**2026-2027 Iowa Basketball Season Thread**

[douglasbader]

LOL, if we find Joey Matteoni playing it means there is either a blowout or you're getting blown out.

 

[Hawk&Balls]

He looks like Bambi during garbage time

 

[douglasbader]

I'm sure he's a nice player, a young player and a really good kid, but if he's playing over your 4* guys then something has gone wrong.

 

[Ingles]

I'm sure he's a nice player, a young player and a really good kid, but if he's playing over your 4* guys then something has gone wrong.

I also expected Joey Matteoni to be nearly the last player off the bench, but McCollum began his Big Ten Media news conference by saying Jirak, Howard, and Matteoni have made the biggest jumps since the end of last season. Given McCollum's reputation for discovering unknowns and developing them, I will suspend my disbelief until the season starts.

 

[CleteyColgate]

LOL, if we find Joey Matteoni playing it means there is either a blowout or you're getting blown out.

So which is it? Are we going to win games in blowouts or do we suck? Because he's going to play.

 

[Fritz Fequiere]

I hope the Howard initiating the offense experiment goes better than last year when he literally could not make the first pass.

 

[TurdBurgler]

Sounds like Nick Baer. If he plays his way into the lineup thats only a good thing IMO.

 

[hawkeyealum]

McKeever is just a MASSIVE human being. The two guys on the left are 6'8'', the guy on the right is 6'11 250 and the guys next to him are 6'8'' tall as well. He makes all of them look tiny.

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He is so large he looks photoshopped

 

[AZmessDAWG]

I also expected Joey Matteoni to be nearly the last player off the bench, but McCollum began his Big Ten Media news conference by saying Jirak, Howard, and Matteoni have made the biggest jumps since the end of last season. Given McCollum's reputation for discovering unknowns and developing them, I will suspend my disbelief until the season starts.

It kind of makes sense. If they mostly sucked last year they’re bound to improve more than the others.

 

[douglasbader]

I also expected Joey Matteoni to be nearly the last player off the bench, but McCollum began his Big Ten Media news conference by saying Jirak, Howard, and Matteoni have made the biggest jumps since the end of last season. Given McCollum's reputation for discovering unknowns and developing them, I will suspend my disbelief until the season starts.

Sounds like Nick Baer. If he plays his way into the lineup thats only a good thing IMO.

I get it, but Baer was on a team with way less talent. In a McCollum system (or really any system) there are only 8 guys that are going to get real minutes and your 9th and 10th guys get situational minutes and not every game.

Combs / Coleman / Sage / Koch / Manyawu / McKeever are stone cold Top 6. Then your second tier of Howard / Thompson / Jirak are guaranteed to get minutes and you're already at 9 players. 10th and 11th would seem to be your 4* Top 150 freshman Harris / Coon.

Where the hell is Joey getting minutes? He's in the last group with the other Koch / McCollum. That's why I'm saying if Joey is getting any minutes at all it means he cracked the Top 11 and Harris / Coon aren't playing.

I love coach speak and praising Joey's work, but if he's playing then something has gone severely wrong or he made one of the biggest jumps in the history of college basketball after watching him last season.

 

[douglasbader]

Get in here @Jim Tebow, only you and your retard math can solve this minutes puzzle!

 

[Hawk&Balls]

That might be one of my favorite halo tropes

 

[Hawk_Kegmasters]

One thing to remember is McCollum gets annoyed with Manyawu enough every 2-3 games that he benches him and only gives him 10 minutes opening up minutes for a hot hand.

 

[Hawk&Balls]

Combs / Coleman / Sage / Koch / Manyawu / McKeever are stone cold Top 6. Then your second tier of Howard / Thompson / Jirak are guaranteed to get minutes and you're already at 8 players.

 

[douglasbader]

I fixed it.

 

[douglasbader]

One thing to remember is McCollum gets annoyed with Manyawu enough every 2-3 games that he benches him and only gives him 10 minutes opening up minutes for a hot hand.

 

[AZmessDAWG]

I want McCollum to play just so LWades head will literally explode.

The culdesac will revolt.

 

[IowaWigman]

I love our coaches, but holy fucking shit having 7 coaches all constantly yelling at the same time is fucking annoying as shit.

So much clapping.

 

[HerkyHopeful]

Even if he gets 10 minutes and does nothing, it will be similar to Folgueras last year in four out of every five games.

 

[L. Wade Childress]

I want McCollum to play just so LWades head will literally explode.

The culdesac will revolt.

my head won’t explode. I will simply nod knowingly.

 

[Fletch]

my head won’t explode. I will simply nod knowingly.

