Baer does it...again!

[anon_i8nzeu2gbf0ba]

Wow! After a rough first half, along with most of his teammates, Nicholas Baer walks on the court at crunch time and helps put the dagger in Purdue. He grabbed some rebounds, he hit an ice-water 3, and then he hit a crucial fade from the lane with the game on the line both times. And he got a hustle bucket on a break away.

The kid can play any where, any time. What a performance. Wow.

 

[Packer54]

Dom hit 2 big threes as well.

 

[QChawks]

That's the Baer facts folks....

 

[Herkuleez]

Baer for governor!

 

[anon_i8nzeu2gbf0ba]

Yes, Dom did, and he deserves plenty of credit for it--those were huge--but then he's on scholarship.

 

[Herkuleez]

Dom for Lt. Governor!

 

[Packer54]

Yes, Dom did, and he deserves plenty of credit for it--those were huge--but then he's on scholarship.

......and I am sure Mr. Baer will be too. Love that kid.

 

[HawkLogic]

......and I am sure Mr. Baer will be too. Love that kid.

Big times shots/plays...sort of pinching myself if this is real.

 

[Mantyhawk12]

Baer for President
What a hidden gem!!!
Diamond to shine and sparkle

 

[RockEyeState]

After Baer scored 19 against Tenn Tech, I told some 'stodgy old Hawkeye fans' that
I thought Baer was for real. They said, 'well, let's see what he does against real competition'.

I was right and the stodgy, thumb-sucker fans were Wrong, again.

Go figure

 

[IAGuy]

 

[hawk-i bob]

can you imagine the reactions had Fran offered Baer a scholarship coming out of high school? it would have been brutal ...

 

[Kurt Warner]

If it comes down to the final shot I would want Baer to take it, guy has ice in his veins and wouldn't flinch at all and more than likely knock it down.

 

[RockEyeState]

I believe that late in this game, Fran wisely inserted Nicholas Baer for his poise,
decision-making, smarts and Free throw shooting.

 

[tedboy78]

My favorite play by Baer was when he blocked a shot and then saved it from going OB in front of the Purdue bench. Great hustle. You gotta love that!

 

[CP84]

Dom has the ugliest looking shot I've seen.

 

[SoonerBeAHawk]

Baer has such an instinct it seems.

On his breakaway basket he didn't just blindly sprint down the floor. He was even with the two deepest Purdue players but waited until the ball was cleared to Gesell. When Gesell looked up Baer made his move.

Does these little subtle things so well.

 

[hawknut]

And to think that Baer and Dale Jones might still be splitting minutes. Actually Dale is pretty good too.

 

[hawk-i bob]

And to think that Baer and Dale Jones might still be splitting minutes. Actually Dale is pretty good too.

rotations:
Woody (Uhl)
Uthoff (Jones)
Jok (Baer)

and would have given Fran the options to move people around...outstanding group.

 

[unIowa]

And to think that Baer and Dale Jones might still be splitting minutes. Actually Dale is pretty good too.

Yeah. Really wish Dale didn't get hurt both for his sake and the teams. He has a really pretty shot, is a good rebounder, and I think his D was improving. The team would be even better w him.

 

[anon_i8nzeu2gbf0ba]

["tedboy78] My favorite play by Baer was when he blocked a shot and then saved it from going OB in front of the Purdue bench. Great hustle. You gotta love that![/QUOTE]

Tedboy78, you got that right. That was fabulous. Thanks for pointing that out.

 

[Packer54]

Dom has the ugliest looking shot I've seen.

Well that was fairly random. I loved the way his two big 3s looked.

 

[johnnashhawk]

Baer has been the storyline of the season this year. Every game since he turned it on, the tv guys reaction when they see him is one of total astonishment. It would be difficult to measure his value to the team. I love the guy!

 

[Packer54]

I said it before, when Baer, Dom and other bench guys come in I feel real good about them in the game.

 

[PhantomFlyer]

The Pain Reliever plays with so much energy and composure for a freshman. It's not unusual to find a freshman who plays with a lot of energy but very unusual to find one who plays with so much composure. Most players need time to slow the game down, but he seems to have grasped that concept early and plays as under control as anyone on the team.

 

[revkev73]

He really sneaks around the court, on both ends, waiting to pounce and strike...he can hide...and be overlooked by the opponent...

 

[goodbyebobby]

["tedboy78] My favorite play by Baer was when he blocked a shot and then saved it from going OB in front of the Purdue bench. Great hustle. You gotta love that!

Tedboy78, you got that right. That was fabulous. Thanks for pointing that out.[/QUOTE]

Best part of that play was his man was running him down the lane then to the left. He kept his eyes on his man and the ball than turned back to make that block.

 

[MNHawk]

For those of you that haven't taken the time to read Baer's profile on the Iowa site, I'm posting it below. He wasn't even 1st team in his conference his junior year, and look what he's doing for the Hawks. Stories like his are rare, but always amazing. Love watching this kid do well.

Hawk Item -- Non-scholarship athlete.

2014-15 -- Redshirted.
High school -- Conference Player of the Year, team MVP, first team all-state and all-conference, and tabbed Quad City Metro co-Player of the Year as a senior basketball captain at Bettendorf High School... second team all-conference selection as a junior... helped lead his team to back-to-back conference championships, and second and third place finishes at state in 2013 and 2014, respectively... averaged 15.2 points, 9.1 rebounds, 2.2 blocks, 1.5 steals and 1.5 assists as a senior... averaged 9.9 points, 7.0 rebounds, 2.1 blocks, 1.5 assists and 1.3 steals as a junior... AP Scholar Award in 2014 and all-academic first team honoree in 2013-14... honor roll student... member of the National Honor Society... student body president as a senior... competed for one year on the Quad-City Elite AAU squad.
Personal -- Born 3/26/96 in Iowa City... communication studies major... parents are John Baer and Joy Kelly... has three sisters and a brother... cousin, Molly Kelly, is a freshman on the Iowa volleyball team... high school coach was Curtis Clark... AAU coach was Logan Wynn.

 

[tedboy78]

Dom has the ugliest looking shot I've seen.

Jon Shurna's, Northwestern, was far uglier and he was deadly with it. We can only hope Uhl's gets that ugly.

 

[TFXBoomer]

Baer is a baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaad white boy

 

[tedboy78]

Tedboy78, you got that right. That was fabulous. Thanks for pointing that out.

Best part of that play was his man was running him down the lane then to the left. He kept his eyes on his man and the ball than turned back to make that block.[/QUOTE]

I only saw that play the one time and didn't notice that, but I was stunned to realize it was him who made that save when he was the one who blocked it under the basket.

 

[Mohawkeye]

Must have really made a lot of improvement between his junior and senior years. Which would explain why he wasn't recruited. Did he not play much AAU ball? I've heard he has a younger brother, sounds like he comes from a family of athletes. Perhaps another on the way?

 

[HawkeyeDenny]

Baer has made Uhl up his game and raises the energy level of the team when he gets in...has that instinct you can't coach...the intangibles are huge...