Reasons for Optimism on Sunday (More Stats are For Losers)

[GeorgiaCat]

Reasons for optimism vs Iowa on Sunday…

Offensively, Iowa is a totally different team playing in enemy territory compared to playing at Carver-Hawkeye. Big delta between PPG and shooting percentages. Defensively, they are basically the same.

Iowa Season Stats

• PPG: 81.0
• OPPG: 73.4
• FG%: .458
• 3P%: .351

Iowa Home Splits

• PPG: 89.2
• OPPG: 73.7
• FG%: .496
• 3P%: .384

Iowa Away Splits (does not include neutral court)

• PPG: 70.9
• OPPG: 72.5
• FG%: .409
• 3P%: .327

Iowa Away Opponents (does not include neutral court)

• Seton Hall (only game scoring > 80) - W
• Nebraska - L
• Penn State - L
• Rutgers - W
• Ohio State - L
• Michigan State - L
• Purdue - L
• Minnesota - W

 

[GatoLouco]

Sometimes the way we feel is not necessarily logical, it is just a feeling that somehow a team tends to blow it against a specific opponent. Somehow it's not meant to be beating them? That's kind of how I feel when we play IA.

Again, not logical, different rosters, seasons, though the coaches are the same. Our record against them:
17/18 - 0-1
18/19 - 0-2 (we blew the game in IA city big time)
19/20 - 0-1
20-21 - 0-2
21-22 - 0-2 (B1G tourney loss)
22-23 - 0-1

9 straight losses. Eek!

We have to go back to 16/17, a tourney year, to find a day we stuck it to IA for a 89-54 win.

 

[Catreporter]

Well, we had lost 13 straight to Purdue so there's that overdue factor...

 

[CappyNU]

Sometimes the way we feel is not necessarily logical, it is just a feeling that somehow a team tends to blow it against a specific opponent. Somehow it's not meant to be beating them? That's kind of how I feel when we play IA.

Again, not logical, different rosters, seasons, though the coaches are the same. Our record against them:
17/18 - 0-1
18/19 - 0-2 (we blew the game in IA city big time)
19/20 - 0-1
20-21 - 0-2
21-22 - 0-2 (B1G tourney loss)
22-23 - 0-1

9 straight losses. Eek!

We have to go back to 16/17, a tourney year, to find a day we stuck it to IA for a 89-54 win.

Good thing we're in a tourney year this year then!

 

[NUCat320]

Also, our students can get in chumps’ heads, and between Murray and either McCaffrey, “Your brother’s better” is an effective and inoffensive cheer. They can pretty much just keep chanting.

 

[Titanium999]

Reasons for optimism vs Iowa on Sunday…

Offensively, Iowa is a totally different team playing in enemy territory compared to playing at Carver-Hawkeye. Big delta between PPG and shooting percentages. Defensively, they are basically the same.

Iowa Season Stats

• PPG: 81.0
• OPPG: 73.4
• FG%: .458
• 3P%: .351

Iowa Home Splits

• PPG: 89.2
• OPPG: 73.7
• FG%: .496
• 3P%: .384

Iowa Away Splits (does not include neutral court)

• PPG: 70.9
• OPPG: 72.5
• FG%: .409
• 3P%: .327

Iowa Away Opponents (does not include neutral court)

• Seton Hall (only game scoring > 80) - W
• Nebraska - L
• Penn State - L
• Rutgers - W
• Ohio State - L
• Michigan State - L
• Purdue - L
• Minnesota - W

Easy Pickens!

 

[DaCat]

Well, we had lost 13 straight to Purdue so there's that overdue factor...

This year we're breaking all the jinxes. We've pounded that rock into sand by now.

 

[ParisCat]

Also, our students can get in chumps’ heads, and between Murray and either McCaffrey, “Your brother’s better” is an effective and inoffensive cheer. They can pretty much just keep chanting.

The students directed a “little brother” chant toward Cam Spencer at the Rutgers game. Funny, but ultimately… not so effective.

 

[PURPLECAT88]

Also, our students can get in chumps’ heads, and between Murray and either McCaffrey, “Your brother’s better” is an effective and inoffensive cheer. They can pretty much just keep chanting.

I heard some team chanting "Keegan's Better" at Murray earlier this year. My only thought was "That's not quite the burn you think it is." Because it's true for like everyone in the Big Ten this year, and he's probably proud of how good his brother is.

 

[PURPLECAT88]

The students directed a “little brother” chant toward Cam Spencer at the Rutgers game. Funny, but ultimately… not so effective.

That one at least makes sense because his brother played for us.

 

[hdhntr1]

Reasons for optimism vs Iowa on Sunday…

Offensively, Iowa is a totally different team playing in enemy territory compared to playing at Carver-Hawkeye. Big delta between PPG and shooting percentages. Defensively, they are basically the same.

Iowa Season Stats

• PPG: 81.0
• OPPG: 73.4
• FG%: .458
• 3P%: .351

Iowa Home Splits

• PPG: 89.2
• OPPG: 73.7
• FG%: .496
• 3P%: .384

Iowa Away Splits (does not include neutral court)

• PPG: 70.9
• OPPG: 72.5
• FG%: .409
• 3P%: .327

Iowa Away Opponents (does not include neutral court)

• Seton Hall (only game scoring > 80) - W
• Nebraska - L
• Penn State - L
• Rutgers - W
• Ohio State - L
• Michigan State - L
• Purdue - L
• Minnesota - W

Thanks. Great stats. I had seen that they scored about 20 ppg less on the road (I had seen just under 70 but you are probably more accurate.)And I like seeing the other stats as well such as FG % being about 9 % less and 3 pt % being about 6% less. Pretty remarkable., Add in that we are finally seeing actual HC advantage with the student sections...