Turning to Nebraska...
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Well, Illinois presents all sorts of matchup problems for Iowa but I guess Ben can worry about that bridge if it ever happens. They have to beat Nebraska first!
Advantage Nebraska?
Nebraska arrived in Houston yesterday, got a one day jump on the Hawks.
I never said any of the remaining games would be easy or wouldn't pose problems for us......I simply said that the nice thing about upsetting a #1 seed in the 2nd round is that there's really not a game that would be left that would be MORE difficult. And there won't be. Doesn't mean we won't lose and doesn't mean we'll play as good as we did against FL. But there's no team, save Arizona, that would be a harder team for us to face....especially given all the things we had to overcome with Florida (home crowd, 27 years of futility, etc).
I know it's popular to rag on Sam, the coach's son and all, but I respect the kid. As most of us should realize, playing D-1 for your dad is a fraught situation for everyone. But Sam and Fred seem to have handled it well, and Sam is exactly the kind of kid Ben wants to recruit. He's a fighter, and his basketball skills have evolved to the point where he's a key member of his team. I enjoy watching guys like Sam play whenever they're not playing Iowa. So obviously I hope Sam and his pals are off their games tomorrow, but I still have great respect for Sam Hoiberg. But I hope his visit to Houston is brief.
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Or Illinois. But who cares? Iowa already beat the #1 seed. There's nothing to fear--nothing and nobody. Just win and advance.
Staying out of foul trouble, sadly, is more up to the refs than it is Banks. So let's hope and pray and hope some more that Iowa gets a fair shake from the refs so the team that plays better wins. That's all I ever ask, but it so rarely happens. Maybe tomorrow will be one of those rare exceptions.
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Iowa played Illinois extremely well, losing 75-69 over two months ago. Let's beat Nebraska and then take our chances--Houston or Illinois--it matters not to me.
The victor of this rubber match goes to the elite 8, Nebby's first and our first in what, 39 years. Either way I'll be cheering for the winner of this game the rest of the way. An Iowa team or a Nebraska team led by Iowans...
A huge challenge? Iowa beat them once and took them to OT the second time in Lincoln. Every game's a challenge. If it were easy, anybody could do it. These games are what Ben lives for.
You're a broken record about Iowa and the refs. It's just not a conspiracy against Iowa my man, it just isn't. Dr Tom teams always made more free throws than the other team even shot. As another poster said earlier, our offense has been pretty perimeter oriented, which leads to fewer free throws. We attacked the paint way more in the Florida game than any game in awhile and guess what, we got to the line more than usual. Settling for long 3's late in the shot clock doesn't get you to the line much. Now I'm sure Ben will hopefully throw in a few new wrinkles for this game ( 100% sure) but Nebraska is not strong defensively on the inside. I think again if Banks stays out of foul trouble and we can get him in 1 v 1 matchups down low or the screen and roll with Alvaro we can certainly take it to them. Would like to see Stirtz stay aggressive, not settling.
Well we could not have shot worse in the first two games from 3 and Nebraska (especially Sandfort shooting over 50% from 3) shot well. Really well.
A change of venue comes at the right time. I am hoping their 3 production drops a bit and ours raises a bit and that COULD be a big equalizer. Big key for me is making it real hard for them to get ope 3 looks and limit our turnovers and stay out of foul trouble.
Be confident and let it rip......it IS house money time. Play tough defense, rebound and find your shot.
A change of venue comes at the right time. I am hoping their 3 production drops a bit and ours raises a bit and that COULD be a big equalizer. Big key for me is making it real hard for them to get ope 3 looks and limit our turnovers and stay out of foul trouble.
Be confident and let it rip......it IS house money time. Play tough defense, rebound and find your shot.
Thanks for the lecture, pal, but no thanks. I didn't say anything about a conspiracy. I said most basketball games are poorly officiated, and often biased. The evidence is there. Check it out. Hell, Florida committed at least three flagrant 1 or 2 fouls against Iowa, not one of which was called. It's right there in the video. Look at it.
When a Florida big pushes Banks out of the way to get to the rim for a layup and no foul is called, that's bogus. When Banks brushes a Florida guy on a rebound and a foul IS called, that's bogus.
All is said was I want a game fairly officiated. If you have a problem with that, stick your whistle and your fancy shirt where the sun don't shine. At least that would be my advice.
For all the podcasts and sports shows I've watched, everyone is betting on little red. Eliot from 247 is the only one who chose the Hawks. Haven't wanted to win a basketball game this badly since Game 7 of the 2010 NBA Finals when the Lakers played the Celtics in LA. Luckily the Lakers won that one. This is an extremely close second. I pray that we beat them definitively.
Lawrence is quietly good does not get enough praise but he killed us last game
