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Stirtz is killing this team

the24fan

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eyesofhawk said:
Ben doesn't know his team or know basketball.

Jirak should be playing 35 mpg.

The only reason Peyton doesn't play is because he's Ben's son. Blatant nepotism
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SB_SB

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I personally think these loses are a good thing so Ben truly see's what he has and how the team plays together. Everyone on the court, include the other team, knows what Iowa is going to do with the basketball when Stirtz is in. If Ben can figure it out then we stand to be an even better team in the end.

I'm still not sure what the deal is with Hausen. We need shooters and it just seems like he should be getting some minutes.
 
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ComradeKirk

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Paul Blart said:
It was no accident that the lead was cut when he and his defensive indifference were on the bench.

Offensively, he's super limited because he lacks aggression and doesn't like to be touched in any way shape or form. The Illinois players guarding him had the easiest assignment ever. He would rather defer to others to make things happen and puts them in horrible positions because he can't or won't ever try to turn the corner. He should live at the FT line but he doesn't because that would mean that he might need to initiate contact.

The only time he wanted to be the man was when he hoisted horrible off balance 3s at the end. HERO ball.

BMC is gonna have to sit him down when he's being passive. Not fouling at the end with the clock running out was idiotic. The team can win without him on the court whether he wants to believe it or not.
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Paul Blart said:
It was no accident that the lead was cut when he and his defensive indifference were on the bench.

Offensively, he's super limited because he lacks aggression and doesn't like to be touched in any way shape or form. The Illinois players guarding him had the easiest assignment ever. He would rather defer to others to make things happen and puts them in horrible positions because he can't or won't ever try to turn the corner. He should live at the FT line but he doesn't because that would mean that he might need to initiate contact.

The only time he wanted to be the man was when he hoisted horrible off balance 3s at the end. HERO ball.

BMC is gonna have to sit him down when he's being passive. Not fouling at the end with the clock running out was idiotic. The team can win without him on the court whether he wants to believe it or not.
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Paul Blart said:
I want to agree with this but I'm not sure he is. He's not really elite at anything.


Ball handling: B- (handles aren't great. got ripped today which you never see happen with an elite PG)

Penetration: F (he hasn't beat anyone off the dribble once we stopped playing horrible competition. plays completely upright)

Passing: B- (pocket passes usually putting teammates in horrible positions, can't penetrate so can't setup teammates)

Shooting: B (Can sometimes get hot from 3 and the occasional runner)

Rebounding: F

Defense: F-

Athleticism: C-

Leadership: Who knows. Seems like the offense goes stagnant when he's in and we're playing a good team. Not fouling when down with :20 left in the game...seems not overly cerebral for a PG. Has a too cool for school air about him which is why he isn't as gritty/blue collar as everyone else.

If he keeps playing like this he's not gonna get drafted. The lottery pick thing is obviously now completely off the table.
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I have seen some nice drives to the basket to make a layup. Are you sure you're even watching the games or are you just a troll?
 
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Paul Blart said:
This is 100% fact. The beauty of that is that we kind of suck in the 1/2 court, so it's a recipe for disaster and we get the stagnant turd offense we see far too often.

LOL at anyone being critical of the most overhyped player we've ever had must be a clone fan.

Ben needs to figure it out. The player he thinks he has isn't the same one who plays in the games. The talent difference between Stirtz and his teammates is not nearly as wide as he thinks it is.

Can you even call his two 3's late in the game actual basketball shots you've seen a star player shoot...ever?

I want him to be as advertised as much as anyone, but even with his obvious athletic shortcomings, I think the biggest problem is between his ears and our coach is feeding into that by treating him like he's something he's not.
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Get lost fvcking idiot.
 
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Paul Blart said:
This is 100% fact. The beauty of that is that we kind of suck in the 1/2 court, so it's a recipe for disaster and we get the stagnant turd offense we see far too often.

LOL at anyone being critical of the most overhyped player we've ever had must be a clone fan.

Ben needs to figure it out. The player he thinks he has isn't the same one who plays in the games. The talent difference between Stirtz and his teammates is not nearly as wide as he thinks it is.

Can you even call his two 3's late in the game actual basketball shots you've seen a star player shoot...ever?

