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Hawkeyes next 7 games.... .

I was in the 0-7 or 1-6 camp so it looks like others will be right possibly.

I still think we will struggle this year (especially with JBO taking the medical hardship) and the schedule remains tough but this was absolutely a pleasant surprise and gives us hope for the future. Really gutty performance tonight.

Next year could be pretty good though if we get a couple of players in this next class and JBO possibly returns if he sits out this year after ISU.
 
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I was a 1-6 or 0-7 guy and they have 2 already so that’s fantastic and I have to give Fran and the guys props. If they can get 3 or 4 in this stretch that would be awesome.
 
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Texas Tech - Beat 5 cupcakes
Crieghton/SDSU- neither has beat any one
Syracuse - Lost to Virginia and beat no one
Michigan - Beat Iowa State
Minnesota - Lost to Oklahoma, Butler, and Utah and beat no one
Iowa State - Lost to Michigan and Oregon State and beat nobody
Cincinnati- Has beat nobody and lost to Bowling Green
Iowa - Lost to DePaul and beat no one

Not sure why people think all these teams are so much better. All have only beat cupcakes. Only Texas Tech is ranked. I think Iowa will be fine. Especially as the bench gets shorter.
Playing back to back was hard on Bohannon or I don’t think we blow that first half lead. Plus Garza’s foul trouble. It was very winnable.

@Michigan - They look great, but I think we match up great. Simpson’s intelligence will be the difference in a close loss
Minnesota - Beat a bad Clemson Team. Otherwise 4 and 4
@ Iowa St - Haven’t beat anyone yet but 3 loses were to good teams.
@ Cincinnati - Illinois St lost by 1, Bowling Green beat them, Valparaiso lost in OT all at Cincinnati
 
Playing back to back was hard on Bohannon or I don’t think we blow that first half lead. Plus Garza’s foul trouble. It was very winnable.

@Michigan - They look great, but I think we match up great. Simpson’s intelligence will be the difference in a close loss
Minnesota - Beat a bad Clemson Team. Otherwise 4 and 4
@ Iowa St - Haven’t beat anyone yet but 3 loses were to good teams.
@ Cincinnati - Illinois St lost by 1, Bowling Green beat them, Valparaiso lost in OT all at Cincinnati
I like your optimism in the Michigan game, and wish I shared it. They are a 40%+ 3pt shooting team coming home off of a loss where they played awfully on the road against the #1 ranked team. Combine that with it being the first game of the Big Ten slate, and I don’t think that things stack up well for Iowa at all. I hope I’m wrong, but we may be running into a buzzsaw

Definitely think we start off 1-1 after a win against the Gophers though
 
I like your optimism in the Michigan game, and wish I shared it. They are a 40%+ 3pt shooting team coming home off of a loss where they played awfully on the road against the #1 ranked team. Combine that with it being the first game of the Big Ten slate, and I don’t think that things stack up well for Iowa at all. I hope I’m wrong, but we may be running into a buzzsaw

Definitely think we start off 1-1 after a win against the Gophers though
Agree, feels like a bloodbath coming in this one with them coming off that beat down on the road.
 
Playing back to back was hard on Bohannon or I don’t think we blow that first half lead. Plus Garza’s foul trouble. It was very winnable.

@Michigan - They look great, but I think we match up great. Simpson’s intelligence will be the difference in a close loss
Minnesota - Beat a bad Clemson Team. Otherwise 4 and 4
@ Iowa St - Haven’t beat anyone yet but 3 loses were to good teams.
@ Cincinnati - Illinois St lost by 1, Bowling Green beat them, Valparaiso lost in OT all at Cincinnati
I’m going with 2-2 over the next 4 games. JBo is able to play in the first 3 before he has to shut it down if he is (I believe he will). That would be 4-3 on those 7. Did anyone see that coming?
 
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I still don’t think Michigan is that fast. Outside Simpson who is more smart than fast. They are huge and good shooters. Krieners type of game. Didn’t he dominate them last year. Simpson will be to much for us. But we will be right there
 
4 and 2. Rereading some of these post is funny. These same people continue to give Fran tips. Not gonna lie I was frustrated they didn’t make any adjustments in the Michigan game. Hold them under 90 and you have a chance. How could you look at the talent on this team and see 0-7 or 1-6. Which is fine, but after being wrong it’s right to the next complaint.
 

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Dang —- I’m a dumb ass. Never saw this coming. Not sure where it goes with JBO sitting out but I’m impressed. I picked 0-7 or 1-6. To get 4 of these with a chance for 5. Unbelievable

And you'll gladly eat your crow with the rest of us!

5-2 in that stretch!
 
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I was in the 0-7 or 1-6 camp so it looks like others will be right possibly.

I still think we will struggle this year (especially with JBO taking the medical hardship) and the schedule remains tough but this was absolutely a pleasant surprise and gives us hope for the future. Really gutty performance tonight.

Next year could be pretty good though if we get a couple of players in this next class and JBO possibly returns if he sits out this year after ISU.

Did you see our starting line-up was 2 frosh, 2 sophs and a junior??? No seniors started. Future looks good!
 
Upsets happen frequently but not nearly as frequently as the favored team actually winning the game. Predicting three upsets based on nothing other than you hope that they happen .... that’s like picking a tourney bracket based on your favorite uniform colors.

Hey circus boy, you can go back to cyfan whenevs
 
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I had hoped Evelyn would be capable of doing more by now heading into this stretch of games. Keep thinking he is going to get it going as he shot almost 43% from 3 and led the team in 3-pointers his sophomore year at Valpo. He has looked pretty shaky so far but did have a couple drives tonight. Definitely would rather see him drive it than shoot 3's.

3-4 would be great but not sure that is possible.

Evelyn looked good tonight, except for the turnovers. However, that seemed like a team epidemic.
 
Great ride so far. I hope the team is in great shape as I’m afraid they will run out of energy as the season progresses due to the short bench.
 
Settles is terrible as a commentator.

No matter who is playing, if he is doing the game, there will be several players on the court that are the "best in the country" at something.
You must not watch much basketball, or sports for that matter, all commentators say that bs.
 
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