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

[ObeseMuffins]

Stick Seydou on Thornton and hide Harding.

 

[jonesy5960]

With the exception of Michigan, Iowa has been absolutely brutal on the road this year. Could be a very rough evening for the Hawks.

 

[ObeseMuffins]

With the exception of Michigan, Iowa has been absolutely brutal on the road this year. Could be a very rough evening for the Hawks.

Don’t we usually play pretty decent in Columbus though?

 

[Nagarunja]

Stick Seydou on Thornton and hide Harding.

Brock should only play backup minutes but Seydou may actually be a worse defender.

 

[Biggus Blockus]

I'm fully expecting OSU to shoot the lights out tonight and Iowa to do their Washington Generals schtick again and lose by 10 after being down 30 and making a furious comeback only to fall short. One of the OSU players will throw a bucket of confetti on a fan in the stands, with the fan thinking it's water. The OSU fans, still drunk from the natty will have themselves a nice time.

I hope I'm wrong. prove it to me Hawks and I might believe again.

 

[IllQChawk]

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.

Harding showed what he can do last year in the 10 minutes he averaged, this year Fran has put a stop sign on how creative he could be in handing out assists, this year Fran doesn't want him to not turn the ball over, which means don't be flashy.
Brock excels at being flashy but he can also turn the ball over on more then one occasion, Sometimes you just have to let the peacock fly.

 

[MikeyHawk]

If Iowa keeps under 10, would be a surprise. Defense and rebounding are important on the road

 

[Hawksfor3]

 

[mro1978]

It's a road game so Iowa's going to lose like an ugly girl in a beauty pageant pre-woke era.

 

[Hawksfor3]

As far as the schedule goes, the Hawks need to win at Thee Ohio State and Rutgers. Hawks at 4-5 in Conference. Not getting these two games, and with Purdue, Wisky, and Maryland in this 5 game stretch would be

 

[QChawks]

line hasn't moved all day

not many think the hawks can pull the upset on the road

 

[Hawksfor3]

line hasn't moved all day

not many think the hawks can pull the upset on the road

Hawks, Cats, and Huskies are the only BIG teams without road wins.

 

[GeorgePeeples]

Iowa 81
Buckeyes 76

Fran gets a technical foul tonight.

 

[Hawksfor3]

 

[ROCKY MOUNTAIN HAWK]

I’m never optimistic with this year’s Iowa team.

Especially on the road. Against a tourney team (currently).

But for some reason I think Iowa wins this.

Lame, wonky Monday night game.

Iowa isn’t a team to rowdy up the home team’s crowd.

I just have a feeling Iowa catches the Buckeyes, their crowd, & the city of Columbus sleeping tonight for some reason.

 

[IllQChawk]

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.

Iowa would defiantly not win with Brock on the bench and they will probably lose even if he starts. Lack of bench, players that play inconsistent basketball and no defense and rebounding will always cause Iowa to fall short. If they lose tonight it won't be because Brock started in this game, he only averages 25 minutes, the same as Thelwell.....

 

[Hawksfor3]

I’m never optimistic with this year’s Iowa team.

Especially on the road. Against a tourney team (currently).

But for some reason I think Iowa wins this.

Lame, wonky Monday night game.

Iowa isn’t a team to rowdy up the home team’s crowd.

I just have a feeling Iowa catches the Buckeyes, their crowd, & the city of Columbus sleeping tonight for some reason.

I hope your hunch is correct. We can use a lil excitement.

 

[HawkBall23]

I’m never optimistic with this year’s Iowa team.

Especially on the road. Against a tourney team (currently).

But for some reason I think Iowa wins this.

Lame, wonky Monday night game.

Iowa isn’t a team to rowdy up the home team’s crowd.

I just have a feeling Iowa catches the Buckeyes, their crowd, & the city of Columbus sleeping tonight for some reason.

Somebody's already drunk.


Seriously though, with no D or rebounding, Hawks are gonna have to be blistering hot from distance all night long.

 

[IllQChawk]

For those on here that are upset that Fran thinks 6 foot Brock is a starting point guard instead of Thelwell, think about this, is everyone ok with Payton chucking up 12 threes and hitting on two during a game, how about Dembele double dribbling or throwing up an air ball and playing no defense, how about Theore not grabing a rebound or missing a dunk, every player makes mistakes but Brock seems to be this years whipping boy along with Mulvey or Brauns or Tadjo, or Dembele, it doesn't matter Frans team always lose over 10 games a year and never competes in the NCAA tournament. Get a life people, Iowa has more issues then just Brock, he's the least problem Iowa has....

 

[Hawksfor3]

Somebody's already drunk.


Seriously though, with no D or rebounding, Hawks are gonna have to be blistering hot from distance all night long.

Need to watch Bruce Thornton (17/game) and Devin Royal (7.3 rebs/game). 40 of those are offensive rebs.

 

[SA_Hawk]

OSU shooting 15-19 from 3 currently loading.

 

[Underscore2]

I used to look forward to challenging games like this. Now is just an impending feeling of doom.

Thanks Barta.

 

[Nagarunja]

oh yay brock is starting again

 

[Nagarunja]

For those on here that are upset that Fran thinks 6 foot Brock is a starting point guard instead of Thelwell, think about this, is everyone ok with Payton chucking up 12 threes and hitting on two during a game, how about Dembele double dribbling or throwing up an air ball and playing no defense, how about Theore not grabing a rebound or missing a dunk, every player makes mistakes but Brock seems to be this years whipping boy along with Mulvey or Brauns or Tadjo, or Dembele, it doesn't matter Frans team always lose over 10 games a year and never competes in the NCAA tournament. Get a life people, Iowa has more issues then just Brock, he's the least problem Iowa has....

Your point guard being the worst defender on the team has a compounding detrimental effect, but I admire your devotion to Brock. Relative?

 

[BrunoMars420]

Your point guard being the worst defender on the team has a compounding detrimental effect, but I admire your devotion to Brock. Relative?

The quad city folk jerk it to their own. Now sure why they cant admit that Brock is a net negative on this team. He would be an avg mid major player

 

[Nagarunja]

And don't get me wrong, I like Brock and want him to stay. But getting starter minutes at this point in his career is a joke.

 

[Franisdaman]

just a heads up.....you will see my hands in my pockets.

Why?

 

[longliveCS40]

Need to make it rain from 3 point land as usual in order to win.

This Iowa team is so streaky who knows.

 

[DewHawk]

just a heads up.....you will see my hands in my pockets.

Why?

Heads up is understandable with your hands in your pockets

 

[Hawksfor3]

Any fans there? Looks pretty void. Well, there are some.

 

[longliveCS40]

Payton getting abused on defense. News at 11.

 

[LukaDuka]

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.

Nash was 6ft3in

 

[Franisdaman]

Drew w/ the steal and the layup

 

[Bank of Hawk]

the Fran mid season turnaround is underway… next is a deep run in the big tournament followed up by a first round ncaa defeat by 20-30 points

 

[DewHawk]

Dix missing another layup early not a good sign

 

[Hawksfor3]

Not a good foul there Owen.

 

[Franisdaman]

Crazy that an 11-8 team like Ohio State is currently considered an NCAA Tournament team

 

[longliveCS40]

Can't make point blank shots.

 

[WestCoastHawkI]

Can we end the Payton Sandfort experiment? There’s nothing to get going. There’s no injury involved. He’s just not a good basketball player.

 

[NI hawk]

Damn Iowa getting good shots.