***2022-2023 Iowa Men’s Basketball Season Thread***

[Creed]

Iowa went 2-5 against the bottom four teams in the conference.

 

[Dr. Zaius]

The inconsistency of this team is maddening

 

[Talkin' Goat]

The inconsistency of this team is like every other Iowa team from the past twenty years.

 

[snips]

the good doctor is correct , as usual. 100% depends on the day which iowa team shows up. i'm hoping the shitty team shows up for I am a giant douche tourney.. and the good team (that hits 3s and plays D) shows up for the dance .

 

[CamelTones]

It really comes down to which version of Kris Murray are you going to get?

 

[Hawk&Balls]

It really comes down to which version of Tony Perkins are you going to get?

 

[MikeyJoe]

the good doctor is correct , as usual. 100% depends on the day which iowa team shows up. i'm hoping the shitty team shows up for I am a giant douche tourney.. and the good team (that hits 3s and plays D) shows up for the dance .

I hope Iowa wins out including the national championship game.

 

[HawkBall23]

Just do one last thing, beat Nebrantska in Carver, and Iowa doesn't start competing in the BTT until a week from tomorrow night.

After losing to EIU & the 0-3 start to the conference season - and all 3 of those losses coming against teams that will either start play on BTT Wednesday or finish just above those spots in the standings - the season outlook was looking really fucking bleak. And then they turn it around to go 12-5 and end up the 2 or 3-seed in the BTT.

Amazing and Frantastic!

 

[Kamala]

Iowa is just mediocre, maybe a little better..When they are on they can play with anyone, and when they are off they can lose to anyone. Lots of teams are that way. There’s no reason to expect them to get to the second weekend, but also wouldn’t be surprised if this was the year they did.

This is what we’re gonna get with Fran’s teams. It’s not terrible, and the games are usually entertaining due to the style. However we are never going to play defense well enough to be reliable in the tournament. We have to hope we luck into a streak of white hot shooting to make a deep run.

We are just not and will not be a national championship contender under Fran. That’s probably not the expectation for a basketball coach at Iowa anyway.

 

[L. Wade Childress]

I just couldn’t believe how many wide fucking open 3’s we allowed

 

[Kamala]

I just couldn’t believe how many wide fucking open 3’s we allowed

Why?

 

[BluesHawk]

I just couldn’t believe how many wide fucking open 3’s we allowed

This season?

 

[Kamala]

This season?

Yes, @L. Wade Childress expected that we would play tough defense, make good decisions, and really shut down the opposing team’s shooters.

 

[Creed]

This is what we’re gonna get with Fran’s teams. It’s not terrible, and the games are usually entertaining due to the style.

I know what your saying, but if it’s Fran’s “style” to give up a million open 3s, have consistently shitty and lazy defense with one of the softest teams in the douche, that’s just as fucking frustrating as a team scoring 65 points a game that plays good defense.

 

[Kamala]

I know what your saying, but if it’s Fran’s “style” to give up a million open 3s, have consistently shitty and lazy defense with one of the softest teams in the douche, that’s just as fucking frustrating as a team scoring 65 points a game that plays good defense.

Agree, it’s just as frustrating. But it’s also more entertaining

 

[hawkeyealum]

Iowa is just mediocre, maybe a little better..When they are on they can play with anyone, and when they are off they can lose to anyone. Lots of teams are that way. There’s no reason to expect them to get to the second weekend, but also wouldn’t be surprised if this was the year they did.

This is what we’re gonna get with Fran’s teams. It’s not terrible, and the games are usually entertaining due to the style. However we are never going to play defense well enough to be reliable in the tournament. We have to hope we luck into a streak of white hot shooting to make a deep run.

We are just not and will not be a national championship contender under Fran. That’s probably not the expectation for a basketball coach at Iowa anyway.

while I would like some tournament success, there is something to be said about enjoying most of the basketball season rather than a two week stretch in which the end result will always be the same

 

[L. Wade Childress]

After a team makes 10 or so we get a little better

 

[BluesHawk]

Agree, it’s just as frustrating. But it’s also more entertaining

This x1000

 

[douglasbader]

It really comes down to which version of Kris Murray are you going to get?

Disagree. Comes down to if Tony Perkins is the good version and if Fartman is hitting shots.

 

[HiawathaHawk]

Disagree. Comes down to if Tony Perkins is the good version and if Fartman is hitting shots.

I think the only loss where you could say Tony played well was at PSU.

 

[Fletch]

I, too, think Iowa has a better chance of winning if their key players play well.

 

[jquintana]

I think Fran fucked this one.

Tony is only good on offense when he has the ball in his hands. That has been obvious since the end of last year. Give him the ball and let him drive, then good things happen. Fran decided to put the ball in Connor's hands. I get he was trying to post up liddle Hoiberg, but that screwed up that the offense in the second half.

Also, Iowa does well when they play through the post. In the second half, they decided that 15 foot jumpers were a good idea. Never a good idea.

 

[douglasbader]

I think the only loss where you could say Tony played well was at PSU.

Yep, pretty much that one is it. Not shockingly, they nearly won.

 

[douglasbader]

I think Fran fucked this one.

Tony is only good on offense when he has the ball in his hands. That has been obvious since the end of last year. Give him the ball and let him drive, then good things happen. Fran decided to put the ball in Connor's hands. I get he was trying to post up liddle Hoiberg, but that screwed up that the offense in the second half.

