Iowa Game Thread: The Curtain Falls

[Cookie Belcher]

1st Half Observations:

 

These fouls are really piling up and are going to kill us due to our lack of depth.

 

Rivers has been playing fantastic on the ball defense today, especially against White.

 

When Parker was in he was getting absolutely owned by Woodbury's screens.  Each one was holding him up about 2 full seconds.  I don't understand how he was so bad at getting by them.

 

If some of our open shots would have fallen (Rivers open midrange jumper, Ubel's open midrange jumper, and Ubel's in and out 3) we would be tied/down 1 despite the huge foul differential.

[Cookie Belcher]

god Almeida is so slow.  That offensive rebound was his if he could move at all.

[49r]

Almeida needs to not be dribbling the basketball out at the top of the key.

[Cookie Belcher]

Take Almeida out.  He is tired and stationary.  That was terrible defense.

[GATA]

Pretty deflating last couple of defensive possessions.

[Daledangdarn]

Lol, that was not a foul.

[hal9000]

2 for 1 here

[Cookie Belcher]

facepalm

[tcp]

almost slept through this one. I see we're keeping it a bit closer than the Lincoln game. that's good, right?

[Huskerpapa]

Yikes.

[tcp]

less than ideal final possession there. oh well, it's the hawkeyes. we're within twenty. we should be okay.

[GATA]

That last two minutes was atrocious.

[Huskerpapa]

Down by nine.  As bad as we played, it could have been worse.  But we need to play with a renewed sense of urgency if want to come back and win this one.

[Daledangdarn]

These refs are awful, but at least they are awful on both sides.

[PAhusker]

they just want it more.

[PimpMario]

We got no offensive rebounds.  I know we want to get back but some second chances would be nice.

[GATA]

We had five (FIVE!) defensive rebounds in the first half. Awful.

[cipsucks]

We need a good start to half #2.  In other news, don't forget to set your clocks ahead tonight.....

[PimpMario]

How about we go on a 15-0 run to start the second half?

[GATA]

We need Gallegos and Talley to catch fire this half.

[cipsucks]

Back to back 3's!

[GATA]

SHIELDS!

[Huskerpapa]

Could it be that we are in their heads.

[GATA]

That's BS.

[tcp]

oh crap. intentional foul because he's down a little longer? is that the standard now?