***Big 10 Thread***

[madguy30]

http://www.hawkcentral.com/story/sp...wkeyes-mindset-during-rough-season/385197002/

I saw that...they were the only team that social media followed?

That's weak and right up there with the cleats Rose Bowl connection.

 

[madguy30]

OT: Lazard just made himself some money. 4.56 at his size is very good

He'd also get a case of the drops at times so I wonder if that affects his ability to get drafted.

 

[FinalFourCy]

Relax

Remember when Bohannon tweeted at Lunardi making fun of him for not putting them in his bracket?

If you cannot keep your sons from attacking teammates on social media, it’s not surprising your team is spending too much time on it looking for affirmation.

 

[IASTATE07]

Hawkeye fans are ********, but we already knew that. The Iowa basketball team was soaking in the hype before the season and their fans turned on them. Boo hoo.

 

[GTO]

I saw that...they were the only team that social media followed?

That's weak and right up there with the cleats Rose Bowl connection.

What a bunch of little whiny ass b*tch delicate snowflakes. Glad our guys have more mental toughness than that.

 

[Acylum]

Relax

Remember when Bohannon tweeted at Lunardi making fun of him for not putting them in his bracket?

Hopefully Lunardi tweeted back R-E-L-A-X.

 

[Rural]

Oh, they definitely were totally buying the completely undeserved hype.

One of the best teams turned out one of the absolute worst.

They were close.

 

[laminak]

If anyone got the Sunday's Cedar Rapids Gazette, there was a sound-off section about the Iowa men's basketball season, where most were sounding like (past) Cub fans, "Wait 'till next year," trope.

 

[Rural]

If anyone got the Sunday's Cedar Rapids Gazette, there was a sound-off section about the Iowa men's basketball season, where most were sounding like (past) Cub fans, "Wait 'till next year," trope.

That never ends.

 

[herbicide]

I do think Iowa found something at the end of the season. Most likely fools gold, but they did find an equation to beat awful teams, something they struggled with all year.

 

[CyTwins]

I do think Iowa found something at the end of the season. Most likely fools gold, but they did find an equation to beat awful teams, something they struggled with all year.

They beat two terrible teams and lost to a team that couldn't make a shot. If we got to play Illinois and Northwestern there would be a lot more optimism on this board

 

[BCClone]

Damn Michigan beat Purdue in the BiG tourney championship.

Was going to ask who won.

 

[BCClone]

What a bunch of little whiny ass b*tch delicate snowflakes. Glad our guys have more mental toughness than that.

But when you really suck in a sucky conference, do you expect to be getting told how great you are?

 

[laminak]

But when you really suck in a sucky conference, do you expect to be getting told how great you are?

When most of them grew up Hawkeye, in a Hawkeye-loving state, with a Hawkeye-loving media, I can see where they expect to be told how great they are.

 

[carvers4math]

Hawk basketball seems to like to blame anyone but themselves.

Wasn’t JorBo tweeting about the ridiculous effort to “hunt down” the student who tried not to fall on Pemsl?

I wish those sensitive little boys had to play at West Virginia or Mizzou.

 

[cyclonestans]

http://www.hawkcentral.com/story/sp...wkeyes-mindset-during-rough-season/385197002/

One of the offseason changes Iowa players plan to make: How they approach outside noise.

The Hawkeyes admitted negative comments on social media had an affect on their mentality as a disappointing season wore on. Iowa finished 14-19 overall, with a 4-14 record in regular-season Big Ten play. Its only win against a top-100 RPI opponent was against Colorado in December.

“People can say some crazy things, and it can affect you mentally,” sophomore forward Cordell Pemsl said. “With the way we were playing, it was hard for us.”

Fellow sophomore Ryan Kriener was even more direct.

“The toughest thing is when you go online after the game, it feels like everyone and their mom is saying you suck,” Kriener said. “You’ve got people saying all this stuff and asking these awful questions that are completely irrelevant. Just sticking the course, just making sure you’re doing the right thing, that’s the toughest part.”


Kriener’s words are a good lesson that Twitter can be a toxic place, and that there’s no place for personally attacking college athletes.

And before you get on a kid for looking at his mentions, avoiding them is not as easy as it sounds in today’s world, when smartphones have become so crucial to connecting to others' everyday life.

“We’re all ready to move on and prepare for next season and try and make our own expectations,” Pemsl said, “and maybe not focus on what other people are saying.”

 

[WastedTalent]

Damn Michigan beat Purdue in the BiG tourney championship.

Wow, that overtime game in the pre quarter-finals was the real championship. Iowa was a couple missed free throws away from tournament champs, and a 5 seed in the the Ncaa tournament.

 

[ClonesTwentyOne]

They beat two terrible teams and lost to a team that couldn't make a shot. If we got to play Illinois and Northwestern there would be a lot more optimism on this board

Absolutely. Beating NW and Illinois does nothing for Iowa and their future outlook.

 

[IASTATE07]

Reading HR a little last night there are some posters that are convinced it's Iowa State and Nebraska fans that are hassling their players. The lack of self awareness by their fan base continues to amaze me.

 

[SplitIdentity]

They beat two terrible teams and lost to a team that couldn't make a shot. If we got to play Illinois and Northwestern there would be a lot more optimism on this board

I think not getting blasted by a turrible ou team woulda done wonders for optimism.