This is a soild tournament team.

[RocknRollface]

No question about it after tonight.

This team is going to win plenty of games.

That defense they showed tonight can hang with anyone in the conference.

Not worried at all about lack of height.

 

[TRHawkeye145]

Good post - I wasn't sure if this was a tourney team or not in the beginning of season, but if they continue to play like this they will be a tough out for anyone in the Big

 

[HawkRugged17]

 

[BBHawk]

No question about it after tonight.

This team is going to win plenty of games.

That defense they showed tonight can hang with anyone in the conference.

Not worried at all about lack of height.

So you are a believer now?

😉

 

[littlez]

No question about it after tonight.

This team is going to win plenty of games.

That defense they showed tonight can hang with anyone in the conference.

Not worried at all about lack of height.

We are if Fran actually trusts his best players.

 

[bizkitsngravy]

No question about it after tonight.

This team is going to win plenty of games.

That defense they showed tonight can hang with anyone in the conference.

Not worried at all about lack of height.

Not as long C Mac keeps having this much court time. Damn why couldnt' he have dropped basketball and concentrated on baseball, I am so damn glad he is done after this year.

 

[Chishawk1425]

No question about it after tonight.

This team is going to win plenty of games.

That defense they showed tonight can hang with anyone in the conference.

Not worried at all about lack of height.

Need to protect home court to get there. Starting Monday night..

 

[HellaHawk]

Not as long C Mac keeps having this much court time. Damn why couldnt' he have dropped basketball and concentrated on baseball, I am so damn glad he is done after this year.

He’s very good at all aspects of basketball except shooting. Tonight was rough in that respect. He can be out there if he only shoots 30% from 3, but 0-5 is rough. I think Kris will get more and more of his minutes, but tonight Kris was filling in for Keegan. Anyway, we went on a 12-2 run on the road against the no. 1 team in the country near end of game so hard to complain too much about Fran’s lineups in this one.

 

[ZumaHawk]

No question about it after tonight.

This team is going to win plenty of games.

That defense they showed tonight can hang with anyone in the conference.

Not worried at all about lack of height.

This is your best post ever……I wasn’t sure you were even a Hawk fan with your past comments and posts.

As BBhawk said do you believe now??

 

[curleytop]

If tonight actually any indication going to have to play Dr Tom’s 40 minutes of hell which fits Keegan’s strength as well. Unfortunately Conner will play very limited if so. Jo bo playing time limited as well. I hope Fran can adjust to what happened tonight and see the positives and not pull the loyalty card. Speed kills!

 

[HawkLogic]

Fran needs to play his best players, and that is unlikely to happen. Perkins should be playing ahead of both JBO and CMAC. Kris Murray should play at least as much as PMAC.

If JoshO can just play big and rebound then that is enough + Rebaca to take care of the post.

 

[RocknRollface]

So you are a believer now?

😉

Not sure if you're being serious?

I've been higher on this team than most. Go back and read threads from last spring, summer and fall.

I was critical of a poor defense effort against Virginia because.....it was a poor defensive effort.

Theres no point in sugar coating things on a message board.

If Fran commits to defense via his PT decisions this team could contend for a double bye in the conference tournament.

 

[RocknRollface]

We are if Fran actually trusts his best players.

Thats what will decide how far they go.

Its right there for him.

 

[SDHawkDoc]

I wouldn't say solid tourney team, but they certainly have a chance.

 

[RocknRollface]

I wouldn't say solid tourney team, but they certainly have a chance.

I would and I did. 😁

I think its nothing but improvements from here on.

Yeah they'll be some dud games but that happens to everyone.

They had a dud offensive game tonight.

 

[Franisdaman]

No question about it after tonight.

This team is going to win plenty of games.

That defense they showed tonight can hang with anyone in the conference.

Not worried at all about lack of height.

we should be ranked, too

 

[Franisdaman]

Fran needs to play his best players, and that is unlikely to happen. Perkins should be playing ahead of both JBO and CMAC. Kris Murray should play at least as much as PMAC.

If JoshO can just play big and rebound then that is enough + Rebaca to take care of the post.

Fran played 9 players 16 minutes or more tonight

It should stay at 9 players when Keegan comes back but it won't.

