*****Iowa vs Wisconsin Game Thread****
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You sure perk was always a pouter when things were not going well at least payton is pissed off
Choked away a bowl win and destroyed by a rival in the same week.
I'd give my left nut to be good in a sport that isn't ****ing wrestling.
I'd give my left nut to be good in a sport that isn't ****ing wrestling.
I agree.
The small ball starting lineup can't rebound and they end up with the opposing Big on an Iowa guard on switches and they give up easy post baskets. Small ball isn't working with Sandfort at PF.
I wouldn't give up on Traore at PF---he's gotta get back up to speed, but he's a little on small side at PF. He was terrible vs Wisky,but I'd give him a shot. I even like Tadjo---he's stronger/more athletic than anyone else on the team.
LIke you said, most small ball teams don't have twigs, below the rim athletes at guard positions. Josh Dix is good defender, but he won't out muscle anyone. Harding is Tiny.
Freeman has to rebound and defend better. Even if he gets into foul trouble
Fran will never play Mulvey at center even against teams with 7ft centers...yet's he will play Braun who is equally unskilled but way to short.
I really don't think Fran is much of a head coach. Sure he can coach offense..That is only half the game. I do think we'll still win 10 or 11 games in B1G. That is good enough for Fran to keep his job.
You responded to me and my point was Thelwell is an upgrade from Perkins.
I'm not glad Perkins is gone at all. I didn't want him to leave, I just didn't want him at the 1.
This year's team will still be better than last years.
Neutral games in Sioux Falls in Moline is what this team is made for
This is making Beth’s decision at the end of the season extremely easy, if Fran forces her to make it. Hopefully, he will pack his bags by his own choice.
Tonight’s loss was way worse than any game last year. We have zero bench, and Fran and Traore seem nowhere close to being on the same page. Seems he’s getting the Bowen treatment while watching Peyton do whatever he wants out there. I was at the Utah St game and saw first hand how bad defensively we are. We’ll see how this team ends up but we’ve beaten nobody of substance.
When a whiney little bitch like Sandfort is supposed to be your star player you know your team sucks. Fire Fran Now!
It appears that we basically just let them shoot threes without making any effort to defend. Teams do not go 21-31 in practice with no defenders Wisconsin was hot but seriously folks. This team needs to look at themselves and ask if they really want to pay D-1 basketball or just goof around in intramurals
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Certainly better than watching the game tonight. It was SO ugly!
Fran has been the Iowa coach for 15 years and recruited just 1 center during that time, 7 foot Adam Woodbury and he could barely jump 3 inches but was pretty good at clogging the middle. 1 CENTER IN 15 YEARS.....unacceptable, Fran must believe he's still coaching a team in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference instead of the BIG TEN.
Wisconsin plays 2 - 7 footers in their starting lineup and for most of the 1st half kept up with the the Badgers but trying to contain their tall timber and guarding the 3 point line wasn't going to be sustainable for the entire game.
I understand Riley Mulvey is not going to be the answer, I get it, but why redshirt him last year if Fran had no intention of using Riley this year, that's recruiting and coaching malpractice. THIS IS YEAR 15, NOT YEAR 2 OR 3. That should never happen.
It really is time for Beth to do her job and tell Fran that this is his last year, no more undersized front courts, no wasted scholarships, no more rebounding beatdowns, and no more motion offense. It's time for a change and jump start this program and get our fans back to the seats at Carver and reenergize this program.
Offensively, Drew was outstanding is tonight's game, Dix just didn't get enough touches, and Owen was consumed with trying to play against 2 - 7 footers and looked like he still had issues with his ankle. Defensively, Iowa had no clue how to stop Wisconsin once they started feeling good about themselves shooting the 3, that's on Fran and his useless staff, including the great Matt Gatens, tonight was game 14 and the staff still has no clue how to teach rebounding. BETH, IT'S TIME FOR A CHANGE.......DO YOUR JOB.
