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

[TurdBurgler]

Getting posterized and drawing the charge was a perfect highlight for mulvey. Love that guy and happy to see him have a great game.

 

[Silky Johnson]

You were saying?????

FTR this was after the up and under and it was meant in a good way. Fran waited too long to play Mulvey today and ultimately going with him against UW’s size helped win them the game.

Beating a bad team at home shouldn’t have taken what it did today, but I’ll take it amongst the shitshow this season has been.

 

[CamelTones]

Getting posterized and drawing the charge was a perfect highlight for mulvey. Love that guy and happy to see him have a great game.

 

[HerkyHopeful]

What a dumbass

 

[HawkBall23]

Athletes shouldn't be anywhere near Twitter/X during their season.

Mostly cause they're all mentally fragile as fuck.

"I can't perform well because all you bullies keep picking on me!!"

 

[L. Wade Childress]

Watching the second half now. The hustle from this group vs the rest of the season was visibly obvious.

fucking mulvey man. Other than being goofy, bad, and white, how do you not love that kid?

I could actually see DeVries keeping him.

 

[Silky Johnson]

Athletes shouldn't be anywhere near Twitter/X during their season.

Mostly cause they're all mentally fragile as fuck.

"I can't perform well because all you bullies keep picking on me!!"

The only good that has come from doing so.

 

[Alan Lomax]

Athletes shouldn't be anywhere near Twitter/X during their season.

Mostly cause they're all mentally fragile as fuck.

"I can't perform well because all you bullies keep picking on me!!"

Correct

 

[BVHawk95]

If only we told Owen Freeman to go fuck himself earlier in the year...



...We'd still suck, but at least the guys on the court would look like they give a fuck.

 

[Billy Butters]

If only we told Owen Freeman to go fuck himself earlier in the year...



...We'd still suck, but at least the guys on the court would look like they give a fuck.

Someone is going to spend 7 figures too much on him and realize halfway through the year that they are better off with any big man who does the dirty work. This team obviously still sucks and has huge holes elsewhere but a big man that needs the ball while simultaneously gambling on every other defensive possession and giving little no effort on the glass doesn't get you very far.

 

[CamelTones]

I love the smile that guy has while asking for them to review it. Everyone in the arena was so happy. Washington players and fans. Iowa players and fans. Just the perfect moment.

Also the announcers talking about asking for a review for something they don’t like in their lives was kinda funny.

 

[Hawk&Balls]

Someone is going to spend 7 figures too much on him and realize halfway through the year that they are better off with any big man who does the dirty work. This team obviously still sucks and has huge holes elsewhere but a big man that needs the ball while simultaneously gambling on every other defensive possession and giving little no effort on the glass doesn't get you very far.

The Hunter Dickinson Conundrum

 

[L. Wade Childress]

So yeah, Brauns and Mulvey should have been playing a lot more this year. Especially with the outside shooting we have. Most teams would love to have to one 40% shooter and we have 4, and one of the best scorers in the conference isn’t one of them.

 

[Fritz Fequiere]

They could be scrappy in the big ten tournament If Fran could get Traore to understand his role is simply rebounding and defense. Keep the ball out of his hands on offense.

This won’t happen tho cuz Fran sucks and it would breakup the flow of his precious motion offense.

 

[CamelTones]

The biggest problem with Harding is his dribbling takes the ball out of Sandfort and Dix’ hands. Most of Iowas offensive lulls are stretches where those 2 don’t touch the ball and Harding is dribbling for 18 seconds. Usually ends up with a weird post entry to Ladji or something similar.

When teams are chasing Sandfort and Dix around with the ball, Harding, Pryce, Ladji etc. end up with open shots or rolls to the basket and are not forced to try to create something.

Long story short: quit dribbling and pass the ball Brock.

 

[douglasbader]

The biggest problem with Harding is his dribbling takes the ball out of Sandfort and Dix’ hands. Most of Iowas offensive lulls are stretches where those 2 don’t touch the ball and Harding is dribbling for 18 seconds. Usually ends up with a weird post entry to Ladji or something similar.

When teams are chasing Sandfort and Dix around with the ball, Harding, Pryce, Ladji etc. end up with open shots or rolls to the basket and are not forced to try to create something.

Long story short: quit dribbling and pass the ball Brock.

I honestly feel bad you've watched enough of this shit to know all that.

 

[L. Wade Childress]

We aren’t tavern hoks doug

 

[CamelTones]

I honestly feel bad you've watched enough of this shit to know all that.

Doug, you watch the Kings. The Iowa Hawkeyes of the NBA.

 

[douglasbader]

Doug, you watch the Kings. The Iowa Hawkeyes of the NBA.

I know, I'm commiserating with you.

 

[Hawk_Kegmasters]

 

[Dr. Zaius]

 

[champion_thedrinker]

My insider sources are telling me this recent hot streak of two wins in the last four games has increased Fran's chances of returning to 72%.

Huge if true.

 

[Stomper15]

Getting posterized and drawing the charge was a perfect highlight for mulvey. Love that guy and happy to see him have a great game.

