I don’t know, we played them pretty close today and both Sandfort and Freeman had bad games. I’d say we have a 50/50 shot at home. Illinois won’t be playing for anything but pride.
In Patrick's defense, it was the first in traffic rebound I've seen him get in 5 years. Most of his rebounds come with nobody around
4 more wins probably does it in some combination.
I agree on all points.
Oh, I LOVE the game.....it is the dislike that drives it for me. BTW....I am an Eastern Iowa guy myself.
You're funny! Why would you want Iowa to win the next 3, so they could get into the playoff games in Dayton and either lose there or in the first round. Iowa is not good enough to win 3 of the remaining games and even if they win 1 game in the BTT you want Iowa to get a 8th or 9 seed so even it they win the first round game they get a number 1 seed, so you can bitch that Fran didn't get to the 2nd week again. OK.
My opinion is that the experience of being in the NCAA tournament at all would be the better experience for the freshmen.
I would agree with that if this team was in rebuilding mode but they aren't.
It's because there's no pg to handle the pressure at the end of games.
PMAC talent on offense? You mean wondering in the lane where the ball and either making a bad pass or chucking up a terrible shot? Sometimes he gets bailed out by a foul I guess?? 20 minutes, 1-4 shooting and 4 points. He made an effort on 1 rebound and played a lot of effortless, shitty defense. He should play 5 minutes much less 20.
So, how has the experience in the NCAA tournament the past 5 years helped this team? This team is so young and the veterans like Krikke and PMac are so unpredictable, but if your wish is for Iowa to get into the NCAA tournament and get embarrassed again, then I hope you get your wish.
The pg also has to be able to make a play when the defense stiffens. We have 1 playmaker and fran won’t play Harding because the defense may back him down. But we’ll watch blow byes in a zone and no block outs.
No. You made a prediction that became correct.
This isn’t even close to true. Win next 3, and they are likely in.
I don't think that's it. They aren't turning the ball over. I think it's more of a lack of a go to guy in crunch time. Tony is sometimes but not always. They don't have a Keegan or Kris to go to when it's crunch time.
I’m close. Now, I do think winning 2 of next 3, and then getting to Sunday (or maybe Saturday) in the BTT might get us in. Is lose to PSU and then get 2 Q1 wins better than beat PSU and then get 1 of 2? I dunno.
I agree to some extent, however Perkins did commit two crucial turnovers down the stretch, both of which a solid true PG wouldn't/ shouldn't make.
Same thing.
Yes.
Patrick just bogs down the offense. Holds the ball too much, dribbles aimlessly, doesn't cut.
Ha ha! Wrong! I made no such prediction in the MSU game. Your takes are really bad.
This. If you don’t understand what he’s saying you have no clue what a pg does.
This does happen. Just more often to people that aren’t real pg’s. Patrick is not a ball handler. He’s just a guy who can dribble against average pressure. When teams get agressive with him, his ball handling is poor.
