Very telling moment small moment last night.

[hexumhawk]

JBO had just twisted his ankle and could barely stay in front of his guy on D. We get the ball back and brings it up the court wincing and you can see Fran on the sideline asking him if he needs to come out. Think there is about 25 seconds left in the game. JBO waves him off and sets up the offense.

Now, we didnt get a shot off that series but you have to love the toughness and mental make-up of that kid. Im not going to take the time to blast past PGs we have had but it says a lot that he wants the ball at the end of the game. Isn't afraid to take clutch shots and hit free throws which is a HUGE asset to the team.

 

[TampaHawkfan]

The dude's got ice water in his veins. Maybe the best trait a player can have. I love it.

 

[icwesthawk]

Thought Fran needed a timeout there, but of course we needed everyone of them when we couldn't inbound the ball.

 

[33hawkfan]

Having basically two 90% free throw shooters as your starting guards is a huge advantage at the end of games.

 

[EpenesaEpenesa]

Wonder how his ankle is

 

[Hawkeyestate81]

Thought Fran needed a timeout there, but of course we needed everyone of them when we couldn't inbound the ball.

Fran was calling for one and JoBo said he was good, player has to call timeout. If coaches still could I bet Fran does there, thankfully we didn't with the inbounds issues!

 

[Hawkeyestate81]

Wonder how is ankle is

Me as well, we need an effective JoBo for any shot Sunday evening. My what a big opportunity Sunday now. Hoping for good Hawkeye contingent in that HS gym.

 

[Bulldogs1974]

Sometimes you listen to your player, sometimes you don't. I'm not sure i trust a freshman to make that call with that amount of time left. Yes it worked out in the end but sometimes aren't thinking clearly with injuries. He was limping significantly right away, it worked itself out but I would trust a senior to make that call probably not a freshman.

 

[Rudolph]

JBO had just twisted his ankle and could barely stay in front of his guy on D. We get the ball back and brings it up the court wincing and you can see Fran on the sideline asking him if he needs to come out. Think there is about 25 seconds left in the game. JBO waves him off and sets up the offense.

Now, we didnt get a shot off that series but you have to love the toughness and mental make-up of that kid. Im not going to take the time to blast past PGs we have had but it says a lot that he wants the ball at the end of the game. Isn't afraid to take clutch shots and hit free throws which is a HUGE asset to the team.

Moments like this plant seeds for championship contention.

And this was not the only such moment in last night's game. Pemsl fought through some sort of tweaked lower back for the majority of the game. Baer shakes off what looked like a painful bruised rib type of thing.

There is a lot to be excited about—this year and years to come.

 

[Rudolph]

You know, I'm sitting here thinking that Bohannon seems to be such a strong personality, such a hold-everyone-including-himself-accountable type of leader, that I think his presence alone will positively affect all kinds of things. I expect he won't be happy if dudes don't use every opportunity to improve—so stuff like the Prime Time League I expect will become more intense, more competitive.

Add to this that the rest of the freshman and sophomore classes appear unitedly bought in.

My hopes are high.

 

[Rudolph]

Bohannon, Pemsl, Cook, Baer—all appear fearless and expectant to do great things. Without having much to go on, I think Dailey and Kreiner fit this mold, too. And I think this group has rubbed off on Moss and Ellingson, and I think Williams and Uhl are even showing signs.

One thing I haven't seen talked about from last night is that WIlliams made a very positive contribution. I don't think there is any reason to give up on that kid.

So much to be excited about.

 

[Fan In Black]

His brother Matt was a tough SOB. I was hoping the kid had a just a little of that, but he has it all.

 

[hooper56]

Funny thing is that Fran is screaming at the ref to stop the clock because he has an injured player....Ref asks JBo if he is ok and JBo waves him off. Man that kid has toughness and he showed me something last night. Not only that but he comes in on his bad ankle and gets open for the inbounds pass from the corner and calmly sinks the winning free throws. Toughness. I want more of that!

 

[nu2u]

Jordan Bohannon is tough. Twisted ankle? That's nothing. In high school, JoBo once broke one of his ribs before a basketball game just to make it a fair contest.

JoBo is so tough he eats nails for breakfast and shits barbed wire before lunch.

Instead of a syringe, when JoBo donates blood he demands a handgun and a bucket.

While other kids would piss their initials on a snowbank, young JoBo pissed his initials into concrete.

He's only getting started at Iowa. Can't wait to see what the future holds for Jordan Bohannon.

 

[VicHawkeye]

Isaiah Moss is the player that is the key to Iowa bball's future post Jok IMO. Prior to his dismissal, I loved Ray Thompson's game back in the 80s. He shot almost 60% from the field and scored 12 per game as a FR on a team that featured SRs Marble Horton and Armstrong. He had long arms that made him a good defender. I think we may have another similar player in Moss though he is more of a late bloomer. To me Moss is gonna score a lot of points but with a solid FG%, he'll play solid D and chip in on the rebounding and playmaking too much like Thompson. Ray was averaging 20 per game as a SOPH when he was dismissed. I see Moss getting 12 next year and 20 as a JR on a belated but similar career arc.

