**2025-2026 Iowa Basketball Season Thread**

[6deuce]

Sage is going to be an excellent player, Natural feel for the game. Agile. In the right place.

He also seems to have gotten Princess Vespa’s old nose.

 

[YugoslavianMountainHound]

Defense kinda shoddy 2nd half.

 

[AZmessDAWG]

Defense kinda shoddy 2nd half.

Back door cuts and wing drives.

 

[YugoslavianMountainHound]

He also seems to have gotten Princess Vespa’s old nose.

 

[douglasbader]

The offense is very efficient and methodical, but it is going to take some getting used to as opposed to the last 15 years with the offense flying up and down the court.

I prefer this of course, because they actually play defense, but it's definitely a lower energy offense (which is still very good).

 

[Hawk_Kegmasters]

The closed captioning on the big screen just said I am. Masturbating.

 

[YugoslavianMountainHound]

Uhh I guess time to bring the starters back in.

 

[Billy Butters]

Ben hates these non-Stirtz minutes. You realize just how good Stirtz is at controlling the pace and flow on offense when he isn't in.

 

[YugoslavianMountainHound]

semo is 12-17 this half.

 

[Dr. Zaius]

Why is Trev launching 3s

 

[hawkeyealum]

Sage is pretty athletic

 

[AZmessDAWG]

The offense is very efficient and methodical, but it is going to take some getting used to as opposed to the last 15 years with the offense flying up and down the court.

I prefer this of course, because they actually play defense, but it's definitely a lower energy offense (which is still very good).

There are times, especially in transition, where I’m used to the shot going up and it doesn’t.

 

[AZmessDAWG]

Why is Trev launching 3s

Because he can shoot?

 

[Billy Butters]

Why is Trev launching 3s

Did you want him to let the shot clock run out? He just made his last attempted 3 prior to that.

 

[CamelTones]

Why is Trev launching 3s

He made one. His passing from up top is pretty elite so if he can make enough of them that the defense has to defend him closely Iowa will get a ton of layups on back cuts.

 

[AZmessDAWG]

This is Dr Z’s basketball equivalent of “stop throwing to Wetjen!!!”

 

[Dr. Zaius]

He made one. His passing from up top is pretty elite so if he can make enough of them that the defense has to defend him closely Iowa will get a ton of layups on back cuts.

Yeah, he made one. His other attempts have been horrible bricks

 

[AZmessDAWG]

Yeah, he made one. His other attempts have been horrible bricks

You’d think the coach would pull him if he was taking a shot he didn’t want him to take.

 

[Dr. Zaius]

This is Dr Z’s basketball equivalent of “stop throwing to Wetjen!!!”

That’s not Wetjen’s game and it shouldn’t be part of the offense

 

[AZmessDAWG]

Lmao

 

[Billy Butters]

Yeah, he made one. His other attempts have been horrible bricks

He shot 38% from 3 in high school. The great Fartman Sr couldn't even do that once in college.

 

[AZmessDAWG]

Those damn coaches don’t know wtf they are doing.

 

[AZmessDAWG]

Dr Z is making a late season push for dipshit poster of the year.

 

[Dr. Zaius]

Anyways, I like both Jirak and Wetjen overall. Keep getting pissed tho

 

[AZmessDAWG]

Not pissed. I’ll continue to call out your retardation though.

 

[Dr. Zaius]

You people are all on your period

 

[AZmessDAWG]

No you’re just retarded.

 

[Dr. Zaius]

No, you

 

[AZmessDAWG]

Fuck.

 

[Fletch]

Dawg just got wrecked.

 

[Fletch]

There are times, especially in transition, where I’m used to the shot going up and it doesn’t.

70 points on 49 shots seems good. Is that good?

 

[Fletch]

68 percent on 2s so far this year and just over 40 percent from 3.

 

[Hawk&Balls]

The closed captioning on the big screen just said I am. Masturbating.

It was up there FOREVER.

 

[Dr. Zaius]

It was up there FOREVER.

Maybe they were spacewhacking

 

[L. Wade Childress]

68 percent on 2s so far this year and just over 40 percent from 3.

based on our schedule strength those should both be 100%

 

[Fletch]

based on our schedule strength those should both be 100%

I’m scoring at a 100% rate with your mom.

 

[KitKatApples]

Air Pear!

Fucker got at least several inches off the ground on whatever that was.

Double digit points out there tonight. Basically a modern day Wilt Chamberlain

 

[HiawathaHawk]

@Gushawk you’re officially wrong about Jirak.

He’s going to be really good.

 

[The Dad]

The guy who Stang thought was a mid-major talent is acquitting himself well against mid-major talent.

We should probably keep out heads about us on this for a bit.

 

[KitKatApples]

Nope he’s awesome

 

[AZmessDAWG]

The guy who Stang thought was a mid-major talent is acquitting himself well against mid-major talent.

We should probably keep out heads about us on this for a bit.

lol of course. Have you even watched?

 

[The Dad]

lol of course. Have you even watched?

 

[AZmessDAWG]

Then you’re just being a douche for douche’s sake.

 

[BBK]

Sage was the best player on his Oklahoma team that made it to the finals 3 years in a row (2nd, 2nd, 1st).

Kid is a winner. He's going to be a good player for us

 

[The Dad]

Then you’re just being a douche for douche’s sake.

Because I’m not ready to say he’s going to be “really good” after playing a couple minutes a game against shitty teams?

 

[The Dad]

He is a good passer.

 

[AZmessDAWG]

Because I’m not ready to say he’s going to be “really good” after playing a couple minutes a game against shitty teams?

No. He was deemed going to be horrible. It’s already clear he’s not.

 

[The Dad]

I remember people were saying his skill level was more appropriate for UNI.

 

[The Dad]

And that he looks like a mix between Michael Cera and a wnba player.

 

[BBK]

People were saying...