**2026-2027 Iowa Basketball Season Thread**

[AZmessDAWG]

How retarded does someone have to be to spike a football after an exhibition game against Illinois Springfield?

Did you watch?

 

[Fletch]

I agree. He was playing the appropriate level of opponent.

My other takes based on intermittent viewing (distracted by HS VB):

-we are a very large team. Like huge.
-Coleman is pretty small
-overall athleticism may be a problem, and ball handling.
-wanted to see much, much more of Harris, Coons, and Thompson

Tachman seemed to think they looked way more athletic than last season

 

[AZmessDAWG]

You may have been a good player but man you are fucking stupid. Guarantee they had to tell you where to go on every out of bounds play.

 

[L. Wade Childress]

I thought John Tachman retired years ago. Saw him
Panhandling outside Hyperion. Odd scene.

 

[The Dad]

Lawlz! Ok, I liked that one.

 

[L. Wade Childress]

Stirtz was underrated as an athlete. Fast with the ball, elite footwork.

Coleman didn’t do enough that I saw to make any judgment other than he’s black, which is a good start.

the athletes I was most excited to see were on the bench. Mainly Harris. Coons will never really have a position or shoot it well enough but he will be a good defender and garbage man.

 

[Monster]

I really like Howard. If he can be a reliable shooter the hawks will be really good.

Me too. He has a toughness that is very much needed.

 

[AZmessDAWG]

Stirtz was underrated as an athlete. Fast with the ball, elite footwork.

Coleman didn’t do enough that I saw to make any judgment other than he’s black, which is a good start.

the athletes I was most excited to see were on the bench. Mainly Harris. Coons will never really have a position or shoot it well enough but he will be a good defender and garbage man.

He turned the corner on the ball screen at will and scored or got fouled a bunch.

 

[douglasbader]

I guess I expected they would feed him down low where he would dominate, because he’s huge, and they couldn’t match up. But, guess not.

LOL, you sound like some random woman at a Tuesday high school game.

 

[AZmessDAWG]

Stirtz was underrated as an athlete. Fast with the ball, elite footwork.

Coleman didn’t do enough that I saw to make any judgment other than he’s black, which is a good start.

the athletes I was most excited to see were on the bench. Mainly Harris. Coons will never really have a position or shoot it well enough but he will be a good defender and garbage man.

Never. One exhibition game. Never.

 

[L. Wade Childress]

Never. One exhibition game. Never.

Has nothing to do with this game. There’s a reason a kid with that body and athleticism wasn’t more highly recruited.

 

[AZmessDAWG]

Oh ok

 

[champion_thedrinker]

I guess I expected they would feed him down low where he would dominate, because he’s huge, and they couldn’t match up. But, guess not.

Facepalm.gif

 

[iowa4ever20]

Thompson feels like the next Hauser

Sam or Joey?

 

[Monster]

Sam or Joey?

 

[Hawk&Balls]

 

[rodg12]

 

[Stomper15]

No point guards are coming our way now. LWade was right.

 

[Laplace]

Stirtz was underrated as an athlete. Fast with the ball, elite footwork.

Coleman didn’t do enough that I saw to make any judgment other than he’s black, which is a good start.

the athletes I was most excited to see were on the bench. Mainly Harris. Coons will never really have a position or shoot it well enough but he will be a good defender and garbage man.

Can we get this out of the way before the season starts? It is Coon. Singular.

 

[CleteyColgate]

I’d like to see a revised season-long breakdown of minutes with McCollum at 21 or more because that’s clearly where this is headed. He’s too important to play less than that.

Maybe Peyton should play more than 21 mpg???

 

[AZmessDAWG]

He didn’t suck like Mulberry Ct would have you believe.

 

[L. Wade Childress]

Can we get this out of the way before the season starts? It is Coon. Singular.

how do you know I was talking about Jaidyn?

 

[Hawk_Kegmasters]

The offense actually looked pretty smooth when he was in. Plus, he has one of the smoothest most confident strokes on the team. Defense looked acceptable tonight, but I’d be surprised if he can stay in front of an actual I am a giant douche guard, though.

 

[rodg12]

I guess I expected they would feed him down low where he would dominate, because he’s huge, and they couldn’t match up. But, guess not.

 

[Pinehawk]

There it is.