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    IOWA will be spending over $10M on the 2026-27 roster (Portal opens on Tues, April 7)

    Folgueiras - happy to retain him at the right price. Obviously talented, but I don't think he is a great fit for McCollum's system. Also have a good amount of players that can play a similar role - e.g., Koch, Thompson, Harris. Matteoni - I do not see him being a contributor. I've seen him...
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    Any rumors or whispers of Iowa players transferring?

    Based on various podcasts, sounds like Folgueiras and Banks are the unknowns. Banks wants to come back, but odds are that he is not granted another year of eligibility. Seems Folgueiras is roughly 50/50.
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    Golden: The plan was to foul Iowa and tie the game; then play for last shot

    Criticizing the strategy to intentionally foul when Florida did not actually intentionally foul is like criticizing the strategy to bunt when the batter did not see (or ignored) the sign to bunt. Two things can be true: (1) the strategy (e.g., to foul / to bunt) is not optimal, and (2) these...
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    Golden: The plan was to foul Iowa and tie the game; then play for last shot

    Genuinely curious - when a team is up by 3 with 9 seconds left, what do you think about intentionally fouling? Your logic in this thread is that such strategy makes it more likely that the opponent makes a 3-pointer because it happened to Florida on March 22, 2026. However, I think most people...
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    Golden: The plan was to foul Iowa and tie the game; then play for last shot

    Sure. You are right. The strategy to intentionally foul is proven wrong by this one instance in which Florida did not commit a foul.
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    Golden: The plan was to foul Iowa and tie the game; then play for last shot

    What do you think of fouling when up 3? The whole point there is to not let the opponent shoot a 3. All I am saying here (which I do not think is controversial), is that a strategy to intentionally foul makes it less likely for your opponent to get an open 3-point shot. Thus, it is odd to...
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    Golden: The plan was to foul Iowa and tie the game; then play for last shot

    It should not be difficult to execute an intentional foul. Kansas intentionally fouled 4 times in the last 20 seconds of their game. That's what makes it even more baffling as to what Florida was actually trying to do - if they wanted to foul, in no circumstance do you let the offensive player...
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    Golden: The plan was to foul Iowa and tie the game; then play for last shot

    Do you think fouling when up by 2 with 9 seconds left makes it more or less likely that you give up a wide open 3 point shot that makes you lose in regulation?
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    Golden: The plan was to foul Iowa and tie the game; then play for last shot

    Interesting strategy that I had not seriously considered before. The KenPom article was interesting. A few notes: Even if Golden's strategy was correct, the execution was terrible. Iowa's worst free throw shooter on the floor was Tate Sage (69%). Sage set the screen for Stirtz. If they wanted...
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    How Much does Fran lose that game by?!?

    I think highly and fondly of Fran. He dug the program out of the Big 10 cellar. He had a team that at one point was ranked #1 in KenPom in late January / early February. He helped bring in NBA talent that the program had not seen in a long time. Fran is a very good coach, but obviously we never...
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    This can't hurt Iowa's recruiting ...

    Extremely important win for Ben to get momentum behind this program. It was a nice first season which basically met a lot of our expectations. But had we lost to Florida and kept the Sweet 16 drought going, it would be viewed pretty similar to many Fran seasons - i.e., good (not great) team that...
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    Got killed by the dribble drive tonight

    I think the theory is to never let the offense feel comfortable. If the offense always feels hounded, then even open shots feel rushed. Someone who shoots 60% on free throws can probably shoot 80% in practice when they aren’t tired. Theory is to make the offense earn every inch of space they can...
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    Former Players From Last Year.

    My quick ranking of "success" at other schools: Pryce Sandfort (Nebraska) Brock Harding (TCU) Josh Dix (Creighton) Seydou Traore (Utah) Owen Freeman (Creighton) Carter Kingsbury (Citadel) Riley Mulvey (Siena) Ladji Dembele (UNLV) Chris Tadjo (Santa Clara - has not played) Only Pryce...
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    McCollum

    Iowa ranks 18th in defensive efficiency which would be our best finish since the ‘05/06 season. And our tallest contributor is 6-9. Tough for me to have much criticism about Ben’s defensive strategy.
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    How many Hawks are drafted this year?

    Agree. I think Wetjen could be an intriguing prospect as a WR. Tyreek Hill was a 5th round pick, only had 281 receiving yards in college where he primarily was a return specialist and RB. Off the field issues also contributed to him being drafted later. I don’t know that anyone can match...
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