RockRaines Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 Go home Purdue. Enjoy the offseason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IlliniKrush Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 (edited) Tom, they are going to double Vonleh down low, what are you going to do? Play Vonleh outside the 3 point line in the 2nd half, of course. Edited March 13, 2014 by IlliniKrush Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted March 14, 2014 Author Share Posted March 14, 2014 So the ref just made up a lane violation on PSU. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockRaines Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 QUOTE (Brian @ Mar 13, 2014 -> 07:33 PM) So the ref just made up a lane violation on PSU. PSU is only good against the Buckeyes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heads22 Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Iowa's not really been interested in playing basketball since about the middle of February. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted March 14, 2014 Author Share Posted March 14, 2014 QUOTE (Heads22 @ Mar 13, 2014 -> 09:18 PM) Iowa's not really been interested in playing basketball since about the middle of February. I'm tired of the "Iowa has as much talent as anyone" comments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buehrle>Wood Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Jesus Iowa. Come on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZoomSlowik Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Didn't expect this considering Iowa won the first two by 26, and that was WITH Jershon Cobb in the lineup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IlliniKrush Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 LOL Iowa. Ekey hangover. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted March 14, 2014 Author Share Posted March 14, 2014 QUOTE (ZoomSlowik @ Mar 13, 2014 -> 09:55 PM) Didn't expect this considering Iowa won the first two by 26, and that was WITH Jershon Cobb in the lineup. Sobolewski actually hit some shots!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Haha; f***ing pathetic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IlliniKrush Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Remember the "they could have/should have won every game this year" thing? That was fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 QUOTE (IlliniKrush @ Mar 13, 2014 -> 07:10 PM) Remember the "they could have/should have won every game this year" thing? That was fun. that went into the s***ter a while ago. Still better then Illinois though. f***ing pathetic. Iowa finally makes me think its going to be a good year and then they s*** themselves. Please somehow totally redeem yourself in the real dance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IlliniKrush Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Mar 13, 2014 -> 10:14 PM) that went into the s***ter a while ago. Still better then Illinois though. f***ing pathetic. Iowa finally makes me think its going to be a good year and then they s*** themselves. Please somehow totally redeem yourself in the real dance. Lose to Northwestern, lose to Illinois at home...still better than Illinois, LOL. Hey, whatever makes you feel better about the collapse. You'll make the tournament this year, but I'm sure as hell not trading programs moving forward. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buehrle>Wood Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Illini are definitely a better team than Iowa now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 QUOTE (IlliniKrush @ Mar 13, 2014 -> 08:23 PM) Lose to Northwestern, lose to Illinois at home...still better than Illinois, LOL. Hey, whatever makes you feel better about the collapse. You'll make the tournament this year, but I'm sure as hell not trading programs moving forward. I'll stick with Iowa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilliamTell Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 (edited) Bruce Pearl got it right when he said Iowa plays too many players. It's great to have depth, but having a 10 man rotation is hard to get a lineup to gel especially in crunch time. Either way it was the starters besides Marble that sunk Iowa along with Northwestern controlling the tempo. It'll be interesting to see where Iowa gets seeded now after that loss. It probably will be hard for them to keep the #9 projected seed but I wouldn't put it past the selection committee to have an #8 Oklahoma State/#9 Iowa match up where the winner takes on #1 Wichita State in the Midwest Region. Whether the argument about Wichita State playing no one is warranted or not, I'm guessing the selection committee will have them face a team that when they play at their best, they can beat just about anyone, and I feel Oklahoma State and Iowa fit that mold. Just my opinion though. Edited March 14, 2014 by WilliamTell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IlliniKrush Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Mar 13, 2014 -> 10:24 PM) I'll stick with Iowa. Good luck with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilliamTell Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Mar 13, 2014 -> 10:24 PM) I'll stick with Iowa. Maybe if Fran wouldn't have banned Twitter I would stick with them too! Seriously they've been terrible since that happened........and somewhat terrible before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesoxfan99 Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Mar 13, 2014 -> 10:24 PM) I'll stick with Iowa. Illinois will be better than Iowa again starting next year for the foreseeable future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockRaines Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 QUOTE (IlliniKrush @ Mar 13, 2014 -> 10:10 PM) Remember the "they could have/should have won every game this year" thing? That was fun. National title contenders at one point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danman31 Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Iowa doesn't belong in the tourney. Can't lose 6 of 7 at the end of the year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 (edited) QUOTE (danman31 @ Mar 13, 2014 -> 10:58 PM) Iowa doesn't belong in the tourney. Can't lose 6 of 7 at the end of the year. See Minnesota last year. 8-10 in conference and knocked out in the first round. The difference is Iowa was ranked between 10-24 for something like 10 weeks. And the last ten games aren't weighted as being more significant than any other stretch of the season anymore. I think I've seen one writer in all the national media (a minor ESPN writer) have them out of the tourney if they lost to Northwestern. Realistically, they're better off as an 11 or 12 (even play-in game) seed because that gets them a game with a 5 or 6, and a much easier path in the 2nd round. Otherwise, they'd have to get lucky and draw Wichita State in the 2nd game. Most Iowa fans, reacting emotionally, are wishing they were relegated to the NIT or not even accepting any post-season invite, but calmer minds will hopefully prevail. Iowa hasn't been in the tourney since 2006, and only three times since Tom Davis left in 1998...with only 1 win under Steve Alford (losses to Kentucky, Cincy and NW State). The curse! We've got about approximately 21 excuses now. 1) Twittergate with Zach McCabe 2) Devyn Marble is a ballhog and is ruining team chemistry 3) Aaron White can't create his own shot with defenses focusing on him 4) Depth...too much, strange rotations, bad chemistry 5) Coaching 6) Defense and heart/passion is missing 7) Overall athleticism is lacking 8) Inability to consistently shoot from the outside when teams play zone or pack it in the paint 9) No senior leadership like the last two seasons with Eric May and Gatens 10) Collapsed beam at Assembly Hall forced 4 games in 8 days 11) Sickness...Melsahn Basabe, hasn't been the same player he was the first 20 games 12) Coach plays favorites with Marble and McCabe, pulls other players like Jok/Clemmons/Oglesby/Olaseni/Woodbury after a single mistake 13) Overconfidence after winning at Ohio State and finally "breaking through" with a key road win 14) Poor free throw shooting...inability to close out games under pressure 15) Carver Hawkeye Arena isn't nearly as much of a home court advantage as many new facilities with younger fans ringing the court 16) McCaffrey's son is sick...distraction 17) McCaffrey has tamped down his emotions too much after having numerous confrontations with refs (see close loss that should have been a win at WISC) 18) Teammates don't support or seem to care about each other....too much sniping/whining/complaining...no togetherness or cohesiveness like 2013 19) Inability for guards to feed the post players effectively 20) Uthoff and White not playing at the correct positions...White is a 4, not a 3, and shouldn't be handling the ball so far from the rim 21) European tours and all-star teams wiped out White/Marble Edited March 14, 2014 by caulfield12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Q for those who know this a little better than me. Hypothetically imagine that Tom Izzo was given Indiana's roster as-is to start the season. How do you think they would have done? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockRaines Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 It's really just no defense whatsoever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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