On a night where the Wisconsin Badgers pounded the Iowa Hawkeyes 69-52, Wisconsin's Marcus Landry scored his 1,000th point, making him one of five active players in the Big Ten to reach that mark. However, late in the second half, Iowa's Devan Bawinkel caught the ball in the corner behind the arc. Pump fake. Dribble. Spot up. DUEEEECCCEEE! It took him all too long, but Bawinkel has made his first two-pointer of the year.
On a more serious note, let's take a look at what was different this time around:
Jan. 21 in Iowa City: Iowa 73, Wisconsin 69
- Iowa made it to the free throw line 35 times shooting 74.3%
- Iowa committed only 9 turnovers and had 12 assists
- Iowa's David Palmer played 33 minutes, scoring a career-high 21 points
- Wisconsin's Joe Krabbenhoft fouled out with 11 points
- Wisconsin's Jason Bohannon shot 2-9 from the floor (11 points)
Feb. 11 in Madison: Wisconsin 69, Iowa 52
- Iowa shot just 14 free throws shooting 57.1%
- Iowa committed 14 turnovers and had 4 assists
- Iowa's David Palmer played 16 minutes, scoring 3 points
- Wisconsin's Joe Krabbenhoft tied a career high with 16 points
- Wisconsin's Jason Bohannon shot 5-8 (3Pt: 3-4) for 15 points
Up next:
Sat, Feb 14. Iowa hosts (20) Purdue at 4:05 pm.
Sat, Feb 14, Wisconsin hosts (24) Ohio St. at 9:00 pm
I like Bawinkel but I'm still trying to figure out why he's playing so much. I just don't know what he gives Iowa if he isn't knocking down 3's, and he hasn't been lately. At times he looks slow, unathletic and a liability. I can understand why he can't play for Bob Huggins at West Virginia. That team is loaded with big, athletic guards who do more than just shoot.
ReplyDeleteIt's kind of sad that it took him this long to make his first two-point field goal, especially since he's been getting regular playing time for most of the season. It points to obvious flaws in his game. Maybe I'm too harsh, though. Any team can use a designated shooter, but he has to shooter better than 35 percent from 3 if that's all he does.
I completely agree. I also wonder what Gatens is thinking...Lickliters system doesn't seem to fit the players Iowa has. I don't know, it's a huge cluster of problematic players.
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