Grittiest Team

[CAhawki]

Last year's team had some good comebacks.

True... but this team has some stones, swagger and "not taking any crap" attitude. In the past i have felt that Fran has wanted his teams to have that mentality, but just couldnt summon it when they needed it the most. I think Connor has been a catalyst of the mental shift

 

[Ballhawk1221]

Could certainly see this team making some noise in the tourney, if they can finish out to a decent seed. Sweet 16 or bust this season.....

I don't know about "or bust." We've been playing with house money for the last five weeks considering the injuries. Definitely this team has what it takes to make the Sweet 16, but a lot can happen between now and march. Hopefully everyone stays healthy and we continue to play well. Still have a lot of tough games to go. Anyone can beat anyone in the Big Ten this year.

You're absolutely right, gotta get a decent seed in the tourney for a good chance to advance.

 

[hawkifann]

I don't know about "or bust." We've been playing with house money for the last five weeks considering the injuries. Definitely this team has what it takes to make the Sweet 16, but a lot can happen between now and march. Hopefully everyone stays healthy and we continue to play well. Still have a lot of tough games to go. Anyone can beat anyone in the Big Ten this year.

You're absolutely right, gotta get a decent seed in the tourney for a good chance to advance.

As presently constructed, I think this team can hang with about anyone. Maybe they run out of gas to an extent, but I could see them holding through. The biggest risk right now is another big injury. If they lost anyone but Pemsl/Till for a length of time, I think they'd really be hurting.

 

[VicHawkeye]

For those of you who expect a BIG championship, I am with you. The last one was the season before I started following Iowa basketball.