*****Iowa vs Clemson NCAAT Game Thread*****

[longliveCS40]

If Sage would have reverse dunked that oop, that would have brought the house down.

 

[Opie Oids]

The female announcer on TNT is awful

 

[Rambler Hawk]

Please play Sage more!!!

 

[2D]

Tate wearing the Caitlin Kobe's.

 

[CRHAWK]

The female announcer on TNT is awful

Candace Parker?

 

[longliveCS40]

Now Clemson can't miss.

 

[MAKhawks]

now they can’t miss from three

 

[HawkinAnk74]

Now they can't miss a three

 

[HawkBall23]

Anybody but Banks there ................ siigh.

Oh well. 7pt halftime lead is a 7pt halftime lead.

 

[DTP2]

Wasted Clemson's awful start.

 

[Iowameat]

Not bad. Keep it going in the second.

 

[LetsGoHawks83]

Way too many wasted opportunities. Ugh

Clemson starting to heat up

 

[HawksRule25]

Iowa 32 - Clemson 25 at half.

 

[longliveCS40]

Damn that would have been a huge Banks three. Feel like Iowa should be up by more than 7 at half.

 

[MAKhawks]

Candace Parker?

 

[2D]

Hawks should be up by way more. Bad offense just won't be fixed this season.

 

[Phat Stax]

Clemson ended the half well and are still down 7. Stirtz just needed a half to get used to the balloon ball, they'll pull away in the 2nd.

 

[Rambler Hawk]

The female announcer on TNT is awful

C team…

 

[EdgarAllenPodolak]

Should be up 17, not 7. Ugly shooting at the end there. Clemson has to feel good about being right there with us after the way they started.

 

[Franisdaman]

How do you get to this level of basketball with no desire to shoot the ball

Honestly, I think you get your arse chewed if you shoot too soon into the shot clock

 

[Hawk48]

How do you get to this level of basketball with no desire to shoot the ball

good question and/or not have a shot, mystery to me as well

 

[Franisdaman]

Our offense is putting me to sleep.

 

[Rambler Hawk]

Clemson is not good, they would be in good company with the lower BT teams this season…

 

[HawkBall23]

Wasted Clemson's awful start.

This one of those VERY RARE times I miss Fran as head coach. (from an offensive standpoint)

32 pts & a 7pt lead feels really small compared to how cold Clemson was for the first 15 minutes and how well Iowa defended.

 

[Skydog0784a!]

Clemson with the slight momentum pick up at the end of first half. We should be up more than 7 - a bit worrisome.

Ben will make the necessary adjustments at half on both ends I trust.

 

[EvilMonkeyInTheCloset]

Let's see if our defense can continue to hold them to 20 pts or less next half because our offense is dead. They've figured out we have no scoring ability inside and we're brick collectors shooting ourselves full of hopium from the 3 pt line........

 

[Whtnhawk]

Again we use nearly the entire shot clock in our half court and yet rarely get a really good shot.

 

[HawkinAnk74]

It is painful to watch when the offense looks like this. When the Hawks are taking and hitting open shots it is a thing of beauty, but, when they stand and wait to defer to Stirtz it is beyond awful.

 

[Tippett1]

They need to start the half with a stop and get a score.

 

[Rambler Hawk]

Had no idea that Howard was a prolific scorer in HS….

 

[2D]

While the lead is only 7, I don't feel that great going into the half. Clemson found their 3 point shot in the final 3 minutes and you have to think they'll go right back to that in the 2nd half. As much as I like Ben, this offense is unacceptable.

 

[EdgarAllenPodolak]

Clemson didn’t have the worst start tonight: UNI down 16-2 to St. John’s.

 

[Hawk48]

It is painful to watch when the offense looks like this. When the Hawks are taking and hitting open shots it is a thing of beauty, but, when they stand and wait to defer to Stirtz it is beyond awful.

IMO Ben knows he has to shorten the game/possesions given his lack of offensive firepower

 

[Hawksfor3]

 

[MAKhawks]

Honestly, I think you get your arse chewed if you shoot too soon into the shot clock

I think teams figured this out a long time ago too, unfortunately.

 

[CRHAWK]

Clemson didn’t have the worst start tonight: UNI down 16-2 to St. John’s.

at least UNI is the lower seed...is the ACC really that bad that Clemson has 24 wins?

 

[Franisdaman]

good question and/or not have a shot, mystery to me as well

Honestly, I think you get your arse chewed if you shoot too soon into the shot clock

 

[RoseBowlorBust]

First 5 minutes after half massive. Attack the rim!

 

[Anon1751457816]

Love the D. This lead is shaky though

 

[MAKhawks]

Clemson is not good, they would be in good company with the lower BT teams this season…

Like the teams Iowa struggled to beat this year? Somewhat kidding.