Things aren’t going well in Iowa City. I’d like to apologize for saying that this team would be fun this year. I have been deceived.
They are anything but fun right now with three extremely bad losses in a row. The latest is a 90-80 setback inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena against Michigan (5-5).
You’re not going to win very often when you only shoot 4-of-18 from 3-point land. Shooting problems are just the tip of the iceberg in terms of everything that’s currently wrong with this Hawkeyes (5-5) team, though.
They play sloppily and they play without an identity. I’m glad that Ben Krikke is doing his thing with 24 more points tonight, because at least this season is good for something. Sure, Iowa made it interesting at the end, but it was far too little, too late. Please, give us something before the last two minutes.
There are some players to possibly be excited about moving forward for the Hawkeyes, but they aren’t ready yet. The seniors currently on the floor aren’t either.
Let’s laugh at some social media reactions and get ready for the next time Caitlin Clark takes the court.
We’re 34 seconds in at Carver, and the officials are in a quandary.
— Mike Hlas (@Hlas) December 10, 2023
Iowa shooting 37% from the floor and 1/7 from 3.
Down 22-19 at the under-8 media TO in the first half.
— Go Iowa Awesome (@IowaAwesome) December 10, 2023
Ladji Dembele’s game is still so unpolished but there continue to be impressive flashes of his potential. Nice vision to set up an Even Brauns dunk, who is also playing some important minutes.
— Tyler Tachman (@Tyler_T15) December 10, 2023
Halftime: Michigan 35 Iowa 33. Krikke leads Iowa with 12 points.
— Tom Kakert (@HawkeyeReport) December 10, 2023
Michigan is not good..
So how bad is Iowa really?
— Ross (@RJHINDM) December 10, 2023
Fran McCaffery gets a T after a charge called on Ladji Dembele.
— David Eickholt (@DavidEickholt) December 10, 2023
Gonna be a long winter on the men’s side.
— Hawkeye Nation (@hawkeyenation) December 10, 2023
Fran McCaffery just got tossed.
— Tyler Tachman (@Tyler_T15) December 10, 2023
Fran McCaffery ejected, and many of the fans won’t be far behind in leaving the arena…
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