Need to send out the Hawk football team, kick all their asses at once, football and basketball. 😆
Tonto, Juice, and all the rest. Lmao
*****Official Iowa Vs Illinois Game Thread*****
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Tonto, Juice, and all the rest. Lmao
I think the Hawks improve from this experience. We discovered Josh O can bang a little to give Garza a breather in games Iowa is controlling. Perkins can be a bigger weapon off the bench than he has been. Murray won't play that erratically again this year.
JBo needs some coverage defensively against scoring guards, but his confidence on offense is high right now. He does struggle with consistent ball handling against better athletic guards.
CJ is inconsistent right now and getting outquicked when he's on D. His injury doesn't hurt him against average guards, but elite athletes and skilled players on the perimeter expose his loss of lateral quickness. Perkins should get more minutes against guards of Illinois' caliber. If Iowa plays Baylor they'll desperately need Perkins for D.
Joe T is going to have to find the magic he had against Gonzaga to get past the Elite Eight because it's probably going to be either Gonzaga or Baylor in the game. Man, Iowa really could have used a bump to the one line. Getting by one seeds is going to be tough.
No mugging in tourney will help us greatly.
I was impressed with Perkins in his limited time, came in like a mad man. Loved the effort, big things coming from him.
I don’t think it really mattered. They’d have just made us 1 seed in the division that the most recent 1 was a now a 2.
My takeaway from this game....
Illinois wanted it more. Really helped them that they got the vast majority of the officiating favor.... yet still only won by 8.
All the factors adding up, this should have been 30+ point laugher at the end for those b*es, but Iowa kept hanging around.
Good news for Iowa's stubborn ability to stay in just about any game, and bad news for the F* Illwhini, when they aren't good enough to capitalize when they should have.
Illinois wanted it more. Really helped them that they got the vast majority of the officiating favor.... yet still only won by 8.
All the factors adding up, this should have been 30+ point laugher at the end for those b*es, but Iowa kept hanging around.
Good news for Iowa's stubborn ability to stay in just about any game, and bad news for the F* Illwhini, when they aren't good enough to capitalize when they should have.
Pretty bad officiating, but the bottom line it better athletes. The Fran plan of lots of skinny (mostly white) guys has limitations.
That said, this team should still make the Sweet 16 at minimum. They've played a damn tough conference schedule.
That said, this team should still make the Sweet 16 at minimum. They've played a damn tough conference schedule.
Yep. B1G tourney wasn't the goal, but would have been fun.
The dream starts next week!
Nobody remembers how far you went in the conference tourney (unless you win it), they remember your performance in the Big Dance.
yeah, he continues to show absolutely no nervousness whatsoever - we really will need that in the Big Dance when all the chips are on the table...
The future looks good. Losing Garza will be huge. Weiskamp coming back will help keep Iowa in the Sweet Sixteen and maybe even Elite Eight conversation next year. He'd also help bridge the gap for PMac, the Murrays, Joe T, Ulis, Perkins, Sandfort, and Josh O to really take over the team in two years.
Of course, if Iowa gets to the Final Four and especially if the win it all, Joe W will probably be as big of a reason why as Garza. If that happens he'll go pro and should go pro. But if not, if Iowa gets stopped in the Elite Eight I'll still be excited about the next couple years if Iowa basketball.
The lineup with Joe T, PMac, Keegan, Garza, and Weiskamp is really exciting to watch. Replace Garza in that lineup with Nunge or Josh O or Kris Murray and it's still dangerous. Put in Ulis for Joe T if Joe is struggling. Or go "small" with Joe or Ulis, Perkins, Weiskamp, PMac, and Keegan.
And I haven't even mentioned a healthy CJ for an extra shooter who can play solid D. And he could improve his finishing on drives. He'll be a junior and could take a similar step forward as Weiskamp did. He's a 2 so he has a different game, but if he can consistently put the ball on the deck and finish he becomes lethal.
The future is bright.
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I think it matters. Iowa will now play either Gonzaga or Baylor in the Elite Eight. If they were a One they would see Alabama, Houston, or whichever B12 team gets a 2: Kansas (unless they are punished for Covid), West Virginia, Okie State (???). It was a stretch for Iowa to get there, but it would make a difference for Iowa to be the 4th overall seed instead of a 5-8.
Yes. Just not the slide like many were bitching about.
He looked like one of the athletic monsters from other teams we play. I'm excited about him!
Yeah I deleted my post as soon as I saw that. Doesn’t change the fact that I can be an idiot at times.
Yeah, but you're our idiot and we will defend you to the end...
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