*****Iowa vs UCLA Game Thread*****

Hawk48

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three guard offense and we have one guard who can shoot and handle the ball. HS comes right in throws ball out of bounds, Great!
 

hawkeyewx

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I think most of us figured a beatdown was coming today. It's still disappointing.

The defense was at least decent for most of the first half. I'm not sure what happened here in the second half.
 

QChawks

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The turnovers are UNACCEPTABLE
sarcastic willy wonka GIF
 
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IowaCityLit

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Not being able to beat the two most talented teams in the B1G on the road with the youngest Iowa team in decades means your a bad coach?

Lol
I think the point is how far Iowa is from competing with the best teams and how JJs style and coaching and recruiting might make it difficult to get there. Just not nearly enough athleticism or perimeter/skill firepower.
 
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Tippett1

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The offense just isn't good enough, and now they can't stop UCLA.
This offense has no chance against the top 6-7 teams or so. Way too much standing around and trying to pound the ball inside. UCLA and USC have way too much length to run this offense. They can play with anyone outside those top 6-7 teams with this offense though, because they are all at about the same skill level.
 

Burghawk87

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I think the point is how far Iowa is from competing with the best teams and how JJs style and coaching and recruiting might make it difficult to get there. Just not nearly enough athleticism or perimeter/skill firepower.
Let's be entirely fair, barring CC no Iowa team in the last 30 years has been competing with the best teams.
 

herkhatescy2

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UCLA beats a ranked Oklahoma by 15
UCLA beats a ranked North Carolina by 18
UCLA beats a ranked Tennessee by 22
UCLA beats a ranked Ohio State by 7
UCLA beats a ranked USC by 34
UCLA beats a ranked Nebraska by 22
UCLA beats a ranked Maryland by 30

This isn't just an Iowa issue.
Were these all at home with the home cookin?
 
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