We actually performed fairly well against athletic teams that have trouble scoring. (Clown U, Rutgers twice, Seaton Hall etc)
I like the matchup.
I like the matchup.
***** VOTE: #8 IOWA vs #9 Auburn. Who Wins and Why? (5:50pm CT Thurs on TNT) *****
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Hopefully he is. He has been so up and down it is hard to know which one they will get. Their guard is still a tough guard but can get out of control and throw up some really bad shots.
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with the game being on TNT, can't wait to see him and his "analysis."
Not sure I'd consider ISU athletic; 4 of their starters (Kalscheur, Holmes, Lipsey, Kunc) are all "below the rim" players.
Davis was the head coach when they lost to UNLV in the Elite Eight. Raveling's recruits though.
They just go down the seed list and determine locations:
So for the true seed list it was Memphis, Arkansas, Maryland and Iowa in that order with the location pool being Columbus, Des Moines, and Birmingham x2.
- Memphis can't be in Houston's region and also played Alabama this year so they go to option #2 Columbus
- Arkansas' closest is Des Moines
- That leaves Maryland and Iowa to Birmingham--they then go to regional location in which case Maryland prefers New York over Kansas City.
This lays it out well. Thanks. And yes, I agree I'd rather have Auburn in AL than AR in Des Moines.
Iowa, because... I expect them to lose, and they never do what I expect them to do.
Every time I'm down on Iowa teams, they show up and play a great game. And vice versa (see Richmond last year).
Every time I'm down on Iowa teams, they show up and play a great game. And vice versa (see Richmond last year).
O.K. How about defensive centric teams that have trouble scoring.
Since when do you have to play above the rim to be athletic? Plenty of athletic ballers that can't jump out of the gym.
crazy year to make a crazy run to the Sweet 16
They'll need some kind of an edge playing in hostile surroundings. Playing angry never did hurt no one. Did I say that right?
The last game Raveling coached was in 1986 at Minneapolis. Iowa lost by two to NC St. I was there. Too many missed free throws. Pissed away a great opportunity to make sweet sixteen.
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They'll need some kind of an edge playing in hostile surroundings. Playing angry never did hurt no one. Did I say that right?
they have nothing to lose, that's for sure
Good point. Alabama's game will get over around 4 pm CT. Hopefully they stick around.
We can win this game. Saw Auburn early in the season and thought they looked really good. Both teams press and shoot 3's. They also have a pretty good center and pg if memory serves. I think this is a winnable game for the Hawks
Alabama fans are tweeting Iowa beat writers saying they are coming to support Iowa.
Some examples:
Some examples:
We won't be able to stop dribble penetration, end up overhelping and leave wide open 3s that they will knock down.
Look for Auburn's long front line to lead to a lot of missed layups and us playing harder than we want to leading to poor FT shooting.
they've lost 9 of 13; I hope we make it 10 of 14
There's always hope.
Of course you can hope in one hand and crap in the other and see which one fills up first.
He was trying to explain Iowa ending up in Birmingham and not in Des Moines (the #9 seed Illini ended up in Des Moines instead)
OSU too. I like the match up. I look for a big game from Rebraca and Perkins, that’s the style they like. Kris needs to come out strong like he did against Indiana on the road. The first 5 minutes are key.
This if Fil's, Connor's and likely Kris' last game or games. Leave it all out there.
Connor has to be one of the only CBB players publicly tweeting about this kind of stuff.
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