutted your UNLV claim.
. Smart man.Davis was a great coach with Raveling's players not so much otherwise IMO.
100% correct - it was maddening. He most certainly would have gotten the same treatment Fran got for his team's defense.
When the 3 point shot was first brought in it was simply at the top of the key. It was not a difficult shot. Davis was an offense first coach and tried to speed the game up. That was his priority.
That was the first season with the 3 in college. And UNLV was one of about 2 teams in the country to use it as a weapon.
He sped the game up through full court pressing, I agree with you. His half court defense was primarily zone and that is what I always had issues with. He never really did adapt with that aspect of defending the three. So many open looks.
Iowa also got mileage over the years from the opponent shooting too quickly, and too many corner 3's, which allowed Iowa to get out and run. It was part of how Iowa would drag their opponent into a fast-paced game that was uncomfortable and tiring for them.
So not true. If the Chris Street event does not happen we would have at least made the sweet 16 once or twice more under him and possibly the Elite 8. And of course our last sweet 16 before this year was under him, and we took UConn down to the final minutes. University also changed the rules on him a couple of times in regards to recruiting.
While all programs and teams have their share of tough luck, the Street tragedy and also losing Ray Thompson a few years prior really hampered Iowa during the middle of Dr Tom's tenure.
My point is I didn't like the way he coached defense, specifically in the half court. It's Ok to not like everything about him. And he did far better with Raveling's recruits than he did with his own. That is simply fact. I didn't make my initial post to be argumentative, but if you want to continue, have at it.
Do you know what it means to be a "system coach"?
Must be nice to go through life seeing things as black and white. I'm starting to see how and why you have gained your reputation. When you argue like this you lose all credibility and when you have a solid point - nobody gives a F about it.
Really good coach that had trouble recruiting the players he needed to truly succeed. It's the same question I have about Ben, guess a week or 2 and we'll have some more information on that
Assuming you're posting at me, again you verify that you don’t know what a system coach is.