[Herky] Half Oregon 56 Iowa 46

[Jayant Rajgopal]

Indeed!  I had a bad feeling yesterday after all the Big Ten losses - got
to believe that the conference was overrated, especially when we see how
well the PAC-10/12 is doing :-(

On Tue, Mar 23, 2021 at 9:36 PM Gwen McNatt Enokian <gmcnhawkeye at gmail.com>
wrote:

> I am pretty sure Loyola would beat Iowa this year. Yeah they lost badly to
> Wisconsin but that was basically a pickup game and the Ramblers really
> gelled a bit later.
>
> Losing Nunge was huge as was a half CJ. They say he has plantar
> fasciitis.  That makes no sense to me. I have had plantar fasciitis (I
> actually have a mild case right now) I used to run marathons and plantar
> fasciitis never stopped me. You have to deal with it but it mostly hurts
> when you are inactive (first thing in the morning, riding in a car for a
> long time).  Once you start running, it goes away. Whoever said he has a
> stress fracture is probably correct.
>
> This loss will haunt me too!  It was not fun to watch
>
> On Tue, Mar 23, 2021, 7:22 PM Jayant Rajgopal <jay.rajgopal at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> I agree about the competition Scott - so much more fun to watch them
>> destroy UNC than Bidirectional A&T.
>> I have really enjoyed this season though (the blowout losses to Gonzaga
>> and Oregon notwithstanding...).  Garza represents everything that is right
>> about college sports - such a good kid, in addition to being the best
>> Hawkeye basketball player that I have watched in 40 years.
>> I think the injury to CJ and (especially) losing Nunge made a huge
>> difference late in the season.  I also think the biggest problem with this
>> team was its lack of speed/athleticism - the superior offense and the great
>> hustle couldn't always compensate for that (Illinois, the two Indiana games
>> and yesterday being good examples).  And the relatively poor defense - I've
>> always felt that McCaffery doesn't emphasize defense enough...
>> Anyway, I think we'll be OK next year - Murray will be all Big Ten, I
>> guarantee . But we do need to recruit some quick guards/small forwards.
>> On a related note, the women's team is such a joy to watch!  I watched
>> the Kentucky blowout this afternoon (one of the perks of "working" from
>> home). They are so loose and just seem to be having so much fun -
>> especially Czinano!  Unfortunately, the difference between the "elites" and
>> the rest is too big compared to the men's side of things. Even Maryland,
>> which is - easily - the best team in the Big Ten is probably a bit of a
>> long shot to win it all.   It'll be interesting to see how close Iowa is
>> able to keep it with Yukon...
>>
>>
>>
>>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>> From: Scott Werling <scw969 at hotmail.com>
>>> To: herky at lists.herky.net
>>> Cc:
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>>> Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2021 16:43:03 -0500
>>> Subject: Re: [Herky] Half Oregon 56 Iowa 46
>>>
>>> This year has been fun to watch at times.  Again I don't enjoy them
>>> playing teams they can & do beat by 40.  They need a slightly stronger
>>> schedule.  JFH said he played one (patsy), one more difficult team but
>>> should win & one about the same strength as the Hawks.  Sure more games in
>>> basketball, but why not throw in a Loyola or Mount Saint Mary's.  Or an
>>> Oregon or Oregon State.  Better for TV.  Plus, IMHO, it's a better judge of
>>> where the team is.
>>>
>>> Or is the mindset, "Pretty good team, let's see if they can get better
>>> with some patsies then a difficult B1G?"  That makes us as good as the B1G
>>> which, as it plays out, is not nearly as good as thought.  I'm really
>>> bummed after this game today.  Garza is gone.  Decent nuecleus coming
>>> back.  No stand out player.  Lots of roll players.  Keegan has a huge
>>> upside.  His twin bro Chris is more of a big man so he may see more minutes
>>> next year.  Not sure what to expect beyond that.
>>>
>>> Thoughts?
>>>
>>> Scott
>>>
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