The only good badger is a dead badger (3X)...Hawkeyes attempt their first post-season run in BTT in prime time official game thread

[thedukeofearl]

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Before anybody starts whining about no-calls... here is what the difference is in this game and it ain’t the refs...

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Pretty much the story of the game

We have seen this movie before

And the reviews are not pleasing

 

[dahlhawk]

Good thing is JW is healthy needs to drive and kick. I don’t want to disappoint Illinoy, they are waiting for the rematch.

 

[hawkeyewx]

I'd be ok with losing Saturday to a red-hot Illinois, but I really wanted this team to beat Wisky tonight.

 

[vork22]

I’ve said it a million times. If we play a team the plays tight on these guards we aren’t winning unless we are hitting threes. Our shot selection is shit tonight and we should be pounding it down low to Garza and Murray and getting free throws. What you are seeing tonight is what you will see in the tournament.

 

[Fryowa]

WE ARE WHO WE THOUGHT WE ARE

 

[Bigtenchamp]

positive... our defense in the 1st half was pretty good... outside a couple plays.

 

[chucktownhawk]

If we would just attack and be aggressive either on the drive or be ready to shoot this wouldn't be close.

 

[Bigtenchamp]

a lot of over analysis in this thread....

when you go 0-10 and have about half your 3's goin in and out.. you aint going to be winning the game.

 

[dahlhawk]

I calls it as my gold colored glasses see it, lots of bumps and grabs not being called, but we haven’t been called for much either.

 

[Fryowa]

Beilein looks like he’s been dead for a couple months and dug up outta the cemetery for this halftime show. Jesus H Christ.

 

[thedukeofearl]

Still a half to go

Hawks are much better than this

Badgers can't continue to make everything they throw toward the hoop

 

[BigD]

Perkins and/or Ulis can't be worse than what we got from CJ and JBo in the first half.

Couldn’t agree more. They have a good coach and he has them up in our player’s faces. That’s always given us problems. Our guards just don’t have the speed to take it to the rim. The only time you see this is when wheezy is being guarded by a shorter guard and has a size advantage. Height kills Bo as it keeps him from driving to the rim.

When Connor and Bo are in there it is VITAL that wheezy and CJ are hitting their outside shots. Garza can’t do it all by himself.

 

[spliff45]

Man...every year under Fran in the BTT Iowa plays like Uncle Rico

 

[dahlhawk]

Starting to dislike our starting lineup, just too slow. Like to see one of the guards coming off the bench and Keegan starting. Upgrades our athletic ability.

 

[Fryowa]

Anybody see Beilein on the halftime show??

 

[uihawk82]

Boy, the shooting really cooled or or never actually was very hot. Big disparity between shooting especially from Trey range. Hawks need to turn it around or look out for the naysayers.

 

[Esteshawk]

My .02....Dribbling around too much. Quit driving every damn possession. We catch the ball and instantly take off driving without wearing down their defense.

 

[thedukeofearl]

Anybody see Beilein on the halftime show??

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Perfect

 

[dahlhawk]

My .02....Dribbling around too much. Quit driving every damn possession. We catch the ball and instantly take off driving without wearing down their defense.

Agree Iowa is rushing everything, nothing a couple 3’s won’t change.

 

[Stanzi]

I calls it as my gold colored glasses see it, lots of bumps and grabs not being called, but we haven’t been called for much either.

I'm no stranger to complaining about the officiating but I felt like it was very even. They let a lot of stuff go. It was all about our shooting and a few bonehead turnovers late in the half.