**Nebrantska vs. Iowa Basketball- 1/12/24- 8:30PM- BTN**

[YugoslavianMountainHound]

Fran tied Dr. Tom for wins @ Iowa today. I was contemplating who I consider to have been the better coach at Iowa.

 

[BBK]

That's about as well as we can play at the moment

 

[BBK]

Freeman is going to be a automatic double-double next year

 

[HiawathaHawk]

Fran tied Dr. Tom for wins @ Iowa today. I was contemplating who I consider to have been the better coach at Iowa.

Pretty much the same in my mind. Davis achieved slightly more but inherited an elite roster and a fan base that filled the arena every night. Fran inherited the worst P5 roster in the country with a fan base that had either been pissed off or checked out for a decade. Both had clear strengths and frustrating weaknesses.

 

[Billy Butters]

@L. Wade Childress likes what he sees out of Bowen. Would like him to eat into Dix's minutes if at all possible.

 

[Hawk_Kegmasters]

Post those bet slips!

 

[AZmessDAWG]

very well put @HiawathaHawk

I think I give the slight nod to TD bc of the system. Total buy in to a style that was hard to prepare for.

 

[L. Wade Childress]

@L. Wade Childress likes what he sees out of Bowen. Would like him to eat into Dix's minutes if at all possible.

bowen was bad tonight, but I felt like he had been improving.

 

[L. Wade Childress]

Perkins seems like a genuine good kid.

 

[KitKatApples]

Yes

 

[HiawathaHawk]

They've got a shot to get back in the mix but this next 8 games will be make or break. Back end of the schedule is much tougher.

Next 8 they have Minnesota, Maryland, OSU, Purdue at home and at Minnesota, Michigan, Indiana and PSU. If they go 5-3 they're sitting at 15-9, 7-6 on Valentine's day. Going to have to get to at least 18-13, 10-10 but likely one game better.

 

[Shpadoinkle]

Personally, I enjoyed that.

 

[L. Wade Childress]

They've got a shot to get back in the mix but this next 8 games will be make or break. Back end of the schedule is much tougher.

Next 8 they have Minnesota, Maryland, OSU, Purdue at home and at Minnesota, Michigan, Indiana and PSU. If they go 5-3 they're sitting at 15-9, 7-6 on Valentine's day. Going to have to get to at least 18-13, 10-10 but likely one game better.

we have zero quad 1 wins right now, we are going to need a couple road upsets.

 

[L. Wade Childress]

Fran seems happy.

someone should give him an idea on how to get some other guys more minutes.

 

[L. Wade Childress]

Felt like better D than 1.1 ppp

 

[BBK]

Felt like better D than 1.1 ppp

I gave your mom all my ppp

 

[HiawathaHawk]

we have zero quad 1 wins right now, we are going to need a couple road upsets.

Right. As of now, Purdue, Wisconsin, Illinois at home would all qualify as would Michigan, Maryland, Illinois, MSU and Northwestern away. That Michigan home loss blows. That was a terrible game.

 

[CleteyColgate]

bowen was bad tonight, but I felt like he had been improving.

He wasn't given a chance to be bad or good tonight

 

[L. Wade Childress]

He wasn't given a chance to be bad or good tonight

he airballed an unguarded 3. Long.

 

[CleteyColgate]

he airballed an unguarded 3. Long.

I airballed in my first attempt with your mom but let me back in the game and I scored.

 

[The Dad]

I gave your mom all my ppp

 

[Geese]

Perkins seems like a genuine good kid.

Any reason you specified Perkins with this statement? Any players you don't think are good kids?

 

[Fletch]

Right. As of now, Purdue, Wisconsin, Illinois at home would all qualify as would Michigan, Maryland, Illinois, MSU and Northwestern away. That Michigan home loss blows. That was a terrible game.

Seton Hall has come on strong. That might end up being a nice win.

 

[The Dad]

It worked last night but that zone is still a shitshow. We were strongly aided by NE’s refusal to pass it to the corner for an unlimited number of uncontested threes.

 

[Mitchandrsn]

It worked last night but that zone is still a shitshow. We were strongly aided by NE’s refusal to pass it to the corner for an unlimited number of uncontested threes.

Sounds like you could use some educating.
Amazon product

 

[L. Wade Childress]

Any reason you specified Perkins with this statement? Any players you don't think are good kids?

he’s articulate.

 

[AZmessDAWG]

Lol

 

[tallperson54]

My memory may be clouded but it always feels like Fran has more success when he shortens the rotation. Last night he essentially played 7 guys. Brauns, Bowen, and Dembele played some spot minutes. No Pryce.

I still think there will be games where Bowen is effective and Harding isn't and those minutes will flip. Pryce and Dembele just aren't ready yet. I expected more from Brauns this year but if he can come in for some spot minutes he's fine as long as he doesn't commit a foul a minute.

The shorter rotation is the way, Fran. Nebrantska took some truly horrible shots all night, hard to imagine that's the same team that beat Purdue.

 

[6deuce]

25 min from Pat were about 20 too many.

 

[LifelongHawk]

Perkins became only the 3rd Hawk ever to have 15 assists (Cal Wulfsberg 16 and BJ Armstrong 15).

lol "They were calling me John Stockton in the locker room, I'll take it."

 

[hawkstud44]

25 min from Pat were about 20 too many.

Pat had 12 and 5 and was pretty engaged on both ends of the floor. Not the game to say that about him.

 

[Lee Beevers]

Pat had 12 and 5 and was pretty engaged on both ends of the floor. Not the game to say that about him.

@6deuce pwnd!!!

 

[AZmessDAWG]

As always

 

[L. Wade Childress]

Pat had 12 and 5 and was pretty engaged on both ends of the floor. Not the game to say that about him.

patrick BPM 4.6
Dix BPM 20.7

 

[Hawkstrat]

Even dunked in traffic instead of avoiding all threats of contact.

 

[Herbie2]

Even dunked in traffic isn't of avoiding all threats of contact.

Exactly!!

 

[hawkstud44]

Even dunked in traffic instead of avoiding all threats of contact.

And had a foul!

 

[Fletch]

And had a foul!

Early. I was praying for a second to see Pat in 2 fouls jail.

 

[hawkstud44]

Pat is in a boot fwiw.

 

[Pinehawk]

Is it an emotional support boot?

 

[6deuce]

Pat is in a boot fwiw.

Let’s get him in an iron lung and we can really start sucking each other’s dicks!

 

[The Incredible Hawk]

Let’s get him in an iron lung and we can really start sucking each other’s dicks!

I think there is one guy left in one of those. I would gladly sub him out for Pat.

 

[Talkin' Goat]

Is it an emotional support boot?

 

[Uff Da]

And had a foul!

on a run out that he gave little effort to try and do

Patrick actually was not as bad as usual last night. has to be a frustrating player to coach