**(9) Auburn vs (8) Iowa, NCAA Tournament 3-16-23, 5:50PM, TNT**

[The Dad]

Connor cares enough to bawl but not enough to defend.

 

[L. Wade Childress]

This had to be the least enjoyable Iowa team to watch in quite a while. There have certainly been worse teams record-wise, but damn I did not enjoy this season. The MSU miracle win was the only memorable thing about the year.

lol. Fuck off.

 

[MikeyJoe]

I totally get being disappointed, but I’ll never understand reveling in being a bitch.

 

[HiawathaHawk]

That sucks. Season was really fun at times but a lot of frustration and ended on a huge dud. Needed Kris and Tony to be studs this year and it rarely happened together with a bunch of no-shows.

Fran is a long ways from perfect but don’t want him to go. Need to hit the portal to get a big and a guard. Have hope for Dix, Bowen, Sandfort and the new guys.

 

[Geese]

Tourney is still enjoyable even without Iowa ever doing shit

 

[Brad Wesley]

Iowa’s lack of athleticism once again on display in the tournament. Hit some more open shots and they can overcome that deficiency but not when they don’t play hard. Fran is closing in on Kirk level of nepotism by insisting on giving lethargic Pat extended minutes. If Pat isn’t physically capable of meeting the the basic demands of moving his feet and sprinting to get back on defense then he shouldn’t play. Sandfort is limited athletically as well but at least he plays hard.

 

[cjhawks]

yeah, hes softer than Weiskamp.

You referring to the guy that signed a multi-year NBA deal this season - that Wieskamp?

If you’re going to suggest a comp at least make it apple to apples and not simply the first white guy from Iowa in the NBA that you think of. (FWIW - Wieskamp is the only NBA white guy fom Iowa that I can think of - but I’ve had too much to drink to put much effort into thought)

edit - shit, forgot about Garza. Definitely had too much to drink

 

[ClintWalker]

The early exit now lets everyone enjoy the rest of the tournament without anxiety. It's Fran's gift that just keeps giving.

 

[HiawathaHawk]

yeah, hes softer than Weiskamp.

The key was benched today in a loss.

 

[Geese]

Connor cares enough to bawl but not enough to defend.

Also to scream at his teammates but not enough to defend

 

[Hawkstrat]

Hopefully Pearl has a grabber.

 

[nolookpass]

I look for the Lads to hit the weights, come back bigger, faster and stronger next year and make a deep run.

 

[HiawathaHawk]

I look for the Lads to hit the weights, come back bigger, faster and stronger next year and make a deep run.

Weights helped the key get benched. Huggins must be an idiot.

 

[Russell Ziske]

I’ve lost so much interest in the tournament, Fran fatigue plus decades of Iowa basketball choke jobs, just so tired of it

Iowa should be a better program than no S16’s in a quarter century & no regular season conference titles in nearly 1/2 a century. Just perpetually stuck where they are.

 

[L. Wade Childress]

Upper class white skinny suburban kid is hands down your toughest player, and possibly best nba prospect.

I realize this is college sports, but there’s a fine line between “it’s just a game” and “but this is my passion”. Need to find more of the latter.

 

[Talkin' Goat]

Need two of Kris/Tony/Sandfart to have a good dame to move on. Sigh.

 

[Hawk&Balls]

Getting a walk on center from Belmont and an undersized mid major 4 isn't going to change anything next year

 

[nolookpass]

The key was benched today in a loss.

he still had 1 less point and 1 less rebound than Ulis and Perkins combined.

 

[Saul Berkley]

lol. Fuck off.

Someone's upset.

 

[HiawathaHawk]

Kris was 5-18. Tony 4-12 with the worst +/- on the floor for whatever that’s worth.

 

[douglasbader]

I think my favorite part of the game was with 3+ left and Rebecca bricked the front end of a 1and1 followed by an immediate foul that turned it from a 4 point to an 8 point game.

 

[HiawathaHawk]

he still had 1 less point and 1 less rebound than Ulis and Perkins combined.

Yet couldn’t stay on the floor in a loss to a Big Ten team.

 

[ClintWalker]

I predict Fran shows up in the Fall with a Bruce Pearl chinstrap.

 

[nolookpass]

You referring to the guy that signed a multi-year NBA deal this season - that Wieskamp?

If you’re going to suggest a comp at least make it apple to apples and not simply the first white guy from Iowa in the NBA that you think of. (FWIW - Wieskamp is the only NBA white guy fom Iowa that I can think of - but I’ve had too much to drink to put much effort into thought)

edit - shit, forgot about Garza. Definitely had too much to drink

Doug McDermott still in the league?

 

[CamelTones]

Me: Kris is such a fucking pussy.

Wife: You’ve said that four times in the last minute.

My wife: Is he crying?

Me: Rebraca? He better be, he just blew another game at the free throw line.

My wife: No. Our son. You woke him up when you yelled fuck.

 

[Creed]

I would prefer more players from single parent homes with questionable academics.

 

[PoopyFaceTomatoNose]

 

[Brad Wesley]

Patrick played 25 minutes.

 

[MikeyJoe]

Yet couldn’t stay on the floor in a loss to a Big Ten team.

