MeanOrange
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There's a game thread complete with all of the ups and downs.I did not get to see the game but I did see on ESPN that we won but blew a 25 point lead. How on earth did this veteran team do that? Thanks
This is march madness. It's never a good thing to blow such a large lead, but it is never as easy on the court as it is on paper to hold it. We turned the ball over quite a bit. Grant and Admiral had three fouls each early in the 2nd half so we were juggling our lineup. Refs were giving out plenty of free throws. And Iowa was playing with house money and everything seemed to work for a stretch. It is adrenaline and feeding off emotion at times in the tourney.
It happens. We finished and did what we needed to move on. That is what matters and as long as we keep grinding out wins idc how we do it. No one remembers style points in the history books. All that is remembered is wins and banners.
Yes but this has been a problem with the team all year; this is not some weird fluke.
In short, the second half of Iowa looked like the first half of Auburn a week ago. 11 TOs and 33% shooting in the 2nd half. Just foolish, sloppy play with a 20 point lead at the half. I think we mailed it in a little early and Iowa is a veteran team that ppayed like they knew their season was on the brink.I did not get to see the game but I did see on ESPN that we won but blew a 25 point lead. How on earth did this veteran team do that? Thanks
I don't disagree, but if they'd just kept feeding Cook, we would have lost.The only thing I'll add is offensively Iowa played like they were supposed to in the 2nd half. They have a lot of real inside/outside weapons. I didn't expect the 2nd half to go like the 1st half but there is no excuse for blowing a 25 point lead.
Lazy passes and lack of focus is killing us. No more we have to be ready for Purdue!Lack of offensive aggression. Sloppy passing. Not rotating quickly on defense. Refs......enough said. Survive and advance. Next!
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I just asked a question and hoped for an answer. Some of us have prior events that we just cannot get out of. No one was complaining-just a question.