Seemingly never ending Iowa MBB thread (still going.....)
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I think Cook has more raw talent, but man does he make some bonheaded plays, hes also not quite as physical inside as I thought and he tries to force his shot too much.
I know he's only a freshman but his basketball IQ also doesn't seem very high. Solomon has really impressed me in this regard this season also compared to Cook.
I know he's only a freshman but his basketball IQ also doesn't seem very high. Solomon has really impressed me in this regard this season also compared to Cook.
Again, I think it depends on who coaches him. Neither would be very successful under Fran. Cook would probably have a better career than Young under CSP. But Cook will never be great under such a poor coach.
Probably Cook because I think Prohm could teach him how to play defense
Agree. If Iowa had a real coach, maybe this could improve. But Franny will just get red faced and stomp his feet like a child while the Hok fan base praises him for his "passion".
I dont know about that, he is shooting 52% from the field and rarely shoots from beyond 12 feet.
Some of his shots are tough and contested but he is fairly successful around the rim.
You could be right, Ive watched about 1/3 of Iowa's games so I dont know all the details. The times I have seen him in there he always shoots when he gets the ball in the post and misses alot of them. This is when he's not turning the ball over also.
Not that one guy that went to Oak Hill though. He was special, could have been a real good one.
Young is shooting 64% against a much tougher schedule
He also gets way better looks and isn't a focal point because he has way better guards and better players around him.
Interesting, considering he has made over half of his shots for the entire season.
You forgot to answer my question earlier. How is Oklahoma bad and Iowa is average but Oklahoma would be favored on a neutral court?
And 95% of his makes are probably dunks. The other 5% are just prayers that happen to get answered occasionally.
He can't answer it because he doesn't want to admit that Iowa would very clearly be 10th in the Big 12. I'm glad they are in the weak Big 10 so Fran can stick around for awhile.
Thats because Solomon knows his role and only shoots when he has a high percentage shot. Cook forces stupid shots because thinks he needs to carry the team when all he needs to do is make sure Jok gets the ball.
Not really, but that's how it appears to go on the few games I have watched. I like watching an occasional game with my Iowa friends and making fun of them when they call Fran a good coach.
Not in the top 70 of any of the major statistical categories, other than being upper 50s in rebounding. Ejim and McGee are in that league as well, I saw.
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