I have been critical at times this year, but it's hard for me to fault Iowa tonight. They played their ***** off.
I would let Sims shoot that shot 10 more times in a row. He is a 31% three-point shooting big. Tip your cap. The shot he hit over Brommer from the right wing in overtime was another ridiculous shot. That was well defended. Sometimes they go in.
Michigan has at least two NBA players on their team in Sims and Harris. No on in the league has a Sims, and few have an answer for him when he is motivated like he was in the second half.
The Hawks busted their butts and came up short. It sucks, it hurts, but I refuse to pile on after an effort like that tonight against a team that has way more talent than Iowa.
Michigan might be the biggest disappointment in the nation this season, perhaps outside of UNC. Preseason Top 15 to just around .500. I'd probably be more ticked off were I a Michigan fan; at least we knew going into this year that it was another rebuilding year and we were going to take our lumps.
I loved what Fuller is growing into..and he leads the league in offensive rebounds. I thought Payne played a mostly mature floor game tonight, but shot selection and aggressiveness still needs to be addressed...Gatens played well, May expended a lot on defense, Brommer did a decent job in his 15 minutes but needs offensive work.
They led by 5 with :22 seconds to play...and they just havent learned how to close the door
