Fran's Tech. Foul Gave Ind. 2 Points For Winning Margin

[LuteHawk]

When Fran got whistled for technical foul in first half, I
said that would come back to bite him. Indiana made
the 2 free throws and that was the margin of victory.
So Fran's unruly behavior cost the Hawkeyes another win.

 

[iahawkeyes17]

When Fran got whistled for technical foul in first half, I
said that would come back to bite him. Indiana made
the 2 free throws and that was the margin of victory.
So Fran's unruly behavior cost the Hawkeyes another win.

that and his idiotic sit with 2 foul rule. If you can’t trust the National player of the year to play few minutes without fouling who can you trust? That is what truly cost us however I thought same thing about the T after game was over.

 

[WSC72]

When Fran got whistled for technical foul in first half, I
said that would come back to bite him. Indiana made
the 2 free throws and that was the margin of victory.
So Fran's unruly behavior cost the Hawkeyes another win.

But so many experts on this board say his warranting a T was needed and he is just fighting for his guys. Not sure how giving the other team free points is a good strategy

 

[LuteHawk]

When Garza sat on the bench for 12 minutes with 2 fouls,
in the first half, it allowed Indiana to get back in the game.
Fran made a bad decision and it cost him another victory
He has now lost the team and I think he knows it.

 

[HawkLogic]

The Technical was on a CMAC play trying to draw a charge. That is often is a 50/50 play went against CMAC. Papa couldn't take it. At least he didn't go on postgame rant like the game at OSU where CMAC took a hit to the head and they both got mad.

Iowa did get raped in 1st half by refs, but it was late in the half to get a technical and give up 2 pts. Iowa needs more guys that can take it to the rack and put onus on officials to call fouls on Indiana. Fran hasn't recruited those type athletes in past years and the only ones on this year's team are mostly on the bench.

 

[blhawk]

This is exactly the kind of thing some fans ridicule guys like PJ Fleck for. My buddy said good for Fran....was like are you serious? Doesn't matter if it was a bad call or not. Giving them free throws is idiotic.

 

[iahawks10]

The Technical was on a CMAC play trying to draw a charge. That is often is a 50/50 play went against CMAC. Papa couldn't take it. At least he didn't go on postgame rant like the game at OSU where CMAC took a hit to the head and they both got mad.

Iowa did get raped in 1st half by refs, but it was late in the half to get a technical and give up 2 pts. Iowa needs more guys that can take it to the rack and put onus on officials to call fouls on Indiana. Fran hasn't recruited those type athletes in past years and the only ones on this year's team are mostly on the bench.

50/50? GTFO. That was as clear as a charge as it gets.

 

[SotaHawk87]

Getting a T to light a fire I get.. Getting one up 13 on the road. Idiotic..

 

[iahawks10]

Getting a T to light a fire I get.. Getting one up 13 on the road. Idiotic..

What did Fran do or say to warrant the T?

 

[83Hawk]

It didn’t cost Iowa the game.

 

[SotaHawk87]

What did Fran do or say to warrant the T?

Yeah that’s the other thing according to one Iowa media member it was a weak ass T..

 

[moondog24]

The T didn’t cost us the game. Losing the loose ball, 50/50 battles did. It’s easy to see why Indiana is a very average team. It is hard to watch Iowa become one with all the experience they had coming back.

 

[WSC72]

It didn’t cost Iowa the game.

Correct, but it was a nice gift for the Hoosiers

 

[iahawks10]

Yeah that’s the other thing according to one Iowa media member it was a weak ass T..

So you claiming it was “idiotic” was well, idiotic?

 

[SotaHawk87]

So you claiming it was “idiotic” was well, idiotic?

No. They called it didn’t they? Idiotic.. doesn’t really matter if you put the officials in a position where they felt it warranted a T.

 

[iahawks10]

No. They called it didn’t they? Idiotic.. doesn’t really matter if you put the officials in a position where they felt it warranted a T.

Yeah, they also felt that the obvious arm extended warranted a blocking call too. But you claiming what’s idiotic and what isn’t, when you have absolutely no clue what happened is strange to say the least.

