*****Illinois vs Iowa Game Thread*****

[MAKhawks]

Banks and Tate today

 

[Buffalo43]

Stirtz with some questionable decisions on offense

 

[TampaHawkFan]

Stirtz is so bad at hero ball

Yeah throwing up prayer after prayer, then misses a layup. Horrible stretch there.

 

[MAKhawks]

Best PG on the floor today is a freshman out of Kansas, unfortunately.

 

[2D]

That missed alley oop and rolled out layup by Stirtz will haunt us all season.

 

[stillh8unlv]

Might be a long B10 season

 

[TampaHawkFan]

Stirtz with some questionable decisions on offense

That's putting it politely.

 

[QCHawkeye]

Welp

 

[LetsGoHawks83]

Maybe someday we'll learn to show up for a full 40.

 

[Franisdaman]

Stating the game down 29-11 was the difference.

Need to concentrate!!!!

 

[HawksRule25]

Might be a long B10 season

Next 2 games at Purdue and at Indiana. The grind continues.

 

[1inamillion]

Stirtz...

He is having trouble adjusting to big 10 level. He looks like a bumpkin at times.

 

[QCHawkeye]

Might be a long B10 season

Conference is tough too which is why you can’t lose your home game.

 

[HawkBall23]

I am in NO position to question a coach of the caliber and success that Ben McCollum has, but how did Hausen not get even a second in this game when 3s were at a premium, ESPECIALLY late!?!?!?!

 

[Hawksfor3]

Stirtz with some questionable decisions on offense

Two that I saw. Trying to draw fouls.

 

[BaseBallerP27]

wHy WoNt FaNs ShOw Up?!

 

[LetsGoHawks83]

That's putting it politely.

Hot garbage on the offense by Ben.. Big comeback with Shirtz.

So maybe we'll be Ok without him next year.

Really disappointing showing.

 

[doughuddl2_rivals]

Best PG on the floor today is a freshman out of Kansas, unfortunately.

Illinois fans hoping they can pay enough to keep out of NBA draft

 

[2D]

Stirtz was awful today. No other way to put it.

 

[IowaCityLit]

Just not enough firepower at this point. Gotta claw out some wins somehow. But it’s gonna be a struggle.

 

[Anon1750875978]

The wrestling team uses the flu as an excuse.

Basketball team???

 

[Franisdaman]

Stirtz with some questionable decisions on offense

too many chucked up 3s.....

the offense looked like sheet

 

[Hawklove]

Yeah throwing up prayer after prayer, then misses a layup. Horrible stretch there.

He plays with a cavalier attitude - the soft passes, walking the ball up when we are down 15 points, bad shots, defensive mistakes - maybe he is sick. But we really need him to play with more urgency

 

[Hawksfor3]

Hot garbage on the offense by Ben.. Big comeback with Shirtz.

So maybe we'll be Ok without him next year.

Really disappointing showing.

Bench did a good job with Bennett on the bench.

 

[ChicagoHawk2020]

I am in NO position to question a coach of the caliber and success that Ben McCollum has, but how did Hausen not get even a second in this game when 3s were at a premium, ESPECIALLY late!?!?!?!

What “success” has BMC had besides d2 basketball.

 

[HawksRule25]

Illinois 75 - Iowa 69 final. Iowa stayed in it but not enough to get over the hump.

 

[HawkBall23]

Announcers trying to make illness excuses as to why certain guys either saw very limited minutes (Manwayu) or didn't play at all (Hausen), but if Hausen was too sick to play today then why was he dressed and wasn't even wearing his warmup shirt in that last timeout??

Just baffling.

 

[MAKhawks]

I am in NO position to question a coach of the caliber and success that Ben McCollum has, but how did Hausen not get even a second in this game when 3s were at a premium, ESPECIALLY late!?!?!?!

Iowa obviously needs Stirtz to shoot the horrible shots. Can’t have Hausen in there stealing the bad shots Stirtz is putting up.

 

[PeteJox]

I am in NO position to question a coach of the caliber and success that Ben McCollum has, but how did Hausen not get even a second in this game when 3s were at a premium, ESPECIALLY late!?!?!?!

HeS a SaVvant

 

[LetsGoHawks83]

Stirtz was awful today. No other way to put it.

Hindsight... Leave him on the bench. Comeback was while he was out. Reward those guys

 

[TampaHawkFan]

Two that I saw. Trying to draw fouls.

Since they only called something like 3 on Illinois most of the way through the 2nd, didn't seem like sound strategy.

 

[HawkBall23]

wHy WoNt FaNs ShOw Up?!

Oh, look who shows up after a loss to cheer for said loss.

 

[Garzatough85]

SIAP
Koch 4-12 FG isn’t going to work
Stirtz 5-17 FG even worse!
BM needs to figure something out in terms of Stirtz on the ball and where Koch is on the floor

 

[EvilMonkeyInTheCloset]

Man, Hausen must have said some really bad things about Ben's mom or something.

HOW do you not have him in when YOU NEED 3s here!?!?!?!

But he doesn't play defense.....

 

[Hawksfor3]

Since they only called something like 3 on Illinois most of the way through the 2nd, didn't seem like sound strategy.

Didn't look close, did they?

 

[LetsGoHawks83]

Iowa obviously needs Stirtz to shoot the horrible shots. Can’t have Hausen in there stealing the bad shots Stirtz is putting up.

Yea. We clearly need those high percentage 3pt pump fakes then leaning 3 pt attempts.

Just terrible shots

 

[EvilMonkeyInTheCloset]

Looks like two ultra-frustrating losses in a row.

Ok, so it's going to be one of THOSE types of seasons. Gut punch after gut punch.

Got it.

"Can't have nice things" mode activated

 

[Slim45]

What “success” has BMC had besides d2 basketball.

Lol

 

[Hawkfan_08*]

Fought hard. Came up short.

 

[doughuddl2_rivals]

He plays with a cavalier attitude - the soft passes, walking the ball up when we are down 15 points, bad shots, defensive mistakes - maybe he is sick. But we really need him to play with more urgency

Not BM's game plan