!*!*!*!*THE official Iowa/Illinois basketball thread**** Sunday 3/10 6:00 tip FS1!*!*!*!*!*

[Fletch]

Krikke is an embarrassing rebounder. Have some GD pride.

But going down that rabbit hole, Pat has an unfathomably bad OR%. The only player on the team he's worse than is Harding.

Harding and Pat are our best offensive rebounders?

 

[Brad Wesley]

He doesn't have to go down anymore?

 

[TurdBurgler]

The idea that nil will get better because we fire Fran and get a new coach is a pipe dream.

 

[hawkeyealum]

Maybe people would get more excited donating to Treyvon from Chicago than Aiden from Spencer

 

[Thomas Wolsey]

Maybe people would get more excited donating to Treyvon from Chicago than Aiden from Spencer

Iowa fans?

 

[hawkeyealum]

Or Payton and Pryce from waukee.

jfc, Pryce is a really horrible name

 

[TurdBurgler]

That's bullshit, Fran offers everyone. we would have had landed a ton of better talent if we had a bag.

 

[TurdBurgler]

Like Fran wanted krikke? Thats who we could afford. We could have had hunter Dickinson if we had the $$$.

 

[hawkeyealum]

I'm beginning to fear that Al Seibert may just legitimately be the video coordinator.

 

[Gushawk]

I assume it would have had to be not just a bag but a bigger bag than KU.

 

[Lee Beevers]

Like Fran wanted krikke? Thats who we could afford. We could have had hunter Dickinson if we had the $$$.

I think this is correct. Even as a 18 year old, you’re an absolute fucking imbecile if you wouldn’t want to play in Fran’s system. He’s gotten guys drafted recently, etc. Iowa just refused to get involved with bag men in the pre NIL stuff and most of the high profile donors are basketball retards. Winning at a high level in basketball at a school like Iowa is way more feasible than football but because reasons we won’t embrace that.

 

[Jim Tebow]

Attendance went down from ‘07 to ‘08 despite firing a coach that many hated and hiring the national coach of the year off a sweet 16. When we hired Fran it went up about 2K but that was coming of absolute rock bottom in every way to a polar opposite in excitement.

Alford wasnt fired. He abruptly quit cuz he saw writing on the wall.

 

[Jim Tebow]

Curious why Dix was pulled for Pmac after like 4 minutes. What do you guys think?

 

[L. Wade Childress]

Alford wasnt fired. He abruptly quit cuz he saw writing on the wall.

he quit because Gary Barta swings a big schlong

 

[Gushawk]

Garta didn’t work for Steve

 

[Jim Tebow]

Alford left about 6 months after bowlsby left.

 

[CamelTones]

Alford left because he knew he had to make the tournament the next year and he wasn’t exactly confident he was going to do it.

He was and is a complete douche but Alford was finally getting into the shady side of college basketball. He stopped recruiting Ben Rands and instead started recruiting Tyler Smith/Beas Hamga/Emanual Negadu etc. Noodles found the money somewhere.

Side note, he had a commitment from some small forward from Pennsylvania before he left for New Mexico as well. Averaged like 15 and 10 for his high school team. Can’t remember the kids name though.

 

[L. Wade Childress]

we had a great shot at Deandre liggins and Lewis Jackson

 

[HawkBall23]

Might be time for fans to contribute to SWARM to help Fran attack the portal

I'll donate money if you'll transfer portal to some other fanbase.

 

[Will McCoy]

Alford left because he knew he had to make the tournament the next year and he wasn’t exactly confident he was going to do it.

He was and is a complete douche but Alford was finally getting into the shady side of college basketball. He stopped recruiting Ben Rands and instead started recruiting Tyler Smith/Beas Hamga/Emanual Negadu etc. Noodles found the money somewhere.

Side note, he had a commitment from some small forward from Pennsylvania before he left for New Mexico as well. Averaged like 15 and 10 for his high school team. Can’t remember the kids name though.

Who

 

[HiawathaHawk]

Alford wasnt fired. He abruptly quit cuz he saw writing on the wall.

I know, I don’t know why I typed fired.

 

[HawkBall23]

I’m in camp keep Fran. They are about as efficient as anyone on offense while minimizing turnovers. They need to figure out a way to provide the kind of money it takes to land a player like Shannon in the portal.

You're not wrong, but ...

What good is being a Top 10 OffEff team when you are also annually a Top 110-125 DefEff team??

Hard to win consistently, let alone conference crowns & deep NCAA runs, when you are anywhere from 10 to 13x worse on defense than you are on offense.

 

[AZmessDAWG]

I know, I don’t know why I typed fired.

He was gonna be.

 

[AZmessDAWG]

Bc he’s a douche

 

[CamelTones]

You're not wrong, but ...

What good is being a Top 10 OffEff team when you are also annually a Top 110-125 DefEff team??

