How concerned should we be?

[SyracuseCyclone]

Lol @ being concerned. Im just glad this rivalry is back. Isu has loads of talent, but iowa is picking up too. Just because you have to wear sunglasses to watch them doesnt mean they suck. This state is capable of having two good teams. Thank god the uni drake catdog reign is over.

ISU lost to the 4th best team in the state. Clyburn and Luscious looked like they didn't care. I thought everyone else was OK but those two were pathetic and should be ashamed (particularly since they have had success at this level when some of Iowa's team was in 8th grade and are guys with ambitions to play in the NBA.) Hoiberg is in a horrible position with those two they are extremely important to the team since the rest of the team is set up nicely to be complimentary players to Clyburn and Luscious if they can produce up to their talent levels they rebound well for guards and can defend any perimiter players at this level between them.


UNI and Drake are better than Iowa they are solid MVC teams and that is a good enough conference this year a bunch of new comers for Wichita State smoked the hoks.

There is no consolation for losing to a good team only the hope that this loss possibly prevents dropping a game to UMKC UNO or Yale when Korie and Will can't be bothered to try.

 

[Robert90]

Iowa just beat us starting 3 freshman, a soph and a junior. They lose no one of consequence after this year and landed a stud in Jok and another mature, athletic player in Uthoff for next year...

 

[mkadl]

Who gives a **** about Iowa. They played out of their *** tonight, will not happen every game.

These were my wishful thoughts.

 

[Cig 'em]

ISU has a good bball team? That is yet to be determined.

What is there to be concerned about? Both ISU and Iowa can have good BBall teams ya know. It's happened quite frequently in the past and it wasn't a big deal then so why would it be now?

 

[Cig 'em]

the Big 12 is not very good if this is the case.

Don't be worried aganst good teams this team will be fine noone in the Big 12 is better apart from Kansas.

But this team will go into Lawrence and beat KU and then lose the next game no matter who it is against. They played down to a poor Iowa team who wanted it more. And at halftime when they finished strong they didn't come out motivated. They will miss the tournament because Clyburn and Lucsious won't feel like trying against bad teams like TCU.

Iowa blows I hope they get a bid so I can bet the house on whoever they meet.

 

[Die4Cy]

I will say Iowa is the funniest looking team including their coach I have seen in awhile. But if they win who cares I guess.

Who was the goofy looking blond Hawk player who dunked the ball and then pretended he was Clay Matthews? My wife LOLed at CHA.

 

[andymhallman]

Did anyone else notice that McGee was hoisting up a lot of contested threes? That was uncharacteristic of him.

I think we were down by 10 with 3-4 minutes to go, maybe it was 57-67, and McGee launched a three from six feet beyond the arc. The Clones were playing like the game was over at that point.

 

[Stewo]

Did the hawk seriously rush the court after the game? Lol

 

[NEICyFan]

ISU lost to the 4th best team in the state...UNI and Drake are better than Iowa they are solid MVC teams and that is a good enough conference this year a bunch of new comers for Wichita State smoked the hoks.

That Wichita State team is undefeated and ranked in the top 25. How can you call the MVC a good conference in one breath and in the next breath trash one of the best teams/programs in the conference? That makes no sense.

And what makes Drake better than Iowa? Iowa is 8-2 and Drake is 3-4. Iowa dusted Drake last year. Iowa has improved while Drake has taken a step back.

Hell, what makes US better than Iowa? They are superior to us at several positions including coaching, IMHO. (And I don't think Freddie is a bad coach, btw.)

 

[awd4cy]

Lol @ being concerned. Im just glad this rivalry is back. Isu has loads of talent, but iowa is picking up too. Just because you have to wear sunglasses to watch them doesnt mean they suck. This state is capable of having two good teams. Thank god the uni drake catdog reign is over.

Let's wait until next week to draw this conclusion.

 

[Transient]

Didn't we start out this way last year too? Also Fred said he was going to change the style to suit the players he has, you have to crawl before you walk, walk before you run and gun.

 

[State43]

WE SHOULD BE THIS CONCERNED!

 

[CycloneErik]

Lol @ being concerned. Im just glad this rivalry is back. Isu has loads of talent, but iowa is picking up too. Just because you have to wear sunglasses to watch them doesnt mean they suck. This state is capable of having two good teams. Thank god the uni drake catdog reign is over.

Respect for the word "catdog"

 

[mitten1975]

Did anyone else notice that McGee was hoisting up a lot of contested threes? That was uncharacteristic of him.

I think we ought to sit McCoy down and make him come off the bench instead of starting him. :twitcy: Seriously, NiMoy should be in big trouble.

 

[Peter]

Iowa is good. We should all commit suicide.

 

[andymhallman]

I think we ought to sit McCoy down and make him come off the bench instead of starting him. :twitcy: Seriously, NiMoy should be in big trouble.

Hey Mitten! How's it going? Good to see you here.

You think Leonard Nimoy should be in big trouble?

 

[Die4Cy]

I realize the conference as a whole is down quite a bit this year, but I don't believe ISU will finish second. They just haven't shown the focus that would be required to get that done. Lack of focus = loss to teams you need to beat. This team needs to protect home court and play smart/tough enough to steal 3-5 games on the road. The team I watched at Carver Friday night probably can't do that. But the team I've watched at other times this season can. Which ISU team shows up on any given night? That's what is scary.

Can we finish in the top four? I think so, judging by the quality of basketball I've seen from the others. Will that get ISU into the tournament? It should, but with the league bottom being as bad as it is, it depends on who we beat, I guess. That's why I don't think we want to be in fifth place when NCAA time rolls around.

 

[andymhallman]

I agree with you, Die4Cy. I couldn't believe how many people on this site thought we would blow out the Hawks in Iowa City. It was just a classic case of wishful thinking. And the people who said after the game that Iowa played lights out must not have noticed that Marble barely scored at all and that Iowa missed a lot of open shots in the first half. The Hawks will have games that are a lot better than that this year.

As far as the Big XII is concerned, the teams that look like they're better than us are Kansas, K-State, Okie State and possibly Baylor. Baylor routed Kentucky but also lost to some bad teams. I think we're looking at finishing either fourth or fifth this year.

 

[brett108]

I agree with you, Die4Cy. I couldn't believe how many people on this site thought we would blow out the Hawks in Iowa City. It was just a classic case of wishful thinking. And the people who said after the game that Iowa played lights out must not have noticed that Marble barely scored at all and that Iowa missed a lot of open shots in the first half. The Hawks will have games that are a lot better than that this year.

As far as the Big XII is concerned, the teams that look like they're better than us are Kansas, K-State, Okie State and possibly Baylor. Baylor routed Kentucky but also lost to some bad teams. I think we're looking at finishing either fourth or fifth this year.

This implies they have been making those shots at some point this year. They have not. They played as well as they have for the most part this year. The Hawks are a bad shooting team, so they played about up to their normal standards. They played great D and worked all night. This was about as good as the Hawks have looked this year.

 

[mikem]

Jesus, another one of these threads started by a piece of **** hawk fan,

Way to go all that responded to this piece of ****. You validated his worthless existence.