The Fran fade

[Cyinthenorth]

Let's face it, when you get boat raced by a 7, that gets boat raced by a 6, who gets boat raced by a 1, you probably aren't that great. I think the Big 10 was a good conference, and deserved lots of bids, but with so many fewer non-con data points than a normal season, it was hard to really judge conferences. The NCAA tournament is pretty unpredictable, but there is no way to deny that most people, myself included, dramatically overrated the Big 10.

But when you have 14 team league, with 9 bids that include a 1, 1, 2, 2, and a 4 and you win 8 games total in the tournament, that is a historical level of under-performance. Watching Illinois' guards overwhelm the Big 10 with their athleticism and quickness only to look completely ordinary against a Valley team was pretty eye-opening.

Guard play in the Big 10 was not good this year. Little surprise Iowa was able to finish 3rd with a backcourt of Jorbo and Connie Mac

 

[Rural]

Guard play in the Big 10 was not good this year. Little surprise Iowa was able to finish 3rd with a backcourt of Jorbo and Connie Mac

The out and out warfare of the conference games took a big toll.

 

[Cyinthenorth]

The out and out warfare of the conference games took a big toll.

Well they did (stupidly) play 20 of them this year.

 

[Expert]

 

[Statefan10]

We already have a transfer thread. Lol

 

[knowlesjam]

How are iowa fans going to react when Fredrick announces he’s transferring too?

It's like the last one there gets stuck with the check. No, wait, the two Fran-Marg kidlets will be there to the bitter end.

 

[Expert]

 

[JP4CY]

We already have a transfer thread. Lol

And a coaching search thread.

 

[Expert]

And a coaching search thread.

That guy is Liam Robbins' uncle. He would be a target for Iowa if he transferred from Minnesota.

 

[CyTwins]

That guy is Liam Robbins' uncle. He would be a target for Iowa if he transferred from Minnesota.

Lol no

 

[Expert]

Lol no

No that Conroy is Robbins' uncle or that he would be a target for Iowa if he transferred from Minnesota?

 

[Rural]

Well they did (stupidly) play 20 of them this year.

That was said with a slight elbow to the ribs.

 

[Statefan10]

That guy is Liam Robbins' uncle. He would be a target for Iowa if he transferred from Minnesota.

He’d be a target for Iowa State as well.

 

[Cyinthenorth]

Lol no

I agree, no to Iowa. Liam will stay at Minnesota regardless of what happens, but if he did transfer he would just pull a Caleb Grill and go back to his original school (Drake).

 

[Statefan10]

I agree, no to Iowa. Liam will stay at Minnesota regardless of what happens, but if he did transfer he would just pull a Caleb Grill and go back to his original school (Drake).

I might be wrong here but I thought there was some animosity in Liam leaving Drake?

 

[Expert]

He’d be a target for Iowa State as well.

Maybe if the kid from Denver doesn't choose Iowa State.

 

[Statefan10]

Maybe if the kid from Denver doesn't choose Iowa State.

I can guarantee we’d rather have Liam lol.

 

[Cyinthenorth]

I can guarantee we’d rather have Liam lol.

Yeah I don't know what to make of this Denver kid. Seems like he was pretty average at a low-major that is usually average to below average. I guess he'd be alright to have for post-depth but I can't speak to his game whatsoever. With him and Conditt at 6'10'', Foster at 7'0'' and Kunc at 6'8'' we would have some legit size for a change. The problem is all of those guys are kind of unknowns/bench pieces (Conditt, Denver kid presumably).

 

[CyTwins]

No that Conroy is Robbins' uncle or that he would be a target for Iowa if he transferred from Minnesota?

If he leaves Minnesota why wouldn't go to Utah State who will be better than Iowa next year

 

[Expert]

If he leaves Minnesota why wouldn't go to Utah State who will be better than Iowa next year

It would be possible. Maybe he doesn't want to live in Utah, he's lived in the midwest his whole life.