 

[HawkRose]

I was fine with the T. It was about the 4th bad call in a row and the calls did begin to shift our way. I am not Ok with his idiotic 2 foul rule.

 

[denmar81]

I have no problem with Fran speaking up. I’ve heard some pretty harsh words come out of other coaches that didn’t draw a T and Fran gets one for saying less. Sometimes a T fires up a team but it’s obvious nothing fires up these guys.

 

[longliveCS40]

His tech was needed at the time. The officiating was very lopsided and needed him to get on them to help point that out.

 

[blhawk]

50/50? GTFO. That was as clear as a charge as it gets.

To be fair after 11 years of franball I'm guessing many in this fanbase have forgotten what a charge looks like. We rarely take them, another indication of how soft the team is

 

[BIG Bick]

The T didn’t cost us the game. Losing the loose ball, 50/50 battles did. It’s easy to see why Indiana is a very average team. It is hard to watch Iowa become one with all the experience they had coming back.

And the no goal tending call AGAIN !

 

[jellyfish10]

His tech was needed at the time. The officiating was very lopsided and needed him to get on them to help point that out.

I was shocked he didn’t get run. Thought for sure he would pick up another.

 

[iahawks10]

To be fair after 11 years of franball I'm guessing many in this fanbase have forgotten what a charge looks like. We rarely take them, another indication of how soft the team is

Well in that case it was a correct call then?

 

[cruhawk]

But so many experts on this board say his warranting a T was needed and he is just fighting for his guys. Not sure how giving the other team free points is a good strategy

How many times have you seen a team respond by playing at a different level after the coach gets a "T", even though it usually results in the other team getting the (temporary) advantage of a couple of extra points?

 

[WSC72]

How many times have you seen a team respond by playing at a different level after the coach gets a "T", even though it usually results in the other team getting the (temporary) advantage of a couple of extra points?

About as many as I’ve seen the other team pull ahead further. Would be interesting to see some research on results of the next 10 minutes of the game after a technical. I did a quick google search but nothing jumped out for results.

 

[HoustonREDHawk]

The technical didn't cost Iowa the game, and Fran needed to do some bitching to the zebras about the officiating at the time. Sitting Luka for over half of the first half, instead of stepping on IU when we had them down, did impact the outcome a lot. I hate sitting guys for long periods with 2 fouls. We needed Luka on the floor, so someone other than Weesy could score.

 

[cruhawk]

About as many as I’ve seen the other team pull ahead further. Would be interesting to see some research on results of the next 10 minutes of the game after a technical. I did a quick google search but nothing jumped out for results.

That might be overthinking it. But I can confidently say that, much more often than not, it results in a significantly higher level of play from the team and a drastically upgraded level of competence from the officials.

 

[WSC72]

That might be overthinking it. But I can confidently say that, much more often than not, it results in a significantly higher level of play from the team and a drastically upgraded level of competence from the officials.

Maybe, but as stated I’ve seen just as many times where a team loses control and plays like sh*t as they get too focused on officiating.

Officials always tend to even out fouls so that might have some validity

 

[HawkAlum2002]

To be fair after 11 years of franball I'm guessing many in this fanbase have forgotten what a charge looks like. We rarely take them, another indication of how soft the team is

McCabe, Gesell and Baer all took their fair share of charges but they were also three of the tougher, physical players during Fran's tenure and likely learned that before they got to Iowa.

 

[Ihawkhoops]

The body language of the team the last few games has not been good. If Fran hasn't lost the team, he will with a loss tomorrow. He has definitely lost the fan base. My friends that have been Fran apologists have seen the light. Losses will mount and Fran will get tossed soon (maybe tomorrow).

 

[Titanhawk2]

When Fran got whistled for technical foul in first half, I
said that would come back to bite him. Indiana made
the 2 free throws and that was the margin of victory.
So Fran's unruly behavior cost the Hawkeyes another win.

Yep, the other 39 minutes and 40 seconds played no part in it