Three in a row now and looking good. I’m optimistic.
How bout them Hawks!
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Offense is on fire and the defense is coming around!
Wet blanket.
It’s still called taking care of business. Keep it going Hawks.
That same Maryland team Iowa ran out of the gym, played at Purdue to the buzzer yesterday.
You got that right. Iowa put up 110 @ Maryland. Purdue, the team BTN gurus anointed less than a week ago as a Final Four team that wouldn't lose the rest of the regular season, has gone on to be blown out by Michigan and lucked out a 62-61 win over that same Maryland team on Purdue's home court yesterday. And Maryland missed a layup with four seconds left that would have beaten the Boilers.
To be a good or great team, you have to beat the teams you should beat. Iowa has been doing that, and then some. Now they need to keep winning at home. Take at least 2 of the next 3, and the Hawkeyes are in very good shape.
For once, Iowa may be getting on a roll at the right time. The next seven days will tell us a lot about that. But when you put up 110 on the road vs. Maryland, and Purdue puts up 62 a few days later on its home court against that same Maryland team, well, it's tough to see how that's a bad thing for Iowa. LOL
When you are up by 36, it's hard to keep the same defensive intensity.
I want to be optimistic about rotations and the team finding something. I think we’ve all known for a while now we need more Kris and Payton, less Connor and JBo but then suddenly Jbo looks more comfortable… I just keep reminding myself that we’ve played some absolutely terrible teams.
I think somehow Iowa ends up 10-10 or maybe even 11-9 in conference. I am no braketolegist but I hear that puts us safely in. While I don’t expect much in the tourney, who knows? Watch Fran somehow get this team to the second weekend and all will be well, right?
I think somehow Iowa ends up 10-10 or maybe even 11-9 in conference. I am no braketolegist but I hear that puts us safely in. While I don’t expect much in the tourney, who knows? Watch Fran somehow get this team to the second weekend and all will be well, right?
And that's literally all they have to do to get an 8-9 seed in the dance. Beat the teams they're favored to beat and they're in. If they can sneak in a win or 2 against the others it only helps their seeding.
I actually saw the reverse,.. I thought we let up on defense and the offense suffered.
Purdue this year is Iowa last year. A lot of great parts but they haven’t quite put it together as a team and their defense is bad.
I'm pretty bullish on this team.
Especially if we can get more Kris Murray and Joe T. Of course, let's hope also JBo really is coming out of his shooting funk.
Keegan is crazy good scoring the ball but is a helluva defender too! Seems to spark the whole team defensively. Never seen a Hawk like him.
Especially if we can get more Kris Murray and Joe T. Of course, let's hope also JBo really is coming out of his shooting funk.
Keegan is crazy good scoring the ball but is a helluva defender too! Seems to spark the whole team defensively. Never seen a Hawk like him.
We are playing our best basketball of the Fran era right now. Even the defense and the rebounding have gotten better. Keegan looks like an all-world player and guys like Sandfort are realizing their potential. If we can keep this going and finish strong, we just might have a deeper run in the B1G and NCAA tourneys.
I think there might be 2 or 3 potential all stars in there - Lou Brown
Ha Ha, great BTO reference..... Had that on 8 track tape in the day....
I think Sandfort is the X-factor
If he starts scoring 10-15 points a game the composition of this team changes big time.
I’m still wary of our performances against top notch competition , but the last few games have definitely started to point the needle up .
If he starts scoring 10-15 points a game the composition of this team changes big time.
I’m still wary of our performances against top notch competition , but the last few games have definitely started to point the needle up .
i don’t have any idea what his points per minute are, but most guys need 25-30 mins to sniff those stats.
Not going to happen unless someone else gets injured.
If Standfort can get 15 - 20 minutes per game, he'll be doing fine. Iowa will be as well.
Go Hawks! Been playing poor teams certainly. Still we have mostly played well. Things are going well right now. Let's appreciate it!
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