**Nebrantska vs Iowa basketball- 12-29-22, 6:00 BTN**

kenos

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they look alike

that confuses me
 

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If by Keegan you mean Kris I don’t think there’s any chance he is back next year. He’s already old. He’s not his brother but he’s still a solid NBA prospect as a long, athletic forward with plenty of range.
ZERO chance Kris is back at Iowa next year
 

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I’d like to see Connor beat the shit out of Patrick and then talk about it on their stupid podcast while Pat sits there with his jaw wired shut
 

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the good news - we got a very 'un-Fran' like class coming in next year .
Sandfarts brother.
2 white guys from the same high school in Iowa.
This will get us over the hump boys
 

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If buying players is the way to go for next year, SWARM’s #1 priority for the basketball team next season should be trying to pay Kris enough to come back.
 

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Barta better let Fran send out that video
 

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If I’m Fran…I’d walk in the lockeroom and flip shit. I don’t want to hear one word…ONE WORD about NIL, getting paid. Not a word. Shut your fucking mouths. First MF’er that says a word about getting a deal/contract is cut.

Fran went to the fucking mattresses for these guys. Did EVERYTHING to help them….and they honor it with that kind of effort? That’s pure fucking disrespect
Went to the mattresses??
 

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I’d like to see Connor beat the shit out of Patrick and then talk about it on their stupid podcast while Pat sits there with his jaw wired shut
No wire is strong enough to stop Pat from breathing out of that mouth.
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the good news - we got a very 'un-Fran' like class coming in next year .
Sandfarts brother.
2 white guys from the same high school in Iowa.
This will get us over the hump boys
You are missing someone. But attention to facts is not a Halo strength.
 

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if you’re saying it is not worth it, I can buy that, but they ain’t getting anyone better than Kris. If they want to toss money around to improve things immediately Kris is the first play, then add others.
 

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This is true of almost every Fran team ever. There has been the rare tough player (Garza) but it’s never enough to overcome the overall soft weakness of the team as a whole.
Actually, Rebraca has some toughness, but he appears to be the only one.
 

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Coff is the exact opposite of what Fry said about not telling people where you keep your goat.

I don't even check the main board anymore- new Halo sucks worse than old Halo, but I can sort of tell what's going based on when Coff Kool-aid mans his way into a thread to insult someone for no reason.

Dude, you're advertising your insecurities.
 

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On the plus side, looks like now you get Keegan and Tony back next year, healthy. Projections of either or both going to get paid look much less likely.

Unfortunately, you also get another year of Pat.
Can one donate to the Swarm to ensure someone doesn’t play?

Asking for a friend.
 

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I reject the "toughness" critique (well, except for Pat). Fran's philosophy/scheme/approach is one more attuned to the game as it was played in the 70's and 80's, and I love him for it. It really cannot stand up to today's rape-o-rama that is college MBB.

You advocates of "tough defense" do so because you're not really basketball players (and I most certainly am not nor have ever been a basketball player). Basketball players are born, not developed through grit and determination. "Tough Defense" just allows a bunch of "hard working hustle players" to fuck up what should be a free-flowing athletic spectacle after the game became a "contact sport". it's bullshit. That's what football is for.

When i was a kid my high school played a home-and-home w/ W'loo East each season. The winner of that game was almost always scoring in the 90's, sometimes over 100. And this before the 3 pt basket. That was the kind of hoops I learned and loved watching.

I hope Fran dies on this hill if necessary, and never gives in.
 

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I hope Fran dies on this hill if necessary, and never gives in.
I see nothing wrong with Fran's overall game philosophy... if only he had the horses to make it work.
He is constantly trying to squeeze a round peg into a square hole.
 

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I reject the "toughness" critique (well, except for Pat). Fran's philosophy/scheme/approach is one more attuned to the game as it was played in the 70's and 80's, and I love him for it. It really cannot stand up to today's rape-o-rama that is college MBB.

You advocates of "tough defense" do so because you're not really basketball players (and I most certainly am not nor have ever been a basketball player). Basketball players are born, not developed through grit and determination. "Tough Defense" just allows a bunch of "hard working hustle players" to fuck up what should be a free-flowing athletic spectacle after the game became a "contact sport". it's bullshit. That's what football is for.

When i was a kid my high school played a home-and-home w/ W'loo East each season. The winner of that game was almost always scoring in the 90's, sometimes over 100. And this before the 3 pt basket. That was the kind of hoops I learned and loved watching.

I hope Fran dies on this hill if necessary, and never gives in.
Do I have some good news for you!
 

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I also hope Kirk dies on the hill of what should be allowed when running the stretch play. If you disagree your obviously not a real football fan.
 

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I also hope Kirk dies on the hill of what should be allowed when running the stretch play. If you disagree your obviously not a real football fan.
is there a rule change I’m unaware of, Charlie Hustle?
 

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I reject the "toughness" critique (well, except for Pat). Fran's philosophy/scheme/approach is one more attuned to the game as it was played in the 70's and 80's, and I love him for it. It really cannot stand up to today's rape-o-rama that is college MBB.

You advocates of "tough defense" do so because you're not really basketball players (and I most certainly am not nor have ever been a basketball player). Basketball players are born, not developed through grit and determination. "Tough Defense" just allows a bunch of "hard working hustle players" to fuck up what should be a free-flowing athletic spectacle after the game became a "contact sport". it's bullshit. That's what football is for.

When i was a kid my high school played a home-and-home w/ W'loo East each season. The winner of that game was almost always scoring in the 90's, sometimes over 100. And this before the 3 pt basket. That was the kind of hoops I learned and loved watching.

I hope Fran dies on this hill if necessary, and never gives in.
Nobody is talking about tough defense. We would just like to see some general toughness and not soft guys who don’t rebound or contest others or appear lazy.
 

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denizens of this board have bemoaned poor defense and "toughness" throughout Fran's tenure. It's mostly just a different style.
 

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I reject the "toughness" critique (well, except for Pat). Fran's philosophy/scheme/approach is one more attuned to the game as it was played in the 70's and 80's, and I love him for it. It really cannot stand up to today's rape-o-rama that is college MBB.

You advocates of "tough defense" do so because you're not really basketball players (and I most certainly am not nor have ever been a basketball player). Basketball players are born, not developed through grit and determination. "Tough Defense" just allows a bunch of "hard working hustle players" to fuck up what should be a free-flowing athletic spectacle after the game became a "contact sport". it's bullshit. That's what football is for.

When i was a kid my high school played a home-and-home w/ W'loo East each season. The winner of that game was almost always scoring in the 90's, sometimes over 100. And this before the 3 pt basket. That was the kind of hoops I learned and loved watching.

I hope Fran dies on this hill if necessary, and never gives in.
I reject the idea that the only alternative to last night is to throw everything about Iowa basketball currently out the window and say “guess we’ll play rape ball like the rest of them.”
 
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