Hard to win consistently, let alone conference crowns & deep NCAA runs, when you are anywhere from 10 to 13x worse on defense than you are on offense.

My point was more that he clearly is a great coach when you consider their pace and limited turnovers. He refuses to address their biggest weakness which is a problem.

 

[HawkBall23]

My point was more that he clearly is a great coach when you consider their pace and limited turnovers. He refuses to address their biggest weakness which is a problem.

I know this isn't really the case, I'm just frustrated, but at times it seems like his "key to winning" is to just simply outscore the opponent.

The lack of consistent defensive intensity and lackadaisical efforts in rebounding can be so infuriating to watch. We know they can do a lot better in both areas, for longer sustained chunks of time, but they usually just don't.

 

[MikeyJoe]

Alford wasnt fired. He abruptly quit cuz he saw writing on the wall.

lofl

 

[CleteyColgate]

I'll donate money if you'll transfer portal to some other fanbase.

If that leads to Iowa getting an All-American point guard for next year, deal.

 

[Hawkstrat]

If that leads to Iowa getting an All-American point guard for next year, deal.

I mean, you really suck, but it's hard to blame you for the PG situation.

 

[KitKatApples]

No I’m fine with it

 

[Fletch]

Alford left because he knew he had to make the tournament the next year and he wasn’t exactly confident he was going to do it.

He was and is a complete douche but Alford was finally getting into the shady side of college basketball. He stopped recruiting Ben Rands and instead started recruiting Tyler Smith/Beas Hamga/Emanual Negadu etc. Noodles found the money somewhere.

Side note, he had a commitment from some small forward from Pennsylvania before he left for New Mexico as well. Averaged like 15 and 10 for his high school team. Can’t remember the kids name though.

It was a guard. Dairese Gary.

 

[Lee Beevers]

I think Clete was actually the reason Jordan Ullis went to Kentucky.

 

[Fletch]

I think Clete was actually the reason Jordan Ullis went to Kentucky.

Who the fuck is that?

 

[Thomas Wolsey]

Who the fuck is that?

Was it Kevin?

 

[KitKatApples]

Mr. Ullis?

 

[Fletch]

Was it Kevin?

Wat

 

[Lee Beevers]

Who the fuck is that?

Tyler? Whoever the one is that Iowa wanted. I’m having a senior moment, dammit!!! I will not DMOFR

 

[Fletch]

Tyler? Whoever the one is that Iowa wanted. I’m having a senior moment, dammit!!! I will not DMOFR

Tyler Ulis.

Get your fucking shit together, Leeonaldo!

 

[kenos]

Gary was a pg.

Trying to remember that Canadian forward that Alfraud and Noodles signed out of some PA diploma mill, then never made it to campus. Classic late Stevie recruit.

 

[HerkyHopeful]

Gary was a pg.

Trying to remember that Canadian forward that Alfraud and Noodles signed out of some PA diploma mill, then never made it to campus. Classic late Stevie recruit.

There was Skinner who was a wing and Vandersomethingdutchsounding that ended up at ISU

 

[kenos]

There was Skinner who was a wing and Vandersomethingdutchsounding that ended up at ISU

nathan skinner

this is pretty puke-worthy

Chasing Our Dreams Everyday - C.O.D.E. Sports Academy on Instagram: "CODE Academy is excited to annouce Nathan Skinner as the Head Coach of our Regional Prep Team🥳 Nathan was signed to the University of Iowa under legendary Coach Steve Alford. Nathan had the opportunity to go overseas last year but picked up coaching instead. Currently coaching the U-Play 2027 class to a 50-2 this year 🙌 We look forward to having him join our program and bring his wealth of knowledge, commitment and energy. 😎 #LiveByTheCode"

168 likes, 26 comments - codesportsacademy on September 7, 2023: "CODE Academy is excited to annouce Nathan Skinner as the Head Coach of our Regional Prep Team🥳 Nathan was signed to the University of Iowa under legendary Coach Steve Alford. Nathan had the opportunity to go overseas last year...

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[CamelTones]

I’ve been scouring the Summit League rosters for Iowas next big. North Dakota has 3 of them with eligibility left. BJ Omot, Tsotne Tsartsidze, and Amar Kuljuhovic might be some names to keep an eye on.

It sucks Iowa pretty much has 0 NIL budget for basketball.

I fucking knew it.

 

[Hawk&Balls]

i want that

 

[BBK]

i want that

He's got a big ol hammer on him

 

[Hawk&Balls]

I dont want that

 

[Fletch]

He's got a big ol hammer on him

It certainly does appear that way.

 

[Thomas Wolsey]

He's got a big ol hammer on him

Must get! / @AZmessDAWG . also /BBK!!!

 

[BBK]

I dont want that

I love a clever ruse

 

[KitKatApples]

He's got a big ol hammer on him

Hopefully it scares Patrick away

 

[Geese]

AZ is the most transparent poster on Halo