**2018-2019 Iowa Hawkeyes Basketball Season Thread**

[Shawneemicks]

The big ten is essentially telling their fans they care more about money than winning.

Well, no kidding, it's about the money.

It's not about the "$tudent athlete$. "

There's zero reason it can't be both about the money & winning.
See...SEC football

 

[Billy Butters]

Shawnee wants to take this opportunity to point out how dumb, much like playing 9 conf games in football, playing 20 is in basketball.

Guarantees far more losses in your league & absolutely will cost the league tournament bids.

The big ten is essentially telling their fans they care more about money than winning.

I don't disagree in football but this is a very dumb argument in basketball. We see teams every single year with a 20-10 record get in over teams with a 23-8 record. The difference is usually one good win or one more bad loss.

The douche is lessening the chance for a bad loss by not giving teams the opportunity to schedule cupcakes and giving their teams likely one if not two more opportunities at a good win depending on how the schedule shakes out.

 

[MikeyJoe]

Shawnee wants to take this opportunity to point out how dumb, much like playing 9 conf games in football, playing 20 is in basketball.

Guarantees far more losses in your league & absolutely will cost the league tournament bids.

The big ten is essentially telling their fans they care more about money than winning.

I don't disagree in football but this is a very dumb argument in basketball. We see teams every single year with a 20-10 record get in over teams with a 23-8 record. The difference is usually one good win or one more bad loss.

The douche is lessening the chance for a bad loss by not giving teams the opportunity to schedule cupcakes and giving their teams likely one if not two more opportunities at a good win depending on how the schedule shakes out.

Correct. It’s dumb in football because only 4 teams make it and clearly the #1 thing the committee cares about is number of losses. In basketball, with the size of the field, strength of schedule actually matters.

 

[L. Wade Childress]

If we win on Thursday then we likely go undefeated in our out of conference schedule. That feels really weird to say.

 

[Talkin' Goat]

Shawnee wants to take this opportunity to point out how dumb, much like playing 9 conf games in football, playing 20 is in basketball.

Guarantees far more losses in your league & absolutely will cost the league tournament bids.

The big ten is essentially telling their fans they care more about money than winning.

One of these years the SEC is going to have 67 of the 68 teams in the tourney.

 

[Shawneemicks]

Shawnee wants to take this opportunity to point out how dumb, much like playing 9 conf games in football, playing 20 is in basketball.

Guarantees far more losses in your league & absolutely will cost the league tournament bids.

The big ten is essentially telling their fans they care more about money than winning.

I don't disagree in football but this is a very dumb argument in basketball. We see teams every single year with a 20-10 record get in over teams with a 23-8 record. The difference is usually one good win or one more bad loss.

The douche is lessening the chance for a bad loss by not giving teams the opportunity to schedule cupcakes and giving their teams likely one if not two more opportunities at a good win depending on how the schedule shakes out.

Playing 16 conference games plus 4 additional non con games vs mediocre competition is the way to go for each team in the league.

Most teams will go 4-0 or 3-1, many more wins than playing those additional conference games. Lol at not playing these games because you want to lessen the chance at a bad loss. Lol.

This is a league that hasn’t won a natty in almost 2 decades. They need all the wins & tourney bids they can get.

 

[Mo T]

Playing 16 conference games plus 4 additional non con games vs mediocre competition is the way to go for each team in the league.

Most teams will go 4-0 or 3-1, many more wins than playing those additional conference games.

With most of those wins actually lowering the RPI, or whatever they call it now. The committee doesn't care about overall wins.

 

[StinkyMcFadden]

If we win on Thursday then we likely go undefeated in our out of conference schedule. That feels really weird to say.

That's why most people call it the non-conference schedule.

 

[Shawneemicks]

Playing 16 conference games plus 4 additional non con games vs mediocre competition is the way to go for each team in the league.

Most teams will go 4-0 or 3-1, many more wins than playing those additional conference games.

With most of those wins actually lowering the RPI, or whatever they call it now. The committee doesn't care about overall wins.

Yes they do

 

[Billy Butters]

Shawnee wants to take this opportunity to point out how dumb, much like playing 9 conf games in football, playing 20 is in basketball.

Guarantees far more losses in your league & absolutely will cost the league tournament bids.

The big ten is essentially telling their fans they care more about money than winning.

I don't disagree in football but this is a very dumb argument in basketball. We see teams every single year with a 20-10 record get in over teams with a 23-8 record. The difference is usually one good win or one more bad loss.

The douche is lessening the chance for a bad loss by not giving teams the opportunity to schedule cupcakes and giving their teams likely one if not two more opportunities at a good win depending on how the schedule shakes out.

Playing 16 conference games plus 4 additional non con games vs mediocre competition is the way to go for each team in the league.

Most teams will go 4-0 or 3-1, many more wins than playing those additional conference games. Lol at not playing these games because you want to lessen the chance at a bad loss. Lol.

This is a league that hasn’t won a natty in almost 2 decades. They need all the wins & tourney bids they can get.

Lol, you're all over the place. Bubble teams aren't winning the national title. Your argument somehow has gotten worse.

 

[Hawk_Kegmasters]

Grande Lakes and Tranquilo are my favorite 2 to hit up when I’m down there.

 

[TurdBurgler]

Right, changing the schedule would only deal with squeezing that 7th or 8th team in. If you look over Shawnee's time period big ten is prolly 2nd in bids to the ACC, and 2nd in final four appearances.

 

[Soda Popinski]

Grande Lakes and Tranquilo are my favorite 2 to hit up when I’m down there.

