Best possible/most optimistic scenario!

[HawkamongstGophers]

Iowa has the following games remaining. IMO, the ABSOLUTE best we can hope for would be a 8-4 finish. Not likely, but not impossible either.

Believe it or not that puts Iowa at 9-9 in the B1G, Win 2 tourney games and they are 20-14 overall, for at least an NIT berth?

What has to happen to make a run like this?

IMO, reduce his rotations, Play Dailey at the point much more or do something to get pressure off JBO handling ball so much, bump Kriener's PT, minimize Wagner, Ellingson's, and Pemsl's PT, and perhaps play more of the 1-3-1 we saw last game.

This is still a longshot, but if all above occurs there is a chance.

Wed, Jan 17

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• Rutgers

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Sat, Jan 20

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• #5 Purdue

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Tue, Jan 23

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• Wisconsin

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Sat, Jan 27

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• Nebraska

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Tue, Jan 30

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• Minnesota

9:00 PM ET Big Ten Network
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Sat, Feb 3

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• Penn State

TBD Big Ten Network
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Tue, Feb 6

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• #4 Michigan State

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Sat, Feb 10

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• Ohio State

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Wed, Feb 14

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• Michigan

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Sat, Feb 17

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• Indiana

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Wed, Feb 21

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• Minnesota

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Sun, Feb 25

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• Northwestern

 

[VicHawkeye]

Sounds good It would be great to see the team finish strong and then add Joe W one of the best recruits to commit to Iowa in a long time.

 

[perryhawk]

Iowa has the following games remaining. IMO, the ABSOLUTE best we can hope for would be a 7-3 finish. Not likely, but not impossible either.

Believe it or not that puts Iowa at 8-8 in the B1G, Win 2 tourney games and they are 20-13 overall. for at least an NIT berth?

What has to happen to make a run like this?

IMO, reduce his rotations, Play Dailey at the point much more or do something to get pressure of JBO handling ball so much, bump Kriener's PT, minimize Wagner, Ellingson's, and Pemsl's PT, and perhaps play more of the 1-3-1 we saw last game.

This is still a longshot, but if all above occurs there is a chance.

Wed, Jan 17

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  Isn’t there 12 games left.....18 B10 games?

 

[skydog0784]

Iowa has the following games remaining. IMO, the ABSOLUTE best we can hope for would be a 7-3 finish. Not likely, but not impossible either.

Believe it or not that puts Iowa at 8-8 in the B1G, Win 2 tourney games and they are 20-13 overall. for at least an NIT berth?

What has to happen to make a run like this?

IMO, reduce his rotations, Play Dailey at the point much more or do something to get pressure of JBO handling ball so much, bump Kriener's PT, minimize Wagner, Ellingson's, and Pemsl's PT, and perhaps play more of the 1-3-1 we saw last game.

This is still a longshot, but if all above occurs there is a chance.

Wed, Jan 17

• @
• 
• Rutgers

7:00 PM ET Big Ten Network
Conversation | Tickets
Sat, Jan 20

• vs
• 
• #5 Purdue

12:00 PM ET Conversation | Tickets
Tue, Jan 23

• vs
• 
• Wisconsin

7:00 PM ET Conversation | Tickets
Sat, Jan 27

• @
• 
• Nebraska

8:00 PM ET Big Ten Network
Conversation | Tickets
Tue, Jan 30

• vs
• 
• Minnesota

9:00 PM ET Big Ten Network
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Sat, Feb 3

• @
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• Penn State

TBD Big Ten Network
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Tue, Feb 6

• vs
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• #4 Michigan State

9:00 PM ET Conversation | Tickets
Sat, Feb 10

• @
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• Ohio State

TBD Big Ten Network
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Wed, Feb 14

• @
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• Michigan

6:30 PM ET Big Ten Network
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Sat, Feb 17

• vs
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• Indiana

2:00 PM ET Conversation | Tickets
Wed, Feb 21

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• Minnesota

9:00 PM ET Big Ten Network
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Sun, Feb 25

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• Northwestern

Iowa has 12 games left for a total of 18, not 16, B1G games.

I have Iowa going 8-4 putting on the most optimistic, black and gold colored glasses putting them at 9-9. Highly unlikely though. Would love for IA to get to 7 B1G wins but even that is going to be a stretch.

 

[KuwaitHawk]

Get hot starting 1 March and hope Iowa only has to play 4 games to win it all.

 

[HawkamongstGophers]

Iowa has 12 games left for a total of 18, not 16, B1G games.

I have Iowa going 8-4 putting on the most optimistic, black and gold colored glasses putting them at 9-9. Highly unlikely though. Would love for IA to get to 7 B1G wins but even that is going to be a stretch.

You are correct. My bad.

 

[Suterman]

Yes....8-4 is the absolute best we could hope for from here on out and 4-8 is far more likely. Who knows? We have one more win than we did a week ago.

 

[ChiHawk1985]

My prediction. Maybe I'll do better than my super homer-ish prediction before the season began and before getting to see how the team plays!

@Rutgers: W
vs. Purdue: L
vs. Wisconsin: L
@Nebraska: W
vs. Minnesota: L
@Penn State: L
vs. Michigan State: L
@Ohio State: L
@Michigan: L
vs. Indiana: W
@Minnesota: L
vs. Northwestern: L

3 - 9 and then most likely a first round exit in the BTT to keep our trend alive

 

[HawkLogic]

If we don't beat Rutgers, then I think 8-4 is out of the question.

Dailey needs to improve a lot to make us a good team. He's still finding himself.

 

[LuteHawk]

Currently, Minnesota has two of their best players
off the team. One was suspended and one is injured.
The Hawkeyes still play them twice and should win
both games The Hawkeyes should beat Rutgers,
Nebraska, Penn St. and Indiana for a total of 7 Big
Ten wins. It would also be nice to win our last home
game against Northwestern and make our record
at 8-10.

 

[farfaraway]

OMG, barely beat a team slightly worse than we are and people go nuts again. The same fools will be cursing McC and denigrating the players in another week or so. We will be fortunate to win 3 more games. Stranger things have happened, I know. But nothing has changed the near certainty we will be somewhere among the bottom three teams in the conference.

 

[HawkamongstGophers]

OMG, barely beat a team slightly worse than we are and people go nuts again. The same fools will be cursing McC and denigrating the players in another week or so. We will be fortunate to win 3 more games. Stranger things have happened, I know. But nothing has changed the near certainty we will be somewhere among the bottom three teams in the conference.

I will go on record stating they finish 4-14 or better.

 

[HawkLogic]

I will go on record stating they finish 4-14 or better.

Yee Haw...yes, this is doable.

 

[SDHawkDoc]

If they could manage 4 more wins in conference that would be a decided improvement from where they are at present.
It is unlikely they win more than 5 games the rest of the year. There are no "they should win this one" on the schedule.

 

[ChiHawk1985]

My prediction. Maybe I'll do better than my super homer-ish prediction before the season began and before getting to see how the team plays!

@Rutgers: W
vs. Purdue: L
vs. Wisconsin: L
@Nebraska: W
vs. Minnesota: L
@Penn State: L
vs. Michigan State: L
@Ohio State: L
@Michigan: L
vs. Indiana: W
@Minnesota: L
vs. Northwestern: L

3 - 9 and then most likely a first round exit in the BTT to keep our trend alive

Well... there goes one of my W’s

 

[JerryDennard]

This is a 15-18 win team. Said that at the beginning of the year.