This is way more info than needed on this site about a program I detest.
The Fran fade
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Iowa is going to be solid offensively but horrible defensively again. Like really bad. Size is going to be a big issue this year.
Typically they have size, albeit goofy and and a Clearasil stock holders dream, but size.
Yeah Josh O and Mulvey just aren’t there and Josh O likely won’t ever be. Who knows on Mulvey but it won’t be this year.
There is actually a slight possibility that in 2025 Iowa has 6 guys on scholarship who had a brother or father play at Iowa..
Patrick McCaffery
Payton Sandfort
Pryce Sandfort
Cooper Koch
Luke Wieskamp
Jack McCaffery
And if Iowa offers Pete Moe, another legacy who is playing at a prep school, that'll be 7. That would be INSANE.
Patrick McCaffery
Payton Sandfort
Pryce Sandfort
Cooper Koch
Luke Wieskamp
Jack McCaffery
And if Iowa offers Pete Moe, another legacy who is playing at a prep school, that'll be 7. That would be INSANE.
That would be Frantastic!
To me, Iowa will be about the same as last year on the bottom line. Kris Murray will be a liter version of Keegan, but Iowa will be a little bit better in the backcourt. I agree with Go Hawks, that Tony Perkins might be ready to put this team on his back, and athletically/defensively, not having Jorbo is a pretty major improvement. Time will tell of course. Rebounding and defense, especially on the interior, will be an issue, just like pretty much everyone knows.
I am curious to see how well they shoot from 3 this year. Sandfort can knock them down, as can Murray, but will that be enough to play the space and pace style Fran likes to play normally?
Also, surprised to see Dix in the boxscore from the Truman State game. I didn't think he'd be playing at all this year. Good to see he's recovering well, I just assumed he'd be a medical redshirt then Fran 6-year player special.
I am curious to see how well they shoot from 3 this year. Sandfort can knock them down, as can Murray, but will that be enough to play the space and pace style Fran likes to play normally?
Also, surprised to see Dix in the boxscore from the Truman State game. I didn't think he'd be playing at all this year. Good to see he's recovering well, I just assumed he'd be a medical redshirt then Fran 6-year player special.
Yeah, but utterly not surprising. They will probably give that up on average this year, while averaging like, 77-78.
While at my brother's home on Monday (he's an Iowa alum), I was forced to watch the second half of their exhibition against Truman State. About the time that Iowa finally hit the 100 mark, in came the backups (had to get the score as out of hand as possible, first) when what did I see/hear, was the name KINGSBURY. Another former player who's kid joins the program. If A-hole Fran didn't have his family tree or the Hawkeye family tree to fill his rosters, god forbid he may have to do the part of a coach's job that so many others have to do, RECRUIT. Jezuz......
Saying Fran can’t recruit anything other than legacies is stupid. Outside of Keegan, all of his best players were guys he scouted and landed.
Maybe the best of the best, but year in and year out, his teams are made up of about 60-70% of legacies, fan boys, and family.
It's not, but i'm basing my opinion on the last few years as well as Iowa's style.
I think assumptions are being made that Kris Murray and Tony Perkins have made significant offseason strides. Sandfort as well,l to a lesser extent. I actually do tend to agree that these assumptions could be valid. The team won't have a player as good as Keegan Murray or Luka Garza, but the top 3 players will be better than the top 3 were either of the last two seasons IMO. What's more is Fran's system generally does yield good to great offensive results. The question I have, that really will determine just how good they can be offensively, is can they shoot it well enough? Outside of Kris Murray and Sandfort, I don't think they have a lot of guys who have proven they can knock down 3's consistently. Perkins and McCaffery shot it in the 32-33% range last year, which is fine, but not scary good by any means. And yes, I do realize that either of them would have been top 3 or 4 at ISU with those %'s a year ago. LOL
Well, legacies plus guys who grew up Iowa fans and/or within 50 miles of Iowa City.
And all white guys too. Imagine trying to compete at a high level of basketball with 7 white guys on the team lol
So, the career 31% shooter who has never shot above 34% is going to shoot over 37% this year? Eickholt with a big take.