K

 

[Thomas Wolsey]

Grande Lakes and Tranquilo are my favorite 2 to hit up when I’m down there.

The team isn’t that bad yet.

 

[Hawk_Kegmasters]

 

[MikeyJoe]

Shawnee wants to take this opportunity to point out how dumb, much like playing 9 conf games in football, playing 20 is in basketball.

Guarantees far more losses in your league & absolutely will cost the league tournament bids.

The big ten is essentially telling their fans they care more about money than winning.

I don't disagree in football but this is a very dumb argument in basketball. We see teams every single year with a 20-10 record get in over teams with a 23-8 record. The difference is usually one good win or one more bad loss.

The douche is lessening the chance for a bad loss by not giving teams the opportunity to schedule cupcakes and giving their teams likely one if not two more opportunities at a good win depending on how the schedule shakes out.

Playing 16 conference games plus 4 additional non con games vs mediocre competition is the way to go for each team in the league.

Most teams will go 4-0 or 3-1, many more wins than playing those additional conference games. Lol at not playing these games because you want to lessen the chance at a bad loss. Lol.

This is a league that hasn’t won a natty in almost 2 decades. They need all the wins & tourney bids they can get.

It's hard to believe that someone who typed this post follows college basketball. Like, at all.

 

[Match34]

Iowa should drop out of the Big Ten and schedule NAIA teams all year. Guaranteed tourney bid every year.

 

[Shawneemicks]

I’m sure I’ll be proven wrong.
I expect the big ten to get 10 bids this year with all those quality losses bolstering the league.

 

[AZmessDAWG]

Double down!

 

[Shawneemicks]

Look at all those quality losses!!
Gotta put a team like that in the field!!

You guys sound like Kirk herbstreit arguing for Georgia to move UP after a quality loss.

LOSSES ARE BETTER THAN WINS!!!

 

[AZmessDAWG]

Your “fire everyone” shtick suits you better.

 

[MikeyJoe]

I’m sure I’ll be proven wrong.
I expect the big ten to get 10 bids this year with all those quality losses bolstering the league.

That's not...what?

Look at all those quality losses!!
Gotta put a team like that in the field!!

You guys sound like Kirk herbstreit arguing for Georgia to move UP after a quality loss.

LOSSES ARE BETTER THAN WINS!!!

Serious question: Have you ever watched the NCAA basketball tournament...ever?

 

[Bonner]

I’ve looked and I cant find if this has been posted, but what the the hell did the Gophers do to their basketball court??

 

[Mo T]

I’ve looked and I cant find if this has been posted, but what the the hell did the Gophers do to their basketball court??

I liked it

 

[L. Wade Childress]

I’ve looked and I cant find if this has been posted, but what the the hell did the Gophers do to their basketball court??

I liked it

Just wait until our roster has to play on it.

 

[Mo T]

I was hoping for three road wins and was thinking Minnesota might be one. Not so sure about either happening now.

 

[Shpadoinkle]

I’ve looked and I cant find if this has been posted, but what the the hell did the Gophers do to their basketball court??

I liked it

Just wait until our roster has to play on it.

Baer will emerge from the floor like Rambo from the side of the cliff.

 

[The Dad]

I was hoping for three road wins and was thinking Minnesota might be one. Not so sure about either happening now.

Both them and Nebrantska are going to buttfuck us. How are their rosters so loaded with strong, athletic players and we have Baers, Krieners, and Daileys?

 

[L. Wade Childress]

@The Dad is dolph?

 

[The Dad]

That fucker has a mane I can only dream of.

I’m ok with Michigan State having that kind of talent advantage over us....but the fucking Cornhuskers? Come on.

 

[L. Wade Childress]

They have one actual highly recruited guy, plus a bunch of transfers.

 

[Hawkstrat]

So?

 

[Billy Butters]

Of the 3 decent teams the Huskers have played (Clemson, TT, Minnesota) they have won one game. Yes they're more athletic but they don't have a huge talent advantage.

They have zero depth and got lucky Palmer turned from garbage at Miami to an all conference player.

 

[The Dad]

If you faggots say so.

 

[gable_guy]

Nebrantska Radio guy after beating. Creighton. Wtf?

 

[scottsdalehawk]

I don't want to live in a world where Nebrantska is good at basketball.

 

[UnKnOwN_SeRb]

Nebrantska Radio guy after beating. Creighton. Wtf?

#Nebrantsketball

 

[L. Wade Childress]

Deleted. SS plz

 

[JD720]

Deleted. SS plz

It was this movie poster with "94-75" added

 

[Talkin' Goat]

Woof

 

[wondergrape]

Woof

Jesus. On a fucking island.

 

[Thomas Wolsey]

Wow, facts back up my confirmation bias. That almost never happens.

 

[HiawathaHawk]

1-0 this year baby!

 

[Hawkstrat]

The Gesell effect.

 

[Dr. Zaius]

He’s had plenty of teams that piss their pants on the last shot and yes, Gesell was a major contributor

 

[YugoslavianMountainHound]

What a unit.

 

[hawkeyealum]

Woof

Jesus. On a fucking island.

We should have hired Dana Altman. He is on a much better island

 

[FrodoTBaggin]

Woof

So a couple of things. Not shocking to see coaches with better players fairing well.

Second, now do one for football.

 

[L. Wade Childress]

Woof

Jesus. On a fucking island.

We should have hired Dana Altman. He is on a much better island

We tried.

 

[hawkeyealum]

Jesus. On a fucking island.

We should have hired Dana Altman. He is on a much better island

We tried.

I can’t remember but that was before The criminal right? I didn’t think we tried after we fired that loser.