***Official 2026 NCAA Tournament Thread***

Iowa’s offense this half has been chuck a three or flail in the lane and look for a foul. Credit to them it’s working.

And Illinois is showing us exactly how a top 5 roster only got a 3 seed.
 
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Exactly. I get Iowa is a rival and we hate them. I wish they’d lose every game. But at the end of the day we have to look at the reality of things. They are playing great. Fantastic coach obviously. When you’re this hot you’re going to make a run. I hate Iowa but I’m respecting this run they are on.
We can’t have it both ways. We love to bag on the talent. If true, McCollum is doing an incredible job coaching them up.
 
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And it’s only year 1. Probably assembles a better team next year and is a 3 seed.
I don't think he's either of these guys, but Jerome Tang and Wayne Tinkle had teams that got hot and went on a run. I think he's a much better coach than those two, but let's see how he does without Stirtz next year.
 
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And it’s only year 1. Probably assembles a better team next year and is a 3 seed.
i mean... he has a VERY difficult piece to replace. and banks is a big loss too. dumbo and beak face are good pieces to build around though.
 
And it’s only year 1. Probably assembles a better team next year and is a 3 seed.
Maybe, doesn't always work that way. Fascinating to see what happens without Stirtz. He bails them out A LOT.
 
It’s kind of weird that they’re going inside and having success when we’re so much bigger

You almost have to expand this lead to 10 as well and quick as Iowa shoots the 3