After losing two of three games in mid-late December, the Hawkeye basketball team seemingly found its winning form again last week, scoring a convincing win over a dangerous Northwestern team and a physical road win against Rutgers. As Iowa gears up for a difficult stretch of games in the coming weeks, here are a few observations which might impact how the team performs going forward.
1. Sometimes you don’t appreciate what you have until it’s gone. Connor McCaffery’s contributions to the Hawkeyes have often flown under the radar throughout his career, as the junior point forward doesn’t exactly light up the box score with his scoring statistics.