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TruthSerium

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Last year they got boat races against Oklahoma, and this year they play 3 awful games in a row to end the season and crap the bed at home. The talent gap in women's basketball isn't as close as the men's is. Losing to a 10 seed at home is downright embarrassing. Even if they were overseeded you don't lose to a team like Virgina at home. Even without McCabe they should have won this game with all the missed free throws. Suspect subbing and poor gameplans has been the recipe for a Jan loss in big games.

Not good at all. Wonder who leaves. Hays and Mallegni will start.
 
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TruthSerium said:
Last year they got boat races against Oklahoma, and this year they play 3 awful games in a row to end the season and crap the bed at home. The talent gap in women's basketball isn't as close as the men's is. Losing to a 10 seed at home is downright embarrassing. Even if they were overseeded you don't lose to a team like Virgina at home. Even without McCabe they should have won this game with all the missed free throws. Suspect subbing and poor gameplans has been the recipe for a Jan loss in big games.

Not good at all. Wonder who leaves. Hays and Mallegni will start.
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What exactly would you do against a rotation of four 6'4"+ players when the outside shots aren't falling. She can't shoot for them. The game was there for them to win, but we couldn't hit an outside shot or free throws. We deserved to lose, but I don't think it was because of Jan.
 
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the fact that this team somehow didn't lose to 15 FDU is a miracle.

they might go down as one of the most over-rated 2 seeds in the history of the NCAA tournament.

these last two performances were so bad the stats look made up.

they let a 10 seed play-in team beat them on their own court
 
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5-29 from 3, 8-16 from free throw line does not make a coach look very smart. I’m guessing Iowa had some nice NIL packages set up for Addison Bjorn and Jenica Lewis if they signed with Iowa, Hopefully that can translate into some nice portal shopping. Upgrade in perimeter talent is a must.
 
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Jan's coaching had EVERYTHING to do with the loss.....zero changes during the game......just piss poor coaching but unfortunately that is her at her best and she not winning anything while at Iowa.....2 very good teams in a row and cant even get out of the first weekend cause her coaching sucks!!!
 
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Basically the only player on the team that has been somewhat consistent at shooting from the outside is 5'4 Chit Chat. They need to upgrade the guard and small forward positions big time. Current group is not athletic enough and not skilled at ball handling and shooting. Stremlow is a nice hustle player but you can't be one of the big dogs with guards shooting 2-13 and 5 points. Kylie was bad too but not coming back.
 
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HawkFan10 said:
Jan's coaching had EVERYTHING to do with the loss.....zero changes during the game......just piss poor coaching but unfortunately that is her at her best and she not winning anything while at Iowa.....2 very good teams in a row and cant even get out of the first weekend cause her coaching sucks!!!
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I don't think there was a single substitution in the 2nd half.
Stremlow couldn't prevent multiple offensive rebounds in that half.
Meanwhile, Houston, who hustles her azz off every minute on the floor, never played after halftime.

WTF are the asst coaches doing on the bench if they're not offering suggestions???
 
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the fact that this team somehow didn't lose to 15 FDU is a miracle.

they might go down as one of the most over-rated 2 seeds in the history of the NCAA tournament.

these last two performances were so bad the stats look made up.

they let a 10 seed play-in team beat them on their own court
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They overachieved to get that 2-seed. But nobody wants to give credit for all the wins it took to finish 2nd in the Big 10, especially after a loss. Typical fan overreaction.

Virginia isn't an awful team. They have length and playmakers.
 
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Earlhawk said:
What exactly would you do against a rotation of four 6'4"+ players when the outside shots aren't falling. She can't shoot for them. The game was there for them to win, but we couldn't hit an outside shot or free throws. We deserved to lose, but I don't think it was because of Jan.
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Depending on 3's and FTs from a team that doesn't do either well is not a good gameplan at all.
 
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I really hope she comes up with a better offensive scheme. The offense is way too one dimensional and having Kylie and Taylor each play 48 minutes and give us zero offense along with crappy Ft shooting is what doomed us today. Virginia's guards over matched us. No answers today. Portal shooting/scoring guards should be at the very top of the shopping list.
 
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Randon said:
Jan's coaching had nothing to do with it. Iowa's lack of talent in the guard court finally was their undoing. How they won 27 games is really pretty remarkable and is a testament to Jan's coaching.
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I agree. I think she actually did a great job coaching this season with the injuries and youth. Lack of shooting and that one player that can take over a game did them in. Tough ending to the season but future looks bright.
 
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Disappointing end for sure.
That being said this team had limitations, especially once McCabe went down. Outside shooting needs to really improve next year, so you need to look at the portal and upgrade there.'
Ultimately you are looking at UCONN and UCLA for the title, so in the grand scheme we are just out a little earlier than I expected.
Deal needs to take a huge step next year for sure.
27 wins and the Hawks have some nice pieces for next year. This one hurts a little less today knowing the M are heading to the SW16
 
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MVPFAN

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Unfortunately sometimes your weaknesses need to be exposed in order to take the proper steps to get better. It is glaringly clear after the past two seasons the areas where the team has struggled under Jan. It up to her to make the personnel and X/O improvements. Perimeter ball handling and shooting and overall athletic ability.
 
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Randon said:
Jan's coaching had nothing to do with it. Iowa's lack of talent in the guard court finally was their undoing. How they won 27 games is really pretty remarkable and is a testament to Jan's coaching.
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That’s not how coaching works. It involves BOTH roster construction and strategy/prep.

JJ hasn’t shown an ability to recruit perimeter talent nor coach/prep beyond forcing the post 10 different ways. Being one definitional because of your roster is a coaching issue.
 
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TruthSerium said:
Last year they got boat races against Oklahoma, and this year they play 3 awful games in a row to end the season and crap the bed at home. The talent gap in women's basketball isn't as close as the men's is. Losing to a 10 seed at home is downright embarrassing. Even if they were overseeded you don't lose to a team like Virgina at home. Even without McCabe they should have won this game with all the missed free throws. Suspect subbing and poor gameplans has been the recipe for a Jan loss in big games.

Not good at all. Wonder who leaves. Hays and Mallegni will start.
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Yes, the last two years of NCCA tourney results against beatable teams are very disappointing and raises questions IMO.
 
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