Musketeer Madness

CJ F. , of Iowa is entering the transfer portal!! Could XU get another Iowa product from Cov Cath? Boy that would be nice!!!!!!!!

UK may be his next stop in the rumor mill.

yeah, I have heard UK too. I wouldn't complain if he decided on X.

Based on what we have I hope we see a mix of Defenses this year. We have some good defenders and some that will need help. The hedge doesn't look like a good option with Jack and Zach on the floor together.

not sure how reliable but heard that there's a good chance X could get him.

i don't think so but hey, ya never know.

If we get him will we find out what CJF stands for? Or is that gonna remain an insiders secret?

I found the answer to that question by accessing the 2020-2021 Iowa Men's basketball roster.

muskienick wrote: ↑

Mon Apr 19, 2021 12:37 pm

I found the answer to that question by accessing the 2020-2021 Iowa Men's basketball roster.

How crafty of you to keep that nugget to yourself.

Whenever I see the “hedge “ mentioned I have to ask what it does besides silly fouls or out of position bigs, Someone please enlighten me

I recall that it came down to X or Iowa, His uncle Joe is still the all-time three point % at ND I believe

gym from delhi wrote: ↑

Mon Apr 19, 2021 1:49 pm

Whenever I see the “hedge “ mentioned I have to ask what it does besides silly fouls or out of position bigs, Someone please enlighten me

I hope I can help.
there are a number of reasons for Hedging. Because ball screening is so prevalent in college ball with the idea of the ball-handler getting to the middle of the court. it is meant to disrupt the screen and the ball handler by forcing a ball handler that is a good driver to stop his drive and force him to restart what he intended to do. Your goal in a hedge if you are the hedger is to force the ballhandler to take a couple of hard dribbles toward the half-court line and then recover to the man you were guarding. Another reason for a hedge is a double team on the ball-handler instantly off of the screen. If they are a good shooter they must make a decision which means they are not shooting the ball and if done right in a pac-line D the pass has a good chance of being picked off if it goes to the baseline or a long pass to the sideline. Sometimes a hedge is used if the ball handler is a driver or a good shooter and sometimes if a team is having problems with sideline D.

The key in a hedge is the defender's shoulders parallel to the sideline or the half-court line depending on where and why on the floor the hedge is made. Most of the time for X it would be the half-court line. Important for the hedger to communicate and recover when the defender of the ballhandler recovers unless they are double teaming.