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

[Hawk_Kegmasters]

Too bad halo chats aren't searchable, lots of hate for Cooper. But the real basketball savants like myself bought Koch stock last year. Not that kind AZ.

That’s not what I remember. You were talking endless shit about Cooper in chat for the first 3 months of last season. It was right after you came out as a deeply closeted homosexual.

 

[douglasbader]

That’s not what I remember. You were talking endless shit about Cooper in chat for the first 3 months of last season. It was right after you came out as a deeply closeted homosexual.

Remember when @Jim Tebow didn't think he would play at all?

 

[Fletch]

That’s not what I remember. You were talking endless shit about Cooper in chat for the first 3 months of last season. It was right after you came out as a deeply closeted homosexual.

Herkyhopeful
Koch bad, Cock good

 

[Jim Tebow]

Remember when @Jim Tebow didn't think he would play at all?

I was correct, though, in the metaphysical sense in that the koch of last season/pre-season evolved into something much greater. In the alternative, please note I didnt actually say that he wouldnt play at all. Also, i cant be blamed for the algorithm which predicted minutes. Thats pure math (aka science). And as a final note please be aware koch was still pretty one dimensional and still just stood in the corner jacking threes. He looked much better when he started making them.

With all that said, i like him and hope hes a big contribtor this year.

 

[Fritz Fequiere]

Koch will be great this year since he’s dropping a few lbs and moving to his natural position

 

[BBK]

I'm also think Koch is going to be big this year

 

[eclone]

No way Iowa is that low.

Whereas, this guy seems a little too optimistic

 

[Hawk&Balls]

He definitely does his homework

 

[Stomper15]

Big Ten preseason media poll

Predicted order of finish
Standings (first-place votes in parenthesis)

• 1) Illinois, 498 (18)
• 2) Michigan State, 483 (9)
• 3) Michigan, 436 (1)
• 4) UCLA, 375
• 5) Nebrantska, 369
• 6) Purdue, 347
• 7) USC, 340
• 8) Ohio State, 324
• 9) Indiana, 292
• 10) Iowa, 264
• 11) Wisconsin, 240
• 12) Maryland, 203
• 13) Minnesota, 168
• 14) Oregon, 147
• 15) Washington, 116
• 16) Northwestern, 88
• 17) Rutgers, 68
• 18) Penn State, 35

 

[AZmessDAWG]

Seems abt right

 

[CleteyColgate]

I'm also think Koch is going to be big this year

B.1.G

 

[HerkyHopeful]

Big Ten preseason media poll

Predicted order of finish
Standings (first-place votes in parenthesis)

• 1) Illinois, 498 (18)
• 2) Michigan State, 483 (9)
• 3) Michigan, 436 (1)
• 4) UCLA, 375
• 5) Nebrantska, 369
• 6) Purdue, 347
• 7) USC, 340
• 8) Ohio State, 324
• 9) Indiana, 292
• 10) Iowa, 264
• 11) Wisconsin, 240
• 12) Maryland, 203
• 13) Minnesota, 168
• 14) Oregon, 147
• 15) Washington, 116
• 16) Northwestern, 88
• 17) Rutgers, 68
• 18) Penn State, 35

Finishing in the 7-12 range keeps me happy. As we've seen, that seems to be where Iowa ends up and most years that's NCAA tournament quality. Now with Ben, NCAA tournament and conference tournament runs hopefully won't be as rare!

 

[Squat Cobbler]

Hopefully, we can squeeze into the tournament where a McCollum coached team has a great chance of doing damage.

 

[douglasbader]

Seems abt right

Fuck you.

 

[CleteyColgate]

Finishing in the 7-12 range keeps me happy. As we've seen, that seems to be where Iowa ends up and most years that's NCAA tournament quality. Now with Ben, NCAA tournament and conference tournament runs hopefully won't be as rare!

Fran's teams were more in the 7 range

 

[TurdBurgler]

Clete has always been a 0.

 

[Lee Beevers]

Clete has always been a 0.

Suck on that, Clete!!!!

 

[eclone]

 

[BBK]

Combs
Banks
Koch
Manyawu
McKeever

Or without Banks:

Combs
Sage
Koch
Manyawu
McKeever

Beebs is wise

 

[Fletch]

Sage and Koch are going to be studs this year. Expecting big things from them.

 

[AZmessDAWG]

Big things? I mean they’re good but I’m not sure what to really expect from them.

 

[KitKatApples]

Things that are big

 

[AZmessDAWG]

Good one.

 

[jquintana]

I think Coleman is going to be the biggest surprise this year. He was excellent at Illinois State as a freshman, and McCollum has a history of developing great point guards.

 

[Hawk&Balls]

Excited to see what Thompson looks like. Should be plenty of available minutes behind manyawu.

 

[Kamala]

Finishing in the 7-12 range keeps me happy. As we've seen, that seems to be where Iowa ends up and most years that's NCAA tournament quality. Now with Ben, NCAA tournament and conference tournament runs hopefully won't be as rare!