I think the biggest evolution that goes unnoticed is the transformation in Mulvania's hair game over the past four years.

From:

To:

 

[L. Wade Childress]

Not only do we have a lot of whites, but also a strong prevalence of early male pattern baldness.

 

[brantshawks]

Not only do we have a lot of whites, but also a strong prevalence of early male pattern baldness.

So did LeBron, so, makes ya think.

 

[Uff Da]

The biggest problem with Harding is his dribbling takes the ball out of Sandfort and Dix’ hands. Most of Iowas offensive lulls are stretches where those 2 don’t touch the ball and Harding is dribbling for 18 seconds. Usually ends up with a weird post entry to Ladji or something similar.

When teams are chasing Sandfort and Dix around with the ball, Harding, Pryce, Ladji etc. end up with open shots or rolls to the basket and are not forced to try to create something.

Long story short: quit dribbling and pass the ball Brock.

Also, it is not that surprising that Iowa is 15-12 when the majority of your offense is Sandfort and Dix shooting step back/off balance/ long 2's and 3's and hoping they make enough. Just a tough way to win at this high of a level

 

[HerkyHopeful]

I don't think anyone cheered when they announced Frans 200th home win.

I still think he's back next year

 

[Hawk_Kegmasters]

Also, it is not that surprising that Iowa is 15-12 when the majority of your offense is Sandfort and Dix shooting step back/off balance/ long 2's and 3's and hoping they make enough. Just a tough way to win at this high of a level

This is your takeaway? The offense is the problem and not the historically awful defense combined with subpar rebounding and average free throw shooting? I would take a team full of Dix’s consistently great mid-range step backs and 43% 3-pt shooting if they could stay in front of a guy and have the awareness of how to help and rotate.

 

[The Incredible Hawk]

So did LeBron, so, makes ya think.

LeBron can afford the hair transplant. Maybe NIL can help the Iowa kids.

 

[CamelTones]

Iowa has held 1 Big Ten opponent under 70 points which was Indiana on January 11.

 

[Dr. Zaius]

It takes effort to be that bad at defense

 

[HerkyHopeful]

Kingsbury playing significant minutes because Fran got pissed at Traore is a fire able offense IMO. Got damn I'm sick of his shit

 

[AZmessDAWG]

I am too but depends on what pissed him off. If it was missing a rotation he can fuck off.

 

[HiawathaHawk]

I’m guessing it’s a culmination and some stuff we aren’t seeing. Jacked two quick shots to start the game, gave up a few buckets and was getting bullied. Then he completely checked out and was pouting. He got the quick hook 2H Oregon too.

Kingsbury made us play 4 on 5 on offense which was dumb but he did at least hold up on Osobor and made a difference there. Rare, weird good matchup for him. Should’ve probably just gone to Ladji at the 4 earlier alongside Brauns/Mulvey.

 

[The Dad]

Iowa has held 1 Big Ten opponent under 70 points which was Indiana on January 11.

And they missed 35 wide open looks.

 

[AZmessDAWG]

And they missed 35 wide open looks.

Fell right into our trap.

 

[HiawathaHawk]

Iowa has held 1 Big Ten opponent under 70 points which was Indiana on January 11.

Something I hadn’t thought about until recently is whether Speraw’s retirement even further eroded things with some of our basics.

‘19-‘22 we were at least averaging being inside the top 100 with a couple top half of the Big Ten defenses and 75-80 nationally. The last three years we’ve cratered to that 157-175 range nationally and bottom of the Big Ten. Clearly some of it is personnel based but an infusion of athleticism isn’t fixing it or how we rebound.

 

[L. Wade Childress]

I feel like our FT is worse too

 

[brantshawks]

https://www.si.com/college/iowa/basketball/iowa-hawkeyes-should-consider-calling-rick-pitino

 

[AZmessDAWG]

Major

 

[HiawathaHawk]

Who is this guy?

It's nearly impossible to see a move happening between Iowa and Pitino. However, if McCaffery is ousted, the program should make a call and see if they could convince the legendary head coach to consider the option.

This is the definition of an almost guaranteed not going to happen scenario, but it's fun to think about and worth at least looking into.

 

[LifelongHawk]

SI has become an ai clickbait sewer

 

[KitKatApples]

It's slightly more likely than Brad Stevens

 

[AZmessDAWG]

Bring Alford back.

 

[AZmessDAWG]

“Who let the HAWKS out?!?!”

 

[Geese]

Seems unlikely but you have to at least reach out to coach K

 

[Geese]

Would be interesting

 

[6deuce]

Seems unlikely but you have to at least reach out to coach K

Phil Jackson too

 

[TurdBurgler]

Time to acknowledge the reality that traore kinda sucks. Ladji can't play the 5 either. I was freaking out a bit when Kingsbury came in so early but actually respect playing him the whole game.

If anything my problem is that Fran is inconsistent with his rage about how shitty the defense and rebounding is.

 

[Mysterio]

seydou is fine but he should be fourth man off the bench getting 10 minutes a game but mccaffery built a very bad team