One thing this article did is confirm my thoughts about Bluder being a great ambassador for Iowa.Great article, great guy.
It's one thing when a bunch of forum posters like us complain that the basketball gods don't smile on us often enough.
It's another thing entirely when an actual player mentions it.
Now I'm even more heartbroken over the NW State loss. Bruner would have needed only one more game to reach 1,000 career rebounds.
So that Alford/Pierce deal was fracturing relationships with the women's team and Steve still acted high and mighty and smug and continued to defend Pierre?
I have a daughter about to attend college. My respect for Alford just went from zero to negative
Rob, thanks for sharing this fantastic article, and I enjoyed reading it.
You are nothing if not consistent. I great article about an outstanding individual and you had to end your post with a negative comment about Fran. I will take a wild stab in the dark and guess that Brunner knows more about Fran than you do.That was a great article, Rob. Did he twitch or look away when he said Fran has Iowa moving in the right direction?
Everything's gonna be ok, no need to get upset about it.You are nothing if not consistent. I great article about an outstanding individual and you had to end your post with a negative comment about Fran. I will take a wild stab in the dark and guess that Brunner knows more about Fran than you do.
I think that miss was the front end of a one and one. He could have put the Hawks up four and potentially iced the game.Great article, great Hawkeye. I would imagine it’s especially painful for him because he missed a FT that would have put Iowa up 3. I remember him laid out on the floor after it was over. He deserved better.
They were in a brutal bracket that year too. West Virginia was the 6 seed & Texas was the 2. LSU at 4 and Duke at 1 on the other side.
Everything's gonna be ok, no need to get upset about it.
That was a great article, Rob. Did he twitch or look away when he said Fran has Iowa moving in the right direction?
He was behind the freaking backboard, where few guys other than Larry Bird could make shots. Haluska's hand was right in his face. There is no way he could have seen what he was shooting at. And you're right, he was fading away. I was listening to Dolph also and remember the dejection. Bobby Hansen, who played with Michael Jordan in his prime and saw a few unbelievable shots in his day, could only mutter "It wasn't meant to be".NW State missed a two and the ball bounced right to their guy. Guys makes a fade away three from the corner. Still remember the dejection in Dolph's voice. Still unbelievable.