Not mad, proud of the Hawks but growing tired
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Just a lot of charmin soft play today.
They came back and fought. Just getting tired of seeing the same movie over and over come tournament time.
They came back and fought. Just getting tired of seeing the same movie over and over come tournament time.
No defense. Not emphasized at all. I watched several coaches today pull guys after a blow by. Not fran. He can’t even use his best shooter. How many minutes did sanfort get?
Curious. Does the “same movie” include the first round win, second round loss, like 2020-2021?
That's exactly it. I'm not really upset, I'm totally apathetic. I actually have something going on this Saturday day and night that I was trying to figure out how to squeeze the potential IA game in on Saturday.
In a pretty strong way, I'm happy I don't have to navigate that. I never would have felt that under Lute or Dr. Tom.
I'm with you. I was far more pissed off the last two years, because I had higher expectations for those teams, just to see them fall flat. This year? I had little hope of any kind of a run.
But yeah. I'm not really even mad right now. Just jaded.
But yeah. I'm not really even mad right now. Just jaded.
You mean that 2 seed that got blown out in the 2nd Round?
Yeah, pretty sure that's included in that movie. Or at least in the extended cut.
I have a hard time watching PM off the ball and on D…..makes me want to throw a brick at the TV.
Pretty much the result I expected since the NW/Wisconsin games. So not really mad at all. But disappointed for sure.
I think Fran has found a good formula to get us to the Dance on a regular basis, which I appreciate. But if we have ambitions of ever getting beyond the first weekend, we’ve got to improve on defense. The current formula just doesn’t produce tourney success.
Unless we hit the portal lottery, next year looks like a step back. I’m thinking NIT. But you never know. Fran’s teams have surprised before. Maybe the Moline boys will take the B1G by storm.
I think Fran has found a good formula to get us to the Dance on a regular basis, which I appreciate. But if we have ambitions of ever getting beyond the first weekend, we’ve got to improve on defense. The current formula just doesn’t produce tourney success.
Unless we hit the portal lottery, next year looks like a step back. I’m thinking NIT. But you never know. Fran’s teams have surprised before. Maybe the Moline boys will take the B1G by storm.
I don't think I had ever had less anticipation for an Iowa NCAA game than this year. And the team followed through with flying colors.
The seeding was a bad break. Playing a higher seeded team 100 miles from their campus is BS. Iowa played like they have all season (except Indiana) on opponents home courts.
You know exactly what he meant.
Your only posts are responding to someone else to try to "one up" them. Maybe it makes you feel better about yourself or just like to troll. That's cool. But don't play the dumbass card. Makes you look like even a bigger dick
Chis I’ve always liked you but it’s time to move away from the moral victories I’m proud shit. Need results at some point regardless of expectations. Want to dance then ****ing dance.
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Beating Nebraska and OSU might have changed that. Three straight losses to end the season.
It wasn't that bad of a draw for Iowa. Auburn was a bad shooting team. About the only chance Iowa has when it comes to winning a tournament game.
Ugh...not really. This game was ripe for the taking, any sort of first half and we win comfortably imo. Auburn isn't that good and will be throttled on Saturday.
Edit: now I'm really mad as Houston is wounded and extremely vulnerable, that game for Auburn is extremely winnable as the Houston G is probably a no go or severely limited.
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Great news. He'll be the only locked-in part of the starting lineup next season.
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You can see the kid has some talent….but the lazy soft D is tough to watch.
Some of the lower seeded teams like Furman and Charleston looked pretty tough. Iowa faced an opponent that was beatable and I don't think the "home" court had as much effect as not being very good defensively or going 0-9 from 3pt line in 1st half.
Excuses are something teams/fanbases that are losers have to make use of. The obvious fix is to have better play.
I’m much more interested in how the ladies do. They have a good chance to wipe the stink off the men’s performance.
This isn't every year but I was more excited to see how the women would do and anything the men did would have been a bonus.
Per usual, though, I bought into the hope they provided only to be let down. This team is just so stinking soft! I was so disheartened watching Auburn drive to the rim at will with little to no resistance with the man defending and zero help. The scout had to say let them shoot (yes, I know they shot better than expected) but our dudes were planted to the floor in no man's land.
I was mad to start the second half. I went back to jaded (great descriptive word on I feel). We had chances to get it tied or at least to a one possession game but I was not going to let myself have hope for a win. That's too many years off my life.
Per usual, though, I bought into the hope they provided only to be let down. This team is just so stinking soft! I was so disheartened watching Auburn drive to the rim at will with little to no resistance with the man defending and zero help. The scout had to say let them shoot (yes, I know they shot better than expected) but our dudes were planted to the floor in no man's land.
I was mad to start the second half. I went back to jaded (great descriptive word on I feel). We had chances to get it tied or at least to a one possession game but I was not going to let myself have hope for a win. That's too many years off my life.
Please, that seeding and game location was the least of our problems. Auburn is one of the least NCAA tournament talented teams I think I've seen in a long time; well except for IA that is.
Face it, we're very mediocre at best unless the Swarm enables us to buy players that even Fran can't mess up.
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Meh. I’m apathetic. Last year was the last straw for me. To expect different from this program is naive. Their only shot is if they get hot and hit 75-80% and win a tight one, since they are not going to hold the other team to much on the defensive side of the court.
Iowa and Auburn were 2 of the worst at large teams I’ve ever seen. Throw in nevada last night too. Meh
Lol not true are all I know you're emotional and all. Yes on Nevada only.
You know, last year was it for me too - at least under Fran.
How you can have a team with a top 4 NBA pick; top assist, 3 point shot leader (although his defense was suspect), natural, ice-in-his-veins-leader on a team that several national pundits had going as far as the Final 4 not even win 1 game in the Big Dance is beyond ridiculous.
Fran can't assemble a team and can't put together an offensive and defensive game plan that can win the in Big Dance. It couldn't be any clearer.
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