 

[CanadaHawk]

Isaiah Moss is the player that is the key to Iowa bball's future post Jok IMO. Prior to his dismissal, I loved Ray Thompson's game back in the 80s. He shot almost 60% from the field and scored 12 per game as a FR on a team that featured SRs Marble Horton and Armstrong. He had long arms that made him a good defender. I think we may have another similar player in Moss though he is more of a late bloomer. To me Moss is gonna score a lot of points but with a solid FG%, he'll play solid D and chip in on the rebounding and playmaking too much like Thompson. Ray was averaging 20 per game as a SOPH when he was dismissed. I see Moss getting 12 next year and 20 as a JR on a belated but similar career arc.

I agree that Moss is likely to be our next big guard scorer. But a lot of those points are going to be off JB passes, and JB's shooting will get Moss a lot of looks at the basket.

 

[TheRealHerky]

Very telling moment indeed. Another one was when a hit a long three to counter a couple Purdue bombs in the second half. He's got game. And not even playing his natural position.

 

[DanL53]

Jordan Bohannon is tough. Twisted ankle? That's nothing. In high school, JoBo once broke one of his ribs before a basketball game just to make it a fair contest.

JoBo is so tough he eats nails for breakfast and shits barbed wire before lunch.

Instead of a syringe, when JoBo donates blood he demands a handgun and a bucket.

While other kids would piss their initials on a snowbank, young JoBo pissed his initials into concrete.

He's only getting started at Iowa. Can't wait to see what the future holds for Jordan Bohannon.

Great stuff!

When the World's Most Interesting Man runs out of stories, he calls nu2u and says, "Sup?"

PS: Gotta explain to a confused Purdue fan that asked why Pemsl kept calling Haas, "Cuddles". When Pemsl was eight he found and made a pet out of a full grown black bear that he named....

Speaking of Bears. Little known trivia. Our own Nicholas Baer had a Great Uncle from South Alabama. As I recall his name was William McCoy. Kind of a shady character. Anyway some guy wrote a song about him...I tell ya, after the Purdue game I'm wondering if Baer has some of his Great Uncles payback DNA in that nice and friendly looking young fellows guts somewhere:

 

[twindman]

I thought JoBo would miss one or both of the FTs at the end because of his ankle. You have to flex it a bit shooting FTs and yet it was all net! Gutsy kid.

 

[papabeef]

Isaiah Moss is the player that is the key to Iowa bball's future post Jok IMO. Prior to his dismissal, I loved Ray Thompson's game back in the 80s. He shot almost 60% from the field and scored 12 per game as a FR on a team that featured SRs Marble Horton and Armstrong. He had long arms that made him a good defender. I think we may have another similar player in Moss though he is more of a late bloomer. To me Moss is gonna score a lot of points but with a solid FG%, he'll play solid D and chip in on the rebounding and playmaking too much like Thompson. Ray was averaging 20 per game as a SOPH when he was dismissed. I see Moss getting 12 next year and 20 as a JR on a belated but similar career arc.

moss is just one of the many pieces of the puzzle.

 

[goodbyebobby]

Isaiah Moss is the player that is the key to Iowa bball's future post Jok IMO. Prior to his dismissal, I loved Ray Thompson's game back in the 80s. He shot almost 60% from the field and scored 12 per game as a FR on a team that featured SRs Marble Horton and Armstrong. He had long arms that made him a good defender. I think we may have another similar player in Moss though he is more of a late bloomer. To me Moss is gonna score a lot of points but with a solid FG%, he'll play solid D and chip in on the rebounding and playmaking too much like Thompson. Ray was averaging 20 per game as a SOPH when he was dismissed. I see Moss getting 12 next year and 20 as a JR on a belated but similar career arc.

Ray was a great player but neither their games or bodies are similar in any way.

 

[VicHawkeye]

True as Ray was kinda fat and was more of a shooter with Moss more of a slasher and driver. I'm just saying that Jok's gone next year and I look for Moss to really put up some points over the next 3 much like Thompson was poised to do in the absence of Marble Horton and Armstrong. I think Moss has the ability to be a top defender like Ray as well.

 

[goodbyebobby]

Agreed on all counts.

 

[OutbackBowl2017]

Why does Moss not see the court very much in the second half? Fran doesn't play him which is maddening.

 

[StormHawk42]

Why does Moss not see the court very much in the second half? Fran doesn't play him which is maddening.

In the last game, Fran said he got popped in the head. And the 5 of JBo, Jok, Baer, Pemsl, and Cook were doing work. Moss is a good player and love his aggressiveness, but he's also relatively inconsistent at this point. On the other hand, you have Baer, who is about the most consistent player we've had in years. Baer is the safer option in crunch time. Moss's time will come.

 

[hooper56]

Why does Moss not see the court very much in the second half? Fran doesn't play him which is maddening.

Because he took a blow to the head and was dizzy in the locker room at halftime. Fran stated he did not feel comfortable with putting him in to play the 2nd half. Not sure what is "maddening" about that?