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Throughout the basketball season, it was no secret that Connor struggled mightily with his shot (he ranked last in the Big 10 in 3 point percentage) and his ability to penetrate or guard at the point guard position. His effort was there, though, and he played valuable minutes on an NCAA tourney...

With coach Francis leaving after 9 years at Iowa, the Hawks have the opportunity to potentially upgrade at the position. While the remainder of the staff are solid, it would be nice to see a young, recognizable former Hawk to the group. I've seen names like Matt Gatens and Jeff Horner floated...

Just when we thought it couldn't get any worse for Connor, he goes out and single handedly botches the Nebraska game not once, not twice, but 5 times in the waning minutes. Time and time again his dad insists on playing him in the last seconds of close games. Connor finished with 4 turnovers...

There's a reason they say "IowaLawWasRight." Another stellar game in the books for the squad's 4 star PG, this time in a blowout loss against Wisconsin. Again, Connor's only basket of the game came in the last 20 seconds of a blowout (that's 3 times in a row). His stat line of 1-6 from the...

Another game is in the books with the painful Rutgers blowout loss. Unfortunately, yet another confirmation of what IowaLaw has been saying about the coach's son all along. Connor made zero baskets until the final 30 seconds (that's the time he routinely decides to take the ball to the rack...

Another game in the books for the homers on this board's favorite Hawk (the one who plays with a scowl on his face every minute he's on the court). Stat line: 2 points, 1 rebound, and 4 fouls, including a crucial technical for cussing out a ref and complaining about an obvious foul that he...

Knight - in an attempt to defend Connor, you unwittingly made my point. Of course only 2 of 20 point guards Iowa has offered since Connor committed have come to Iowa. Do you not understand one of the primary factors for that? What point guard wants to come in and play behind the coach's son...

InGoodCo - I would agree, you must be watching different games than the rest of us (or are simply too strong of a homer to be objective) if you believe Connor is living up to his billing and his contributions have been worth 5 years of Iowa not recruiting a point guard. Connor is not "sitting...

This team is a mediocre pg away from being something special. We've got some of the more talented bigs in recent memory in Cook and Garza. We've got talented wings who can shoot the rock as good as any in JBo, Moss, & Baer. We've even got a guy who will land on the Big 10's all-freshmen team...

JG10Hawk - the board is a much safer place with all of your insight on the spelling of last names! Your basketball knowledge is clearly vast, and your thoughts on the team will spark spirited debate for years to come. Please, post more from your mom's basement. We are forever humbled by your...

The 16-5 Hawks have had a lot of ups and downs since IowaLaw's Non-Conference Report Card. The momentum continues to ebb and flow. Last week, the Hawks were riding a 5 game winning streak and ranked in the Top 20. Two losses in a row and an upcoming matchup against Michigan is generating more...

Northside - they often say that IowaLaw was right, and I tend to agree. It's no coincidence that no sooner did IowaLaw speak out and demand more playing time for Ryan Kriener, Iowa's most underrated player, that he's suddenly thrust into the starting lineup for the first time in his 70 game...

Northside and tanaros - I hear what you're saying about Dailey, but to award him the "most disappointing" would mean that I had any expectations for the guy in the first place. Gary Dolphin was right when he asked why mediocre teams on the east coast can recruit 3 quick, slasher guards who can...

First off, Cooper saw a heck of a lot more snaps this year than Tracy (he was even in there often times INSTEAD of 1st team all Big 10 Noah Fant, for reasons unknown). Cooper was in street clothes at the Outback Bowl, so I would imagine that is why we saw more of Tracy. Just as I hated to see...

You could be right. Perhaps with better RBs, we could get the best of both worlds and have a running game that also opens up a passing game. We will see what happens next year.

Hawkfnn - actually, I believe it was our Mackey Award winner running an up route as a decoy that set up Easley's 75 yarder. I would have to watch the game again, but I think it was a busted coverage where the guy bit to cover Hockenson. The game plan to ram our heads against the wall over and...

I must admit, I had a bad feeling in the pit of my stomach going into the 4th quarter with a lead against an upper tier SEC opponent. We have been disappointed so many times by last minute losses, and I figured this would continue the pattern. In the end, MSU's mental mistakes and dropped...

To those who have bee more focused on football this time of year, below is a little update. We are 11-2 (0-2 in the Big 10) and the non-conference portion is complete. No one would have guessed that the Hawks would have spent the past 6 weeks ranked in the Top 25, so the season has been a...

While Hyde was never ever recruited as a QB and Kulick was not recruited at all, you are correct that Iowa brought in 3 TEs and just 1 WR in 2016. Because 3 TEs were recruited in that class, we had a 1st team all-Big 10 TE noticeably riding the bench in critical situations this year. The 3rd...

BV - You cite UCLA as an example to emulate because they threw to their TE (therefore Iowa should forget WR recruiting and sign 3 TEs in each recruiting class)? UCLA finished 3-6 this year, one of the worst in program history after being decimated by injuries to WR. Alabama, a "pro style"...