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

[L. Wade Childress]

Utah State wins again one of the softest bounces you will ever see.

 

[Jim Tebow]

Iowa goes from 52 to 45 in net ranking with big win over indiana

 

[L. Wade Childress]

Indiana gave up on the road like Iowa did so those games essentially canceled each other out as far as impact on the efficiency metrics.

 

[CamelTones]

I really hope Iowa has someone in the program whose sole purpose is to watch mid major basketball games and formulate a list of potential players like Thelwell or Traore they would go after if they enter the portal.

Also need to adjust the scheduling a little bit. 7 quad 4 games with 0 quad 3 games isn’t ideal.

 

[Stomper15]

Thelwell > https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/4433130/tony-perkins

 

[Stomper15]

Iowa will get ~21mm with 14mm going to football, right? The SEC schools will still have extra NIL dollars to throw at it so the imbalance will still be there.

 

[TurdBurgler]

Do those numbers directly translate to nil yet?

 

[Hawk&Balls]

Yeah: nil

 

[Stomper15]

Do those numbers directly translate to nil yet?

Brad said that he and Seth Wallace Tyler Barnes will basically be flip flopping roles soon with Brad being more a support unit for Tyler. Moreover Seth will be the one negotiating with the agents etc.

 

[L. Wade Childress]

I really hope Iowa has someone in the program whose sole purpose is to watch mid major basketball games and formulate a list of potential players like Thelwell or Traore they would go after if they enter the portal.

Also need to adjust the scheduling a little bit. 7 quad 4 games with 0 quad 3 games isn’t ideal.

yes it is. Assuming you win big, it’s exactly how you game the NET

 

[Hawkstrat]

Brad said that he and Seth Wallace will basically be flip flopping roles soon with Brad being more a support unit for Seth. Moreover Seth will be the one negotiating with the agents etc.

Did you mean Barnes?

 

[Stomper15]

Yes - miss-typed. Need my morning coffee still early here.

 

[Stomper15]

Current ESPN Bracketology:

Last Four Byes: North Carolina, Cincinnati, Texas Tech, Arkansas
Last Four In: Dayton, Vanderbilt, Missouri, Indiana
First Four Out: Texas, Arizona State, Saint Mary’s, Creighton
Next Four Out: Penn State, SMU, Villanova, Iowa

 

[Lee Beevers]

Current ESPN Bracketology:

Last Four Byes: North Carolina, Cincinnati, Texas Tech, Arkansas
Last Four In: Dayton, Vanderbilt, Missouri, Indiana
First Four Out: Texas, Arizona State, Saint Mary’s, Creighton
Next Four Out: Penn State, SMU, Villanova, Iowa

@The Dad ‘s reputation as a knower of ball hangs in the balance.

 

[CamelTones]

Current ESPN Bracketology:

Last Four Byes: North Carolina, Cincinnati, Texas Tech, Arkansas
Last Four In: Dayton, Vanderbilt, Missouri, Indiana
First Four Out: Texas, Arizona State, Saint Mary’s, Creighton
Next Four Out: Penn State, SMU, Villanova, Iowa

None of this shit makes any sense. Just look at some of those resumes based on NET.

Arkansas NET 49: 11-5. 1-5 in quad 1/2. 10-0 in quads 3/4.
Cincinnati NET 42: 10-5. 2-5 in quad 1/2 (all quad 2 wins) 8-0 in 3/4.
Vanderbilt NET 43: 13-3. 3-3 in quad 1/2. 10-0 in 3/4.
Dayton NET 61: they have 2 quad 1 wins but a quad 3 loss.
Iowa NET 45: no quad 1 wins but 5-0 in quad 2. 5-4 in quads 1/2. 7-0 in 3/4 but all are quad 4.

It’s January 12 so who cares but how the hell is Cincinnati in the field and Iowa is the 8th team out? Is it because they had them in the tournament 3 weeks ago and they haven’t really done anything to not be in it?

 

[The Dad]

@The Dad ‘s reputation as a knower of ball hangs in the balance.

I guess if anyone here would be an expert on being labeled “out” it’d be Lee Beevers.

 

[Lee Beevers]

I guess if anyone here would be an expert on being labeled “out” it’d be Lee Beevers.

 

[The Dad]

You’re the dipshit who came to crow about them being in the next, NEXT four out.

Congrats to you on me currently being right, I guess.

 

[6deuce]

It’s almost as if @Lee Beevers is a giant dipshit who don’t know shit about fuck.

 

[The Dad]

It’s almost as if @Lee Beevers is a giant dipshit who don’t know shit about fuck.

You have to hand it to him, at least he’s aggressive about it.

 

[Lee Beevers]

It’s almost as if @Lee Beevers is a giant dipshit who don’t know shit about fuck.

Jealousy is a stinky cologne.

