Probably not Fran's best
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I got tired of hearing your opinion over and over and you repeatedly called for PS to be benched for Dix ….. is that not true
you called Fran a second tier coach and suggested Bowen is headed for the portal in a 20 point win
if you can’t figure out why I found you annoying……then I got nothing for you
your butt buddy 83Hawks is far worse if that makes you feel better
hows that for an opinion
shortly after that another poster called you a drama queen
You have an unnatural fascination with me. Kinda creepy. I would think you would get tired of being schooled.
But I'll let you get in the last word because it's so important to you, and it let's you think you "won" something. Might as well throw in a few insults since that is all you ever bring to a conversation, Superfan.
FYI.......I won't be reading any more posts in this thread, so if you post a response, it will just make you look even more foolish.
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Dude did you miss others creating entire threads devoted to Sandfort playing too much?
with dozens of posts indicating the same thing?
Hilariously you misquote and misrepresent me, then post my reply that shows this,
I did see that you refused to answer the statements of fact,
feel free to troll me as your hobby
with dozens of posts indicating the same thing?
Hilariously you misquote and misrepresent me, then post my reply that shows this,
I did see that you refused to answer the statements of fact,
feel free to troll me as your hobby
I like Bowen's potential, but I think Dix played much better than Dasonte, who looked weak several times against the aggressiveness of the Badgers.
Know one cares. Its a message boar wear most people are posting on they’re phones’ in be tween doing life. Not working on a report four work.
Bowen shouldn't be too pissed that he's not playing too much, he's got a lot to learn and get better at. Against Duke he looked great but against isu and wissy he looked bad, really bad. He'll get there though and be a good one
Agree. He should have had starters minutes to begin the season, then he would be even further ahead of where he is.
Bowen's not ready for consistent starter's minutes,... Ulis is a Junior.
Play the hot hand each game, if someone is having an off night, sit them.
He was very good in the first half of that game too.
His confidence looked completely different in the wisky game vs Duke.
Probably because he got pulled so quickly against isu
If Fran goes with the Toussaint treatment again I would expect this to be his only year at Iowa.
Sometimes you have to let guys make mistakes on the job to learn and not micro manage every possession.
Bowen has skills that few have, but against Wisky, almost every time he was going for a 50-50 ball, the Wisky player seemed to get it. A few times, he lost balls just because the other player was either tougher or wanted it more. That is why Ulis is starting and getting more minutes right now IMO. When Bowen is ready to play against teams that want to make the game ugly, like Wisky, Rutgers and MSU, then the Hawks will have a really good player.
And the weight room
many here in this thread are stating the kid needs experience
not playing him more in a 30 point 2h lead is a missed opportunity for game time experience
to me anyway.
You're right. To many on this board, McCaffery is wrong no matter what he decides. How he blundered his way into 500 wins at this level is a mystery for the ages. He had to play that game with a short deck so naturally some of his lineups would be out of the ordinary. If Wisconsin were short Wahl and Hepburn, I suspect Gard would have put some odd combinations on the floor.
Well, about 10 of those are gimme games annually, so over half of them over a 26 year span are guaranteed wins.
OK, Fran is an exceptional Coach,
- Tell us about the NCAA tournament record while at IOWA?
- Why IOWA can’t ever play to its seed in the tourney?
- Then why he subbed Kingsbury for Rebraca?
He subbed Kingsbury for Rebraca because they needed someone to hit an outside shot and Josh O would struggle guarding Wisconsin's motion, pick and cut offense. With Kris and Ulis out there weren't a lot of options.
Fran's post-season record is by far the biggest failure of Fran's coaching record. Otherwise, he has very solid record as a coach. At least they won the BTT, which is a step in the right direction.
It's time for Fran to use Sandfort differently or play him less. He can score inside the arc in multiple ways and Iowa's brutal 3 point shooting needs some balance. I would rather see Sandfort come off screens and dive cuts vs. being a gunner, which is what he is now. He's jacking early shot clock 3's in hopes of catching fire and instead he's costing the team good possessions. Maybe these last two non-conference games take some pressure off and he gets his stroke back. If not, a few minutes of Kingsbury isn't a bad idea IMO.
I am at a loss for what Fran thought he had in Mulvey and Josh coming into this season. Can Mulvey be so bad that he can't get 2 minutes per half to spell Rebraca before TV timeouts? Crowl for WI was far from spectacular but you don't have to be when you are a 7 footer.
I am at a loss for what Fran thought he had in Mulvey and Josh coming into this season. Can Mulvey be so bad that he can't get 2 minutes per half to spell Rebraca before TV timeouts? Crowl for WI was far from spectacular but you don't have to be when you are a 7 footer.
What?
Fran had CMac, Sandfoet, Dix and Perkins in, and you are saying he needed ANOTHER guy in to shoot 3’s…?
your asserting Fran needed 5 guys to shoot 3’s…?
please review the rotations of every big ten team, at any point in the game, ans tell me the total % of minutes when the Coach has 5 guards in the game , at the same time?
answer. It never happens , never.
look, again, for the record, I’m glad IOWA has Fran, he’s good for IOWA basketball, bit his in game coaching skills and several tenets of his dogma are clearly open for for critical review , and subbing little used Kingsbury for Rebraca, to make a lineup of 5 perimter players is clealry a coaching blunder that directly led to the pivitol 9-0 run that led directly to IOWAs defeat
that should be apparent to even the most ardent Fan Fran , like me
Critical review = 2nd guessing and bitching?
Ok couch…… I mean Coach
Fran's alternatives were basically JoshO and Mulvey. Josh is NOT a good choice to guard Wisky's offense, and I'm not sure what to make of Mulvey. At least Kingsbury carries a few pounds.
You don't want to admit it, but Iowa is very short on quality big men, and that is even more apparent with Kris injured. All those who have been bitching about Connor for the past few years, and I suspect you were one of them at times, Iowa is damn lucky he came back for his Covid year.
I guess we can second guess really every decision the coach made or makes….but I look at the fact that this team came into this game with the following challenges:
1) Leading scorer out.
2) Starting PG with experience..determined out AFTER warmups…told the coach he couldn’t go.
3) One of the guys counted on to be a significant scorer and outside shooter in a huge slump.
4) Short handed in a game that went to OT as the 3rd game in a week.
Playing a tough team that had been playing really well coming in…..
I honestly believe Fran did a hell of a job to put this team in a position to win….and we were within an eyelash of doing just that.
I don’t have much doubt that with our starters healthy we win that game..
1) Leading scorer out.
2) Starting PG with experience..determined out AFTER warmups…told the coach he couldn’t go.
3) One of the guys counted on to be a significant scorer and outside shooter in a huge slump.
4) Short handed in a game that went to OT as the 3rd game in a week.
Playing a tough team that had been playing really well coming in…..
I honestly believe Fran did a hell of a job to put this team in a position to win….and we were within an eyelash of doing just that.
I don’t have much doubt that with our starters healthy we win that game..
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