Haha expression my ass. Then you used weird dates bc you thought it helped your argument.
Iowa basketball gets a favorable schedule (again)
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Haha expression my ass. Then you used weird dates bc you thought it helped your argument.
It took me awhile to figure out why they didn't expect this schedule. I figured they would just play the teams opposite from last year but the unbalanced schedules don't even allow that. Sad really.
Iowa had better win 22+ games this year or they won't make it with that schedule. As some have said, they likely won't have a single "good road win" to speak of unless they can beat ISU.
Easy schedules can be nice to have, until you're close to the bubble and then don't make the tourney. Or even if you do make the tourney, you end up with a bad seed, also due to not beating anyone.
Easy schedules can be nice to have, until you're close to the bubble and then don't make the tourney. Or even if you do make the tourney, you end up with a bad seed, also due to not beating anyone.
A lot of you guys are pathetic I agree.
Now granted it was against poor competition (Ohio State and Rutgers) but in the two games Jok sat out last year, Bohannon and Ellingson combined for 16 of 27 shooting from three. I am not yet convinced that they will not be able to get good looks without Jok on the floor. Typically in college sports, people say players make their most improvement between their freshman and sophomore years and Iowa has a ton of players in that category.
They will not be great defensively, but there will be nights where Iowa will still beat teams you think they will not and I think they will make the Dance comfortably even though I would like nothing more than to see them miss it again.
They will not be great defensively, but there will be nights where Iowa will still beat teams you think they will not and I think they will make the Dance comfortably even though I would like nothing more than to see them miss it again.
With a field of 68 I doubt that they will have to win 22 to get in unless they nearly run the table in the non-con and have a losing record in conference. Even then, 21 wins is likely very comfortable.
The BIG tourney is unkind to the Hawks and possibly the reason the they aren't given the respect by the NCAA committee they think they deserve. Did anyone know that in Fran's 7 seasons as their coach the Hawks have been one and done five of his 7 seasons and have only won one game each of the other two years and that was long ago in 2012 when they beat Illinois and in 2013 when they beat Northwestern only to lose to Michigan State the second game each time.
My how the Hawks could have used three wins in the BIG tournament like the Cyclones have done three of the last four years but of course the Hawk fans will tell you that doesn't mean anything that they are saving their strength for the NCAA tournament.
This has nothing to do with my post.
Even with a first round exit in the B1G tourney, Iowa at 21-11 (10-8) would be in the tournament.
I think Fran is the reason for the term "sophomore slump". Remember when expectations where sky high for Woodbury, Gesell and Clemmons after their freshman year and they all were worse their sophomore year?
Wow that's pretty cool how you can calculate all of the metrics that go in to the selection committees decisions 3 months before the season has started.
As always, a given. I'll go ahead and set a calendar reminder for September 1st, repeating every year. We can just post this and be done with hok talk for the rest of the year.
Even with the world's easiest schedule, I seriously doubt Iowa goes 10-8 in the BIG. They are going to be a bad team without Jok. As long as Fran is there, Iowa is always a bubble team at best.
Well how do you explain the 2 seasons Iowa made the tourney as a 7 seed, which is not even close to the bubble?
With a field of 68 a power conference team that wins 21 games and has a winning record in conference would require a minor miracle in the mid majors with quite a few teams already in getting upset in their conference tournaments as well as teams outside the bubble in the majors winning their autobids. I don't think it is anywhere near a stretch to say that record would be in.
