Well here's the rub, Mr. Expert. I saw the game too, and my take is that little Perry was intimidated, rushing his shot because he had a bigger, stronger defender on him. You say he got open looks. That's hogwash. His "open looks" were hurried, with a taller defender racing towards him. And you say Sandfort is taller and that's why he was able to shoot over HIS defender. Well, no shit, Sherlock. That's the evolution of the game - bigger guys shooting from deep because it's harder to defend them. You see, the little guys under 6-feet are much easier to stop, which was done numerous times this season with Perry.xtrawildcat wrote: ↑March 21st, 2024, 7:31 amI rewatched the first half. Tylor Perry took 8 threes and every one of them except the last one to beat the half time buzzer was just as open as Sandfort's shots. Sandfort is 8 inches taller and both have a quick release. So Perry was probably more open. Your statement that Perry was suffocated by Iowa's defense is incorrect and shows you are not an objective observer.
No doubt in that game, Sandfort was a better shooter than Perry. And he is 20 for 40 in the last i4 games so he is on a roll.
Hard to see how Iowa ran better offense than KState when Kstate was 22 for 30 at the rim and Iowa made 18 two point shots total. If you like layups, K state's offense delivered.
So both teams played good on offense and bad on defense. Will Mcnair and DNG along with others fouled too much giving Iowa a big advantage in that area.
It is iowa had better three point shooters in this game. And got to the line more. Even low bbiq observers recognized that. Blame it on Tang not recruiting better shooters, or whatever you want.
And you just didn't listen to me when I tried to explain how Iowa took advantage of KSU's second half face-guarding of Sandfort. I'm not going to repeat it here, so you'll have to go back and read it. Sandfort didn't care if he shot the ball in the second half ... that is until KSU lost him in the final minutes and he delivered the two 3's that took down Tang. He wasn't going to go chase shots like Kaluma, Perry and Carter do during a game, ignoring the awful consequences of that. Sandfort KNEW that the defense KSU tried on him in the second half would be a winning formula. KSU essentially took away a help defender, created a 4 on 4 game, which allowed Sandfort to help his teammates with ball screens, cuts and screens away from the ball, freeing up teammates especially Ben Krikke, who went wild in the second half, nearly matching Sandfort's first half scoring with his own 19 points. KSU couldn't switch on Sandfort screens, because they were so afraid of him getting open. Pick your poison General Tang. You got outcoached by a much smarter Fran McCaffrey - an experienced head coach who was anticipating your next move. CHECKMATE! GAME OVER! SEASON OVER! See ya!