***2024-2025 Iowa Men’s Basketball Season Thread***

[YugoslavianMountainHound]

Dix on fire like BBK’s.

 

[CamelTones]

Don’t have a lot of faith in them closing this out. They’re gassed.

 

[6deuce]

I wonder if Jason Horowitz is any relation to Barry.

 

[The Incredible Hawk]

Need Rutgers to go on a little run here to close this out while still holding the under.

 

[Uff Da]

Good second half, can they finish?

 

[jabberjaw]

Is that the doctor in the front row?

 

[The Incredible Hawk]

The Pryce is right.

 

[Hawk&Balls]

Is that the doctor in the front row?

Looked like him

 

[L. Wade Childress]

Pryce has been pretty aggressive vs these large black men tonight.

 

[AZmessDAWG]

Happy to be wrong!

 

[Hawk&Balls]

Looked like him

Actually it isnt

 

[HerkyHopeful]

I know NBA lottery picks tend to be underwhelming in college, but these dudes for Rutgers have been underwheming.

Underwhelming

 

[jabberjaw]

Actually it isnt

Well then who the fuck is it?

 

[Hawk&Balls]

 

[Hawkstrat]

Suck my dick, you bitches

 

[L. Wade Childress]

What the fuck just happened

 

[HerkyHopeful]

Ts and Ps to the gays who put money on Rutgers

 

[L. Wade Childress]

Fran is crying.

 

[HerkyHopeful]

Guys*

 

[Greg Obrecht]

How did that -6.5 work out for you, boyz.

Fran is doing his best KF impression.

 

[HerkyHopeful]

Andy Katz has the black lung

 

[Pinehawk]

Gutsy win. Looks like the team really needed it for morale. Needed that one.

 

[HerkyHopeful]

Fran's tears were tears of joy that he doesn't have to see Large Marge tonight

 

[CamelTones]

Honestly, all anyone really wants is the effort they’ve played with the last 3 games. I guess the question is whether Freeman not playing is a reason or coincidence.

 

[OlePeep]

I’ll miss Fran’s affected demeanor of remove and circumspection in his pre-and post-game interviews when he’s gone. And it says something about him that this very limited squad is playing its guts out still. Like Camel said, can’t really ask for more

 

[L. Wade Childress]

Tonight was actually more what I expected of Pryce this year. Still a spaz at times but he has always had a good first step for a lanky white nerd. He will always shoot 38-40% from 3pt but he was looking to drive tonight, and he’s a good ball handler

That said; I swear every 3pt shot with Pryce in their face goes in and we missed a shitload of open looks that would have made it a blowout.

It sucks to enjoy a nice surprise win like this only to realize it doesn’t matter at all.

 

[HerkyHopeful]

Tonight was actually more what I expected of Pryce this year. Still a spaz at times but he has always had a good first step for a lanky white nerd. He will always shoot 38-40% from 3pt but he was looking to drive tonight, and he’s a good ball handler

That said; I swear every 3pt shot with Pryce in their face goes in and we missed a shitload of open looks that would have made it a blowout.

It sucks to enjoy a nice surprise win like this only to realize it doesn’t matter at all.

He's been more intentional about driving to the basket. The team needs more from him (and everyone else) with Freeman out and it's kind of forcing him to be more aggressive

 

[HiawathaHawk]

He's been more intentional about driving to the basket. The team needs more from him (and everyone else) with Freeman out and it's kind of forcing him to be more aggressive

I don’t miss all of the possessions where 15+ seconds were dedicated to trying to get him the post feed, him holding it, then backing down, then not knowing how to handle the double.

We’re rebounding better without him also.

 

[CamelTones]

I don’t miss all of the possessions where 15+ seconds were dedicated to trying to get him the post feed, him holding it, then backing down, then not knowing how to handle the double.

We’re rebounding better without him also.

They also look less lost on defense. Not that the defense is good, but there are way fewer egregious rotations because his hedging was terrible.

 

[Bonner]

Honestly, all anyone really wants is the effort they’ve played with the last 3 games. I guess the question is whether Freeman not playing is a reason or coincidence.

Yes.

 

[BVHawk95]

I’ll miss Fran’s affected demeanor of remove and circumspection in his pre-and post-game interviews when he’s gone. And it says something about him that this very limited squad is playing its guts out still. Like Camel said, can’t really ask for more

It's absolutely not a coincidence that ever since Freeman bitched out they at least look like they give a fuck on defense and the boards. If only they'd have the balls to tell him to fuck off from the bench too.

 

[Brad Wesley]

Mulvey’s block
Four offensive rebounds on one possession
Fart Jr. playing with some balls
Dembele not jacking 3s and fumbling the ball

Nice little team win.

