So What are the expectations of the Iowa Program?

[HawkeyeWalker]

I'll take Fran with a team full of Fran's recruits over Davis with a team full of his recruits and it's not even close.

I'll agree with this. And it's even more reason why the "fire fran" crowd has zero clue.

Losing sucks, losing at the end of the season in 1 possession games sucks really bad, but the complete and utter lack of perspective on this board, by some, is laughable.

That message board experts...

 

[Lionhawk]

I'll agree with this. And it's even more reason why the "fire fran" crowd has zero clue.

Losing sucks, losing at the end of the season in 1 possession games sucks really bad, but the complete and utter lack of perspective on this board, by some, is laughable.

That message board experts...

OMG

I opened the end of this thread expecting the worst and found some people that are actually reasonable.

Yeah, the last few games have been disappointing, but to see what Fran has done with the position the program was in when he started gives me great hope.

To many expected a NC after the first 10 or 11 games of B1G season where if you had told them in October/November the team would finish at 12-6 in conference and make the NCAA tournament hey would have been happy.

The road of life is full of ups and downs as is NCAA basketball. Look at all the "upsets" this year. There are no superior teams.

Let's cheer the Hawks on and enjoy the ride. Who knows, maybe they can make some noise, maybe not, either way I'll be cheering for them!!

Thank you to the seniors for trusting in Fran and getting the ship turned around. The future of Hawkeye Basketball is brighter because of you.

 

[Xerxes]

I'll take Fran with a team full of Fran's recruits over Davis with a team full of his recruits and it's not even close.

I agree. Davis deserves credit for what he did for a decade and a half but watching his teams try to press athletic teams was brutal. Fran would never do something that stupid.

The one thing I will give Davis over Fran is that he knew how to find players who could play the PG position. BJ (inherited but he made sure he stayed 3 more years), Barnes, Woolridge, & Oliver were so much better than what Fran can get here. Fran has got to figure that out or I will side with the people who are saying he needs to go.

 

[lightning1]

I'll take Fran with a team full of Fran's recruits over Davis with a team full of his recruits and it's not even close.

Agreed.

 

[WindsorHawk]

Get back to me when we get a coach that starts winning Big 10 titles, and takes us to Final Fours, wins national titles, etc. etc.

No, he's not the best coach we've ever had, but to this point, Mr. Davis is still the best coach we've had since Lute. He's the last coach to even get us to a Sweet 16. I don't really get the Mr. Davis hate from some folks.

Not saying Fran can't eventually surpass anything Davis accomplished, but that's yet to be determined. One 1st Round win as a 7 seed..

Fran hasn't done anything (yet) that Mr. Davis or Alford couldn't do.

I won't quote all of your posts in this thread but I disagree with all of them. And this post is also directed at others.

1 - We are still ranked in the top 20 of both Kenpom and Sagarin.

2 - if we make the Sweet 16 this will be the 6th straight year of improvement under Fran.

My expectations are being met thus far under Fran. And he's done this with "rebuilding" type classes. Now he's getting guys that will excel at his preferred style of play...all IMO.