Iowa’s Average Possession: 13.8 Seconds (#3 NCAA)
Iowa’s Opponent Average Possession: 19.4 Seconds (#345 NCAA)
IOWA: 3rd Quickest Tempo WITH THE BALL
IOWA: Opponents are 6th Slowest WITH THE BALL
This dazzling number is abundant proof the 10-1 Hawks are clearly CONTROLLING pace & their opponents
This task may be exceedingly difficult vs. explosive ISU Team
Iowa State is simply unspeakably proficient on both ends
ISU likes to push tempo EVEN MORE than IOWA professes
That said, the Cycs have nearly all the same stunning Tempo differential as Iowa
Iowa State’s Average Possession: 14.1 Seconds (#6 NCAA)
Iowa State’s Opponent Average Possession: 17.7 Seconds (#217 NCAA)
IOWA STATE: 6th quickest tempo WITH THE BALL
IOWA STATE: Opponents are 141th* slowest WITH THE BALL
(ISU played & BEAT #1 NCAA Tempo BYU on Road; this differential is still great*)
Iowa has a few notable advantages vs. Iowa State:
Hawkeyes Depth: ‘10-Deep’ Iowa is #9 NCAA w/43% Tm min off bench)
Hawkeyes Size 3rd BIGGEST Average Height
Besides that, Iowa State matches the Iowa Proficiency numbers almost precisely
Cycs can make up for Iowa’s size & Hawks tempo lockdowns
w/great open court spacing – especially on defensive end
ISU #1 BEST NCAA at keeping opponents off Offensive Glass
Just 22% of ISU’s Opponents Rebounds are on Offensive end
Iowa hasn’t faced a player like Mshl Tsfr, ISU 6-04 | 200 Sr DeAndre Kane
Kane is a handful; & has been forcing teams to pay for doubling prolific scoring Cycs’ Mel Ejim
Kane is the outside piece of In/Out tandem that makes ISU so potent
Iowa’s inexperienced, undersized pair of 6-01 underclassmen,
Clemmons & Gesell may really have their hands full
Kane has flourished in Fred Hoyberg’s open-court “Cyco-ball”
Kane is AVERAGING +15 PPG & OVER 8 Boards from the ‘1’
w/Iowa Depth, it’s worth mentioning that Iowa State is dangerously thin;
Even w/KJ Buford back on the court, Two Jr Role Guys remain questionable
(ISU Bigs 6-09 Percy Gibson & 6-09 Daniel Edozle)
It would probably matter more if ISU didn’t have a 6 & 9 day Iowa sandwich
The Depth issue keeps this from being a full 2 UNIT Play, nevertheless
Really like Cycs to run up and away from Hawks in Ames
ISU’s exceedingly good spacing should negate Iowa Depth & Defense
Enough to allow ISU to avenge a 9-Point 2012 loss in Iowa City & stay unbeaten