Keeler Tweet after uni Iowa game

**tm3308** · 12-08-2010, 01:40 AM

Originally Posted by Clonehomer

If we shoot 20% from 3pts and 27% from the field like UNI, then yes this could be a 15 point game. From what I saw, Iowa played good defense, but not good enough to cause those kind of numbers. UNI did that on their own. I think this will come down to whether Ejim will show up. In our losses he's not been that big of a part. I know he's a freshman, but we really need him to show up and be a scoring threat.

That's true, numbers like that are unrealistic to expect. Both teams tonight were pretty cold. Gatens is still ICE cold (not surprising, but we don't get handicap points), and our FT shooting is AWFUL right now.

UNI was also ice cold, especially from 3-point range. The vast majority of their shots were contested. UNI just still has a few shooters, and they had a cold night. But there wasn't much more that we could expect from our defense.

**cyclones500** · 12-08-2010, 01:59 AM

It'll be a 15-point loss if ISU can't score more than 36 points.

51-39?

Zzzzzzzzzz.

It sounds like the Iowa-UNI game was like watching Wisconsin play itself, with Lickliter coaching both teams, and GMac as an assistant.

It would be fun to negate the sting of losing back-to-back games to UNI and Cal than a win in Iowa City, most likely with an over-under approaching triple-digits.

That isn't my prediction —*I'm just sayin'.

**ISUCyclone06** · 12-08-2010, 07:08 AM

Iowa-Iowa State game will have an over under around 140, and I would take the over. Realistically both teams want to run the floor, create turnovers, and get fast break points. This game will be much different than any played against UNI.

**Wesley** · 12-08-2010, 07:58 AM

Edge is going to have to rebound like crazy in the game. He has to play his best game.

JVB better not miss his first two shots.

Need to get Godfrey in the game early.

Avoid foul trouble or else lose.

**tazclone** · 12-08-2010, 08:14 AM

Originally Posted by Wesley

Edge is going to have to rebound like crazy in the game. He has to play his best game.

JVB better not miss his first two shots.

Need to get Godfrey in the game early.

Avoid foul trouble or else lose.

DG will need to hit his shots

Bigs better not get into fould trouble

**jay moe** · 12-08-2010, 08:15 AM

Originally Posted by simply1

Unless the #Cyclones get nasty under the boards and have big game from Garrett, they're going to lose by 15 or more here Friday. #Hawkeyes

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I would love to see the team prove that fat *** wrong.

**bawbie** · 12-08-2010, 08:27 AM

A hawk fan thinks the hawks are going to win? Why is this newsworthy?

**jtdoyle1** · 12-08-2010, 08:55 AM

Originally Posted by simply1

Unless the #Cyclones get nasty under the boards and have big game from Garrett, they're going to lose by 15 or more here Friday. #Hawkeyes

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So does this mean they are Mad again?

**tman24** · 12-08-2010, 09:22 AM

Originally Posted by Three4Cy

Interesting - I turned over to this game just before the under 8 timeout and the score was 43-36. I flipped to another channel and came back during the under 4 timeout and the score was still 43-36. The few plays I watched Iowa, I could have swore Lick was still coaching the team - they ran the shot clock down to almost nothing and threw up a prayer, and UNI couldn't hit the UNI dome the way they were shooting. Not sure which Iowa team Keeler was watching, but 15 points seems like a stretch.

The best was I watched the tip and UNI make their first basket. I switched to another channel for 5-10 mins came back and the score was 2-3. I missed 1 basket in 5-10 mins. Look out this Iowa team can really light people up.

**ajk4st8** · 12-08-2010, 09:24 AM

Losing by 15 would NOT shock me.

Until Ejim can show that he can be tough against halfway decent competition, we can show we can rebound, and we can shoot the ball exceptionally well on the raod... We wont win much.

**cyatheart** · 12-08-2010, 09:47 AM

Both teams are bad. Our team is not physical at all and we turn the ball over way too much. But who knows, anything can happen on any given night in college basketball. One thing that never works, is looking at the teams last game, and assuming they will play that well/bad the next game.

**bawbie** · 12-08-2010, 10:24 AM

Originally Posted by cyatheart

Both teams are bad. Our team is not physical at all and we turn the ball over way too much. But who knows, anything can happen on any given night in college basketball. One thing that never works, is looking at the teams last game, and assuming they will play that well/bad the next game.

I don't think that is our problem: we are 21st in the country in terms of lowest turnover percentage.

We turned the ball over too much against Cal (17 times), but even then our TO% (22%) was lower than Cal's (24%) and about average for all teams on the season.

**CycloneErik** · 12-08-2010, 10:36 AM

I'm with bawbie here. I don't think TOs will be our problem against Iowa. I believe that our guards will be solid enough to take care of business.

I'm thinking that we have a guard advantage, they have a frontcourt advantage, both teams want to run, so we have an interesting matchup.

IcSyU's point that Iowa hasn't beaten an opponent that scores over 60 against them is interesting. If this game gets moving, can they score enough to keep up?

If our shots aren't falling, can we get enough rebounds to keep things interesting?

**bawbie** · 12-08-2010, 10:58 AM

Originally Posted by CycloneErik

I'm thinking that we have a guard advantage, they have a frontcourt advantage, both teams want to run, so we have an interesting matchup.

IcSyU's point that Iowa hasn't beaten an opponent that scores over 60 against them is interesting. If this game gets moving, can they score enough to keep up?

If our shots aren't falling, can we get enough rebounds to keep things interesting?

I agree with all of this, except I'm not sold that Iowa will try to run in this game. They haven't especially tried to slow it down much this year, but I think they will in this game, just to frustrate us (like UNI did). I think this game will be in the 60's somewhere.

Generally good guard play will be good frontcourt play, but not always. I have a feeling this game will come down to free throws, and (unfortunately) Iowa is due to have a game where they don't miss from the line (they are shooting 64% on the year right now).

**CycloneErik** · 12-08-2010, 11:00 AM

Originally Posted by bawbie

I agree with all of this, except I'm not sold that Iowa will try to run in this game. They haven't especially tried to slow it down much this year, but I think they will in this game, just to frustrate us (like UNI did). I think this game will be in the 60's somewhere.

Generally good guard play will be good frontcourt play, but not always. I have a feeling this game will come down to free throws, and (unfortunately) Iowa is due to have a game where they don't miss from the line (they are shooting 64% on the year right now).

You had to include the magic 64%.,....

Wasn't UNI around 64ish% before they found the magic?

We need a coach that teaches free throw defense! (I hope this doesn't need jimlad). Or at least converting opportunities between free throws.