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Obviously things can change, but it seems like we have a pretty good chance of signing the best in-state player the next four years: 2016: Cordell Pemsl (PF) 2017: Connor McCaffrey (PG) 2018: Joe Weiskemp (SG) 2019: Patrick McCaffrey (SF) I like that all 4 guys play different positions...

Our incoming class is six players and likely seven if Fran can find a worthy big man. I think we may want to redshirt at least one of these guys. Here is my best guess. Ellingson: 0% chance. He already redshirted. Wagner: 5% chance. We need immediate help in the post. Even if Fran lands...

The Fran hire was as good as the Lickliter hire was bad. Barta really got this one right. He plays a fun style of basketball, he retains players, he finds underrated talent, he develops players, he keeps the best players in-state, and he wins - a lot. His teams have been better each year for...

Jok reminds me of Uthoff as a sophomore. For brief spurts, he looks like the best player on the floor and then will disappear for large portions of the game. It seems to be a confidence thing. He need to just let if fly like Uthoff has started doing this season. He should be taking at least...

As you all know, our recent woes have occurred during the beginning of the second half when our starting 5 are on the floor. That tells me that this lineup isn't working even if, for some reason, they seem to be getting it done in the first half. I think pretty much everyone agrees that Uthoff...

It appears that majority of this board would prefer if Fran switched to a tighter player rotation. I don't get this. Where is the proof that the rotating ten or eleven players last year actually hurt this team? It's true that this team collapsed last season, but blaming it on rotating too...

1) White will get most of him minutes at the four (great) 2) We may see more of the twin towers (could be fun) 3) Uhl will see more playing time this year (good for future years) 4) We will see more three guard lineups (lose length but gain quickness, mixed bag) 5) We may start an all white...

It's interesting how different humans and computers percieve games. To a human, the difference between a win and a loss is huge. To a computer, our two point loss drops us two spots in the Pomeroy rankings. If Marble's shot at the buzzer or Basabe's tip attempt bounced of the rim slightly...

This is hilarious. Iowa posted a collection of photos from today's game on the web. I count seven fouls by Aaron Craft among the photos. Either the Hawk photographer is trolling us by posting these or Craft fouls at such a high rate that this is simply a representative sample. A great...

Granted there are many reasons to be down on this team, but there are just as many reasons to be hopeful. 1) This team is entertaining Everyone hates losing, but the real reason we (should) watch sports is to be entertained. This is the most entertaining Iowa basketball team in a long time...

Not a shocker, but Kentucky tried to score with a double digit lead and less than a minute left rather than dribble out the clock as Fran would have instructed.

"Who cares? We won the whole NIT just two years ago. What did that get us? Nothing. Nothing but subsequent trips right back to the **** NIT. I couldn't care less who/where we play this time around. Go out and beat Pitt by 65 at their place and it won't even be noticed. It's just not good enough...

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/11/sports/ncaabasketball/rpi-may-belong-outside-the-ncaa-tournament-bubble.html?_r=2&ref=sports This provides some hope for Iowa's NIT chances. "When I posed this question to David Worlock, the associate director for the men’s tournament, his answer was...

He was wide open for a three today and dribbled into take a 2. Why? This should never happen with a shooter like Oglesby. Because a three is worth more than a two, you only have to hit 33% of threes to have the same effective field goal percentage as hitting 50% of shots inside the arc. Did...

There has been a debate raging on these boards about what positions certain players will play next season. The biggest debate seems to be over whether White is a 3 or 4 and a smaller debate over whether Marble is a 1 2 or 3. I think Fran basically gave us the answers today: "My hope is that...

Marble does a decent job at the point but I don't think he's well suited for Fran's style of play. He just doesn't push the ball enough, which is crucial when playing against teams like Northwestern and Wisconsin that smother you in their half court defense. Cartwright is a perfect fit for...

Imagine we split our next four games (2-2) but then win 4 games in the Big Ten Tournament. We'd be 20-15 at that point. Is that enough to get us into the NCAA tournament? Sure we'd still have the bad non-conferences losses but doesn't the tournament selection committee focus more on...

I don't think Woodbury needs to score many points next year for us to win consistently but he does need to be able to play adequate defense. Our post defense is not good right now... McCabe is not big enough to play center. Archie and Brommer each have their moments but get lost a lot...

At least one team performed well tonight. Congrats to Coach McCaffrey and team. I don't think anyone predicted this one.

"Kansas, Kansas State, Baylor, Iowa State and Missouri -- which were in danger of being left homeless if the conference dissolved -- agreed to give up their share in buyout penalties to be paid by Nebraska and Colorado for leaving the league, Beebe said. The idea is to have that money go to...