***Official Iowa vs Iowa State Game Thread 6:30 PM -FS1***

[JR Hawks]

Fran's a loser.

 

[TurdBurgler]

Been pretty clear all season we are terrible at rebounding, and there is no help coming. The only lineup change conceivably is playing mulvey more which lol.

 

[Revolver]

That call where no Iowa player was close that got called ISU ball then they hit a 3 was huge. That was the best we have looked all year at times tonight. ISU is a good team that hit big shots down the stretch. Hard to be too upset IMO. I like this team and still feel good about them growing as the season goes on.

 

[L. Wade Childress]

Stop recruiting affluent white kids

or, play the one who has actually been good

 

[Hawk_Kegmasters]

Lol. Other than the most important stat where we got completely buttfucked.

Anxiously awaiting Mikey to let us know if the rebounding issues were actually a problem tonight.

 

[Alan Lomax]

Anxiously awaiting Mikey to let us know if the rebounding issues were actually a problem tonight.

I’ll cover it. Yes.

 

[TurdBurgler]

I absolutely love thelwell and everything he brings to the table. Starting him and playing him big minutes will be the key to us making the NCAA tournament.

 

[TurdBurgler]

The real

 

[Hawkstrat]

I'm not reading any of the faggotry I assume is going on.

Owen Freeman played like a giant pussy. Freeman rebounds instead of jerking his head around trying to get a whistle whenever someone brushes against him, and Iowa wins.

 

[Hawk_Kegmasters]

Can’t have a 1-15 shooting stretch coming down the homestretch on mostly open shots against any team with a pulse or you’re fucked. Meanwhile, Iowa State shot 83% including several prayers during that period. Hawks will play tough all year. Fran’s figuring out the lineup a bit.

 

[Brad Wesley]

Iowa State with 18 offensive rebounds and +12 overall.

Iowa handled the pressure defensive and double teams better than I thought they would.

 

[L. Wade Childress]

I have no idea why pryce didn’t play. The result that was that other guys were more gassed than needed.

 

[The Dad]

Iowa State with 18 offensive rebounds and +12 overall.

Iowa handled the pressure defensive and double teams better than I thought they would.

They did, which was nice. They stopped penetrating during that dry spell at the end of the game. The difference why ISU had open looks and ours were mostly contested.

 

[Brad Wesley]

They did, which was nice. They stopped penetrating during that dry spell at the end of the game. The difference why ISU had open looks and ours were mostly contested.

Some of their open looks were due to Iowa’s atrocious defense.

 

[6deuce]

Some of their open looks were due to Iowa’s atrocious defense.

Tale as old as time

 

[Creed]

Fran trimming the lineup and then not using his timeouts was on point for Fran. Freeman reminded me of me trying to run a 5k when it got to about 5 minutes left in the second half. Letting him get to that point was dumb. Not getting him a rest or even using a timeout for him was even dumber.

 

[L. Wade Childress]

This was 100% on Fran

Payton- 39 min, 76 ortg, no defense
Pryce- 4 min

 

[Greg Obrecht]

39 minutes for Payton fucking Sandfort

 

[Hawk_Kegmasters]

Fran trimming the lineup and then not using his timeouts was on point for Fran. Freeman reminded me of me trying to run a 5k when it got to about 5 minutes left in the second half. Letting him get to that point was dumb. Not getting him a rest or even using a timeout for him was even dumber.

He only played 26 minutes. Get your ass in shape, young man.

 

[L. Wade Childress]

There isn’t a single older brother on the planet that wouldn’t willingly come out for a breather in favor of their younger brother.

maybe one of the menendez I guess

 

[The Dad]

Some of their open looks were due to Iowa’s atrocious defense.

Amazingly they don’t take away the penetration or the perimeter. Top it off with an inability to rebound and it makes for some enjoyable viewing.

 

[CamelTones]

Lol. Other than the most important stat where we got completely buttfucked.

I was agreeing with you. Even Bill Raftery was getting sick of it.

