Graham Couch: Iowa Basketball is a mid-major roster

[HawkJRP]

So Fran has only faded 8 times instead of 9? I'm really confused why Iowa fans are pretending that the Fran fade isn't a thing

These aren't my numbers and I didn't verify them but this was posted on HR when discussing the "Fran fade":

2010-11
Jan 1-8
Feb 2-5

2011-12
Jan 3-6
Feb 5-3

2012-13
Jan 3-5
Feb 4-3

2013-14
Jan 5-3
Feb 4-4

2014-15
Jan 4-4
Feb 6-2

2015-16
Jan 8-1
Feb 3-4

2016-17
Jan 5-5
Feb 3-3

2017-18
Jan 3-9
Feb 1-6

2018-19
Jan 5-5
Feb 5-2

 

[Legend Hawk]

These aren't my numbers and I didn't verify them but this was posted on HR when discussing the "Fran fade":

2010-11
Jan 1-8
Feb 2-5

2011-12
Jan 3-6
Feb 5-3

2012-13
Jan 3-5
Feb 4-3

2013-14
Jan 5-3
Feb 4-4

2014-15
Jan 4-4
Feb 6-2

2015-16
Jan 8-1
Feb 3-4

2016-17
Jan 5-5
Feb 3-3

2017-18
Jan 3-9
Feb 1-6

2018-19
Jan 5-5
Feb 5-2

So the Fran fade is a lie. 6 years Iowa is .500 or better in Feb.

 

[HawkJRP]

So the Fran fade is a lie. 6 years Iowa is .500 or better in Feb.

Also 6 years of having an equal or better winning percentage in February compared to January.

 

[CyTwins]

I knew you'd come around to understanding why Stanley > Purdy. Good for you.

You're catching on

 

[CyTwins]

Why are you linking final 4 minute stats?

Your troll is he disappears the last 10 minutes.

Is there a stat you've seen for the last 10 min? If so please link it because that would even look worse for him

 

[BCClone]

I agree. Marcus Fizer knew how to close out a game and was NBA talent. Garza gets an F in those two categories.

You may need to explain who Fizer is, some hawk trolls don’t know who he is. They claim Garza is way better.

 

[HawkJRP]

Is there a stat you've seen for the last 10 min? If so please link it because that would even look worse for him

You're making the claim so I figured you had the data.

 

[breck53]

You may need to explain who Fizer is, some hawk trolls don’t know who he is. They claim Garza is way better.

Fizer was fun to watch-full grown man

 

[Crookedhatkid]

I can not believe that the Hawk trolls hoard didn’t realize that the Garza thing the whole time was just Twins regurgitating the clutch knock on Purdy...it wasn’t even slightly veiled. Goodness.

 

[BCClone]

I can not believe that the Hawk trolls hoard didn’t realize that the Garza thing the whole time was just Twins regurgitating the clutch knock on Purdy...it wasn’t even slightly veiled. Goodness.

They aren’t bright.

 

[Rural]

The same group line up to get kicked in the nuts day after day after day after......,

 

[HawkJRP]

The same group line up to get kicked in the nuts day after day after day after......,

I know, Clone fans in this forum are slow learners.

 

[Legend Hawk]

I can not believe that the Hawk trolls hoard didn’t realize that the Garza thing the whole time was just Twins regurgitating the clutch knock on Purdy...it wasn’t even slightly veiled. Goodness.

Are you calling Twins a liar? He says this is honest to goodness opinion, and not a troll.

 

[CyTwins]

You're making the claim so I figured you had the data.

Well he's lost them a game this year and it's obvious to see he's not clutch. Not sure how much data you need but Joe is the guy they go to and the end of games and Luka just hides

 

[Crookedhatkid]

Are you calling Twins a liar? He says this is honest to goodness opinion, and not a troll.

Yeah, sure. I guess I am than.

 

[HawkJRP]

Well he's lost them a game this year and it's obvious to see he's not clutch. Not sure how much data you need but Joe is the guy they go to and the end of games and Luka just hides

Really nice having a couple of elite players on our roster.

 

[CyTwins]

Really nice having a couple of elite players on our roster.

Elite would be Haliburton and Garza. Wieskamp and Bolton fall in the "very good" category

 

[Legend Hawk]

Elite would be Haliburton and Garza. Wieskamp and Bolton fall in the "very good" category

Then why is Iowa so good, and ISU so bad? They both have an elite player and a very good player according to you. You also claim Conner sucks, CJ sucks, Joe T sucks, and that Conditt is way better than Kriener. How is Iowa so good then and ISU so bad?

 

[CyTwins]

Then why is Iowa so good, and ISU so bad? They both have an elite player and a very good player according to you. You also claim Conner sucks, CJ sucks, Joe T sucks, and that Conditt is way better than Kriener. How is Iowa so good then and ISU so bad?

CJ doesn't suck. He's played really well this year just looking at his stats

 

[Statefan10]

Then why is Iowa so good, and ISU so bad? They both have an elite player and a very good player according to you. You also claim Conner sucks, CJ sucks, Joe T sucks, and that Conditt is way better than Kriener. How is Iowa so good then and ISU so bad?

First of all, Iowa isn't "so good" and Iowa State isn't "so bad". Iowa is good and Iowa State is bad. Baylor is a team that's "so good".

Iowa is good because they have a star they can lean on, a really good #2 guy in Weiscamp, and a pure shooter in CJ. They also have a supporting cast of guys who have played their roles extremely well, haven't done too much, and have hit timely shots when their main guys are being focused on by the defense.

Iowa State has struggled this year in a variety of ways, most of them coming from the fact that although Tyrese is such a great player, his best ability is getting other people the ball in situations to score and frankly, his supporting cast has not done a good job of doing that this year. Tyrese as well as Bolton are constantly finding open guys for easy looks and we just aren't knocking those shots down.