*****Official #16 North Carolina at #3 IOWA Game Thread*****
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We shot 42.5% from three as a team. Took 40 threes. Luka's worst game and we still put up 93 on Roy Williams and Larry Scriotto. Baaahhhh!
The Hawks showed serious toughness when UNC made their run and took the lead.
The Tar Heels punched Iowa right in the mouth.
Then the Hawks punched back even harder.
Impressive stuff.
The Tar Heels punched Iowa right in the mouth.
Then the Hawks punched back even harder.
Impressive stuff.
Agree, and don’t forget the 5 MacDonalds All-Americans...
This is going to be a helluva year. Their d is suspect, but we asked for o with Fran. Here we go.
Received multiple texts from my Creighton/Nebraska fan friends during the game telling me how much they hate how fun Iowa is to watch
Definitely some early years 6th Man Aaron White vibes from Keegan.
I don't know if struggled is the right word. He basically went up against 4 guys tonight. The only other team that can come close to that in his position is Illinois. Still, when Iowa needed him, he came up with 10 of 11 points. Plus, he got 3 of those big guys in foul trouble and his rebounding was outstanding. A big chunk of Iowa's 17 three's can be attributed to the focus that Garza got, and he still had significant contributions. I would say he was challenged and contained about as much as he can be. But I don't think he played poorly.
I agree with that. They threw a lot of bodies at him and he came up big when we needed him. I thought in the first half he forced some shots and had some turnovers that were preventable.
He missed a few bunnies he usually drains
28 feet and 1000 lbs did make it tough
made us look like a better “team”
Good analysis - in the context of NC’s front court and their gameplan for Garza, he played smart and aggressively - the takeaway for me was foreshadowing how teams cannot attack Iowa one-dimensionally - and the better the opponent, the better we’ll get...
Agreed. He definitely started the game cold, but that could be attributed to the defense Sharpe and others played on him. Up until tonight, Garza pretty much did whatever he wanted without anyone getting in the way. It's why it's important to play these types of games.
Hawks just keep coming at you. Unrelenting offensive pressure.
Yeah like we shoot too fast and then they praise North Carolina taking a shot with 26 seconds left on the shot clock. sick of hearing that line.
That was as athletic a team as we’ll face all year. Unfortunately they weren’t as good a shooting team as we’ll see all year.
16 points, 14 rebounds, 2 assist, 1 steal, 4 blocks, against that front line. Gotta love it!
Garza almost single handedly went on a 10 out of 11 point run in the second half to extend the lead when shots weren’t falling, and was the reason we had open looks from deep all night. He was still our MVP tonight haha
Struggling Garza is still a stud. He had too many big bodies on him and it was hard to feed the post. The effort was fantastic and in 2nd half when game was close, he put the team on his back.
B1G is absolutely destroying the ACC.
this is a good post . His presence inside just opens up so much on the perimeter . It took all they could with those 3 bigs to keep him in check
No it’s just typical announcers kissing UNC’s a$$. Nothing better than running those pinks off the court. Those guys wanted Carolina all the way all night .
They used 13+ fouls on him. Not many teams will be able to throw that at him. I predict that he will not be held under 20 points again this year.
He definitely looks ready to play.
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