Where are all the people who said Richmond had talent? 😄
We are a gulf away from being competitive. Providence dismantled them.
We are a gulf away from being competitive. Providence dismantled them.
Richmond haha
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Fran was a miracle worker super hero this season. Don't get it twisted!
I'm sure Barta is opening his wallet as we speak.
Probably. Big 10 tournament title - That's the type of thing that makes Barta blow his wad. 10 year extension coming?
Clearly.... we were their superbowl
Amirite?
Amirite?
I called them trash several times Thursday....ZERO reason to lose that game!!!
Thats a ridiculous statement.
Iowa just beat 4 teams that advanced in the tournament last month.
They played tight and thus shot like shit, it happens to a lot of teams in the first game.
Yes but we're experts at underperformance on the national stage. Face it, we stunk!
You're repeating what I just said.
What do you mean face it?
Yes, they shot like shit despite being an excellent shooting team normally.
Iowa would beat Richmond 9 out of 10 times convincingly.
Sadly we don't live in hypothetical land. They were unmotivated and sleep walked through that game and generally looked like crap against a terrible team.
And they beat Iowa when it counts.
I don't get the Fran bashing on this one. I watched the game. Other than Sandfort, no one on the team could hit a shot all game long. They played ugly and ragged, looked tired and sluggish, and it didn't matter which combination Fran went with. Keegan didn't play like Keegan after the first 15 minutes of the game. Bohannon struggled. Joe T. didn't provide the spark he usually does. Rebraca played decently. Kris wasn't his best self. Perk was frustrated most of the game. PMac had a run in the second half then went silent. Connor wasn't effective, but mainly because no one could finish even if he got them the ball in their spots--but most of them game, guys were kept off their spots. Richmond was well-coached with six seniors and they played their best and still barely beat the Hawks on possibly their worst game of the entire season. Yeah, Fran didn't do a great job, but his players fell on their faces most of the game, but it looked more like tired legs and tired minds to me.
I'm just glad that people have gotten over the bad defense narrative, because I got a nice little thread ready to go on that subject......
I feel the same way. If the basket wouldn't have had a lid on it, we would have been up by 20 at the half. But sh!t happens in this tournament ... and we love it - except when it happens to us. I loved seeing Kentucky get beat. I bet their boards have been fun.
Yeah, obviously.
That doesn't mean Iowa was "a gulf away from being competitive".
That's just a terrible descriptor of the situation.
The situation is they choked under big expectations.
I know what happened Thursday, and it's my fault.
My employer is a terrible gambler. Frankly, I could retire simply by betting the opposite of anything he bets. It's absolutely unbelievable how bad he is. Anyway, he doesn't really follow college basketball. He asked me if Iowa was in the Tournament, and I made the enormous mistake of telling him that we were indeed in the Tournament and some of the predictions had us going to the Final Four. With that information, I'm sure he put a sizable bet on the Hawkeyes. The moment he did that, we were doomed.
Fran is off the hook. So are the players. This one is on me.
My employer is a terrible gambler. Frankly, I could retire simply by betting the opposite of anything he bets. It's absolutely unbelievable how bad he is. Anyway, he doesn't really follow college basketball. He asked me if Iowa was in the Tournament, and I made the enormous mistake of telling him that we were indeed in the Tournament and some of the predictions had us going to the Final Four. With that information, I'm sure he put a sizable bet on the Hawkeyes. The moment he did that, we were doomed.
Fran is off the hook. So are the players. This one is on me.
Unfortunately, when you live and die by the three point shot, when the three's don't fall you end up losing to bad teams. Iowa shot remarkably well from distance through February so they looked competitive with anyone.
This is the best post ever. I look forward to your employer's anti picks!
You need to start sharing his picks on the degen thread over on HROT, so we can all fade them.....
And here I thought it was because I washed the sweatpants I wore throughout the BTT.
Nope, although this team had success going inside when the 3's weren't falling. It just didn't work the other night. Richmond was able to shut it down. Whether that was because of something Richmond was doing, Iowa wasn't doing, or Keegan being hurt, I don't know. I guess it really doesn't matter at this point either.
I watched the game a second time.
Keegan actually had plenty of good looks inside and out and just didn't make them.
The shots he was getting weren't different than any other game.
Im sure the Ankle played a part.
Sandfort, Kris, Perkins and JBO missed most of the shots they normally make too.
When you miss shots at that percentage you lose games its that simple.
I’m proud of the Hawks either way, but Richmond played four games in four days and had to win their conference championship to get it in.
Great post. I couldn't agree with you more on this. A bad game like our Rutgers regular season game is bound to happen to any team at more than one point in a season. Unfortunately, ours crept up on us at the least expected time. Just a bad day on the court all around. Not to take anything away from Richmond but Iowa really did lose to themselves on Thursday and the whole team did their part in my opinion.
How soon do you need it?
Soon. It will be a good deed in a weary world of threads.
You sound like one of those PSU schills saying they would of won if Clifford had not gotten hurt.
Well, ya got me there. I thought about 99% of the posts on this site were opinions.
