Getting to the Elite 8 with no size and mostly MVC talent is an amazing feat.
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proud of what they’ve done this year
proud of what they’ve done this year
I am too.
Need to hit the portal to get some size and hopefully an elite point guard and Iowa is going to just keep getting better.
Yes, a big time run, and need a couple of 6-10+ guys like the illini have, lets tamper and get their guys, promise them 40 minutes a game and $2 million, need a big time pt guard tooGetting to the Elite 8 with no size and mostly MVC talent is an amazing feat.
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Yep, who in the world would have thought they could have gotten this far when the season started! Ben is refreshing, and knows how to win. If he can continue to recruit the years ahead look very fine!
Think they said during the game that Koch was the only player on our roster that had even one offer from a team in a power conference. The rest had low level D1 offers or no D1 offers. This was a Cinderella team in the tournament this year, especially after losing 7 of our last 10 games. I think if we can get legit big ten talent that buys in, we could get back to the top of the big ten and high seed at the ncaa tournament.Getting to the Elite 8 with no size and mostly MVC talent is an amazing feat.
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Future is insanely bright. Get Ben some NIL to play with. Oh and a legit big!
Exactly right.
From top to bottom, there was minimal P4 talent on this Hawkeye roster. With that said, plenty of those kids have developed into decent P4 players. And it appears Tate Sage might follow the Aaron White path. So, yes, the talent on the roster isn’t elite per se, but it wasn’t exactly chock full of Maishe Daily/Austin Ash type hoopers either.
If BMC can land 1-2 bigs (6’10 +) in the portal and find an elite point guard to replace Stirtz, Iowa will be able to compete with anyone next year, especially if Trey Thompson is as good as advertised. The kid from out west who picked Iowa over Gonzaga could have a Tate Sage type impact as well.
Future looks bright.
To take this roster and be one of the last 8 teams standing was an impressive accomplishment indeed.
After losing to Maryland and Penn State, I’d be shocked if even the most optimistic Iowa fan would have envisioned punching a ticket to the Elite 8. I’d say 99% just wanted to make the sweet 16 and even that was looking somewhat improbable this season…
It was an Elite 8 run that saw us get there the hard way. There weren’t any big upsets ahead of us that allowed us to play a double digit seed to get there. Illinois was the only “off seed” we played (since they upset the #2 as a #3). Completely legit run.
45 seconds into every game. Men and women.Even more amazing since you had Iowa going 0-season in every game thread
right after he was hired i read (mostly on this board) about mccollum and the type of coach he is. based on that, well before season started and we even knew who would populate the roster, the vibe i got was that this guy would take us to the final four his first year. sounds outrageous but that's what i felt. that said the players he managed to finally put together was underwhelming on paper. in summary, bmac fell short of expectations but i think we should give him at least another year to right the ship.
100% and even drawing the 3 instead of a 2 seed in the E8.. The difference between the two is really pretty negligible.
So what’s your vibe for next year?right after he was hired i read (mostly on this board) about mccollum and the type of coach he is. based on that, well before season started and we even knew who would populate the roster, the vibe i got was that this guy would take us to the final four his first year. sounds outrageous but that's what i felt. that said the players he managed to finally put together was underwhelming on paper. in summary, bmac fell short of expectations but i think we should give him at least another year to right the ship.
fall a bit short of expectations again by winning title but only by a narrow marginSo what’s your vibe for next year?
Yah, defeating a #1 seed and defending nationall champion does sound pretty legit.