Also, Iowa does well when they play through the post. In the second half, they decided that 15 foot jumpers were a good idea. Never a good idea.

Not only in the post, but he was handling the ball almost exclusively bringing it up the court and on the perimeter and he just wanted to slow it down and would hold hold hold hold the ball over and over.

Fucked the entire flow up.

 

[Herbie2]

Tony is only good on offense when he has the ball in his hands. That has been obvious since the end of last year. Give him the ball and let him drive, then good things happen. Fran decided to put the ball in Connor's hands. I get he was trying to post up liddle Hoiberg, but that screwed up that the offense in the second half.

And even when Connor had him in the post he was looking to pass 90% of the time.

 

[Stu Beagle]

Iowafan being held hostage by our coaches retarded offspring

 

[douglasbader]

Iowafan being held hostage by our coaches retarded offspring

Supposedly a real possibility he ends up as a grad assistant next year as well. I fucking hope not.

IowaFan needs a clean slate, Connor needs a clean slate, Pat should transfer and get a clean slate and Fran not being distracted by his kids every single practice and game might be nice for everyone.

 

[HiawathaHawk]

Supposedly a real possibility he ends up as a grad assistant next year as well. I fucking hope not.

IowaFan needs a clean slate, Connor needs a clean slate, Pat should transfer and get a clean slate and Fran not being distracted by his kids every single practice and game might be nice for everyone.

Connor told reporters that he wants to go somewhere else and learn from new coaches because he’s been around this system his whole life.

 

[douglasbader]

Connor told reporters that he wants to go somewhere else and learn from new coaches because he’s been around this system his whole life.

Whew.

 

[Geese]

We are just not and will not be a national championship contender under Fran. That’s probably not the expectation for a basketball coach at Iowa anyway.

It's not the expectation. Getting to one sweet sixteen in over a decade should be though.

 

[Uli Kunkel]

*two decades

 

[Verbal]

Lunardi has Iowa as a 7 playing Pittsburgh in his most recent bracket, with Texas likely in round 2. That sounds good to me.

 

[KitKatApples]

Will have to grind one out against Pitt but it's winnable. Same with Texas.

 

[Billy Butters]

I think Fran fucked this one.

Tony is only good on offense when he has the ball in his hands. That has been obvious since the end of last year. Give him the ball and let him drive, then good things happen. Fran decided to put the ball in Connor's hands. I get he was trying to post up liddle Hoiberg, but that screwed up that the offense in the second half.

Also, Iowa does well when they play through the post. In the second half, they decided that 15 foot jumpers were a good idea. Never a good idea.

I get your point but we just came off a game when Tony scored on 45 back cuts and a bunch of rebounds and put backs. He needs to bring the energy either way but I would rather have the ball in his hands.

 

[BBK]

Lunardi has Iowa as a 7 playing Pittsburgh in his most recent bracket, with Texas likely in round 2. That sounds good to me.

Pitt is pretty fuckin good. They might be the best team in the ACC.

Palm dropped Iowa from a 7 to a 9 after losing to Nebrantska.

Houston in round 2

 

[L. Wade Childress]

Wouldn’t surprise me if Connor ends up at Illinois or wherever Underwood is next year. Maybe Northwestern as well.

Villanova as well.

 

[Hawkstrat]

"As well," makes it sound like he's going to clone himself.

Probably more of an off season thread thing, but here's a transfer big.

 

[kenos]

"As well," makes it sound like he's going to clone himself.

Probably more of an off season thread thing, but here's a transfer big.

Seen him a few times.

Not what Fran needs. 6'7" (no way he's 6'8") post scorer/ball stop who is ok from 3. Really built, but kind of slow, can't jump too high, not a rim protector.

But, he's a good kid at an academically demanding school, and since he's an undersized 4 who doesn't really give what the returning roster really needs, of course Fran will land him.

 

[Shawneemicks]

Vacation season is almost here

 

[CleteyColgate]

Vacation season is almost here

Fran ain't gonna attack the portal

 

[Hawkstrat]

Seen him a few times.

Not what Fran needs. 6'7" (no way he's 6'8") post scorer/ball stop who is ok from 3. Really built, but kind of slow, can't jump too high, not a rim protector.

But, he's a good kid at an academically demanding school, and since he's an undersized 4 who doesn't really give what the returning roster really needs, of course Fran will land him.

Just saw some highlights on YouTube, your summary checks out. Still, wouldn't mind Fran bringing in two bigs.

 

[kenos]

Just saw some highlights on YouTube, your summary checks out. Still, wouldn't mind Fran bringing in two bigs.

If nothing else, it would be awesome to see Mack and Dembele hard-foul-body-slam-sandwich some Nazi fuck from Wisky, just once.

 

[BBK]

Just saw some highlights on YouTube, your summary checks out. Still, wouldn't mind Fran bringing in two bigs.

Nice to see a little Austin Ash there, amirite @douglasbader?

 

[BBK]

I love a lil Ash Monday

 

[Verbal]

Oh. Ash.

 

[douglasbader]

I love a lil Ash Monday

I might have actually preferred him to Connor this year!

 

[L. Wade Childress]

I would be shocked if Freeman doesn’t start.

 

[Rolo Tomassi]

The chance of Iowa winning is in inverse proportion to the amount of playing time Patrick gets.

 

[CleteyColgate]

I might have actually preferred him to Connor this year!

Like Bowen this year

 

[gable_guy]

I know it’s bracketology - but latest ESPN one has Iowa in The Metro!