**2026 Iowa Basketball Offseason & Transfer Portal Thread**

[HiawathaHawk]

I do not want coaches kids on the roster of any sport. Neither should you.

 

[L. Wade Childress]

lol. Two time Larry Bird winner. Totally the same.

 

[HiawathaHawk]

I love that he just calls him D.

 

[TurdBurgler]

We are now set for next year. Hope banks is able to come back too. #2 rated offensive rebounder makes me more excited for mckeever. We need post defense and rebounding and looks like he will deliver. His stats don't wow you though, 23 minutes only 10 starts and unrated as an incoming freshman, how is that possible at 7'3" without being a complete stiff. I said this before but put jirak on a mid major and he would avg similar or better in the same minutes.

 

[L. Wade Childress]

We are now set for next year. Hope banks is able to come back too. #2 rated offensive rebounder makes me more excited for mckeever. We need post defense and rebounding and looks like he will deliver. His stats don't wow you though, 23 minutes only 10 starts and unrated as an incoming freshman, how is that possible at 7'3" without being a complete stiff. I said this before but put jirak on a mid major and he would avg similar or better in the same minutes.

we absolutely need one more ball handler.

 

[CleteyColgate]

We are now set for next year. Hope banks is able to come back too. #2 rated offensive rebounder makes me more excited for mckeever. We need post defense and rebounding and looks like he will deliver. His stats don't wow you though, 23 minutes only 10 starts and unrated as an incoming freshman, how is that possible at 7'3" without being a complete stiff. I said this before but put jirak on a mid major and he would avg similar or better in the same minutes.

I believe McKeever is a more polished rebounder and post presence. Jirak became a post player after a growth spurt about 3 years ago. Jirak can get there in a year or two.

 

[TurdBurgler]

Find minutes for them, it won't be much or meaningful. Esp if Banks comes back.

 

[AZmessDAWG]

Too dumb to be real.

 

[HiawathaHawk]

Doesn’t want coaches kids on the roster in any sport. Unless they can get fat and massively disappoint two fan bases while missing the tournament twice. After collapsing and melting down in the first round of two previous tournament games.

 

[CleteyColgate]

Ben isn't Deion, and his son isn't Shedeur

 

[douglasbader]

This is some 20lb nuggets of Halo Gold.

 

[The Dad]

Oh good!

Well dumb people seem to have the impression I’m not.

 

[The Dad]

You are and The Human Clit is as well. Not to mention your homosexual kids @Shawneemicks and @CleteyColgate .

 

[BillyBob]

Theres some really weird and gay and homosexual thing going on with L Tard and his parasocial relationship with D Tard

 

[Lee Beevers]

Obviously twitter is conglomeration of retards, but holy fuck the Iowa basketball fanbase is super retarded.


I guess this is the cost of not reaching the sweet 16 for 26 years.

 

[hawkeyealum]

We got a Ty’Reek and a giant with an arm sleeve of tats

Arms should be uncrossed

 

[hawkeyealum]

Still would like to send banks packing for another guard though

 

[L. Wade Childress]

I can only assume that you are being intentionally retarded at this point, but damn you are spending a lot of time on it.

 

[BBK]

Guessing mckeever and manyawu aren't.really guys you can play together

I got the starting 5 right last year when several people said I was wrong. We shall see

 

[BBK]

Still would like to send banks packing for another guard though

McCollum loves the guy. He's not sending Banks anywhere and if he returns he will be back in the starting lineup

 

[douglasbader]

I'm guessing Banks doesn't get another year, nor should he.

 

[Lee Beevers]

McCollum loves the guy. He's not sending Banks anywhere and if he returns he will be back in the starting lineup

Absolutely and he is the foil to every Fran recruit possible. Not super skilled, but not a total faggot. If he can return he will start and get tons of minutes. Iowa will probably be better if he is on the roster.

 

[Talkin' Goat]

I'm guessing Banks doesn't get another year, nor should he.

Agreed. Banks returning and Cam graduating would make a huge difference if they were magically swapped though.

 

[hawkeyealum]

To be clear I don’t dislike Banks, I just prefer we use that scholarship elsewhere

or cut Joey

 

[douglasbader]

My thing with Banks isn't liking or disliking him, but I hate keeping guys around on a technicality that have exhausted their eligibility. Nearly every time it backfires or it stunts the natural development of other players that likely can end up better. bohannon, Connor, a ton of the football players, etc....

It's mostly a karma thing and he's not enough of an impact player that he can't be replaced by a developing combination of Sage / Koch / Thompson / Harris.

 

[douglasbader]

Iowa Football brought back a ton of COVID year defensive players in 2024. Had to watch Quinn Schulte fuck around at Safety playing like he didn't want to be there while 2 much better players rotted away and didn't get snaps. Brought back both Jay Higgins and Nick Jackson, and on the surface that looked great. I love those two guys, a couple of my favorite Hawkeye LB's ever. Brought back Sebastian Castro who had a shitty year. Team went 8-5 and disappointed with a defense that was way worse than it should have been.

If they don't come back and take their COVID years and leave as they naturally should have, then Iowa would have figured out much earlier which of the LB's sucked and which ones could play. Sharar would have gotten a whole season as a starter. Nwankpa would have played the position he should have played the whole time a year earlier. Lutmer would have played way more.

2025 Iowa Football went 9-4 and was 2-3 plays away on defense from being 10-2 or 11-1 in the regular season and making the College Football Playoff. If all those younger guys got more experience the prior year, if Phil and Seth Wallace figure out they needed to play different LB's or go get a better option, do they win those games against Iowa State or Indiana or Oregon? Do they win all of them? Do they make a stop at USC and not have to drive down at the end and lose because they were out of bounds by an inch?

