Expectations?

[Kceasthawk@77]

How the coaches expect to get through the season with eleven players is absolutely ridiculous.
Maybe get JadaG back. She certainly should have "fresh" legs.

??? Look at the roster the last several years. How many of the last two or three players on the roster EVER played a single minute of real basketball? Jada, KJ? Practice isn't issue either with the mens gray squad to practice against.

 

[oldhawk56]

Another Top 10...

USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll Women's College Basketball 2026-27 Preseason Top 25 Rankings (10/20/26)

Rank	Team	PTS
1​	South Carolina Gamecocks	792​
2​	UConn Huskies	772​
3​	USC Trojans	686​
4​	Duke Blue Devils	664​
5​	Michigan Wolverines	652​
6​	Texas Longhorns	632​
7​	Louisville Cardinals	578​
8​	LSU Lady Tigers	572​
9​	Vanderbilt Commodores	521​
10​	Iowa Hawkeyes	476​
11​	North Carolina Tar Heels	432​
12​	UCLA Bruins	422​
13​	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	403​
14​	Kentucky Wildcats	352​
15​	Washington Huskies	319​
16​	TCU Horned Frogs	270​
17​	Maryland Terrapins	267​
18​	Minnesota Golden Gophers	252​
19​	Oklahoma State Cowgirls	239​
20​	Ohio State Buckeyes	233​
21​	Oklahoma Sooners	211​
22​	Illinois Fighting Illini	163​
23​	Ole Miss Rebels	95​
24​	West Virginia Mountaineers	92​
25​	North Carolina State Wolfpack	67​

NCAA Women’s College Basketball Coaches Poll | USA Today Sports

Weekly results from the USA TODAY Sports NCAA Women’s College Basketball coaches poll, conducted weekly using a panel of head coaches at Division I schools.

sportsdata.usatoday.com

Is hard to get excited about preseason polls but it's good to see them getting some respect.

 

[Hawk14]

None of us want to see McKenna used at a 5. I just threw that possibility out earlier due to the possibility of injury or Layla drastically not meeting expectation. It’s foolish not to have a back up plan in our back pocket. If, unfortunately, that should happen they could use her and go with the 5 out read and react with her at a 5 and Journey at a 4. That would be tough to guard but certainly creates some defensive issues. They are both regarded as great rebounders so I’m not sure how that would play out. Just bored until the games get going so I’m thinking in print.

 

[HawksGoneWild1]

LASONDRA BARRETT EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW | Iowa WBB preseason | Week 256 - Brada's Branded Thoughts

 

[Scott559]

LASONDRA BARRETT EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW | Iowa WBB preseason | Week 256 - Brada's Branded Thoughts

Thanks for posting, A few main take aways for me, Her talk about people in players camp not aligning with the staff made me think of Addie and Aliyah Guyton. Let the coaches coach and develop your kid. I think in some instances the parents ego is hurt more by their kid not getting minutes than the actual player.

You can tell she is really high on Jocelyn’s potential. With her overall lack of experience I expect some ups and downs this year but we got a glimpse into her potential in the exhibition game and it’s pretty exciting to think of her future.

Finally, Speaking on the impact on the 5 year rule change and her saying they basically had to tell some 27 and 28 recruits that they were no longer in the teams plans. While I don’t know if she would have eventually ended up at Iowa I believe Mya Wilson was possibly someone she was talking about. Makes me think they will be very selective in the 28 class and then possibly very aggressive in the 29 class.

 

[Anon1750875978]

Impressive debut for Jenica Lewis at Notre Dame.

I believe she was an Iowa target at one time.

 

[UpstreamHawkeye]

Impressive debut for Jenica Lewis at Notre Dame.

I believe she was an Iowa target at one time.

The box score shows she came off the bench and played 32 minutes, quite a bit more than a couple of starters. Does that indicate she may be pressed into the starting line up soon?

 

[UpstreamHawkeye]

LeeLee Bell sure likes to shoot just inside the 3-point line.

 

[Anon1750875978]

The box score shows she came off the bench and played 32 minutes, quite a bit more than a couple of starters. Does that indicate she may be pressed into the starting line up soon?

Unsure, but not starting and playing 32 minutes is noteworthy.

Boxscore says only two TOs.
That's going to be a big miss, imo

 

[UpstreamHawkeye]

I see Addy Brown is not starting for UCLA.

 

[Kceasthawk@77]

I see Addy Brown is not starting for UCLA.

That's surprising. It sounded like they were really talking her up out there.

 

[Jonesy5960]

Unsure, but not starting and playing 32 minutes is noteworthy.

Boxscore says only two TOs.
That's going to be a big miss, imo

11 points in 32 minutes against Villanova. Super impressive!

I guess we'll just have to scrape by with Dani Carnegie at the 2.

 

[Anon1750875978]

11 points in 32 minutes against Villanova. Super impressive!

I guess we'll just have to scrape by with Dani Carnegie at the 2.

2 years of Carnigie vs 5 years of Lewis???

You sure about that, champ?

 

[Jonesy5960]

2 years of Carnigie vs 5 years of Lewis???

You sure about that, champ?

Absofreakinglutely. Carnegie is one of the best 2 guards in the country. Today. .

Champ.

 

[Anon1750875978]

Absofreakinglutely. Carnegie is one of the best 2 guards in the country. Today. .

Champ.

Agree to disagree.
One other thing of note...with Maryland's game vs South Carolina today, it appears Iowa's ceiling is 4th in the B1G.