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Perhaps Barta could do more behind the scenes (not sure) but it's not a big mystery to me why Iowa doesn't have night games. The networks don't seem to have anything against Iowa, they had no issue giving Iowa lots of night/2:30 time slots in 2009 and 2010 when Iowa either had a really good team...

I would not categorize it that way. There are no (it appears) great teams on Iowa's schedule. No Ohio State. No Michigan State. No Wisconsin of last year. But that doesn't mean there aren't a host of games where Iowa COULD lose. Not that Iowa will lose, but not out of the realm of...

Stopping people on third down is certainly important/helpful. I don't know if the Raider defense is the be-all, end all. In 2008-09, Iowa's defense was lights out on 3rd down, allowing 35 and 36% conversion, respectively. Iowa didn't get out of the base 4-3 much at all that year. It's about...

The schedule is certainly favorable, but I wouldn't go so far as to say if Iowa doesn't have a terrific record, they are a bad team. What is a terrific record? 8 + wins? 9? 10 or more? The way I look at the schedule is in different buckets: Almost sure win Heavy favorite Favorite...

What are you basing that on? Gesell may indeed improve. But if he's going to take the next step, he has to find a way to shoot a better percentage from the field. 2012-13 Gesell 25 mpg 40.3 FG% 31.7 % from 3-point 79.4 FT% 8.7 ppg 89 assist/59 TO (1.5 A/TO ratio) 2013-14 Gesell 23...

There is the overall stadium experience, which is hard to quantify sometimes. Except that when you are at other stadiums and see it done better, you know that Iowa is lacking. Everything from music selection to quality of the sound system to packing too many commercials in breaks that diffuses...

The women's game has gotten a lot better, but there exists a huge disparity between the top rung of women's college BB and the rest of the teams. A canyon-sized hole, as evidenced by Louisville against Iowa tonight. It's why Tennessee has made 32 of 33 Sweet 16's and UConn has had 5 undefeated...

The NIT (even winning it) is never better than an NCAA appearance. Yes, the team go to play more games last year. But NCAA appearances matter much more in terms of overall program health. Would it have made a difference to a Tyler Ulis to be able to actualy say "we've made it to the NCAA...

If a team is hot once you can chalk it up to a a bit of luck by the other team. When a string of opponents shoot way above their season averages it means your defense has gone in the toilet. The defense against Northwestern was atrocious. Northwestern made a couple of contested shots (Demps...

How exactly would getting Lee be "not doing things the right way." My understanding is the 5th year transfers have to graduate from the school they are at now in order to transfer. So a guy who graduates in 4 years, is a good player, is interested in getting another year out of his college...

Of course it's always good to make more shots. But Iowa's offense (outside of the Illinois and Northwestern games) has performed at levels close to what it was before. It is the defense that has fallen off the edge of the cliff. Iowa went from having a Top 30 defense (in terms of defensive...

I could go along with sitting out a year if head coaches also have to sit out a year when leaving to another school before with years remaining on their contract.

I'm fairly certain parents/relatives can't travel with the team. Not allowed by the NCAA. Each player get an allotment of tickets (perhaps 4?) that they can give to family/friends, but the parents don't travel with the team.

I get that this is all a circular argument. Teams that win have great leaders. Those that lose don't. By that logic, why is Ohio State have its poorest season of any that Aaron Craft has been in Columbus? If he was such a great leader (and I'm sure he is) why aren't the Buckeyes doing better now...

Good God I can't believe I'm reading this drivel from Iowa fans. Only this team and coaches know what's going on in the locker room, but as far as what is happening on the floor Marble is playing terrific. Yes, there is more to basketball than scoring 20 points game. There is defending, creating...

Citing the overseas trip as a reason the team has "hit the wall" is an excuse. If it really wore teams down, no one would ever go on a foreign pre-season trip. Everyone played about equal minutes on the trip, no one was extended with heavy minutes. It was beneficial with extra practices and...

It's all in how you get there. When a team is 16-4 at one point and in the top 10, only to see the wheels fall off the last 2 weeks of the season, that's how you get labeled a disappointment. Were the expectations too high? Probably. But this team and the coach did nothing to temper the high...

The loss to Wisconsin was the line of demarcation for this team. The second half of the Wisky game was as good a half as Iowa played all year. Badgers made a lot of very good/clutch plays late in the shot clock and got a couple of breaks. At that point, Iowa still thought it was in contention...

I don't understand the angst among fans that getting a guy like Dickerson would mean "taking the ball out of Gesell's hands." Good teams need multiple players who are very good ballhandlers and proficient and creating plays for others. Dickerson and Gesell could play together, much like Gesell...