 

[The Dad]

Jealousy is a stinky cologne.

Throw in a “free rent” and you’ve pretty much nailed it.

 

[KitKatApples]

Jealousy is a stinky cologne.

 

[AZmessDAWG]

Watching Thelwell this year compared to Perkins last year is so much more enjoyable.

 

[StinkyMcFadden]

Watching Thelwell this year compared to Perkins last year is so much more enjoyable.

I like the fact that Thelwell tries when he's playing.

 

[iowa4ever20]

None of this shit makes any sense. Just look at some of those resumes based on NET.

Arkansas NET 49: 11-5. 1-5 in quad 1/2. 10-0 in quads 3/4.
Cincinnati NET 42: 10-5. 2-5 in quad 1/2 (all quad 2 wins) 8-0 in 3/4.
Vanderbilt NET 43: 13-3. 3-3 in quad 1/2. 10-0 in 3/4.
Dayton NET 61: they have 2 quad 1 wins but a quad 3 loss.
Iowa NET 45: no quad 1 wins but 5-0 in quad 2. 5-4 in quads 1/2. 7-0 in 3/4 but all are quad 4.

It’s January 12 so who cares but how the hell is Cincinnati in the field and Iowa is the 8th team out? Is it because they had them in the tournament 3 weeks ago and they haven’t really done anything to not be in it?

Lunardi’s last update was yesterday morning and he had Iowa 73rd so 5th out. I’m sure when he updates next they will be up a few spots.

 

[douglasbader]

Discussion on Bracketology on... checks calendar.... Jan. 12th... is super fucking gay.

 

[CamelTones]

Discussion on Bracketology on... checks calendar.... Jan. 12th... is super fucking gay.

Sorta, but the problem is it’s really hard to move your NET ranking in conference from this point forward because all the teams bunched up between 30-60 are going to win half their games against the same teams.

 

[douglasbader]

Sorta, but the problem is it’s really hard to move your NET ranking in conference from this point forward because all the teams bunched up between 30-60 are going to win half their games against the same teams.

Whatever. Let's talk about it in mid-February.

 

[Stomper15]

Watching Thelwell this year compared to Perkins last year is so much more enjoyable.

Just imagine the people who gave him a half million or whatever they gave him feel about his performance so far this year.

 

[L. Wade Childress]

Discussion on Bracketology on... checks calendar.... Jan. 12th... is super fucking gay.

so it’s perfect for this forum

 

[HiawathaHawk]

The point on bracketology this early is valid but these have been much better than Lunardi and are updated.

 

[Mysterio]

How hard would it be for Iowa to have the cursive Iowa on their black uniforms? It looked pretty good on the coaches shirts for the games, and Iowa's basketball jerseys are mostly boring (outside of the golds)

 

[AZmessDAWG]

Not sure.

 

[BBK]

I want this on the uniform

 

[Nobody]

And on as much merchandise as possible.

 

[L. Wade Childress]

I have a Tailgate shirt with that logo and I remember thinking it was expensive at the time. It’s probably 6-7 years old and is still in great shape…and somehow still fits.

 

[AZmessDAWG]

I have a Tailgate shirt with that logo and I remember thinking it was expensive at the time. It’s probably 6-7 years old and is still in great shape…and somehow still fits.

That’s awesome, man.

 

[L. Wade Childress]

That’s awesome, man.

that truly was a terrible post.

I’ll try to be better, and probably fail.

 

[Hawk&Balls]

We have faith in you

 

[Hawk&Balls]

That you will fail

 

[Stu Beagle]

I mostly like our uniforms. Come along way since the Lick and early Fran days

 

[L. Wade Childress]

I wish they would make some updated grays

 

[Hawk&Balls]

Oh, grays

 

[L. Wade Childress]

I already have the most current gays

 

[Silky Johnson]

In college basketball today, rapeball is still the superior tactic if you’re physically outmatched like we often are. So what do we do? We continue to trot out relatively unathletic teams, and find a way to double down on this by coaching any defensive toughness and awareness out of them.

The guys coming in next year offer a glimmer of hope, but I have no doubt Fran will find a way to turn them into clueless pussies on defense too. Fuck.

 

[FrodoTBaggin]

In college basketball today, rapeball is still the superior tactic if you’re physically outmatched like we often are. So what do we do? We continue to trot out relatively unathletic teams, and find a way to double down on this by coaching any defensive toughness and awareness out of them.

The guys coming in next year offer a glimmer of hope, but I have no doubt Fran will find a way to turn them into clueless pussies on defense too. Fuck.

There it is. Rape ball! Lol!

 

[FrodoTBaggin]

We're getting raped all right. Lol.

 

[FrodoTBaggin]

But we like it.

 

[Hawkstrat]

I think I'd start Mulvey and have Tadjo be his backup, Dembele after Tadjo fouls out in 6 minutes.