 

[CurdMan]

Dembele had one of his better games and yet still looks nowhere near being a competent douche rotation guy.

That’s a nice, feel good win in an otherwise shitty year. Hard to not be happy for Sandfort. He hasn’t been what we hoped this season but it isn’t for lack of effort. If a couple of these others cared as much as Payton this team would still be playing for something that mattered

 

[BBK]

Illinois just lost at Rutgers a week ago

 

[CamelTones]

Dembele had one of his better games and yet still looks nowhere near being a competent douche rotation guy.

That’s a nice, feel good win in an otherwise shitty year. Hard to not be happy for Sandfort. He hasn’t been what we hoped this season but it isn’t for lack of effort. If a couple of these others cared as much as Payton this team would still be playing for something that mattered

Technically if they pull off a shocker and win this coming Sunday at Maryland they’ll have a lot to play for moving forward. As it’s stands right now, 6 of their last 8 are quad 1 games with Oregon having a chance to become one as well.

Taking Freeman off the floor has almost defined everyone’s role by default and none of them are really playing outside of it. Traore has been a little out of control, but his rebounding has helped a ton.

 

[Bovert]

They played hard and won the game. I'll give them credit. While also acknowledging that Rutgers was undisciplined and sloppy and guarded the 3 point line even worse than we do, which is pretty fucking impressive. It worked out well for us that Rutgers made a bunch of 3s in the 1st half cuz then they just kept chucking them in the 2nd half instead of just taking their time and working it in for a layup which they could have done fairly easily most possessions. Especially woulda made sense when Iowa had 6 fouls in like 6 minutes in the 2nd half. I always thought their coach was kind of a stud but maybe he's just a stud at getting a lot out of lesser guys, rather than getting the most out of a lot of talent.

Then again all of my observations may be skewed by the money I lost on Rutgers. Just a normal sized bet for me, but I'm still bitter.

 

[Jim Tebow]

Hypo: the fighting frans somehow eek their way into a ncaa tourney bid and win 1 game, losing a tight one in the round of 32, just missing a sweet 16. Do you then want Fran back next year? What if they make the sweet 16?

I do NOT think this will happen but its fun to think about.

Id still want him gone.

 

[6deuce]

Lolz

 

[kenos]

I want Fran gone, but if he doesn't quit on the kids and kids don't quit on him, he's back next year.

but, watching a bunch of long, explosive athletes (with a few skilled, soft slow ones) play bad defense and score a lot will be more fun than watching a bunch of skilled, soft, slow athletes (and a few long, explosive ones) do the same. meh.

 

[Fritz Fequiere]

Harper plays like he's just trying to not get hurt and I don't blame him.

It'll be interesting to watch their first Big Ten Tournament game and see if he's interested. If he is I can see them winning it.

 

[Jim Tebow]

Harper plays like he's just trying to not get hurt and I don't blame him.

It'll be interesting to watch their first Big Ten Tournament game and see if he's interested. If he is I can see them winning it.

Seems unlikely rutgers will make big ten tourny

They just lost, at home, to Iowa.

 

[iowa4ever20]

Seems unlikely rutgers will make big ten tourny

They just lost, at home, to Iowa.

Unlikely? There is a chance they miss but Penn St, Washington, Minnesota and now Northwestern with their injuries are all awful and behind them in the standings. They just beat Illinois. They will win another game or two.

 

[CamelTones]

Harper plays like he's just trying to not get hurt and I don't blame him.

It'll be interesting to watch their first Big Ten Tournament game and see if he's interested. If he is I can see them winning it.

Late in the game he walked the ball up then just hoisted a slow motion 3 that wasn’t even close. He attempted the same amount of shots against Iowa that Tyson Acuff attempted. Acuff had played a total of 7 minutes the 2 games prior to last night.

 

[Hawk24]

Posted not for the podcast but for the men’s bball ticket/attendance/revenue numbers in the tweet.

 

[Stu Beagle]

Probably only school in the country where MBB is behind 3 other sports in revenue

 

[L. Wade Childress]

Probably only school in the country where MBB is behind 3 other sports in revenue

and NIL

 

[CamelTones]

Probably only school in the country where MBB is behind 3 other sports in revenue

Their revenue was still higher than wrestling and women’s basketball thanks to the TV contract.

Chad also made an extremely dumb argument during the pod about revenue sharing that Scott handled well.

 

[CamelTones]

Now we’re talkin:

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[Uli Kunkel]

 

[brantshawks]

Let's have another Cleveland Indians 10 cent beer night episode.