Freeman would be a real problem if he could play 4 next to a serviceable 5.
Post-game Cyhawk thread
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I wonder if he ever recovered from when we shanked him
Yeah I thought we were toast because the in the beginning of the second half they were calling so many ticky tack fouls on us but letting Iowa hand check and grab us. So getting them into the bonus early was like a free 2 points every time they fouled.
That is a staple of a Fran coached team. Have your guards do hesitation dribbling until the opposition reaches in for a quick foul - repeat until in bonus (hopefully in by the 10 minute mark). The free throw line is a major scoring component of any good hawkeye team.
Finally got to watch this morning.
1. That was Iowa's ultra-focused, hot shooting, all out effort and it wasn't good enough to beat us on their own court, on an off night for us.
2. We have four certified stars (I've been corrected, it is 5 with Milan) in Gilbert, Lipsey, Jones and Jefferson, and seven that are basically interchangeable starter-level guys.
3. Lipsey was absolutely everywhere. I didn't count how many possessions he gained or saved with his hustle, but it was A LOT.
4. Guys never looked the least bit rattled.
5. I'm guessing that this will be a low Q1 or high Q2 by the end of the year, making 4 potential Q1 games (N-Auburn, N-Dayton, H-Marquette, A-Iowa) in the first 9. MUCH better shape from the non-con than we were last year.
1. That was Iowa's ultra-focused, hot shooting, all out effort and it wasn't good enough to beat us on their own court, on an off night for us.
2. We have four certified stars (I've been corrected, it is 5 with Milan) in Gilbert, Lipsey, Jones and Jefferson, and seven that are basically interchangeable starter-level guys.
3. Lipsey was absolutely everywhere. I didn't count how many possessions he gained or saved with his hustle, but it was A LOT.
4. Guys never looked the least bit rattled.
5. I'm guessing that this will be a low Q1 or high Q2 by the end of the year, making 4 potential Q1 games (N-Auburn, N-Dayton, H-Marquette, A-Iowa) in the first 9. MUCH better shape from the non-con than we were last year.
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I'd show up for Fran wrestling a bear.
Agree with all points above! If Colorado (not including beating us) can string some games together there's a chance that could be Q1 as well when its all said and done.
“I was talking to the hottest girl at the bar all night, buying her drinks and dancing with her. At bar close, she went home with another guy!”
And, 2002 was the only other time it occurred since football series was restarted in '77.
There was an "almost" in '78, Iowa won bball game by 1 point.
I mentioned this at some point this week, but I thought Iowa State on a grading scale is an A and Iowa is a C.
(ISU is probably a 1-2 seed, Iowa is probably a 7-10 seed/bubble)
Iowa needed an A+ game to win and they IMO they probably played A / A-.
We played OK for most of the game but then turned it on in the last 5 mins.
That makes me feel much better about things knowing we can take someones A game and still come out on top on the road.
reminds me a lot of what Kansas and Duke do consistently every year when they get everyone's A Game and still find ways to win.
But she told me how sweet I was…
And bigger, stronger, better conditioned, better coached, etc... Iowa State blows them out by 30 @ Hilton. Iowa was shooting out of their behinds for the first 30 minutes.
EIU is a border line tournament team at best, the B10 is not a very good conference in BB so that will help them. They have the same issues they always have with Mad Fran as a coach, when they hit their shots they can beat anybody, but they also go through stretches like last night where they cannot buy a basket and it will kill them. They hit 9 3-point shots in the 1st half and only 2 the second half. There style is fun to watch when its clicking, but not strong enough to advance once they get to tournament play, plus Fran is a choker.
Such a great role for Heise. This team fits so well right now. We needed Grill to hit 3+ threes a night just to get into the 60s.
Heise just needs to show his offense enough that defenses have to stay honest while he’s out there. Such a luxury to be able to run out a “defensive” line up to close out games and not really miss a beat offensively.
Feels weird being the big dog and every one is going to give us their best shot. Hawkeye were so fired up for this game and our guys seemed to take it as just another road game. Which I am fine with. Our guys just kept their composure (Unlike me, I lost my composure several times) and took them down. Being ranked 3rd we are going to get everyone's top shot. Better get used to this feeling. Ill be able to handle it better with no more games against Iowa. I just didn't want to lose to those dorks.
The real reason Iowa was exhausted was from all of their in game celebrations. How do you expect them to keep the same energy level when you gotta celebrate that much.
