Learn the game of DEFENSE. Otherwise, this team won't even make the Sweet 16. Laughable
Iowa Basketball---What an utter embarrassment!
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We never live up to the hype
we have to be the hunter not the huntee
we have to be the hunter not the huntee
It's pretty clear that this is, at best, maybe a top-20 team. Maybe. That's all we got. I fully expect to get bounced the first weekend of the tourney.
Program has been a shit show for 30+ years with no change in sight. Over ranked to start the year and won’t survive the first weekend of the tourney. Next year, no tourney and sub-.500 record.
Sadly true last 30 years and probably true regarding next year
Ill bet you $100 (barring no transfers) we are not sub .500.
Your title is not true but yes the defense is really poor right now. There are players on the team (mostly on the bench) who do put in that effort, to be fair.
I haven't looked at the non-conference schedule so won't take that bet, but if limiting it to the conference schedule, then it wouldn't be a terrible risk.
Their defense is an embarrassment, but let's not go full potatoes. Iowa lost to the #7 team in the country by four. They are currently 13-5 (I believe). If this team is an embarrassment, I'd hate to think what Iowa State is.
Iowa isn’t the only team losing a lot next year. Illinois goes down Dosunmu, Cockburn, Frazier, and Williams. OSU will lose CJ Walker and Kyle Young. Michigan loses Livers, Brooks, Brown, and Smith (4 of top 6 scorers). Rutgers loses Baker and Young. Wisconsin loses Trice, Potter, Davison, and Reuvers. Indiana loses Durham and likely Jackson-Davis.
Of all teams, Minnesota, Purdue, MSU, Maryland, and Northwestern all return the most and best players, but Iowa should return a lot too
And we may be better on defense next year, comparitively anyway.....
Purdue and MSU both lose their best player. Purdue has allot of young talent though.
Carr may not be back for Minnesota too.
I'd give Iowa as good a chance as any to win the league next year if Connor decides to leave and no one else transfers.
JT, CJ, Weiskamp, Keegan, Nunge with Pat, Perkins, Ulis and Kris as top 4 subs is solid as hell.
Even Fran won't be able to avoid playing defense with that group.
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I don’t see that Purdue has any seniors, but you’re right about Langford, and could be about Carr
I think there’s a good chance that Toussaint takes a massive step forward next year reclaiming the starting role as an upperclassman. Kris will probably begin to log occasional minutes next year as well, and if he’s anything like Keegan, will be a contributor.
Where do you think connor is going? 🤨 id love to see fran go back to using him as a sub this yr and next cause he ain’t goin anywhere
I don't really think anywhere but this is his 4th year I believe so maybe he'll just call it a career.
I can only hope.
I'm proud of the players who are not anywhere close to an embarrassment. As far as the defensive ignorance and some personnel decisions by the coach....yeah kind of embarrassing. Nepotism and favoritism have no place on a team trying to take the next step, especially in this league
