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All I can say is, thank God you only need five players to field a team in basketball seeing as Iowa will have six scholarship players returning next year after three Hawkeyes followed Junior Jermain Davis' announced exodus on Monday.

Those who followed suit:

• Jake Kelly: 32 games, 11.6 ppg, twice Big Ten Player of the Week, all-Big Ten Honorable Mention. Averaged 30.8 minutes.
  
• David Palmer: 19 games, 4.1 ppg, averaged 20 points in back-to-back games Jan 18 and 21.
  
• Jeff Peterson: 25 games, 10.6 ppg, 4.2 assists per game, averaged 33 minutes.

(P.S. - Dear Jeff Peterson: This picture was ONLY taken because you asked for it to be. Happy trails. )

Everyone by now has already read/seen coach Todd Lickliter's press conference and knows what this means. However let's take a look at what I will and won't miss about each of these players.

Jermain Davis


Jermain, you jump really high. I wish I had your "hops" because I would be quite dominant at volleyball. I will also miss this priceless picture of your "I'm playing TOUGH defense" face.

However, dearest Jermain, I will NOT miss your for limping across the court for no reason every time you played, which really irritated me and my friends when we watched. El Fin.



David Palmer

David, I will miss the excitement you brought with your mid-season performances which you pulled out of your ass. Forty points in two games? What the...oh well, I'll take it.

However, David, I will not miss the fact you didn't even see the court in your final four contests. Not only that, after you scored 40 points in two games, you scored 21 points the rest of the season in eight games played. I will also not miss the completely enthused face you wear around 24/7. El Fin.

Jeff Peterson

Jeff, Jeff, Jeff...I will miss the hope of you being a pretty descent point guard by the time you would have been a senior. I will also miss your...courage?...to get under the basket for a rebound when there are four other guys on the court way bigger than you trying to rebound at half-court. A great effort you gave. Also, we had quite a funny conversation before you, perhaps accidentally and not in the best state of mind, told me a couple of weeks ago that Kelly would be transferring to Indiana State, and that you and Davis would also be packing your bags.

However, I won't miss your awful assists/turnover ration, especially in losses to teams like West Virginia when you had seven. I mean come on, not everyone washes their hands in butter before they play. Why did you have to?

Jake Kelly

Oh Jake...Jake! Jake! Jake!... Jake "the snake" Kelly.... At least you became an incredible player this year. It was pretty fun to have someone on Iowa's basketball team to actually root for. I will miss seeing an Iowa player average about 20 points per game consistently.

However, Jake "I should stop trying to showboat while dribbling" Kelly, I will not miss your showboating while you dribble. I will also not miss the way you wear your Indiana Pacers hat around campus. El Fin.
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Oh, and Hawks, best of luck next year when you go to that tournament in Kansas City that features Pittsburgh, Texas, and Wichita State. Yeeeesh.

El Fin.