Above motivated me to re-look at Iowa's history in basketball, and about the only thing one can say is that at best we are competitive at times, but it has been a very long time since we have had a realistic shot at a first place finish or serious tournament consideration. This year had the "potential" to be the exception, and basically our flaws manifested and it was the same old..............so the reality is that we can hope for a "mid-major" type run in the tourney, but it isn't going to happen because we are simply blessed with an abundance of talent. It is who we are and all we will be for some time.
Absolutely, can you imagine the embarrassment of the conference if Michigan had lost yesterday? Wow, just shows those know it all’s don’t know much more then some of the fans out here do when speculating on teams and picking brackets. Some seven year old who hardly follows basketball probably has a bracket out here that is more correct then those ying yangs that are getting millions of dollars to run their mouths on tv, lol.
Forgot all about Sister Jean and her team- going to have to go to confession for that oversight!
Maybe she should be in the booth, lol. No not that booth, the tv booth with the announcers.
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Well Weiskamp coming back is huge...just huge. It would give you two great shooters to guard...and if you remember...before he got hurt...CJ was crafty going to the hole...with floaters and runners. Weiskamp has proven he can take it to the hole and finish. Those are two guys you can build around.
Are you really Rodney Dangerfield?
Good points. I think if Joe comes back Iowa can contend for a 8-11 seed. Otherwise, Top 4 seed in the NIT. But, if Fran lands some pieces in the transfer portal, that could also boost things up.
I personally hope Loyola loses next round.
Wait a sec... you mean Fran is telling kids they need to wait in line to get playing time? So JoeW didn't start when he was a freshman? Or Luka? Or JBo? Or Tyler Cook? Or Aaron White? Or Mike Gessel? Or Adam Woodbury?.... the list goes on and on.Well, I guess Lunardi was right. My perception is we have 2 kids, Garza and Weiskamp, that know what to do with the ball when it comes to scoring. Then we have a couple of guys that are capable, but need to have defenders at least 10 feet from them so they can shoot, and then we have the guys that dribble too much and/or looking to pass inside to the star of the team. Cmac has no business being on the court imo. Teams beg him to shoot, but he rarely does. JT flies around and I've seen him do some tremendous things, but he's terribly inconsistent. We've seen flashes by Pmac and murray, so I'm optimistic. I feel we needed more TPerk and Uhlis, but the upperclassmen loyalty shown by fmac tells me, "kid, wait in line". There's no tomorrow in this tournament. There's no do-overs. You either bring it or you leave it the car with your keys. Frans probation period is way the F over. But, we're fortunate enough to have him locked in for a few more years of 18-12 records, or an occasional 22-9 record, but nonetheless a record indicative of " being on the bubble". But hey, our kids graduate and will be forever in our hearts. That's the reality I live with and it's also the tragedy we try and reconcile.
I don't know how you know this. His dad doesn't know.
Totally agree with your assumptions. I agree with your age assessment analysis. I’ve sensed a lot of youth on here, just by some of the attitudes expressed. There’s nothing wrong with some of their perspectives expressed and many are fairly normal. Funny how people’s perspectives change based on how long they have been standing on this earth.
