**Iowa vs. Michigan State Basketball - 2/25/20 - 6pm - ESPN2**

HawkBall23

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Not expecting a win on Tuesday night, but holy fuck do I ever want to see one!

The BTT 2-seed being right there for the taking now, and #1 MD is looking a bit shaky as well with a couple tough games left.

Somehow win this game, and the sky's the limit [as far as the 2020 B10 reg. season crown goes] for the last week & a half.
 

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With what has transpired this weekend, this is turning into a rather big game.

We will probably lose by 30.
First thing I thought of. Huge opportunity probably lose by 35
 

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You guys and your “the refs” bullshit. Hawk fans should be above this cyclonefanatic type thinking.
Yeah, it is only Halo and not most of the announcers and analysts and others that watch the abomination that is college basketball killing off freedom of movement.

Shocking that your favorite team Wisconsin suddenly is doing great as soon as the refs swallow their nuts late in the year after getting the shit kicked out of them early in the year.
 

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Fritz is the stubby linebacker type at noon ball that is trying to take charges and undercutting everyone.
 

Fritz Fequiere

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I’m not going to get into the freedom of movement conversation, but if you don’t think iowa has benefitted from home-cooking this year you’re crazy.
 

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Fritz can't ever stick in these conversation/arguments and always bails out like a pussy, mostly because he gets his ass handed to him and is wrong.
 

Fritz Fequiere

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Halo would be better without your trashiness and I’m the only one who does doggystyle to my wife.
 

Fritz Fequiere

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That’s a dumb take, Doug, I choose not to debate the topic because of the audience here.
 

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That’s a dumb take, Doug, I choose not to debate the topic because of the audience here.
Right, the audience here that is way smarter than you and doesn't lap up your horseshit like they do on TOS.

I'm sorry you can't waltz in and tell everyone how amazing the Big Ten is for letting freedom of movement get raped every year in February and early March. Sorry you can't tell everyone how much you love the Wisconsin style of play and suck up the likes.

You're a fucking moron, Fritz.
 

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Basketball at its highest level (the NBA playoffs) is the most physical basketball of any league anywhere. I like high level basketball.
 

Billy Butters

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I’m not going to get into the freedom of movement conversation, but if you don’t think iowa has benefitted from home-cooking this year you’re crazy.
Not a fan of freedom of movement just wants guys to play the right way by taking charges and tapping nuts.
 

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I’m not going to get into the freedom of movement conversation, but if you don’t think iowa has benefitted from home-cooking this year you’re crazy.
We do believe it dipshit, you know since the other teams play on the road in Carver. Nobody fucking said the hawks get screwed they’ve said you don’t get calls on the road. Since Iowa doesn’t only play away games a person that isn’t a complete retard should be able to put it together that Iowa benefits at home you worthless sack of shit
 

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Basketball fan that thinks games should be 55-52 rapefests is as bad as football fan that hates defense and wants every game to be 48-45. You’re rooting for the game to be something entirely different from how it has historically been (you know, the form that made everyone like it).
 

Fritz Fequiere

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Basketball fan that thinks games should be 55-52 rapefests is as bad as football fan that hates defense and wants every game to be 48-45. You’re rooting for the game to be something entirely different from how it has historically been (you know, the form that made everyone like it).
Everything changed when they gradually started letting players palm the ball. The correction was to allow more defensive contact.
 

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I like that all poop takes get an automatic like from Dr. Zaius.

He's HaLo's poop specialist and aficionado.
 

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Not sure how to feel about KitKat getting emotional enough to write more than three words. Feels like I may have made a point or something.
Sick burn cock sucker. There I shortened it for ya this time numb nuts.
 
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Fritz is a moron but he's somewhat correct here. Even in the wins, some people on here have thrown out the "if it wasn't for the refs" CF bullshit. Every ref misses calls for both teams every game. Very rarely does it actually cost a team a win. Man up and quit bitching about the refs. Iowa got completely bailed out late in the Minnesota game when Evelyn "got fouled" with .5 left on the shot clock. If that call woulda gone against Iowa, shit woulda hit the fan on HaLo. No one says "thank you refs for that call!!!" Instead, they bitch about the call against Garza with a few seconds left. This game hasn't even happened yet and you're already bitching about the refs.
 

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Fritz is a moron but he's somewhat correct here. Even in the wins, some people on here have thrown out the "if it wasn't for the refs" CF bullshit. Every ref misses calls for both teams every game. Very rarely does it actually cost a team a win. Man up and quit bitching about the refs. Iowa got completely bailed out late in the Minnesota game when Evelyn "got fouled" with .5 left on the shot clock. If that call woulda gone against Iowa, shit woulda hit the fan on HaLo. No one says "thank you refs for that call!!!" Instead, they bitch about the call against Garza with a few seconds left. This game hasn't even happened yet and you're already bitching about the refs.
I mostly agree with this and we’ve definitely had some outright bad calls go our way. That said, MSU has consistently gotten calls and been allowed to play grab ass at home for the last 20+ years on a level only rivaled by maybe Wisconsin.
 

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I seriously don't recall anyone on this particular site blaming the refs for a single loss this entire season. Have we bitched about bad calls? Yes, but that's hardly CF level shit. It's sports. You bitch about the refs. You move on. Hit me up when someone demands an apology letter.
 

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No one is bitching about particular calls and how they impacted Iowa’s chances of winning or losing. People are justifiably bitching about how certain teams are allowed to play ultra-physical defense that turns the game into a rugby match and makes it nearly unwatchable. Every year the NCAA claims they are going to emphasize freedom of movement, and by February every year MSU, Wisconsin, Penn State, Illinois, and Rutgers are able to mug the shit out of the offense on virtually every possession. It’s garbage basketball.
 
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