Tough day for EIU hoops hopes
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Only took him 10 years to do that. Can't wait to watch them collapse again in February.
Sets up well for Iowa:
",,The Bulldogs (3-0) last played on Dec. 2. Their next potential game is Dec. 19 against Iowa in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. ..."
No. 2 Gonzaga cancels next four games after positive COVID-19 tests
Saturday's showdown between No. 1 Baylor and No. 2 Gonzaga was called off due to COVID-19 on the Bulldogs. Now Gonzaga will lose four more games.
www.usatoday.com
Sets up well for Iowa:
",,The Bulldogs (3-0) last played on Dec. 2. Their next potential game is Dec. 19 against Iowa in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. ..."
No. 2 Gonzaga cancels next four games after positive COVID-19 tests
Saturday's showdown between No. 1 Baylor and No. 2 Gonzaga was called off due to COVID-19 on the Bulldogs. Now Gonzaga will lose four more games.www.usatoday.com
Gonzaga and Baylor are the clear top 2 at this point. I think Iowa will still have their hands full.
Instate teams combined for 1385 points in this weeks AP top 25 basketball poll.
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AP Top 25 Poll
Some Wieskamp love from ESPN.
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Joe Wieskamp, Iowa: Yes, he opens up the floor for Luka Garza but also creates drama for opposing coaches on his own. You can't give Wieskamp too much room to shoot -- the 6-foot-6 athlete is 6-for-12 from the 3-point line thus far and two years removed from a 42% campaign from the 3 as a freshman. With Garza and Wieskamp, Iowa has a one-two combo that's just difficult for any team in the country to defend. That Wieskamp is comfortable floating when necessary or getting touches around the rim is an incredible asset for Fran McCaffery's program. You can't really put Wieskamp in a box this season.
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Joe Wieskamp, Iowa: Yes, he opens up the floor for Luka Garza but also creates drama for opposing coaches on his own. You can't give Wieskamp too much room to shoot -- the 6-foot-6 athlete is 6-for-12 from the 3-point line thus far and two years removed from a 42% campaign from the 3 as a freshman. With Garza and Wieskamp, Iowa has a one-two combo that's just difficult for any team in the country to defend. That Wieskamp is comfortable floating when necessary or getting touches around the rim is an incredible asset for Fran McCaffery's program. You can't really put Wieskamp in a box this season.
This is the benefit of not having NBA players...
I wonder what Fran says during recruiting visits when the player talks about NBA chances. Does he switch it to you’ll get a degree from Iowa since you will be there for five years no question?
You all act like building a program ranked #3 in the nation with 4 or 5 year players is a bad thing.
You think if Bohannon, Wieskamp or Garza went to ISU they would be in the NBA right now?
Not all college players translate to the NBA.
Was that a former Iowa State player I just saw on ESPN that the hot Toni Collins was giving some info on about signing a 3 year $27mil contract? She was give ISU some love!! They even called him the best backup point guard in the NBA.
I was going to say, nothing wrong with it exactly, but just completely unheard of in the modern era of college basketball. Teams might have 2 or 3 upperclassmen at a time, but to have 7 guys last that long in a program is rare. Combination of what happens when you don't recruit NBA level talent and you DO recruit legacy players who would never transfer in a million years even if they have to red shirt or come off the bench for years.
Bohannon was a never for anybody. Weiskamp was talked up by Iowa people as a one and done. Garza has made himself a good CBB player. Only one that ISU would have considered was Weiskamp so discussion on him is the only relevant area. I feel confident in saying that he would have developed into a borderline NBA guy at ISU instead of a for sure Eiro guy at Iowa.
Not having pro prospects develop into a top 10 is the exception no the rule. Next year once Fran loses the developed players EIU will be back to the bottom half of the B1G without Transfers/impact freshman to supplement the losses and fall back down to finge NCAA team.
Then like the years leading up to this one UI fans will be calling for Fran's job again.
And......Not all college football players translate to the NFL. You'd think they would understand this by now.
Wisconsin basketball has been doing this forever.