Why 7-12 and not 1-12?

 

[L. Wade Childress]

I think Coleman is going to be the biggest surprise this year. He was excellent at Illinois State as a freshman, and McCollum has a history of developing great point guards.

the MVC is impossibly bad these days

 

[douglasbader]

I may end up looking like an idiot on this, but I think they will be significantly better than last year if either Coleman or Sage can be players that can consistently get their own shot when needed.

That really was Stirtz's actual special talent last year, when the shot clock is running down and you need someone that can get their own shot off and score he could do it at a high level. It certainly wasn't his defense.

I would hope Iowa is massively improved at rebounding and second chance points. Should be significantly better on defense and way more athletic. The collective talent is much much better and the ceiling of the players is way higher than last year.

If you look at the bench alone, the #6-#12 players this year would destroy the same #6-#12 players last year. Big Pear Jirak was your 10th man last year, this year he's the 10th man again and would whoop his younger self. Their 11th man this year is a 4* Top 100 freshman that is jacked to the tits.

 

[snips]

jacked to the tits

i also jacked to the tits, last night actually

 

[AZmessDAWG]

Stirtz was really good. Hes replaceable.

 

[Monster]

Sage and Koch are going to be studs this year. Expecting big things from them.

It's best not to expect anything from them as you have no impact on their performance.

 

[Monster]

I was correct, though, in the metaphysical sense in that the koch of last season/pre-season evolved into something much greater. In the alternative, please note I didnt actually say that he wouldnt play at all. Also, i cant be blamed for the algorithm which predicted minutes. Thats pure math (aka science). And as a final note please be aware koch was still pretty one dimensional and still just stood in the corner jacking threes. He looked much better when he started making them.

With all that said, i like him and hope hes a big contribtor this year.

This is a fine example of RATT.

 

[KitKatApples]

Stirtz was really good. He's replaceable.

 

[AZmessDAWG]

Thank you.

 

[KitKatApples]

Pulled the god damn rug from underneath me. I thought for sure I was getting a "Fuck you".

 

[Gushawk]

Big things? I mean they’re good but I’m not sure what to really expect from them.

15 + PPG each. Koch with 6 + RPG, Sage with 4+ RPG and APG.

 

[Hawk&Balls]

I'd buy that for a dollar

 

[CleteyColgate]

I may end up looking like an idiot on this, but I think they will be significantly better than last year if either Coleman or Sage can be players that can consistently get their own shot when needed.

That really was Stirtz's actual special talent last year, when the shot clock is running down and you need someone that can get their own shot off and score he could do it at a high level. It certainly wasn't his defense.

I would hope Iowa is massively improved at rebounding and second chance points. Should be significantly better on defense and way more athletic. The collective talent is much much better and the ceiling of the players is way higher than last year.

If you look at the bench alone, the #6-#12 players this year would destroy the same #6-#12 players last year. Big Pear Jirak was your 10th man last year, this year he's the 10th man again and would whoop his younger self. Their 11th man this year is a 4* Top 100 freshman that is jacked to the tits.

You often are an idiot but there's surprisingly some pearls in here. Iowa coaches can go very deep with their guys.

 

[Hawk&Balls]

That really was Stirtz's actual special talent last year, when the shot clock is running down and you need someone that can get their own shot off and score he could do it at a high level. It certainly wasn't his defense.

It was a double edged sword. So many possessions where he would have to take bad shots because he was the only one that could get anything off late in the shot clock, and there was nothing else open.

 

[L. Wade Childress]

I genuinely do not know what to expect. Stirtz was not a great athlete which really showed up on defense, but I’ll be damned if he didn’t make some incredibly contested shots look easy.

I am probably underrating his athleticism, given the fact that he was a first round pick into the league with the best athletes in the world

 

[L. Wade Childress]

What I am thankful for is that I no longer have that feeling of “more of the same, let’s just hope it turns out different this time”

 

[Stomper15]

 

[kenos]

Iowa coaches can go very deep with their guys.

shut up with that -- this isn't Pedo State

 

[UnKnOwN_SeRb]

You often are an idiot but there's surprisingly some pearls in here. Iowa coaches can go very deep with their guys.

But not as deep as PSU football coaches with their guys.

Edit: scooped lol

 

[Fair and Balanced]

I was correct, though, in the metaphysical sense in that the koch of last season/pre-season evolved into something much greater. In the alternative, please note I didnt actually say that he wouldnt play at all. Also, i cant be blamed for the algorithm which predicted minutes. Thats pure math (aka science). And as a final note please be aware koch was still pretty one dimensional and still just stood in the corner jacking threes. He looked much better when he started making them.

With all that said, i like him and hope hes a big contribtor this year.

“correct in the metaphysical sense”

 

[Hawkstrat]

Koch remained the same only in the ontological sense.

 

[iowa4ever20]

 

[kenos]

Koch remained the same only in the ontological sense.

Not if you accept Derrida's portmanteau "hauntology." Or to borrow from Heraclitus, Ben can never play the same Koch twice.