I want him to be as advertised as much as anyone, but even with his obvious athletic shortcomings, I think the biggest problem is between his ears and our coach is feeding into that by treating him like he's something he's not.
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2 fouls early tonight at Purdue but came back in and settled down. 5 points, 3 assists and 3 rebounds with the 2 fouls.

For some context, Braden Smith all Big 10 PG with 0 points, 4 assists, 2 rebounds and 2 TOs in the 1st half.
 
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EvilMonkeyInTheCloset

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Paul Blart said:
It was no accident that the lead was cut when he and his defensive indifference were on the bench.

Offensively, he's super limited because he lacks aggression and doesn't like to be touched in any way shape or form. The Illinois players guarding him had the easiest assignment ever. He would rather defer to others to make things happen and puts them in horrible positions because he can't or won't ever try to turn the corner. He should live at the FT line but he doesn't because that would mean that he might need to initiate contact.

The only time he wanted to be the man was when he hoisted horrible off balance 3s at the end. HERO ball.

BMC is gonna have to sit him down when he's being passive. Not fouling at the end with the clock running out was idiotic. The team can win without him on the court whether he wants to believe it or not.
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Fire him and hire a better Bennett Stirtz.
 
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Paul Blart said:
So, some of you guys think he was a net positive today?

He was horrible in every meaningful facet of the game.

I am impressed that he walked into 1 rebound in all of his minutes. That was very gritty of him.

You're not in the MVC anymore and you're the worst athlete at PG perhaps in the entire league. You might have to do some things you think are beneath you or that make you uncomfortable (defense, rebounding, hustling).
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Paul, relax and take your meds. Hopefully, McCullom has a way to contact you in case of emergencies?
 
TampaHawkFan

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Yeah Stirtz had a rough closing few minutes against Illinois but he was a different player today. Not sure Iowa wins without him. He hit some big 3s when Indiana was making a push.
 
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Franisdaman

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Paul Blart said:
It was no accident that the lead was cut when he and his defensive indifference were on the bench.

Offensively, he's super limited because he lacks aggression and doesn't like to be touched in any way shape or form. The Illinois players guarding him had the easiest assignment ever. He would rather defer to others to make things happen and puts them in horrible positions because he can't or won't ever try to turn the corner. He should live at the FT line but he doesn't because that would mean that he might need to initiate contact.

The only time he wanted to be the man was when he hoisted horrible off balance 3s at the end. HERO ball.

BMC is gonna have to sit him down when he's being passive. Not fouling at the end with the clock running out was idiotic. The team can win without him on the court whether he wants to believe it or not.
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time to kick Stritz off the team & play Hausen.






(sarcasm)
 
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Paul Blart said:
It was no accident that the lead was cut when he and his defensive indifference were on the bench.

Offensively, he's super limited because he lacks aggression and doesn't like to be touched in any way shape or form. The Illinois players guarding him had the easiest assignment ever. He would rather defer to others to make things happen and puts them in horrible positions because he can't or won't ever try to turn the corner. He should live at the FT line but he doesn't because that would mean that he might need to initiate contact.

The only time he wanted to be the man was when he hoisted horrible off balance 3s at the end. HERO ball.

BMC is gonna have to sit him down when he's being passive. Not fouling at the end with the clock running out was idiotic. The team can win without him on the court whether he wants to believe it or not.
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time to crawl back under your rock
 
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RuggieC

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He is incredible. Ben needs to just get some offensive sets for some other guys and the other guys need to feel like it is ok to to make the move offensively. Today I saw so many of our guys make a move towards the basket then back out. Very tentative.
 
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fivecardstud14 said:
Lol that I agreed with him. Because saying the only time they get transition points is when he's on the bench is the same as saying he's killing this team. When you and Scotihawk come to try to talk hoops, it always brings a laugh.
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Missed this doozey by @fivecardstud14.

Gotta get Stirtz back on the bench and get some transition points says the basketball wizard.

That damn Stirtz. He's almost as bad as Pryce Sandfort.
 
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RuggieC said:
He is incredible. Ben needs to just get some offensive sets for some other guys and the other guys need to feel like it is ok to to make the move offensively. Today I saw so many of our guys make a move towards the basket then back out. Very tentative.
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He talked about that in the post game and was disappointed. Said he felt guys were playing not to lose instead of playing to win. Was also talking about losing plays on stupid fouls.
 
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