*******USC vs Iowa Game Thread*******

[sadiehawkins]

JFC

 

[QChawks]

Second half blowout incoming

 

[hawkeye_wx]

For f sake, Iowa.

 

[DTP2]

23-4 followed by 25-5 the other way.

 

[kwik44]

You can beat the press by having someone who can dribble and drive the ball up the court. It is basketball skill.

They can’t throw a pass with meaning because they are too weak.

 

[millah_22]

Incredible. The next Clark has 18 and the lead at Iowa after USC spotting them a 9.5 minute head start.

 

[IaHawks03]

Might be the worst ball handling team I've ever seen

 

[DewHawk]

Talk about choke they just throw the ball away and never look up court,

 

[BurgHawk87]

At least we didn’t get blown out on CC22 day

Not so fast my friend. Still an entire half of pressing, missed free throws, and head scratching passes to go.

 

[edgar dubois]

we need ball handlers. Guyton and sometimes olsen. Harping we need you lol.

 

[IaHawks03]

Juju outscored the iowa team in the 2nd quarter

 

[Franisdaman]

Score by QTR:

...............1st...2nd
USC........4......25
IOWA.....18......10

 

[millah_22]

Listening to this on YouTube, I don't think I've ever heard the ball hit the rim so many times in my life. Hawks couldn't buy a basket.

They weren't taking many good shots

 

[EvilMonkeyInTheCloset]

Lmao. Guess we had our Will Farrell in Old School ass-pull debate answer moment in the 1st Qtr, and now we're back to playing air-headed, post-CC "girls" basketball the rest of the game.

GG RIP Iowa women.

 

[QChawks]

USC shooting 8/32

12-13 free throws

 

[Bulldogs1974]

This feels like a middle school game where one team has no idea how to break a press

Not to mention Iowa can’t laker cut to get a pass to the wing.
Don’t even get me started on the one handed passes.

 

[Randon]

Turnover city with every player picking up their dribble.

 

[edgar dubois]

When AOG in game the just throw the ball in the middle. Free bucket.

 

[pablow]

We are totally out of our normal rotation and the starters are getting worn out. This will be a slaughter if Jan keeps this up.

 

[sadiehawkins]

Olsen is a liability slow and soft. Iowa is not a good shooting team. Heiden needs some minutes

 

[QChawks]

USC so lucky CC didn’t come back

 

[Matt1nb7]

Can you be down by 1 to the number 4 team and have an embarrassing first half performance?

Yes.

 

[hawkeye_wx]

Yes, we were spoiled by the last three years. However, with this year's team, there is not a single player we can look at and say, "Ok, player X has the ball, we are good".

 

[DewHawk]

The second half is going to be an *** kicking. This team is soft, panics, and goes blind frequently when passing the ball. If they press you have to make them pay for it, Iowa throws it away.

 

[kwik44]

Iowas going to fail at using the Clark momentum for acquiring big athletic women bodies.

 

[Bulldogs1974]

Not good when Olson’s is nowhere to be found. Can’t shoot pass or bring the ball up.

 

[NorthernHawkeye]

Jan Jensen can't effectively break the press.

 

[herkyhawk00]

They can’t throw a pass with meaning because they are too weak.

Listen, I am not arguing that the weight room wouldn’t help them but what is impacting this season is their decision making when it comes to passing and their inability to effectively dribble the damn ball.

 

[edgar dubois]

Juju looks sad/angry all the time. Who would ever use her to endorse anything.

 

[Franisdaman]

USC has

8 pts off 11 IOWA turnovers

6 second chance pts off 9 offensive rebounds

 

[herkyhawk00]

Jan Jensen can't effectively break the press.

Embarrassing that this hasn’t been fixed.

 

[LarryMullenJr.]

I started chuckling as the layup went in at the buzzer. Wife asked why I’m laughing at them.
How do you explain it……

 

[kwik44]

It’s a culmination of things. They get outclassed at being tough - both physically & mentally. Have for years with the exception of a generational player.

 

[ronnh]

Can you be down by 1 to the number 4 team and have an embarrassing first half performance?

Yes.

I have never seen a team so confused on breaking a press. Total confusion.

 

[millah_22]

USC so lucky CC didn’t come back

Can you imagine how frustrating it would be to have Clark and watching her pass it off the back of AOG's head?

 

[EvilMonkeyInTheCloset]

If Iowa isn’t going to recruit big women then they get what they deserve.

For whatever reason, they don't want to come to Iowa, despite us having recent success with Gustafson, Czinano, etc.

You can blame them for not trying "hard enough" and to your specific liking as a fan, but they do try.

These tall posts just typically choose to go to other elite schools.

 

[Franisdaman]

USC leads despite horrible FG shooting:

1-10 (10%) from three
7-22 (32%) from two
.............................................
8-32 (25%) Overall shooting

12-13 (92%) FT

 

[DewHawk]

Juju looks sad/angry all the time. Who would ever use her to endorse anything.

agreed, she has the charisma of a fire hydrant

 

[denmar81]

This team is not coached well. Picking up dribbles on the press shouldn’t be a college basketball issue, I see that in grade school games. Same horrible passes game after game. Guards dribble drive only to stop with no where to go. This whole year has been frustrating watching the same mistakes not being coached out of these girls.

 

[danny14]