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LetsGoHawks83

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How many minutes for Houston in the first half? Girl needs at least 20 mins every game

26 total mins for her. Leading Hawkeye scorer with 16pts. 8 rebounds.

Hannah with 20 mins.... 10pts and ONE rebound..... ONE
 
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LetsGoHawks83 said:
How many minutes for Houston in the first half? Girl needs at least 20 mins every game

26 total mins for her. Leading Hawkeye scorer with 16pts. 8 rebounds.

Hannah with 20 mins.... 10pts and ONE rebound..... ONE
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For Houston, when rounding,

14 min, 1st half
13 min, 2nd half
 
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Anon1751373437 said:
USC was 3-6 in the B10 going into this one. They are far better than that record.
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I said that coming in. They are a much better team than their record indicated. With that said, Iowa played terrible, especially in the first quarter. Addie and KF were both awful. It's understandable with Deal but KF is a senior. She needs to be better. Jan needs to tell Mallegni that she doesn't have to shoot every time she gets the ball. On the bright side Stremlow wasn't the least bit rattled and Houston continues to shine. I think Jan should start Stremlow vs UCLA. Let Deal get comfortable coming off the bench.
 
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Payback for Iowa upsetting #4 USC in Carver last year?

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LetsGoHawks83 said:
How many minutes for Houston in the first half? Girl needs at least 20 mins every game

26 total mins for her. Leading Hawkeye scorer with 16pts. 8 rebounds.

Hannah with 20 mins.... 10pts and ONE rebound..... ONE
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Careful now, we have several posters here that think we're too critical of a senior.
 
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Jonesy5960 said:
I said that coming in. They are a much better team than their record indicated. With that said, Iowa played terrible, especially in the first quarter. Addie and KF were both awful. It's understandable with Deal but KF is a senior. She needs to be better. Jan needs to tell Mallegni that she doesn't have to shoot every time she gets the ball. On the bright side Stremlow wasn't the least bit rattled and Houston continues to shine. I think Jan should start Stremlow vs UCLA. Let Deal get comfortable coming off the bench.
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Mallegni trying to do too much after not having played any meaningful minutes all season.

Not sure what JJ reasoned playing her?
 
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USC’s athleticism was a real problem. Dunn and Davidson are blue-chip pieces, no question. Add JuJu to that mix and you’re easily looking at a top-10 team.
 
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Anon1750875978 said:
Mallegni trying to do too much after not having played any meaningful minutes all season.

Not sure what JJ reasoned playing her?
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No idea really. I think maybe it was Jan just realizing Deal didn’t have it tonight and Mallegni was a body. She had played a few minutes vs Ohio St. She didn't really play bad. She picked up 3 rebounds and an assist with no turnovers in 7 minutes. She just shot too quick and too often.
 
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The discussion this week about a potential #1 seed in the tourney was never realistic.

In reality, a #3 is probably the best case scenario.

Just stay away from the 4/5.
 
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Losing to a good team on their court who just outplayed us is one thing. That's not what happened tonight. We got outhustled, we got outworked, we didn't seem to care as much, we played lazy on defense, we made dumb passes, we didn't convert on bunnies at the rim... all of those things are in our control and we failed on each of them. That's inexcusable.
 
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Hawkeye1984 said:
USC’s athleticism was a real problem. Dunn and Davidson are blue-chip pieces, no question. Add JuJu to that mix and you’re easily looking at a top-10 team.
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Yeah except their coach is in over her head. She has more than enough pieces currently and they might not even make the NIT. How many more top 10 recruiting classes until she figures it out?
 
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The remaining schedule is pretty favorable after UCLA.

Michigan at home and Nebraska on the road should be tossups.
Every other game Iowa will be favored.

That's likely a #2 seed at conference tourney.
 
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Gonzo_Bloor said:
Losing to a good team on their court who just outplayed us is one thing. That's not what happened tonight. We got outhustled, we got outworked, we didn't seem to care as much, we played lazy on defense, we made dumb passes, we didn't convert on bunnies at the rim... all of those things are in our control and we failed on each of them. That's inexcusable.
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So I don't necessarily agree with much of this. They certainly didn't play well. Didn't shoot well and they turned the ball over too much. Those aren't effort things, they're mental things. Saying that all of those things are within their control is ridiculous. I don't agree that they got outhustled, outworked, and played lazy. They were certainly outplayed, but Iowa outrebounded them by 11. That doesn't reflect a poor effort.
 
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Jonesy5960 said:
So I don't necessarily agree with much of this. They certainly didn't play well. Didn't shoot well and they turned the ball over too much. Those aren't effort things, they're mental things. Saying that all of those things are within their control is ridiculous. I don't agree that they got outhustled, outworked, and played lazy. They were certainly outplayed, but Iowa outrebounded them by 11. That doesn't reflect a poor effort.
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Now do turnovers. Lol. That's 100% lazy passing and offense.

If you watched tonight's game and seriously think they didn't outhustle and outwork us on both ends of the court you're delusional.
 
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Seen nothing in this thread, just got done watching.
1. Chit chat needs to initiate all offensive sets against quicker teams.
2 if Hannah had Houston’s post moves she’d average 24+
3 why is Ava not the low person on high lows. She doesn’t touch the ball enough.
4 the officiating was subpar. They need a 2week boot camp yearly to just watch film. At least 100 hours in those two weeks. Not knowing worst footwork and what constitutes creating an advantage is a joke. This is a women’s game, it is not moving like a men’s college game or even a high level ha boys game. They were intimidated by the usc coaches constant whining. Must be an LA thing.
5. That’s the best announcing crew they could get? I’m not sure they knew a thing about Iowa that they didn’t read at the one they were calling the game.
 
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Jan Jensen outlined the unseen impact of losing senior Taylor McCabe after the 81-69 loss to USC:

“They got us at a really good time. The importance of a senior leader, that’s been to two Final Fours, that’s been a part of championships, that is one of our best defenders … she calms the waters when things like this happen. That’s what we were missing tonight.”


 
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Franisdaman said:
Jan Jensen outlined the unseen impact of losing senior Taylor McCabe after the 81-69 loss to USC:

“They got us at a really good time. The importance of a senior leader, that’s been to two Final Fours, that’s been a part of championships, that is one of our best defenders … she calms the waters when things like this happen. That’s what we were missing tonight.”


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??? Aren't Kylie and Hannah, "senior leaders". Kylie is a team captain, correct?
 
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Amen, same old suspects with the same old lines. Sucks to be miserable, so we must make everyone suffer!
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Yep, the same cast if characters degrading comments are pathetic.

Jan can't coach, she's over her head
Houston should get more minutes than Hannah, really
Don't like the way Jan is handling Deal
Ref's were horrible
Calling out players for their play
We are an NIT team
This team is embarrasing

In reality, traveling four hours west is tough and living out of a suitcase is harder.
USC came to play, we were sluggish and dug a deep hole.
Hannah's two early fouls were killer, we needed her senior leadership in the game.
Jan was right, it was a perfect storm.

Sunday will be tough, hopefully we start better. I still like this team, we are young and should learn from this.
 
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