Yeah it is early as F, but I'm pumped after the TN comeback and the entire freaking team (for the most part) returns.
2020: Does Iowa end the curse of Tom Davis and make the Sweet 16?
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Yeah, I believe anything Joe Weiskamp says. When he came out & said 'Just getting started', then that got my attention.
Bring TD in to teach rebounding and the art of pump fakes.
It’s about matchups.
I wouldn’t get too excited or too down based on one game.
Ask yourself are you happy about the last X number of years. Also consider the current trend.
If you think some magic light went off because they came back again st Tennessee and it will keep rolling into next season then I have a bridge to sell you.
I wouldn’t get too excited or too down based on one game.
Ask yourself are you happy about the last X number of years. Also consider the current trend.
If you think some magic light went off because they came back again st Tennessee and it will keep rolling into next season then I have a bridge to sell you.
I think the season was a bridge to something better because the team as a whole seams to buy into that they need to put in more work to get to the next level. They know they can do it, they just need to do it more consistently, throughout every game. That is what good teams with role players like Purdue do. Iowa could be that good, they just need to do it. They have the depth and quality of players right now.
This has all the makings of a new “is Fran building a regional powerhouse?” thread.
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Fran has stiff competition along every border. Not sure that we’re talking a regional power, but a consistent threat for the next 3 years I would think.
We will win enough to make the tourney.
We will have a swoon at some point in the season. Most will overreact.
We will have a swoon at some point in the season. Most will overreact.
I think the team learned this year if the bring their "A" game good things happen. And, when they don't bad things happen. Learn from the experiences of the season past, make the correct adjustments, I think we could indeed make the sweet 16.
I think the TN game is representative of Fran's stint at Iowa. Mind boggling bad uninspired basketball followed by probably the best half of hoops the team played all year. Can Fran strike a balance where bad is losing competitive games vs. getting taken to the wood shed? Will Fran acknowledge that playing fast against teams with better players / athletes isn't to Iowa's advantage? Has to be some paradigm shifts with Fran IMO.
Taking into account Dr. Tom inherited one of the most talented rosters ever for a 1st year coach (with the core 3 being Sophomores in an era when 4 year stars were the norm) Fran really has been comparable to Dr. Tom on paper. Fran won 3 (twice as a 7 and as a 10) in the dance and lost the 2nd. Fran did lose the playin game in 2004, his first of 4 NCAA. Had Dr. Tom gotten a dumpster fire I don't know if he'd be the GOAT. And I love Dr . Tom. His 9 of 13 dances were helped early on with an Elite 8 and Sweet 16 with Raveling's guys. Nothing wrong with that. Fran had a much different path and has done pretty well too. Not a post against Dr. Tom. Love the man. Just a Fran is pretty good post SAVE THE late season meltdowns which does amplify things.
Is the foot speed on our roster going to all the sudden become on par with big ten perimeter players? I love some of the pieces on this team, but the roster is still flawed and essentially forced to play zone nearly all the time. Perhaps JT will help in this area, but hard to count on a freshman whom may or may not be ready to play.
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Did we land a highly sought after point guard that I missed? If not, I'll go with recent history and say no.
We were really close to doing it this year, when no one was expecting it. Next season we've got a shot. If they can avoid the late-season fade and earn a 6 seed or better, that'll help a lot.
Fate has cursed us. It goes back to the improbable FF run in 80.
Whatever can go wrong goes wrong. Some seasons very talented teams are just destroyed by dishonest officiating (81, 87-89 95-99, 2012 and certainly the season just ended). Some seasons very talented teams are destroyed by strange injuries or fatalities (Settles and Street) Some seasons are wiped out by opponents having amazing luck. Like 89, after the U suspends a key starter it still takes OT and a guy falling down throwing up a miracle shot as he falls to win at the buzzer.
We hire the NCoY and it turns out he cannot recruit or game coach and the program reaches the pits. How often have you seen some guy appear out of nowhere to hit more 3s than they've made in their entire career?
How many times have you seen Iowa shooting free throws after the buzzer to win a game? Its happened against us several times since 81. Iowa goes decades without a win at the buzzer but how much more often do we lose, and frequently to inferior teams on last second shots.
I'm thinking the curse gets lifted when the last player on the 80 team dies....so we've got probably 25-30 more years of utter frustration. Its voodoo.
But the Hawkeye heroin carries a strong addiction and I just can't wait for my next hit of the pit in September when kick off finally arrives.
Whatever can go wrong goes wrong. Some seasons very talented teams are just destroyed by dishonest officiating (81, 87-89 95-99, 2012 and certainly the season just ended). Some seasons very talented teams are destroyed by strange injuries or fatalities (Settles and Street) Some seasons are wiped out by opponents having amazing luck. Like 89, after the U suspends a key starter it still takes OT and a guy falling down throwing up a miracle shot as he falls to win at the buzzer.
We hire the NCoY and it turns out he cannot recruit or game coach and the program reaches the pits. How often have you seen some guy appear out of nowhere to hit more 3s than they've made in their entire career?
How many times have you seen Iowa shooting free throws after the buzzer to win a game? Its happened against us several times since 81. Iowa goes decades without a win at the buzzer but how much more often do we lose, and frequently to inferior teams on last second shots.
I'm thinking the curse gets lifted when the last player on the 80 team dies....so we've got probably 25-30 more years of utter frustration. Its voodoo.
But the Hawkeye heroin carries a strong addiction and I just can't wait for my next hit of the pit in September when kick off finally arrives.
