The question isn’t completely binary. If you present it as purely the end results, it’s an easy argument to make that you take Fran’s Iowa run in a heartbeat. If you contextualize it with the multiple seasons of cratering after good starts, the common denominator of mostly terrible defense, and...
If I were an Iowa fan with all those good shooters and offense and lose so many games because of crappy defense, I couldn’t handle it. It’s like an MLB lineup that scores seven runs a game and gives up 11. Great to the hits but infuriating to see high school pitchers in the majors.