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

[eclone]

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.

Kingsbury didn't provide much of anything on the offensive side looking at the stats. But did he at least play sold defense? (relatively) At the least he's more solidly built than the rest of the back court.

 

[TurdBurgler]

It's what he didn't do really. Didn't chuck any early shots and never got lost on defense. We still suck.

 

[YugoslavianMountainHound]

SI has become an ai clickbait sewer

I wish they would go to AI swimsuit models

 

[Hawk&Balls]

They did, it's called the internet

 

[Brad Wesley]

Kakert recently threw out Brad Stevens as the first call Beth makes for Fran’s replacement.
With a straight face, Beth is going to call Stevens and offer him the Iowa Job?

I don’t understand why anyone would mention his name. So she knows the guy, BFD.

 

[CamelTones]

Kakert recently threw out Brad Stevens as the first call Beth makes for Fran’s replacement.
With a straight face, Beth is going to call Stevens and offer him the Iowa Job?

I don’t understand why anyone would mention his name. So she knows the guy, BFD.

She worked with him at Butler. She likely calls him…to ask who he thinks they should consider.

 

[L. Wade Childress]

That’s nice that we are already setting up the next hire to be viewed as a disappointment because they are not Brad Stevens.

 

[snips]

Ben McCollum
too fucking easy...
if he goes somewhere else, that would be 2 whiffs in a row from right in our backyard
can't let that happen

 

[L. Wade Childress]

Ben McCollum
too fucking easy...
if he goes somewhere else, that would be 2 whiffs in a row from right in our backyard
can't let that happen


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If DeVries wants the job, hiring mccollum is a fireable offense.

 

[hawkstud44]

Kakert is getting that from Brad who said that on TOS a few weeks back. Said that Beth's first call would be Stevens and then second will be Devries and he would run to Iowa City to take the job

 

[Hawkstrat]

DeVries would be an excellent hire, and people might be going overboard with how great he is.

 

[Hawkstrat]

Kakert is getting that from Brad who said that on TOS a few weeks back. Said that Beth's first call would be Stevens and then second will be Devries and he would run to Iowa City to take the job

Then why call Stevens? Or did Brad mean she was going to see if Stevens was interested?

 

[L. Wade Childress]

DeVries would be an excellent hire, and people might be going overboard with how great he is.

I have no idea how great of a coach he will be here, but he is most certainly a great hire.

 

[KitKatApples]

She worked with him at Butler. She likely calls him…to ask who he thinks they should consider.

Which would probably be a good idea

 

[Squat Cobbler]

If we’re never going to get much NIL together I’d prefer McCollum. I’m banking that he could squeeze the most out of a mediocre roster.

 

[AZmessDAWG]

Then why call Stevens? Or did Brad mean she was going to see if Stevens was interested?

Doesn’t hurt to ask I suppose.

 

[brantshawks]

Kakert recently threw out Brad Stevens as the first call Beth makes for Fran’s replacement.
With a straight face, Beth is going to call Stevens and offer him the Iowa Job?

I don’t understand why anyone would mention his name. So she knows the guy, BFD.

It should be just as ridiculous for her to just drop my name as an option.

 

[snips]

i'd take mccollum over devries any day of the week, and twice on sundays
mccollum flat out wins
has like 12 straight first place finishes in his conference.
in his first year at drake, already had better season than anything devries ever mustered up

 

[Wanderer]

It should be just as ridiculous for her to just drop my name as an option.

 

[Hawkstrat]

If we’re never going to get much NIL together I’d prefer McCollum. I’m banking that he could squeeze the most out of a mediocre roster.

You aren't the first to say that, but is it all based on this season? I assume his D2 teams were as talented as the teams they were playing?

 

[Squat Cobbler]

You aren't the first to say that, but is it all based on this season? I assume his D2 teams were as talented as the teams they were playing?

I don’t know, I’m sure winning begets talent. He has won the most coach of the year awards at the DII level. He’s taken a largely talentless Drake team this far slowing the game down and utilizing the little talent they have to their fullest potential. If you listen to some of his interviews, he knows ball.

 

[Fletch]

You aren't the first to say that, but is it all based on this season? I assume his D2 teams were as talented as the teams they were playing?

278-24 since start of 2016-17 season.

 

[L. Wade Childress]

i'd take mccollum over devries any day of the week, and twice on sundays
mccollum flat out wins
has like 12 straight first place finishes in his conference.
in his first year at drake, already had better season than anything devries ever mustered up

DeVries made the NCAA tourney THREE TIMES with DRAKE

 

[thrawn]

DeVries made the NCAA tourney THREE TIMES with DRAKE

I’m starting to think that Sandy Hatfield Clubb was a problem.

 

[BBK]

Being only 9.5 point dogs at Illinois seems super low even with their recent skid.

Of course I would never bet on Illinois and typically for me this is the biggest sporting event of the year, but I really dgaf right now

 

[CamelTones]

Being only 9.5 point dogs at Illinois seems super low even with their recent skid.

Of course I would never bet on Illinois and typically for me this is the biggest sporting event of the year, but I really dgaf right now

They’re playing even less defense than Iowa at the moment.

They were also just 2/26 from 3 against Duke so a nice little 14/20 seems likely for them as well.

 

[Fletch]

9/13 in first half is guaranteed

 

[KitKatApples]

Yea, something tells me they hit their stride tonight

 

[HawkBall23]

Stop me if you've heard this one before, Illinois' slumping offense will get "right" vs Iowa.

Also, ILL already ranks very high in rebounding. That bodes very badly for the Hawks.

 

[L. Wade Childress]

Hope they win

 

[Stu Beagle]

Would love to see IL miss the tournament

 

[LifelongHawk]

+430, now's your chance.

 

[WestMifflin]

Would love to see IL miss the tournament

I’d love that, but not possible at this point.

 

[Gushawk]

Illinois seems somewhat deficient in angry blacks relative to the norm, based on the couple times I’ve watched them. Still plenty to dispatch the hawks, however.

 

[L. Wade Childress]

If we win out we could make the tournament. And I will not give up hope until the last ill advised fartbomb of the season is chucked.

 

[Hawkstrat]

Looks like a couple of old lesbians chatting.

 

[LifelongHawk]

Looks like a couple of old lesbians chatting.

Listened to most of it, she just doesn't misstep.
Fascinated to see what she does with Fran.

 

[Uff Da]

Illinois over under is 90.5

 

[6deuce]

Illiniguys is so fucking gay

 

[Uff Da]

LOL, solid possession to start

 

[Geese]

Brock Tarding

 

[CamelTones]

lol I was still watching the pregame show, didn’t realize I was 5 minutes behind.

 

[TurdBurgler]

Fucking hell we suck

 

[KitKatApples]

We have at least two more years of this

 

[UnKnOwN_SeRb]

Just.Fire.Him!!!

 

[Geese]

I like it when Harding drives into the paint and then pivots 360 degrees

 

[TurdBurgler]

This is a mulvey game for sure

 

[AZmessDAWG]

I’m watching the latest episode of Paradise on Hulu.

 

[TurdBurgler]

Ladji is trash

 

[Hawkstrat]

There's just nothing for Harding to do after he gets to the lane. At some point just stop driving.