Iowa Vs. Ohio State Game Thread

Xerxes said:
Why do they keep saying upset? This is not an upset. Rankings might say so but if you've watched either time lately, this was expected
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Unranked beating #8 is an upset. No matter how the teams are playing.

Although Iowa will be about #20, maybe worse, come tomorrow.
 
mrolympia said:
a leader Uthoff is not. Leaders want the ball in their hands at the end of the game, how many touches did uthoff have the last 3 minutes?
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lmao so ******* stupid and ignorant comment. I watched the ending and didn't see anything Iowa did to get our 2 stars involved in the game!! How about a ******* screen or 2. Fran is completely ******* clueless in late game situations this has been an issue since he arrived.. It's a joke!!!
 
Uthoff not only runs from the ball, but we have an extremely important offensive possession and he gets back on defense instead of crashing the boards.
 
Maybe Fran is just a tad too similar to Hair? Some coaches are just much better suited for a mid major.
 
HawkPrdatr40 said:
lmao so ******* stupid and ignorant comment. I watched the ending and didn't see anything Iowa did to get our 2 stars involved in the game!! How about a ******* screen or 2. Fran is completely ******* clueless in late game situations this has been an issue since he arrived.. It's a joke!!!
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Uthoff has stunk when the going gets tough. He vanishes when teams get physical. Fran has plenty of blame he deserves as well but Uthoff isn't a leader. Iowa doesn't have one.
 
PCHawk said:
Uthoff not only runs from the ball, but we have an extremely important offensive possession and he gets back on defense instead of crashing the boards.
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lol..


Im sorry but those bagging on Uthoff haven't got a clue on what is going on. Seriously you don't!!!
 
We lost. We will be in the ncaa. The expectations for this team got way out of hand and we all shotgunned the koolaid. It's ok..we are an ok team...7-9 seed, better season than anticipated
 
Ok this is either a Fran thing or its the senior class. Both are common denominators. I lean on it being the players since they panic on offense, panic on defense, and panic rebounding. There isn't enough coaching you can do to fix how scared those 4 players are.
 
Please tell me why Mikeee G. is always the shooter at the end? Every team in the NCAA knows what is going to happen before it even happens!
 
How weird. All the realities that I saw (and posted about) in October ... a severe drop-off after the starting 5, weak leadership, zero front court back up, questionable / unreliable guard play, living / dying by the 3, topped off by extremely incompetent player / game management from platoon substitutions to lack of timeouts ... are finally being, well, realized.

Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, nope ... I called it several games ago.
 
QuadCityHawkeye said:
Uthoff has stunk when the going gets tough. He vanishes when teams get physical. Fran has plenty of blame he deserves as well but Uthoff isn't a leader. Iowa doesn't have one.
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Iowa has stunk when the going gets tough. It's a track record that's occurred for years. This is a systematic issue not a player issue. Fran had the team cuddle up in clock mode and team went into a shell at the 3:48 mark with Gessell dribbling at the top of key for 3 straight possession with the offensive players doing nothing and guess what Fran wanted it that way!!
 
PCHawk said:
Ok this is either a Fran thing or its the senior class. Both are common denominators. I lean on it being the players since they panic on offense, panic on defense, and panic rebounding. There isn't enough coaching you can do to fix how scared those 4 players are.
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I'm more a senior class guy. They really crumble and have for years. Not always crazy about all of Fran's moves, especially late game clock stuff, but I think the seniors crumble.
 
HawkPrdatr40 said:
Iowa has stunk when the going gets tough. It's a track record that's occurred for years. This is a systematic issue not a player issue. Fran had the team cuddle up in a shell at the 3:48 mark with Gessell dribbling at the top of t he key for 3 possession in a row with the offensive players doing nothing and guess what Fran wanted it that way!!
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THIS was the beginning of the end.
 
HawkPrdatr40 said:
Iowa has stunk when the going gets tough. It's a track record that's occurred for years. This is a systematic issue not a player issue. Fran had the team cuddle up in a shell at the 3:48 mark with Gessell dribbling at the top of t he key for 3 possession in a row with the offensive players doing nothing and guess what Fran wanted it that way!!
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I don't disagree with that. Fran is not a great coach late in games at all.
 
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