Shit like that. I think you still have to do things to compete, but letting middling players or even good players hang around getting in the way of younger and more talented players is a bad idea.

 

[The Dad]

Tldr

 

[cloudhawk]

Tldr

Should have- was a terrific analysis of should have could have's questioning the moves made by coaches- that in hindsight possibly led to ideal outcomes. You would have loved it.

 

[gohawkeyes811]

I see Wade is as dumb and not self aware as ever.

Wade, the reason we are calling you stupid (besides being flat out stupid) is that you are trying to frame your criticisms of McCollum in some sort of neutral, unbiased light. It's actually fucking hilarious and dumbfounding to watch. You keep trying to act as if you are just making a rational assessment of the situation. The Dad and Shawnee are just kind of negative overall. Whatever.

You aren't. You have some weird fucking hang up about the dynamic at your cul-de-sac and the locals you hang out with and their feelings toward McCollum. And then you say this:

"I can only assume that you are being intentionally retarded at this point, but damn you are spending a lot of time on it."

I mean, we might as well shut down the selfies thread. Sometimes this board is a fascinating display of human psychology.

 

[Saul Berkley]

Iowa Football brought back a ton of COVID year defensive players in 2024. Had to watch Quinn Schulte fuck around at Safety playing like he didn't want to be there while 2 much better players rotted away and didn't get snaps. Brought back both Jay Higgins and Nick Jackson, and on the surface that looked great. I love those two guys, a couple of my favorite Hawkeye LB's ever. Brought back Sebastian Castro who had a shitty year. Team went 8-5 and disappointed with a defense that was way worse than it should have been.

If they don't come back and take their COVID years and leave as they naturally should have, then Iowa would have figured out much earlier which of the LB's sucked and which ones could play. Sharar would have gotten a whole season as a starter. Nwankpa would have played the position he should have played the whole time a year earlier. Lutmer would have played way more.

2025 Iowa Football went 9-4 and was 2-3 plays away on defense from being 10-2 or 11-1 in the regular season and making the College Football Playoff. If all those younger guys got more experience the prior year, if Phil and Seth Wallace figure out they needed to play different LB's or go get a better option, do they win those games against Iowa State or Indiana or Oregon? Do they win all of them? Do they make a stop at USC and not have to drive down at the end and lose because they were out of bounds by an inch?

Shit like that. I think you still have to do things to compete, but letting middling players or even good players hang around getting in the way of younger and more talented players is a bad idea.

Exactly. Plus I want to see Thompson/Harris/Soon all play and if Banks is still around, that significantly limits minutes for those young guys.

 

[L. Wade Childress]

I see Wade is as dumb and not self aware as ever.

Wade, the reason we are calling you stupid (besides being flat out stupid) is that you are trying to frame your criticisms of McCollum in some sort of neutral, unbiased light. It's actually fucking hilarious and dumbfounding to watch. You keep trying to act as if you are just making a rational assessment of the situation. The Dad and Shawnee are just kind of negative overall. Whatever.

You aren't. You have some weird fucking hang up about the dynamic at your cul-de-sac and the locals you hang out with and their feelings toward McCollum. And then you say this:

"I can only assume that you are being intentionally retarded at this point, but damn you are spending a lot of time on it."

I mean, we might as well shut down the selfies thread. Sometimes this board is a fascinating display of human psychology.

Yes it’s clearly some weird hang up I have with McCollum. You don’t see me complaining about the other 6’ white shooting guards on the roster.

 

[The Dad]

It takes a special kind of retard to not want Banks back.

 

[gohawkeyes811]

"I can only assume that you are being intentionally retarded at this point, but damn you are spending a lot of time on it."

 

[Hawk&Balls]

Tldr

Get a job

 

[L. Wade Childress]

In fact, I’ve already been proven wrong because our coach specifically mentioned how great he was doing in preseason workouts before he hurt himself.

 

[The Dad]

The same dumbfucks who blast away with the “dad thinks he knows more than McCollum!” stupidity for me saying our historical recruiting needs to improve, are the same faggots saying they don’t want Banks when it’s obvious McCollum does.

 

[The Dad]

Get a job

It is the day of rest, lad.

 

[Hawk&Balls]

It is the day of rest, lad.

Them, not you.

 

[The Dad]

Them, not you.

I need another cup of coffee.

 

[Hawk&Balls]

And to quit being a faggot

 

[The Dad]

Can’t help you there.

 

[Hawk&Balls]

We know

 

[The Dad]

We know

Isn’t there a women’s bball thread somewhere you should be posting in?

 

[AZmessDAWG]

My thing with Banks isn't liking or disliking him, but I hate keeping guys around on a technicality that have exhausted their eligibility. Nearly every time it backfires or it stunts the natural development of other players that likely can end up better. bohannon, Connor, a ton of the football players, etc....

It's mostly a karma thing and he's not enough of an impact player that he can't be replaced by a developing combination of Sage / Koch / Thompson / Harris.

Good luck replacing that explosiveness.

 

[L. Wade Childress]

Good luck replacing that explosiveness.

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[Thomas Wolsey]

The same dumbfucks who blast away with the “dad thinks he knows more than McCollum!” stupidity for me saying our historical recruiting needs to improve, are the same faggots saying they don’t want Banks when it’s obvious McCollum does.

That isn’t why people are calling you stupid.

 

[The Dad]

That isn’t why people are calling you stupid.

Halo is really good at making shit up and attributing it to someone else.

 

[gohawkeyes811]

It's everyone else.

 

[The Dad]

It's everyone else.

Just the quick twitch retards who can’t follow logic.

 

[Thomas Wolsey]

Just the quick twitch retards who can’t follow logic.