Why Owen, why?

[BigD]

I don't see this team losing to teams they should beat. They have a mental toughness that is fused into them by their coach. So, unless one of the big boys is coming into Carver, I think we win most of the games at home. I also see Iowa taking care of the few bottom dwellers of the conference on the road. And, they are going to sneak 1-2 games in the conference that they should not win. I think a .500 record or better in conference is pretty reasonable now given what we have seen.

This sounds good to me!

 

[HuckFinn]

The Freddie Briwn era was just a few years before my time, but my dad used to talk about that team a lot.

I had season tickets as a grad student for the Ralph Miller years in the old field house..
Watched the Hawks go undefeated in the BT. Wild!

 

[Seth53]

I had season tickets as a grad student for the Ralph Miller years in the old field house..
Watched the Hawks go undefeated in the BT. Wild!

I was a student at iowa 78-82. Saw some outstanding players (McHale, Thomas, etc), coaches (Knight, Judd), and great play.

Got to watch the entire final four team/season.

A BB ticket was far harder to get than a FB ticket. The old field house had steel foot planks and the din could be deafening.

Good stuff

 

[HawkeyeHypnosis]

Creighton played Butler the other night and Freeman had a whole 6 min. Did score 4 and have an assist in that 6 min. Creighton won 89-85

 

[haydensly]

Creighton played Butler the other night and Freeman had a whole 6 min. Did score 4 and have an assist in that 6 min. Creighton won 89-85

He is getting a lot of money to sit on the bench.

 

[Hawkfnntn]

Creighton played Butler the other night and Freeman had a whole 6 min. Did score 4 and have an assist in that 6 min. Creighton won 89-85

Yeah he's finding out he's not playing for Fran anymore. Not playing defense at all has him relegated to the bench. His range is limited on the offensive end he really doesn't add much besides fouls.

He's a guy who for the sake of his career actually shoulda followed Fran to Penn. Instead McDermott looked at box scores and an opportunity to easily poach a kid with size he thought would be productive. Freeman saw a paycheck.

 

[longtimer]

I'm fine with this team as it is. They'll probably struggle in the B1G this year but there's something with this team we haven't seen in a loooong time at Iowa. The whole team seems to gel. Lot's of good young guys and a breath of fresh air coach that has everyone engaged. I say let this thing play out, let it be a process, and don't upset the apple cart. It's going to take BMC a couple years to get it rolling and patience is ok here, IMO. I trust the guy so far.

Agreed. If this team wins enough Big Ten games to make the tournament it would be a tremendous accomplishment. They are not overly talented and are going to have a challenge with their lack of size. But they really play well as a team and play defense which we haven’t seen foe awhile. You have to like new coach at this point. All comes down to getting some better players. That won’t be easy