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

[TurdBurgler]

Definitely a mixed bag with fran but overall a lot of great hawks to remember over the last 15 years.

We missed the tournament a few years early on because Fran either refused or didn't know how to play the RPI system. I think of games like playing rollie massimino at Northwood st (not even a university anymore).

Our best team might have been the COVID year so that was some bad luck too. The year that was tanked by the falling beam.

 

[Gushawk]

B-.

Good offensive coach. Good at finding undervalued gems. Won more conference games than he lost (although he’d be exactly .500 with a loss to Neb)..

Terrible defensive coach. No strength program and generally soft teams. Terrible PG recruiting. Generally bad in the post-season.

 

[brantshawks]

I agree with all of that.

 

[CamelTones]

That’s the shot?

What was wrong with this play when compared to what the women got against UCLA and Ohio State?

 

[L. Wade Childress]

That's been the toughest part about his tenure. It's kind of an expectations thing, ultimately. He sustained good enough results for such a long time people just ultimately grew disappointed that he never broke through to having a good team that really went anywhere in the post season.

Part of being a good coach is not getting fired.

 

[AZmessDAWG]

What was wrong with this play when compared to what the women got against UCLA and Ohio State?

I don’t remember. You doing some digging?

 

[Thomas Wolsey]

I don’t remember. You doing some digging?

PWNing by the looks of things.

 

[AZmessDAWG]

PWNing by the looks of things.

Fuck you.

 

[Thomas Wolsey]

Fuck you.

No, fuck YOU

 

[Geese]

Right. Having players like the Murrays and Garza was great after the decade that proceeded Fran. Not really doing anything with them was less great.

Also Kris sitting on the bench while Patrick ate up minutes was a fuckin joke

 

[Lee Beevers]

The 2021 team was loaded.

Not that we will ever know if it mattered, but playing Oregon after they didn’t have to play a first round game was a really shitty thing to happen. That said we got buttfucked in a game where Luka played really well. That team deserved a better outcome than the round of 32.

 

[Silky Johnson]

These stats constitute crimes against humanity.

 

[Geese]

Kris Murray "wasn't ready" yet

He wasn't at Pat's elite level

 

[HiawathaHawk]

Perfect storm. Oregon was underseeded and on fire, bad matchup, got the only bye in 40+ years, covid tournament with bohannon trying to become a martyr…

 

[Silky Johnson]

Zero points from the starting 1-3 guys in a game with 175 points is hilarious.

 

[Talkin' Goat]

Oregon could have played 10 games in the last 10 days and it wouldn’t have mattered. They destroyed that team and any “bad luck” excuse that they didn’t play first round is pure bullshit. Now I agree it’s bullshit they got a free pass, but they were buttfucking us regardless.

 

[L. Wade Childress]

Is it true that jorbo tried to get guys to not play?

 

[HerkyHopeful]

Zero points from the starting 1-3 guys in a game with 175 points is hilarious.

That bohannon/Fredrick combo at the top of a 2-3 zone was about as bad as it gets, which for Iowa is saying something

 

[HerkyHopeful]

Today *could* be the final game of the Fran McCaffery era

Chat better be open for this

 

[L. Wade Childress]

Seems like a lot of work

 

[CleteyColgate]

Always comes down to Nebrantska. Get it done, Fran!

 

[YugoslavianMountainHound]

Something is wrong with the minutes… nowhere near 200 total.

 

[KitKatApples]

Also Kris sitting on the bench while Patrick ate up minutes was a fuckin joke

It’s unfucking believable

 

[BVHawk95]

Is it true that jorbo tried to get guys to not play?

I still wanna know if Ogundele actually tried to kill him in the locker room

 

[tallperson54]

Something is wrong with the minutes… nowhere near 200 total.

 

[Revolver]

I was so excited when we got Ulis. I had no delusions he would be as good as his brother, but thought he would be better than he was.

 

[HerkyHopeful]

I was so excited when we got Ulis. I had no delusions he would be as good as his brother, but thought he would be better than he was.

Fran really has a miserable track record developing PGs. His best PGs have been two transfers and a 3 point shooter who couldn't really run an offense or play any resemblance of defense. Ulis, Touissaint, and Bowen were all considered good recruits but all were ass

 

[L. Wade Childress]

Welp that was fun

 

[HerkyHopeful]

Good start

 

[Uff Da]

Nice foul Sandfort

 

[Will McCoy]

Fran really has a miserable track record developing PGs. His best PGs have been two transfers and a 3 point shooter who couldn't really run an offense or play any resemblance of defense. Ulis, Touissaint, and Bowen were all considered good recruits but all were ass

Marble.

 

[HerkyHopeful]

Marble.

True

 

[Uff Da]

Marble.

You guys are forgetting about Harding, the track record is changing

 

[6deuce]

Goes without saying but Payton sure is a nutless faggot.

 

[CleteyColgate]

He's given a lot to this program.

 

[HerkyHopeful]

Goes without saying but Payton sure is a nutless faggot.

Year 4 and no resemblance of muscle. It's remarkable. Plenty of K tape though

 

[AZmessDAWG]

Good switch Traore

 

[L. Wade Childress]

how in the fuck has Brauns not been playing for two years?

 

[6deuce]

Year 4 and no resemblance of muscle. It's remarkable. Plenty of K tape though

Ouchie my wrist! FAGGOT!!!

 

[HerkyHopeful]

Jesus get Kingsbury out of there

 

[L. Wade Childress]

I refuse to rip anyone that works as hard as he does and is being asked to produce at a level far higher than his talent would suggest.

 

[L. Wade Childress]

Get Payton out. He can’t even follow through. Let someone else play and this might not be your last game.

 

[CleteyColgate]

If Iowa tightens up their defense I think they can win this.

 

[L. Wade Childress]

As long as Hoiberg keeps chucking to match Payton, I support it

 

[Hawk&Balls]

As much as admitting make it seem like LWade was right, I don't really mind Pryce any more

 

[Uff Da]

If Iowa tightens up their defense I think they can win this.

Iowa was up double digits in the last game at home
40 minute games are not Iowa's strength

 

[L. Wade Childress]

As much as admitting make it seem like LWade was right, I don't really mind Pryce any more

I’m often right. It just requires some introspection and confidence to accept that.

 

[KitKatApples]

I still wanna know if Ogundele actually tried to kill him in the locker room

If he did I’m mad he didn’t succeed

 

[L. Wade Childress]

I wish there were an NCAA tournament that rewarded good first halves.

 

[CleteyColgate]

They aren't good, but proud of these guys for not quitting. Except for Owen Freeman anyway.