He's a very solid player, but his development from his freshman to senior season was pretty minimal. He's always been a player that barrels into the lane and gets most of his points from the stripe.

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Posted by tonyperkis

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Posted on 3/21/15 at 3:13 am to TheWalrus

Correctamudo. They are a very average team. Same level imo as MSU this year. They just didn't get the izzo hype.

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Posted by BBATiger

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Posted on 3/21/15 at 8:28 am to slackster

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Iowa is the best team I've seen

Nicholls State may be headed to Omaha from what I've seen. I feel ya, Bro.

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Posted by tigerpimpbot

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Posted on 3/21/15 at 9:51 am to hoopsgalore

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That #30 is a giant freakishly athletic ginger. He was ballin out

He's a very solid player, but his development from his freshman to senior season was pretty minimal. He's always been a player that barrels into the lane and gets most of his points from the stripe.

That's disappointing. I hadn't followed his career at all. I was surprised at his combination of size and quickness when he was out defending the perimeter. I guess your explanation is why I've never heard any buzz.

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Posted by hoopsgalore

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Posted on 3/21/15 at 10:30 am to tigerpimpbot

I don't want to take too much away from him, because most teams around the country would welcome a player with his production and experience, but I've been a bit disappointed with his development. He's been a pretty similar player for the last four years. Over a third of his points came from the free throw line this season, which led the country. Can't fault a guy for knowing how to draw fouls, but, again, he left something to be desired, even among Iowa fans on their boards. Admittedly, I might be nitpicking a bit.

But, who knows, maybe he becomes the talk of the tournament! He sure had himself a nice game yesterday.

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Posted by tress4pres

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Posted on 3/21/15 at 11:16 am to hoopsgalore

Iowa is either really good or really bad. Lately they have sucked. Consider the Davidson game an aberration. I expect them to get blown out the next game.

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Posted by TxTiger82

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Posted on 3/21/15 at 11:35 am to slackster

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Iowa is the best team I've seen in the tournament so far

LOL Iowa just got a favorable matchup against Davidson. They went 7-7 against tournament teams. They got destroyed by Wisconsin both times they played. They lost to Michigan State handily. They are only the 3rd or 4th best team in the conference.

Pick Iowa at your own peril. If they manage to make it deep in the tourney they will be crushed by Duke or Georgetown or Utah.

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Posted by BowlJackson

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Posted on 3/21/15 at 1:38 pm to slackster

They aren't even the best team left in the field from Iowa. The Hawkeyes are bipolar as anything, they could just as easily come out the next game and lose by 20.

Northern Iowa Panthers are the real deal though, and they are consistent. Seth Tuttle is a 1st rounder at PF and will make you forget about Aaron White. UNI beat Iowa by 12 in the regular season

I've watched both these teams all season long.

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