Wisconsin plays 2 - 7 footers in their starting lineup and for most of the 1st half kept up with the the Badgers but trying to contain their tall timber and guarding the 3 point line wasn't going to be sustainable for the entire game.
I understand Riley Mulvey is not going to be the answer, I get it, but why redshirt him last year if Fran had no intention of using Riley this year, that's recruiting and coaching malpractice. THIS IS YEAR 15, NOT YEAR 2 OR 3. That should never happen.
It really is time for Beth to do her job and tell Fran that this is his last year, no more undersized front courts, no wasted scholarships, no more rebounding beatdowns, and no more motion offense. It's time for a change and jump start this program and get our fans back to the seats at Carver and reenergize this program.
Offensively, Drew was outstanding is tonight's game, Dix just didn't get enough touches, and Owen was consumed with trying to play against 2 - 7 footers and looked like he still had issues with his ankle. Defensively, Iowa had no clue how to stop Wisconsin once they started feeling good about themselves shooting the 3, that's on Fran and his useless staff, including the great Matt Gatens, tonight was game 14 and the staff still has no clue how to teach rebounding. BETH, IT'S TIME FOR A CHANGE.......DO YOUR JOB.
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Hard to win when two players show up (Thelwell and Dix), and your coach sits on his ass and fails to coach.
Had a ton of stuff to do this afternoon and completely forgot about the game. I have several dental/medical appts coming up along with other stuff. Hopefully will get leveled out soon lol.
Let’s just hope he goes in Indianapolis to watch Jack play and Connor help coach the team next year. He’s fleeced the U of I of enough money to last a lifetime.
He was so flushed tonight when he got upset that it looked like he had the measles.
I feel bad for himI thought he was going to start crying
He has one real skill in BB....shooting..and when that goes away not much else he can do to contribute.
I have no doubt he wants to win and believes that he has to score to win so he has to keep shooting.
He will get hot at some point but could be too late to salvage the season for the team or him.
I think his NBA combine performance cannot be ignored now with his shooting woes.
He simply is one of the poorest raw athletes ever tested there with a vertical of 22 inches.
That is not really even div 1 for a wing, let alone NBA.
I hate piling on him as he is a Hawkeye who clearly is feeling the weight of the mantle of responsibility for a successful season.
My predictions were pretty good.
Kohl Center was rocking - correct
Freeman in foul trouble - incorrect, but maybe he should have fouled more
Feast on layups and 3's - bingo. Did they shoot anything else?
Sandfort 2-10 from 3 - close, 1-9 for the game
Out rebounded by double figures - correct (15)
Dix will be solid - correct, 16 pts on 7-10 shooting
Score 81-68. Way off, but got the winner right,
Score 6 out of 7.
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He wants the Moline HS coach to come in and take over. They did win a national, oops.... state championship with lil ol Brock & Owan afterall.
And Beth ain't tellin any coach how to coach.
Beth has a tough task in front of her. Two old coaches in Fran and KF (66 and 69) on long term contracts. But they also happen to be the winningest coaches in Iowa history. Both programs are flat or trending down. Fans are not too pleased and I'm guessing that neither are the big donors.
Jack is moving on after this year so hopefully it won't be too hard to convince Fran to move on too.
KF will be the tougher task.
Iowa's football and basketball programs really need a reboot.
Reboot is absolutely what they need. Despite the fear of the future crowd and their aversion to change both of those things are coming. I'd rather they move on now than continue to draw the dwindling interest down even further.
Butler can't match what North Carolina is going to pay him to replace Hubert Davis.
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When your skill set includes not being Todd Lickliter, that's pretty much the coaching equivalent of a Wonka Golden Ticket.
Kirk just needs to let Lester run the offense as he sees fit.
Huh? Dix was 7 for 10 from the field and 2 of 3 on 3s, and he was playing some defense. Dix and Thelwell were not the reason Iowa got blown of the court. Just about everyone else, yep.
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