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*****Official IOWA vs uconn Game Thread (6 pm Tip, ESPN2)*****

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19 years ago Iowa met UCONN (then ranked #1) at Madison Square Garden. Iowa won. The 2 teams have not played since.



Iowa Basketball‏Verified account@IowaHoops 2h2 hours ago

Friday will be Iowa's first meeting against Connecticut since a 70-68 win over the Huskies, ranked No. 1 at the time, on Nov. 11, 1999 inside @TheGarden. .

5 PM CT: PREGAME RADIO SHOW
6 PM CT: GAME TIPS OFF


#Hawkeyes
 
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19 years ago Iowa met UCONN (then ranked #1) at Madison Square Garden. Iowa won. The 2 teams have not played since.



Iowa Basketball‏Verified account@IowaHoops 2h2 hours ago

Friday will be Iowa's first meeting against Connecticut since a 70-68 win over the Huskies, ranked No. 1 at the time, on Nov. 11, 1999 inside @TheGarden. .

#Hawkeyes


Right after they had eliminated us in the tourney the year before IIRC. I was 13 and remember begging my dad to take me with him to the bar to watch it (we didn't have cable). I remember not liking Khalid El-Amin. That win was one of my great hawkeye bball memories.
 
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Right after they had eliminated us in the tourney the year before IIRC. I was 13 and remember begging my dad to take me with him to the bar to watch it (we didn't have cable). I remember not liking Khalid El-Amin. That win was one of my great hawkeye bball memories.
i remember Dick Vitale slobbering all over his microphone after the game stating how great of a coach Alford was

i honestly thought Alford was gonna be the real deal for Iowa.

Ughhh.......:(
 
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Because we (mostly) always do when we get into a run and gun game with a quicker, more athletic team. It's when our defensive deficiencies really start to show.
but we worked on Defense all off season; i think it showed last night

will it show tonight?

we will see

can we guard the 3 and make them uncomfortable?

can we get the long rebounds when they miss?
 
I will take it! what did it have for Iowa/Oregon? :)
Believe the ESPN prediction for Iowa/Oregon was 54% leaning towards Iowa. The UConn matchup will be totally different however. If Iowa can keep the TOs down enough to keep feeding the post, they have a good chance. This would reduce UConn’s possessions in the open floor too- the biggest defensive danger zone for us in this matchup.
 
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Because we (mostly) always do when we get into a run and gun game with a quicker, more athletic team. It's when our defensive deficiencies really start to show.

but we worked on Defense all off season; i think it showed last night

will it show tonight?

If Iowa is able to play good defense than it won't be a shoot out (scores in upper 80s or 90s). birthhawk's point is that (poor defense) shoot out games generally don't favor the Hawks. I think the stat they quoted last night was that IA lost 4 Big10 games last year where they scored more than 80 points.
 
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If Iowa is able to play good defense than it won't be a shoot out (scores in upper 80s or 90s). birthhawk's point is that (poor defense) shoot out games generally don't favor the Hawks. I think the stat they quoted last night was that IA lost 4 Big10 games last year where they scored more than 80 points.
i really liked how we defended last night

it will be interesting to see if this is a trend or a fluke

Can we guard the 3? We will find out tonight.
 
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i really liked how we defended last night

it will be interesting to see if this is a trend or a fluke

Can we guard the 3? We will find out tonight.

The winner between Iowa's defense and UCONN's 3 point shooting wins....possibly running away.
 
Right after they had eliminated us in the tourney the year before IIRC. I was 13 and remember begging my dad to take me with him to the bar to watch it (we didn't have cable). I remember not liking Khalid El-Amin. That win was one of my great hawkeye bball memories.
Yes, I share your same sentiments about El-Amin..had forgotten that guy until now...
 
The game will start 30 minutes after the completion of the first game.
You are correct regarding the 6 pm tip time. :)

Iowa hoops is also correct regarding the 6 pm tip time (I doubt they would tweet out incorrect info)..

Mark Emmert of the Des Moines Register is also correct regarding the 6 pm tip time..
 
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i remember Dick Vitale slobbering all over his microphone after the game stating how great of a coach Alford was

i honestly thought Alford was gonna be the real deal for Iowa.

Ughhh.......:(
Bittersweet memory. Alford's first regular season game, right?

Meanwhile, we were saying "Kurt who??"
 
It’s halftime between Syracuse and Oregon. Oregon’s up 35-22. Maybe that’s a good sign for playing UConn? It would seem awfully quick to start the 2nd game at 5:30pm given this.
 
i remember Dick Vitale slobbering all over his microphone after the game stating how great of a coach Alford was

i honestly thought Alford was gonna be the real deal for Iowa.

Ughhh.......:(
Agree ... Thought Boy Wonder was going to elevate Iowa bb ... (I can't believe that game was 19 years ago! Yikes ... time zips by) ...
 
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