28 PMac
26 Kris
23 Perkins
22 JBo
20 Ulis
20 Filip
19 Connor
16 JoeT
16 Josh

 

[HawkRose]

Fran needs to play his best players, and that is unlikely to happen. Perkins should be playing ahead of both JBO and CMAC. Kris Murray should play at least as much as PMAC.

If JoshO can just play big and rebound then that is enough + Rebaca to take care of the post.

I agree with you but I also remember Tony, Keegan and JT coming in to save our butts against MSU only to barely play the next game in a loss to Indians. Fran is wildly unpredictable

 

[HungryHawk]

Not as long C Mac keeps having this much court time. Damn why couldnt' he have dropped basketball and concentrated on baseball, I am so damn glad he is done after this year.

Connor was a big part of a really great defensive effort, but yes, his lack of offensive threat is very frustrating.

 

[pocha444444]

Agreed, I feel much better about this team after the loss tonight than I did after the win at Virgina. The defense was bad against Virginia and it was smothering tonight. No doubt the extended minutes for Perkins and Ulis played a role, but the team seemed more focused overall from the jump.

 

[RocknRollface]

Agreed, I feel much better about this team after the loss tonight than I did after the win at Virgina. The defense was bad against Virginia and it was smothering tonight. No doubt the extended minutes for Perkins and Ulis played a role, but the team seemed more focused overall from the jump.

Yep.

I like the agressive double teaming of the post from the start.

Shows they're prepared to play small and can make it work to their advantage.

 

[wjr1818]

I will gladly eat some crow. I was very skeptical after Joe W and Fredrick leaving but this team has been exciting to watch and I believe they have a better shot at making a deeper tourney run than last year due to their defense. I loved Garza but he was a defensive liability.

I just hope Fran plays his lineups to Iowa's strength.

 

[QChawks]

Sorry not seeing it

 

[HawkGem10]

Lol lol lol funny this team will be lucky to be .500

 

[SotaHawk87]

Sorry not seeing it

Oh you’re not!? Shocker

 

[TheRealHerky]

If the tourney is the NIT, then I agree. Otherwise its going to take some improvement

 

[RocknRollface]

Sorry not seeing it

Ha, seriously?

Just trust me then. Thats always a safe bet.

 

[RocknRollface]

Lol lol lol funny this team will be lucky to be .500

Iowa beats Illinois 8 out of ten times.

 

[Fighter of the Nightman]

Iowa beats Illinois 8 out of ten times.

Complete conjecture, but I guess if it makes you feel better to think that … good game.

 

[RocknRollface]

If the tourney is the NIT, then I agree. Otherwise its going to take some improvement

The improvement needs to come from Fran.

 

[RocknRollface]

Complete conjecture, but I guess if it makes you feel better to think that … good game.

No, it was not a good game.

Thats why I feel fine about it.

 

[Fighter of the Nightman]

No, it was not a good game.

Thats why I feel fine about it.

Okay, lol.

 

[HawkGem10]

No, it was not a good game.

Thats why I feel fine about it.

No they beat Iowa 8/9 out of 10 times as we don't rebound at all period that isn't going to change

 

[RocknRollface]

Okay, lol.

Iowas already better than Illinois.

By February it won't be close.

 

[RocknRollface]

No they beat Iowa 8/9 out of 10 times as we don't rebound at all period that isn't going to change

No Iowa wins 8 out of 10.

I know what I'm talking about, you don't.

 

[HawkGem10]

Iowas already better than Illinois.

By February it won't be close.

lol no

 

[Macbride79]

Last season was the year Iowa needed to break through in terms of winning that elusive conference title or more realistically making it to the Sweet 16.

Obviously, that didn’t happen. This season, NIT might be a more realistic goal.

Just don’t see a Fran coached Iowa team ever making it to a Sweet 16. Unfortunately, most of the fan base is satisfied occasionally making the NCAA tournament.

Lucky I’m old enough (60) to remember Iowa basketball in 1979 (last share of a Big 10 title) and 1980 (last Final 4).

My 20 year old son (Junior at Iowa) was not alive for Iowa’s last trip to a Sweet 16.

 

[RocknRollface]

lol no

You're just going to have to trust me buddy.

I know more than you do.

 

[HawkGem10]

You're just going to have to trust me buddy.

I know more than you do.

no you don't

 

[Knothole Hawk]

If Iowa can close out games they are a tournament team. Iowa States ranked and yet Iowa will be the favorite.