Watching Two high School Teams on ESPN
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Tmoney12
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Fire Fran!!!!
GoHawks24
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Why? Why post dumb, negative **** like this? Do you get off on being a negative Nancy poster?
I think you win the award for "Captain Obvious" poster, Caar. You're constantly stating how we need a huge infusion of talent. No ****!? Even my Mom knows that. You don't think Fran is giving 100% effort to try and do that? He's doing the best with what he has to work with right now. We're a crappy, VERY unappealing bball program right now and it's going to take a lot of patience. Constantly whining and pointing on the most obvious stuff doesn't help.
I think you win the award for "Captain Obvious" poster, Caar. You're constantly stating how we need a huge infusion of talent. No ****!? Even my Mom knows that. You don't think Fran is giving 100% effort to try and do that? He's doing the best with what he has to work with right now. We're a crappy, VERY unappealing bball program right now and it's going to take a lot of patience. Constantly whining and pointing on the most obvious stuff doesn't help.
Hey Caar remember when you seriously compared Aaron White to Larry Bird after the Chicago St game? Good times.
tweeterhawk
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+1
You can be frustrated where the program is at this point but don't for one minute think that Fran and the staff aren't trying 110 percent to turn things around. I think we have a winner in Fran and am willing to give him the time to fix things.
Some people here are morons.
GoHawks24
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Some people here are morons??? I think you ment most
Chad.
tweeterhawk
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Some people here are morons??? I think you ment most
Correct.
Guess my frustration with CAARHawk got the best of me. The guy just rips everything, usually without justification. Wonder if he's really that unhappy in person.Actually I was just talking about two seriously talented high school basketball teams, each full of really high major commits. But, whatever.
As far as White, I said he had the same ability to seemingly slow the game down like Bird used to have. Still think so. I actually said, "I am not comparing him," but that Bird was the best at that.
People think I trash everything. I don't really. I think things are going in the right direction, but I just can't get over the fact that people just say irrational stuff.
After the season I said one thing. Iowa had one of the worst seasons in history and were probably in worse shape going into the next year because they were losing a key starter that they were not replacing. Of the three players coming in, one was a project, and the other two played somewhat log jammed positions.
Next year the roster starts to look like an actual D1 roster. However, it will take some time. Think more like Crean's progression at IU.
As far as White, I said he had the same ability to seemingly slow the game down like Bird used to have. Still think so. I actually said, "I am not comparing him," but that Bird was the best at that.
People think I trash everything. I don't really. I think things are going in the right direction, but I just can't get over the fact that people just say irrational stuff.
After the season I said one thing. Iowa had one of the worst seasons in history and were probably in worse shape going into the next year because they were losing a key starter that they were not replacing. Of the three players coming in, one was a project, and the other two played somewhat log jammed positions.
Next year the roster starts to look like an actual D1 roster. However, it will take some time. Think more like Crean's progression at IU.
Pessimist for sure.
tweeterhawk
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I would be pleased to answer your question but just find it too damn negative.
thejumper5
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I remember getting into a debate on here two years ago about whether the '09-'10 Ames High team (featuring Barnes and McDermott) could beat the '09-'10 Iowa team (Lick's last season). The general consensus was that it was a stupid question and no high school team could beat any college team, but I've always had my doubts. Basketball really only takes one or two studs to compete (not necessarily to win consistently, but to compete), and there are some high school kids that are NBA ready, which isn't something you can say about any recent Hawkeyes.
Edit: If you want to find that thread to read what people said, you can't. That thread sadly passed away in the Event of December 2009.
Edit: If you want to find that thread to read what people said, you can't. That thread sadly passed away in the Event of December 2009.
This is reasonable. They were show casing some of the better teams in the country tonight on espn and I wouldn't be surprised if one of them beat this years Iowa team. Next year is a whole different story.
hawkIhoops
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If you don't like a thread, then don't respond. If you disagree, then make a case for your opinion or refute the OP, but stop all this cry baby rhetoric about not being a hawk fan or telling others to shut up. I would rather debate Caar and others on real topics than read broken sentences with 2-3 dbag references.
Caar was simply stating that a couple of high school teams could give Iowa a game and he is probably right (this year). The same can be said for probably every Valley team and most of the Horizon League. This team isn't going to win many games and is not very talented. While I understand people get tired of reading posts solely focused on how much we suck, there isn't much else to talk about this year.
The fact that so many of us still care enough about Iowa hoops to frequest this board is amazing given what we have had to endure for the last 6-8 years. Trust me, everyone in this group would rather talk about wins, player development and our NCAA seed.
Caar was simply stating that a couple of high school teams could give Iowa a game and he is probably right (this year). The same can be said for probably every Valley team and most of the Horizon League. This team isn't going to win many games and is not very talented. While I understand people get tired of reading posts solely focused on how much we suck, there isn't much else to talk about this year.
The fact that so many of us still care enough about Iowa hoops to frequest this board is amazing given what we have had to endure for the last 6-8 years. Trust me, everyone in this group would rather talk about wins, player development and our NCAA seed.
eveningnewsteam
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Eric May wouldnt have started for either team
Agree 100% with this.
It's still a stupid question. They may have one or two players that could play on Iowa's team, but they don't have 5-6.
It's the bottom half of the rotation (guys 4-7) that would cause the HS team to get crushed.
I think some people take for granted just how talented the players on even bad division 1 teams are.
