Bowen Born

[Clonefan32]

Look at aj green at UNI. same things were being said about him. Now isu and Iowa fans both are saying they wish they got him.

AJ Green was a Top 100, 4 star recruit who is 6' 4". Who said the same things about him as Born? I think the consensus on Green was he was going to tear it up in the Valley and I think Iowa and Iowa State would have gladly taken him both then and now.

 

[BillBrasky4Cy]

Look at aj green at UNI. same things were being said about him. Now isu and Iowa fans both are saying they wish they got him.

Are you out of your freaking mind? We would have loved to land AJ but everyone knew he was going to be a Panther. JFC you are comparing apples and oranges here.

 

[UNI1ISU2]

Height matters but you also have to look at their shot and what they can do. Chris Paul is only 6 foot tall

 

[snowcraig2.0]

I would imagine UNI would let him out of his LOI if ISU offered. I'd rather we were taking chances on kids like this from Iowa than kids like Leech or Anderson.

 

[snowcraig2.0]

My buddy who lives in Norwalk and is a huge UNI fan's exact words "he's going to find out quickly he's not going to be able to get shots off inside the 3 point line at the next level"

Nobody would be asking him to get shots inside the 3 point line.

 

[cybychoice]

Height matters but you also have to look at their shot and what they can do. Chris Paul is only 6 foot tall

You really wanna compare him to a 2x olympic gold medalist and 9x NBA Allstar?
Who also has a listed height of 6'1"

 

[cyfan92]

Look at aj green at UNI. same things were being said about him. Now isu and Iowa fans both are saying they wish they got him.

AJ Green was only ever going to UNI. ISU or Iowa would have gone full court press to get him if his dad wasn't on staff at UNI

 

[CyTwins]

Height matters but you also have to look at their shot and what they can do. Chris Paul is only 6 foot tall

Don't forget Tyler Ulis!

 

[Drew0311]

My buddy who lives in Norwalk and is a huge UNI fan's exact words "he's going to find out quickly he's not going to be able to get shots off inside the 3 point line at the next level"

I live in Norwalk also and go to games. He will get his shots off. He has done it for the Barnstomers in AAU against the top comp. If he was 5'11 black kid from Chicago nobody would say that. His problem is he is from small town Iowa and a white kid. Oh and one of the greatest Cyclones ever told me that about Bowen.

 

[CyTwins]

I live in Norwalk also and go to games. He will get his shots off. He has done it for the Barnstomers in AAU against the top comp. If he was 5'11 black kid from Chicago nobody would say that. His problem is he is from small town Iowa and a white kid. Oh and one of the greatest Cyclones ever told me that about Bowen.

Bold prediction: he shoots a higher percentage from 3 than from 2 his freshman year at UNI. Also I know Mike and really want Bowen to succeed at UNI but I still don't think he's a Big 12 player

 

[snowcraig2.0]

Bold prediction: he shoots a higher percentage from 3 than from 2 his freshman year at UNI. Also I know Mike and really want Bowen to succeed at UNI but I still don't think he's a Big 12 player

That may be true, but it feels like we are always taking chances on random kids from somewhere hundreds of miles away. Why not take a chance on the kids who are in your back yard if you are going to take a chance?

 

[Drew0311]

Bold prediction: he shoots a higher percentage from 3 than from 2 his freshman year at UNI. Also I know Mike and really want Bowen to succeed at UNI but I still don't think he's a Big 12 player

Oh I am not saying his bread and butter won't be shooting 3's. However, he can still get to the rim. That was what I was debating.

 

[CyTwins]

That may be true, but it feels like we are always taking chances on random kids from somewhere hundreds of miles away. Why not take a chance on the kids who are in your back yard if you are going to take a chance?

Who are we taking chances on? The Leech situation is completely different because of his upside. Anderson had P5 programs after him and was looked at as a stretch 4. We didn't reach on him he just didn't pan out

 

[CyTwins]

Oh I am not saying his bread and butter won't be shooting 3's. However, he can still get to the rim. That was what I was debating.

I don't think he will be able to at UNI. Hope I'm wrong though because I do want him to succeed there

 

[snowcraig2.0]

Who are we taking chances on? The Leech situation is completely different because of his upside. Anderson had P5 programs after him and was looked at as a stretch 4. We didn't reach on him he just didn't pan out

Leech was a chance because of the injury. Born is a chance for his height. Both are chances.

 

[CyTwins]

Leech was a chance because of the injury. Born is a chance for his height. Both are chances.

Yeah but the upside for Leech who Kentucky and Kansas wanted isn't even close to the same as the upside with Born

 

[LLCoolCY]

AJ Green was only ever going to UNI. ISU or Iowa would have gone full court press to get him if his dad wasn't on staff at UNI

ISU did go after AJ hard and he was in Ames often to catch games. Most experts thought if it wasn't for his dad being on staff at UNI ISU would have gotten his commitment by many experts.

In contrast Born was seen by the staff many times and not extended an offer, same evaluation as other P6 schools. That does mean something.

Good luck to Born in MVC and he maybe a very good player there but the difference in competition and athletes is another level up in the Big 12.

Let's not compare the two players.

 

[heitclone]

That may be true, but it feels like we are always taking chances on random kids from somewhere hundreds of miles away. Why not take a chance on the kids who are in your back yard if you are going to take a chance?

Agreed, its funny here to see people say Tre Jackson is going to be good but scoff at Born. Jackson had 20 offers, 18 were from mid majors, he was worth a risk. Idc about offering Born but it's funny how different a guy from out of state is treated.

 

[UNI1ISU2]

ISU did go after AJ hard and he was in Ames often to catch games. Most experts thought if it wasn't for his dad being on staff at UNI ISU would have gotten his commitment by many experts.

In contrast Born was seen by the staff many times and not extended an offer, same evaluation as other P6 schools. That does mean something.

Good luck to Born in MVC and he maybe a very good player there but the difference in competition and athletes is another level up in the Big 12.

Let's not compare the two players.

I am going to LMAO when Born goes against b12 teams and other p5 teams in non conference and NCAA tourney and lights them up. He plays with a chip on his shoulder

 

[EnkAMania]

Lol we all wanted Green. Stop lying

Green made a bunch of visits to Ames.