We’re dancing!!
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Win the next and it's a done deal I assume?
This was the one according to several of the top bracketologists on Twitter.
Yep, this win clinched it, everything else is now for seeding
6 seed if we beat NW? Almost a lock. 7 worst case?
Someone bet that Iowa would win 4 B1G games
So if we lose 4 straight with a loss to me we still make it?
I'll play it safe and wait til Monday to celebrate
. :knockonwood:I would think we'd need to beat NW, Michigan and probably IL to reach a 6.
I'd guess we're most likely 7-9 territory, which is unfortunate.
I could see Iowa slipping to 9 if it all falls apart here but I think it’ll ultimately be 7, maybe 8. It’ll get real interesting if we win next 2 and 1 in BTT..
We are about there before tonight. Win Monday, lose both on road and win 1 BTT game think we a 7 worst case.
If we win 2 of the last 3 and 1 in the B1G tournament we will be a 6. Let's shoot for that or more.
Yep, agree. Win Monday and playing with a lot of House Seed money!
I think we have it locked up now. A loss Monday would simply drop us in seeding. Win out regular season and make some noise (get to semis) we could get up to a 5 seed. Win it all and we would likely be a 4 seed.
Would be huge to win 3 or 4 more before the dance to get a 6 seed. Right now, no one wants to play Iowa.
That's smart.So if we lose 4 straight with a loss to me we still make it?
I'll play it safe and wait til Monday to celebrate
Meh. Much like last year, the 2 line isn't the most daunting it's ever been, so a 7 seed wouldn't be the worst thing in the world.
I'd be more worried, though, about who we get paired with in the 1st Rd based on the mock brackets I've seen.
Best case scenario - win 2-3 regular season games, make the BTT final gets us a #5 seed? SOMEHOW win the BTT and get a #? Seed?
There's not a number 1 seed that would be worried to play Iowa, whether it's Gonzaga, Baylor, Kentucky, Houston, or Kansas they all have something Iowa doesn't have.
Yes besides a quality big it's tradition. Iowa craps it's pants playing teams that have the tradition of advancing to the sweat 16 and beyond.
As it turned out, it really is too bad that Fran didn't get a shot blocker out of the portal to patrol the middle and protect the rim. It's the one thing that will derail us getting to the second week again...but you never know with this team, they do have a legit all american in Keegan.
Exactly why getting a 6 seed would be huge. Then, we play a 10 seed in round 1 and probably a 3 seed to go to the sweet 16. That is not an impossible task. Given the past failures in the dance, I understand the negativity, but there are also a lot of teams that would probably prefer not to play Iowa in the first couple of rounds.
The repeated dissing of Rebraca seems silly. He was a solid addition. Fran hasn't done all that I would like to attract transfers, but name a some centers who were realistically available to Fran in the portal last year.
I may be willing to give my left testicle for a 6 seed, 2 wins in the BTT, 2 wins in the dance, and a damn Rose Bowl victory or playoff appearance …
Jack Nunge. Just kidding. I liked Jack as a project, and it sucks that we didn’t get to see that come to fruition. But I agree, Rebraca might not be a rim protector or enforcer, but he’s no stiff either. He’s got some skills, and we know Fran looks for that.
If I'm giving up a testicle there better be a Natty involved, and I don't mean the cheap beer. Although I'll probably need a few of those too. lol
I’m done having kids I’d probably give up one for just an elite 8 at this point
For one thing, very few of us looking at the portal knew the strengths or weaknesses of the centers that occupied the portal. Everyone was concentrating of Fran getting someone that had scoreablity, not necessarily on defense, rebounding, and shot blocking....did you?
Fran knew what he had and didn't necessarily fail but it's taken a while for Filip to get his legs under him playing against better talent in the Big Ten. You can see he's working his butt off trying and improve his rebounding and free throw shooting and it's showing....
I did look, but can't remember names. There weren't many that I saw. I know Brunk went to OSU from IU, but I think Rebraca is better. I was intrigued by a shorter, but stocky guy who had been on the all-defensive team from a lesser conference, but my memory sucks. Rebraca was probably one of the better options Fran had, and I think he could play next year if he wants.
Hes a soild defender but he's so hesitant to shoot in the paint. The size is in this league definitely bothers his offensive game. Luckily, his free throw shooting has gotten much better. He is a good competitor as well. Overall, Im glad he is here.
So was I. Other than no initial offer, it seemed like the perfect fit for both sides. Instead he chose a .500 Vanderbilt team, and his season was over in 6 games.
This, and he'd have been a great fit as well. As it worked out he's been hurt most of the year, so there's that. The portal is a crap shoot, and most (not all) of these guys are leaving because they aren't happy where they are currently. Thats not always a recipe for success introducing that guy into your lineup. Many seem to think its some kind of magic bullet, but its not.
If we win those three we probably move up to a 5 seed. That would put Iowa at 23-8 overall and 13-7 conference.
