This might blow up because that's what seems to happen. Assuming this is regarding his father Roy Marble and how Iowa hasn't truly recognized him for his contributions.
Who hates Iowa? Devyn Marble.
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Wow. I thought it was odd that he wasn’t on the video tribute to Luka.
Especially with him playing for Fran.
I’d be curious to know what the riff is.
Especially with him playing for Fran.
I’d be curious to know what the riff is.
It's amazing how Twitter gets people in trouble
Or in Iowa's case, look at how ONE TWEET from James Daniels almost took the entire coaching staff down
Love the Marbles, but I think this is poor form. Roy didn’t get his jersey retired because he wasn’t even the best player in his class and probably not in (my) top 15 players all time. I loved Devyn’s game too, probably more than Roy’s. No one has disrespected them.
IIRC, the family was not happy his # was never retired (or his jersey is not hanging from CHA);
and when Roy was terminally ill, Iowa had that ceremony where they gave him another framed jersey; I don't think that went over too well w/ the family, either (Iowa didn't do enough)
not sure if Roy's past troubles (and did he get his degree??) were the hold up or not to any further recognition
Roy is the GOAT. I agree with Devyn.
Agreed...Roy is by far the greatest Hawkeye I have ever seen play. I was too young when Ronnie Lester played. I never got to watch the other great Hawks before Ronnie. Roy vs. Garza is not even close. Roy by a long shot.
I don’t think he left Iowa with a degree. So eh e can correct me if I’m wrong. Multiple run ins with the law, including domestic abuse. Substance abuse issues as well. Great player as a Hawkeye. Based on numbers alone he should have his # retired. Based on everything else......absolutely not. Tough call for the University. And when hasn’t the University erred on the side of caution?
Yeah that's my understanding. I can see why Devyn would be upset. Sure Roy had troubles with substances but my gosh time has passed and no need to shame a guy for his own struggles decades ago. Roy was is terminally ill and he gets some awkward recognition ceremony, and Luka gets his number retired when he hasn't finished playing for Iowa. The optics are weird and the AD after Barta should try to fix the broken relationship.
WOB. So dumb to post this when everybody’s dog already knew this.
Smh. What a tool move.
NY Yankee fans hated it when Roger Maris broke Babe Ruth's
single season home run record.
Marble family hated it when Luka Garza broke Roy Marble's
career scoring record at Iowa
In sports records are made to be broken. Eventually folks
will get over it.
single season home run record.
Marble family hated it when Luka Garza broke Roy Marble's
career scoring record at Iowa
In sports records are made to be broken. Eventually folks
will get over it.
I loved and respected the Marbles at IA.
not to be a jerk , BUT wasn’t Iowa the only D1 offer Devyn had.
probably some what attached to his fathers history at IA.
A lot of his success has to be tied to us giving him an offer,
biting the hand that fed him ?
not to be a jerk , BUT wasn’t Iowa the only D1 offer Devyn had.
probably some what attached to his fathers history at IA.
A lot of his success has to be tied to us giving him an offer,
biting the hand that fed him ?
Why not just be mad at the people you think disrespected your family? Not watching a game or being fan seems like a pointless way to punish those you are upset with.
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Cant say I blame him/them....the optics are not good. Guy breaks a record that has stood for some time, immediately gets number retired before he’s even done playing. Meanwhile Roy never got that even when he’s near the end
I remember the whole ceremony for Roy was awkward, and sad it wasn't done sooner.
By 8am tomorrow this will turn into a Black/White thing.
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Oh it will be way sooner than that
I just have to say that I really, really, really hate Twitter
Character counts! Luka is a class act on and off the court, unfortunately can’t say the same for Roy.
No? It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to understand why his number wasn’t retired
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Well the way this is going to play out on the national stage is a black player who held the record for decades never had his number retired, even when he was gravely ill....meanwhile a white player breaks the record and gets his number retired before the season even ends.
you have to admit the optics are not great, especially given the summer Iowa sports had...
Dumb tweet by Devyn. Not the right move to make here.
The timing of this sucks too. We don’t need Luka’s head focusing on anything but b-ball these next few weeks.
Ol Pat Harty is more than ready to make that happen.
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Absolutely, this is code red horrible timing
Not at all. Luka is maybe the most decorated Hawkeye basketball player since what the early 70's? When has Iowa had a 2 time 1st team all American and most likely player of the year?
This has nothing to do with race.
If it becomes a story then Iowa shouldn't hold back on the reasons they didn't retire his number. Love Roy the player, not sure if everyone will say the same for the man.
Oh yeah I completely agree with you on that. The Twitter mob is going to take this and run. I’m just saying it’s completely moronic to try to stretch this into a race thing. These are the times we live in though
There are only "optics" for those that wake up every day looking for "optics".
This will only blow up if the Iowa beat writers try to blow it up. It’s going to blow the **** up, isn’t it?
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Did Roy have off the court issues while he was a player? If not, why wouldn't his number be retired at the same time as Luka's?
Enough posters here are "blowing it up".
Nothing to see here. Move along...
Maybe it started that way. Certain people are encouraged to jump to the racist perspective right away. Looking for a reason to be a victim. Maybe parley that into a solid grift.
In the duplicate thread you responded to, you are getting trolled. Don't feed the troll who is buddies w/ Oliver Martin & thought he should have been starting at Iowa. Don't feed the troll who wanted to meet in Iowa City to fight.
Does going to rehab during college count as an off the court issue?
