Congrats Hawkeye fans...

[MTobin]

....on your epic comeback. Brilliant strategy to make the Boilers supremely overconfident in the first half, then blitz them in the second.

Unfortunately, you managed to expose Purdue's one glaring offensive weakness, which is a guard who can both beat the press with the dribble and break down a defender when the shot clock is winding down. Had Ronnie effing Johnson ever been willing to buy into a team concept, he could be doing that brilliantly right now.

Uthoff was incredible. Iowa has firmly established themselves as an upper tier contender, if not the favorite. Looking forward to the rematch on 1/24, to see what kinds of adjustments are made.

 

[hawk-i bob]

....on your epic comeback. Brilliant strategy to make the Boilers supremely overconfident in the first half, then blitz them in the second.

Unfortunately, you managed to expose Purdue's one glaring offensive weakness, which is a guard who can both beat the press with the dribble and break down a defender when the shot clock is winding down. Had Ronnie effing Johnson ever been willing to buy into a team concept, he could be doing that brilliantly right now.

Uthoff was incredible. Iowa has firmly established themselves as an upper tier contender, if not the favorite. Looking forward to the rematch on 1/24, to see what kinds of adjustments are made.

thanks...not sure about "if not the favorite"...course we have not been there in a long long time so its not something we think about ... we just need to stay within ourselves...a loss against Nebraska would not be nice.

Super kind of you to think it was a strategy....you guys will be in the hunt all year..and I'm sure you will be ready for us in Carver.