The Key finally got out from under a meanie coach who wouldn't play him enough ... and shot worse, had a lower assist rate, and a lower steal percentage. But he did get 4 more minutes per game.

 

[nolookpass]

The Key finally got out from under a meanie coach who wouldn't play him enough ... and shot worse, had a lower assist rate, and a lower steal percentage. But he did get 4 more minutes per game.

you are a big numbers guy Milkey...run his stats vs Ulis....

 

[MikeyJoe]

With Kris almost certainly gone unless he gets an awful NBA evaluation (and maybe even then, who knows), Perkins, Sandfort, Pat, and Bowen are your core next year. That's just not enough. Ulis is whatever. Maybe Dix has a nice sophomore year. Mulvey and Josh O seem like lost causes at this point. They need transfer help pretty badly.

 

[MikeyJoe]

you are a big numbers guy Milkey...run his stats vs Ulis....

Why? It's more instructive to run his numbers against his own numbers at Iowa where very knowledgeable people insisted he was incorrectly used, which is the actual argument that was repeatedly made.

 

[CamelTones]

Everyone knew before the game Auburn was going to have a stretch where they couldn’t miss from 3 despite their percentages. But my God the defensive effort when Auburn put on that run to go up 17 was bad.

 

[Talkin' Goat]

With Kris almost certainly gone unless he gets an awful NBA evaluation (and maybe even then, who knows), Perkins, Sandfort, Pat, and Bowen are your core next year. That's just not enough. Ulis is whatever. Maybe Dix has a nice sophomore year. Mulvey and Josh O seem like lost causes at this point. They need transfer help pretty badly.

Pat in the core makes me want to puke. This team needs several new contributors. I don’t hate Perkins, Sandfart, Bowen or the incoming freshman. Everyone else can GTFO. Especially Pat.

 

[Hawk_Kegmasters]

Iowa only problems this year were PG, shooting, size, and defense. Other than that, we should be in good shape next season.

 

[nolookpass]

looks like Da Key had more points, more rebounds, more assists and more steals. In less minutes.

and theres a stat somewhere for defensive efficiency. I know who wins that battle as well

 

[Brad Wesley]

With Kris almost certainly gone unless he gets an awful NBA evaluation (and maybe even then, who knows), Perkins, Sandfort, Pat, and Bowen are your core next year. That's just not enough. Ulis is whatever. Maybe Dix has a nice sophomore year. Mulvey and Josh O seem like lost causes at this point. They need transfer help pretty badly.

Next year doesn’t look great with the current roster. With NIL and transfer opportunities it could get better quickly but I wouldn’t count on it.

Perhaps Fran’s alleged flirtation with Notre Dame is being partially driven by next year’s likely talent issues.

 

[Greg Obrecht]

Joe T shot the ball quite a bit more this year than he did last year. He also missed a shit ton of shots. But at least he bricked a bunch! He wouldn’t have made a bit of difference on this particular Iowa team.

 

[The Incredible Hawk]

looks like Da Key had more points, more rebounds, more assists and more steals. In less minutes.

and theres a stat somewhere for defensive efficiency. I know who wins that battle as well

 

[Hawk_Kegmasters]

looks like Da Key had more points, more rebounds, more assists and more steals. In less minutes.

and theres a stat somewhere for defensive efficiency. I know who wins that battle as well

Will you go on record to say Iowa would have won their first round game this season with Toussaint as PG?

 

[Hawkstrat]

Toussaint fucking sucked. Why are we talking about him?

Who could possibly watch this game and think a turnover prone PG is what they need?

 

[Uli Kunkel]

Who cares about either Key or Ulis, they both fucking suck.

 

[Brad Wesley]

Why are you dipshits arguing about Joe T?

 

[nolookpass]

Toussaint fucking sucked. Why are we talking about him?

Who could possibly watch this game and think a turnover prone PG is what they need?

yeah, Ulis was great.

 

[Hawkstrat]

yeah, Ulis was great.

And?

 

[Brad Wesley]

Scooped!

 

[Greg Obrecht]

Who cares about either Key or Ulis, they both fucking suck.

This is the right answer

 

[Saul Berkley]

Kris was 5-18. Tony 4-12 with the worst +/- on the floor for whatever that’s worth.

Tony is boom or bust in almost every game. Still doesn't help that the Connor-Ulis combo is worthless.

 

[cloudhawk]

My wife: Is he crying?

Me: Rebraca? He better be, he just blew another game at the free throw line.

My wife: No. Our son. You woke him up when you yelled fuck.

One day, like my son, your boy will grow up and will be yelling fuck from his bedroom while watching the game. Hopefully, your wife will look at you in disgust like mine does.

 

[MikeyJoe]

Joe T shot the ball quite a bit more this year than he did last year. He also missed a shit ton of shots. But at least he bricked a bunch! He wouldn’t have made a bit of difference on this particular Iowa team.

It’s just a dumb argument being made by someone who is embarrassed that they were wrong.

Of course, he’s better than Ulis. That is not very high praise. But Iowa didn’t choose Ulis over him. He transferred, which is his right.

The point is that the reasons offered for his transfer here on this board pretty much turned out to be wrong.