Your mom will knob knowingly

 

[Lee Beevers]

Your mom will knob knowingly

She already does.

 

[Fletch]

She already does.

And she still will, too.

 

[tallperson54]

Combs / Coleman / Sage / Koch / Manyawu / McKeever are stone cold Top 6. Then your second tier of Howard / Thompson / Jirak are guaranteed to get minutes and you're already at 9 players. 10th and 11th would seem to be your 4* Top 150 freshman Harris / Coon.

I wouldn't be so quick to pencil Thompson in. I'm hearing his defense still needs quite a bit of work and might keep him off the floor

 

[douglasbader]

I wouldn't be so quick to pencil Thompson in. I'm hearing his defense still needs quite a bit of work and might keep him off the floor

You didn't hear jack shit. I make up the fake rumors around here, asshole.

 

[tallperson54]

You didn't hear jack shit. I make up the fake rumors around here, asshole.

Someone has to balance out your bullshit

 

[AZmessDAWG]

I love our coaches, but holy fucking shit having 7 coaches all constantly yelling at the same time is fucking annoying as shit.

It’s a little over the top but it’s meant to keep practice as intense as possible.

 

[StinkyMcFadden]

Whites

 

[FrodoTBaggin]

 

[L. Wade Childress]

I wouldn't be so quick to pencil Thompson in. I'm hearing his defense still needs quite a bit of work and might keep him off the floor

they also seem to be touting as a defensive stopper an unathletic, short white kid that, despite every possible training advantage, could not guard a group of football players from valley.

 

[CleteyColgate]

they also seem to be touting as a defensive stopper an unathletic, short white kid that, despite every possible training advantage, could not guard a group of football players from valley.

#FireBen

 

[Fritz Fequiere]

Let’s hope Peyton is a taller Sam Hoiberg

 

[Gushawk]

Leistekow said something about hearing Coon already was the team’s best defender. If that’s true, they’ll find some regular minutes for him.

 

[Gushawk]

My hope is that Peyton remains a practice player for the most part.

 

[Fletch]

Leistekow said something about hearing Coon already was the team’s best defender. If that’s true, they’ll find some regular minutes for him.

 

[Thomas Wolsey]

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I was going to @BBK , but you took care of it.

 

[Fletch]

I’m an overachiever, Tommy.

 

[Squat Cobbler]

My hope is that Peyton remains a practice player for the most part.

He looked terrible in that open practice video. He's not getting playing time anytime soon.

 

[L. Wade Childress]

He looked terrible in that open practice video. He's not getting playing time anytime soon.

 

[Shawneemicks]

I’m confident Ben will play the best players regardless of who their moms are.

 

[AZmessDAWG]

He looked terrible in that open practice video. He's not getting playing time anytime soon.

One turnover was his, the other was not. Not saying you’re right or wrong but LOL at going off that video.

 

[Gushawk]

I’m confident Ben will play the best players regardless of who their moms are.

Or dads

 

[Shawneemicks]

Ben is the opposite of fuckin Fran in just about every way I’ve seen to this point. If his kid isn’t good enough he’s not gonna play meaningful minutes

 

[BBK]

Or dads

Now you have my attention

 

[Hawk&Balls]

Exhibition game end of the month at Xtreme. Will be a good atmosphere.

 

[Revolver]

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This is the most tired routine on the board. Ben McCollum is one of the best hires in the history of athletic department, led us on a magical run in March and you dwell on this.

 

[Revolver]

OMG!!!! They praised Peyton’s defensive ability after sucking Matteoni off yesterday. It’s almost like this is the type of preseason fluff we get every year.

 

[Billy Butters]

This is the most tired routine on the board. Ben McCollum is one of the best hires in the history of athletic department, led us on a magical run in March and you dwell on this.

Laugh it off, Rev. Wade is in another thread saying that one of the top PGs in the country won't come here because of... Peyton. Peyton will be costing Iowa games by the middle of the season without ever even playing a minute.

"You don't think that impacts a player's mentality and performance to always be looking over his shoulder at the coach's kid!!"

 

[gohawkeyes811]

He says shit like that and then also made a comment in the football thread about the main strength of Hank Brown being the son of one of Lester's friends. It's all just so ridiculous.

Can you imagine the cul-de-sac conversations? LOL.

 

[L. Wade Childress]

He says shit like that and then also made a comment in the football thread about the main strength of Hank Brown being the son of one of Lester's friends. It's all just so ridiculous.

Can you imagine the cul-de-sac conversations? LOL.

I mean, sorry for telling the truth?