 

[YugoslavianMountainHound]

Not with you tarding out on critical possessions Payton…

 

[Creed]

I was agreeing with you. Even Bill Raftery was getting sick of it.

I believe at one point he said, “that’s just bad basketball.”

He said what I felt.

 

[CamelTones]

Some of their open looks were due to Iowa’s atrocious defense.

The one where Traore pretended he was going to help on the guy going at Freeman only to end up leaving his guy wide open was peak Fran defense. That guy will never have an easier pass and the shooter will never have a more wide open look.

 

[The Dad]

I was agreeing with you. Even Bill Raftery was getting sick of it.

 

[BBK]

Drew T is the 🗝

 

[AZmessDAWG]

That’s as good as Iowa can play.

 

[L. Wade Childress]

Sandfort looks stressed and worn down.

 

[6deuce]

Sandfort looks stressed and worn down.

Too much crying in porta johns

 

[Thomas Wolsey]

That’s as good as Iowa can play.

Yep, they suck

 

[douglasbader]

I'm not saying this because it is Iowa State, but have watched them 3 times and what a sad sorry state that college basketball is in that somehow that is the #3 team in the country. 20 years ago they would have been a fringe Top 25 team.

 

[The Dad]

Too much crying in porta johns

 

[Hawkstrat]

That’s as good as Iowa can play.

Outside of Dembele, I don't think anyone else played better than we can expect.

 

[AZmessDAWG]

Outside of Dembele, I don't think anyone else played better than we can expect.

Dix was solid. Thelwell was good.

 

[L. Wade Childress]

Dix was great. He was clearly exhausted, which is why you can’t play your best players all game in a game with that intensity and pace.

 

[Hawkstrat]

Dix was solid. Thelwell was good.

Maybe I misinterpreted what you meant.

 

[Hawkstrat]

Dix was great. He was clearly exhausted, which is why you can’t play your best players all game in a game with that intensity and pace.

Will you fuck off about Pryce.

 

[Creed]

What frustrates me the most is the bigger picture. A game like that where they come out and are absolutely on fire, where they have a chance to steal a big win and then don’t, the effect it has on the tournament resume. For a team that hopefully can be on the bubble, a win tonight (or in the other half dozen games they’ll lose because of Fran) is the difference between being in or out, or being a 6 seed or a 9 or 10. I just want to see tournament success but Fran consistently get out of his own way.

 

[L. Wade Childress]

Will you fuck off about Pryce.

no. He has the highest offensive rating on the team, and handles the ball and guards better than his brother.

 

[AZmessDAWG]

Maybe I misinterpreted what you meant.

What did you think I meant?

 

[AZmessDAWG]

There’s no reason Iowa can’t assemble a roster like that. Fran recruits a “type” and thinks he can with that.

 

[L. Wade Childress]

Thelwell played NINE more minutes than his previous high.

Fran is an idiot.

 

[Alan Lomax]

Iowa played really well, and Iowa State is really good. Sandfort is uniquely frustrating.

 

[The Dad]

Loved the old school logos on the coaches’ shirts.

 

[AZmessDAWG]

Iowa played really well, and Iowa State is really good. Sandfort is uniquely frustrating.

@douglasbader was CONVINCED he’d be in the league. THIS year.

 

[L. Wade Childress]

Iowa played really well, and Iowa State is really good. Sandfort is uniquely frustrating.

He’s a fantastic third option that for some reason gets 39 minutes and the greenest light of all time

 

[Hawkstrat]

Thelwell played NINE more minutes than his previous high.

And?

 

[douglasbader]

@douglasbader was CONVINCED he’d be in the league. THIS year.

 

[eclone]

I'm not saying this because it is Iowa State, but have watched them 3 times and what a sad sorry state that college basketball is in that somehow that is the #3 team in the country. 20 years ago they would have been a fringe Top 25 team.

No, that’s exactly why you’re saying it.
Duke was the #3 KenPom team at the end of 2005

But sure…ISU isn’t anywhere near that team