Not at all. They have different skill sets and can guard different positions. McCollum has said (and his most successful teams have done this) that he likes playing a guard, 3 hybrids and a true center. So if that lineup covers 3 positions, and you have 4 listed, it would appear we’d actually need another in case of illness or injury
Both of the current freshmen with much potential. Ben likes bigs who can shoot. I really like both forwards coming in and Harris looks more like the wing type. Neither represents our two greatest positions of need another big and at least one point guard.
It's like people forget the transfer portal exists, or that they think we'll only get more '6'8 white guys' there.
Or they don’t understand a guy showed up with a mid-major roster, won 20 games for the first time in years, had a top 10 upset, just might know what he’s doing.
Squad balance is too lofty a concept for these people. Don't bother lolNot at all. They have different skill sets and can guard different positions. McCollum has said (and his most successful teams have done this) that he likes playing a guard, 3 hybrids and a true center. So if that lineup covers 3 positions, and you have 4 listed, it would appear we’d actually need another in case of illness or injury
I’ll ask again, are you aware of our current targets? Or are you hung up on “adding” guys who are either already here or are in the fold?
Makes the 'yeet Folgueiras into the sun' takes so funny to me. 1) that's the kind of big Ben loves, 2) we're going to struggle to replace Bennett's production next year so lets jettison a stretch 5. Make it make sense.
And how is that working out? And 6’8” aren’t “Bigs” but we’re adding two more of this into the mix - both expecting to play. So, BM gonna have numerous dudes with the same measurements to choose from.
It doesn't make sense. Folgueiras will become a key piece next season. I like the skillset Jirak brings to the table and another thing that doesn't make sense how little he plays once we got into conference season. Ideally you want a freshman big to only play situationally but he hasn't seen much time on the court. Trevor has good passing skills and plays well out of the high post.
It won't be easy to replace all the scoring that we will lose -Stirtz and possibly Banks. But who knows, anything is possible with the portal!
Completely behind McCollum and will travel to first round NCAA site. With that being said, losing to one of those teams is excuseable. Losing to all three is not.
Unfortunately it pales in comparison to some of the idiots over there.
Maybe Ben wants Jirak to develop more physically to be a presence down low, but I'm not sure either. Regardless, he has shown enough to at least see limited minutes in every game.
Agreed. Would be great to have a true rim protector so we don't have our Forwards defending Centers. It would also help defend the dribble drive penetration that we have allowed vs quick guards.
I've never checked out the off topic board. This is a sports fan forum -why even have such a thing?
He'll just change his name and slither away under a rock.
If you're not going to count them then why ask?
We have no signature wins. We’ve lost to every other ranked team this season, and the next two games are guaranteed L’s.
I'd call Nebraska a signature win. They're 10/12 depending on the poll. Why on earth wouldn't you count it?
Of course you don't. Everyone else in the world who follows college basketball does however.
Right up there with dumbest post ive read on here. Ya, lets just ignore the top 10 win we have. No reason to count it. Next 2 are guaranteed losses, even though we already beat one of those teams and have the other at home which gives us a better chance. Ben hasn’t made the case for good recruits to look at iowa, other than already signing 2 4*’s and taking a PG from D2 and turning him into a projected top 15 pick.
Wow. I bet you're a load of fun to be around. So damn negative. Writing them off before the portal opens or the high school recruits commit.
Yep great call and I'm gonna use it on a "twit" that's wasting everyone's time reading his/her/it's garbage.
So seriously. Is there any reason why you are quitting on a coach in his very first year at the helm? Were you expecting a Drake roster to compete for a B1G championship? It's a middling team with middling results this year, but you have to give any coach at least 3-4 years to show what they're capable of delivering. After that judgements can be made.
We suck and should fire everyone and then make Beth walk the plank.
What BIG win has Iowa had this year, if we are not counting BIG wins?
fran did engineer some fine seasons and deploy some talented players. i was just projecting bmac’s first season in context not hating on fran
