******Iowa vs Ohio St Game Thread******

[QChawks]

7pm FS1
OSU -7.5
O/U 157.5

Ohio St (11-8,3-5) is a hard team to figure out. One game they look great, the next they look terrible. They 5-5 in last ten games.

Iowa (13-7, 4-5) is fighting for their lives after a terrible stretch of basketball.

The hawks do not win on the road.

81-74 OSU

 

[AmericaNeedsMe]

The team that plays better defense will win this game.

 

[binsfeldcyhawk2]

I fully expect OSU to have a "get right" game and blow the Hawks doors off.

Would really like to be wrong.

 

[AmericaNeedsMe]

I'm not so pessimistic. Iowa actually has a huge coaching advantage in this one. Diebler sucks bad. The last time we had a coaching advantage like this, we beat IU by 25. We won't win this one by 25 but we can definitely squeak one out.

 

[Rifler]

It's basically a roll of the dice,... Hawks squeak out a close one..

 

[BrewHawk]

I'm not so pessimistic. Iowa actually has a huge coaching advantage in this one. Diebler sucks bad.

Agree, but we don't defend and will get killed on the boards with their length.

Nip and tuck kinda game.

Also, they love shooting the baseline 3, which doesn't bode well.

 

[QChawks]

which OSU player is going to go bonkers from three?

 

[BrunoMars420]

Would suck if we lose by 28 in embarrassing fashion for Fran.

#FireFran

 

[icwesthawk]

Rebounding and getting Harding to play well are the keys. Brock has a huge task in front of him tonite but he has to be able to score, be disruptive and get into the lane. OSU can be bad and they can be good, hopeful the Hawks figure out a way to take one on the road.

 

[Franisdaman]

Nip and tuck kinda game.

 

[Franisdaman]

I demand that we win this game.

Thank you.

 

[BrewHawk]

Rebounding and getting Harding to play well are the keys. Brock has a huge task in front of him tonite but he has to be able to score, be disruptive and get into the lane. OSU can be bad and they can be good, hopeful the Hawks figure out a way to take one on the road.

Thornton will abuse Brock if they're matched up.

 

[eyesofhawk]

HUGE GAME!!!!

 

[AmericaNeedsMe]

Thornton will abuse Brock if they're matched up.

"______ will abuse Brock..."

Can be accurately said for 80% of the guards in this league.

 

[83Hawk]

Iowa should win. Ohio State isn’t very good.

 

[intrepodor]

Rebounding and getting Harding to play well are the keys. Brock has a huge task in front of him tonite but he has to be able to score, be disruptive and get into the lane. OSU can be bad and they can be good, hopeful the Hawks figure out a way to take one on the road.

Harding can get into the lane but that's where things go bad.

 

[icwesthawk]

Harding can get into the lane but that's where things go bad.

not when things go well

 

[icwesthawk]

Thornton will abuse Brock if they're matched up.

quite possibly

 

[BrewHawk]

If Brock would get a bit more Steve Nash to his game and dribble through the lane rather than getting stuck in the lane, he would be a lot more effective.

 

[QChawks]

HUGE GAME!!!!

not really

 

[BrunoMars420]

HUGE GAME!!!!

Yes, we need to get embarrassed. Let the pressure mount on Beth

 

[HawkeyeGenius]

I fully expect OSU to have a "get right" game and blow the Hawks doors off.

Would really like to be wrong.

Teams having "get right" games against Iowa when they host Iowa is becoming tiring.

 

[ozzie8]

which OSU player is going to go bonkers from three?

All of them

 

[HawkLogic]

If Brock would get a bit more Steve Nash to his game and dribble through the lane rather than getting stuck in the lane, he would be a lot more effective.

Agreed, but..

Harding is a flawed player, mainly due to physical limitations. He should be backup/change of pace PG and maybe by time he's senior a starter. Yes, more like Steve Nash is good thing, but Steve Nash is 6'3

I don't think Iowa can go on a winning streak in B1G until Fran gives up on his small ball lineup as his starting lineup. Traore looked pretty good at PF in upgrading our defense/rebounding. Mulvey backup minutes for Freeman.

The only way we win on road with Fran's current approach (bad defense/bad rebounding) is to shoot the lights from 3pt line out and hope the other team doesn't. Looking at Boxscore vs PSU, we gave up 50% shooting, even on boards, main differentiator was PSU bricked their 3's and Iowa was shooting 3's pretty well--that only gave us a 1 point win at home.

 

[hawkjt]

Thornton is a nightmarish matchup for Brock.
Big, strong and quick is not what Brock can handle on either end.
Must put drew on Thornton.
The other guard is a 40%+ 3 pt shooter.
If Brock must start keep him on the shooter.
Wish Fran would go with traore starting and have Brock go against backup pg off bench.

 

[DewHawk]

which OSU player is going to go bonkers from three?

Thorton has been shooting bad all season look for him to have a career night or close to

 

[Franisdaman]

Heading into today's games, Ohio State is a consensus #11 seed in the NCAA tournament. Some consider the Buckeyes as one of the last 4 teams in right now. It's a must home win for them. I think Iowa keeps it somewhat close (within 9 or less) but I see OSU prevailing in this one.

 

[hawkjt]

Thorton has been shooting bad all season look for him to have a career night or close to

Thornton is shooting 52.3% from field and 42% from arc.
Good #s.

 

[Nagarunja]

Thornton will abuse Brock if they're matched up.

Yep. Only way Iowa can win is if Brock doesn't play the majority of PG minutes. But since it's Fran we know he's not going to change anything and it will ultimately cost him his job.

 

[Franisdaman]

 

[eyesofhawk]

Yes, we need to get embarrassed. Let the pressure mount on Beth

Yeah because she gets paid 6 figures for no reason

 

[AmericaNeedsMe]

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Well...I mean...if Tyler Tachman says so...

 

[HoustonREDHawk]

Thornton is a nightmarish matchup for Brock.
Big, strong and quick is not what Brock can handle on either end.
Must put drew on Thornton.
The other guard is a 40%+ 3 pt shooter.
If Brock must start keep him on the shooter.
Wish Fran would go with traore starting and have Brock go against backup pg off bench.

If Fran matches Brock with Thorton, he really has lost it, if he ever had it coaching defense. I expect Thelwell to match up with Thorton. When possible, Harding should guard players who like to shoot 3s and aren't very good at driving. I don't know OSU well, but this is about as winnable an away game as Iowa is going to get in the B1G right now. After the last 3 away games, I am not optimistic.

 

[QChawks]

We are statistically better than OSU in every category but free throws, rebounding and defensive rating.

 

[ObeseMuffins]

We won’t be winning this game.

 

[AmericaNeedsMe]

We are statistically better than OSU in every category but free throws, rebounding and defensive rating.

Then you won't be surprised when we win this game except for the final score.

 

[AmericaNeedsMe]

If Fran matches Brock with Thorton, he really has lost it, if he ever had it coaching defense. I expect Thelwell to match up with Thorton. When possible, Harding should guard players who like to shoot 3s and aren't very good at driving. I don't know OSU well, but this is about as winnable an away game as Iowa is going to get in the B1G right now. After the last 3 away games, I am not optimistic.

Doesn't really matter who Fran assigns to Harding. If he's on the floor, they are going to take advantage of switches to pick on him. It's happened in every game, and it will continue to happen whenever he's on the floor.

 

[DewHawk]

Thornton is shooting 52.3% from field and 42% from arc.
Good #s.

Not in the games I have watched, although the last game was hitting his shots. Really does not change anything he will have a very good night tonight IMO.

 

[Franisdaman]

 

[Carlton]

Go Hawks!