North Carolina lost in the last second to a non ranked team Texas in the last second. Texas missed a last second shot and then made it as time is running out with another shot. Even with elite PG Marcus Paige. The end of time is near....... 
Just like isu, why do we care about Roy Williams?
I can't wait for Roy Williams to retire as I can't stand the guy. He's a weasel.
I will say, if Iowa or Iowa St had a basketball program that wasn't in a coaching transition or didn't stink at the time.....then he wouldn't have been as likely to get the best Iowa high school recruits when he did.
I was just being sarcastic after the Ia. loss to Ia St. Everybody after Fran so, thought I would remind everyone that it happens to the good ones too. (Roy Williams) ( Marcus Paige) That's all. I don't care about NC at all.
Which time was that? 1994, 1999, 2010, or 2012?
What is ya, retreaded? All of them.
I think this is probably a good guess. At least, it's consistent with the rumors I've heard. Strictly from the ISU standpoint....Iowa probably would have had Collison if Tom Davis had not been given a lame duck year by Mary Sue Coleman. I don't think we had a chance with any of the others.
I think this is probably a good guess. At least, it's consistent with the rumors I've heard. Strictly from the ISU standpoint....
Lafrentz -- ISU was never in the picture. His Dad reportedly hated ISU.
Hinrich -- committed to Tim Floyd. Obviously would have gotten him. However......if Larry has Hinrich, does he take a chance on Tinsley out of JC? And without Tinsley, does ISU win two league titles? (answer: No).
Collison -- I don't think ISU was a major player there.
Barnes -- We will never know what might have happened if Fred had been the coach instead of McDermott.
Paige -- from what the Eastern Iowa media said at the time, he always wanted to be a Tarheel.
The bizarre thing, I think, is that neither ISU nor Iowa pursued Doug McDermott.I think ISU would have had a legit shot at Barnes had Fred been there. In fact, I think he would have been a Clone had Fred been there a few years earlier.
Ha ha. I was just going to say that.
1994 - with LaFrentz - Iowa had a chance as they had decent teams, but KU was much better. Iowa St wasn't viable as they were going through a coaching change from Orr to Floyd.
- 1999 - with Collison and Hinrich - both Iowa and Iowa St were going through coaching changes. The new coaches didn't have a chance to build the relationships. Hinrich was even verbally committed to Iowa St prior to Tim Floyd leaving.
- 2010 - with Barnes - Iowa and Iowa St were terrible then. Iowa St almost got him, but that's only because he lived in Ames and was a legacy Clone
- 2012 - with Paige - after the coaching changes, neither school's coach was a proven commodity to prove they could win....especially with competing vs UNC
I really think Iowa or Iowa State gets 3 or 4 of those guys if each program was as solid as they are today.
The bizarre thing, I think, is that neither ISU nor Iowa pursued Doug McDermott.
I have two theories as to why Greg McDermott didn't pursue his son.The bizarre thing, I think, is that neither ISU nor Iowa pursued Doug McDermott.
I have two theories as to why Greg McDermott didn't pursue his son.
1. He underestimated the talent level of his own son, possible.
2. He didn't recruit him to ISU because he probably figured his days as coach at ISU were numbered and then Doug would have to red shirt a year if he wanted to transfer when/if his dad left.
I didn't know anything about Doug McDermott or Harrison Barnes play at Ames High until their senior year. Ames high school played a highly regarded Illinois team on national TV that year and McDermott way outplayed Harrison Barnes and was named the MVP of the game.
You are one hateful dude. Rivalry doesn't have to be everything hate but it seems that is the only emotion some of you seem to have. Jealousy makes for a mean spirit.Maybe McDermott was already feeling the heat and didn't want to subject his son to the scorn of the Clone fans.