*****OFFICIAL IOWA vs. isu Game Thread*****

[biggreydogs]

Wtf stop with the 3

 

[wilson reborn]

Connor should only shoot threes in desperation

 

[Vallholl]

Let's slow down before half and lose any more of the lead.

 

[QChawks]

Garza is a beast

 

[TDJ7]

Garza Pose

 

[biggreydogs]

Here comes the magic

 

[BubsFinn]

No, no, no, no, no, no, no. We cannot finish the half on a scoring drought. We have to press our boot onto their throat and hold them down.

 

[Vallholl]

Lots of flexing tonight.

 

[Moral]

Garza is a gd beast.

 

[Ihawkhoops]

I guess Joe T sitting while the offense stagnates makes sense to Fran.

 

[biggreydogs]

Lots of flexing tonight.

Gun show

 

[TDJ7]

finished the half cold. can't let them come out hot in the 2nd half.

 

[NorthDSMHawk]

I guess Joe T sitting while the offense stagnates makes sense to Fran.

Unbelievable

 

[Mitch122]

Damn, seems like we’ve gone ice cold after the hot start

 

[Harbinger273]

 

[BBHawk]

I guess Joe T sitting while the offense stagnates makes sense to Fran.

The stagnation started when he was in.

 

[Chishawk1425]

Gotta make front end of 1 and 1....Bad last 2 minutes not close to over.

 

[Hawkfan_08]

Ice cold from three after the first tv timeout.

 

[unoHawkeye]

Garza’s a stud, but need more balance offensively - more shots from Wieskamp and Fredrick

 

[backinblack23]

Joe T needs to be in the game when it comes to end of half possessions. JBo is just not a threat handling the ball, he needs to be coming off screens and off ball movement.

 

[Bobhaywood]

Halliburton is really good ,
too bad he plays on a sh!tty team.

 

[Rudolph]

Jess Settles approves of Garza slapping himself.

 

[skydog0784]

Cooled off at the tail end of the half. All things considered, in a very good spot. These first 5 minutes of the second half will be huge. Extend the lead and I'm cautiously optimistic.

 

[Ihawkhoops]

The stagnation started when he was in.

What game are you watching? Has Iowa done anything against their ball pressure the last 7 minutes?

 

[The Deplorable Sleeping Dog]

I'd rather be up 15 than down 15. However, McC teams have shown no deficit is too deep to overcome and no lead too large to squander.

C'mon boys, let's beat down the Clowns and save all that livestock.

Additional observation. Held the Clowns to 24 first half points. That's pretty good D.

 

[O-townHawkstar]

Several shots rattled in and out for Iowa. Keep the pedal down guys.

 

[Ihawkhoops]

Joe T needs to be in the game when it comes to end of half possessions. JBo is just not a threat handling the ball, he needs to be coming off screens and off ball movement.

I agree but some in here think Joe causes stagnation in the offense. Have to have a guy who can drive the ball or ISU's ball pressure and overplaying will cause Iowa's offense to sputter.

 

[RocknRollface]

I don’t know. His minutes have been dropping. I wouldn’t be surprised if we don’t him again tonight.

Right but playing him at all at this point is not what should be happening.

It should be Till.

 

[cleotishaywood]

Need to double down on Jacobsen just like we did against Oturo last game.
As soon as he gets the ball in the post, 2 guys collapse on him and try to take it away.

 

[iowahawkeyes1982]

ISU looks horrible. Wow. Might be long season in Ames. Oh well, I guess there’s always the Camping World Bowl.

 

[pocha444444]

The stagnation started when he was in.

You're right, let's continue to play him 10 min/game.

 

[EvilMonkeyInTheCloset]

We need to come out MOVING on offense to start the 2nd half.

No stagnant standing around, taking 15 seconds to run one f***ing set play or pick and roll only to settle for a contested 3.........

There's zero reason for that to happen.



Of course it would help if the refs don't keep their whistles in their throats where they swallowed them at the end of the 1st half, as well........

 

[Rudolph]

The moment ISU looks like they have offensive rhythm put Joe T in. Period.

 

[wilson reborn]

Gotta admit, they do have great atmosphere at Hilton.

 

[HawkLogic]

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woof team ended up 4 for 16 from 3pt line and Jbo 1 for 8 from field. Should have been more JoeT and less Jbo based on how the were playing. Pemsl had a unanimous performance.

 

[skydog0784]

I fall in the camp of really wanting to see a lot of Joe T, he makes stuff happen.

Kriener having a decent night. Need him, Garza, and Connor at the 5-4 spots exclusively for the second half.

No foul trouble at this point so I'd like to close out with the starting 5 + Joe T & Ryan K (save some foul trouble, injury, or somebody is really gassed).

 

[Hawksfor3]

OK guys, give us twenty good minutes of defense and good shot selection.

 

[HFan1981]

Gotta say that the crowd seems terribly unknowledgeable about basketball. Just booing at anything that happens. More annoying than intimidating I think.

 

[HawkLogic]

The stagnation started when he was in.

The stagnation started with Joe? He had Pemsl and Kriener in with him, might explain some things.

 

[skydog0784]

Yea, I noticed the 1-8 shooting from JBo but I agree with Fran's comments in a post-game interview that he really is a calming influence on the rest of the team. He brings a certain attitude, as does Connor & Garza.

And he's so close on those 3 balls - in and out. It's the floaters that don't seem to be zeroed in - probably due to him not being able to elevate very well with the hip injury.