I’ll give you a straight answer. It’s truly hard to tell. He’s got great recruits and transfer(s). He’s got at least a couple of starters from last year coming back. He’s got Howard and Sage, who were very good for freshmen. And Ben can definitely coach. So, I think we might be in good shape, especially if we get the kid from St. Mary’s, Andrew McKeever. However, it seems like Michigan State, Purdue, and Michigan have a lot of good talent returning next season. I don’t know about the other BIG teams, their returnees, and transfer portal situation.
Jesus don't say that.Nope. Going to be terrible. Our Elite 8 with mid-major talent and a first-year coach was all a fluke. McCollum stinks and can’t coach …
To add to your post. Indiana brought in alot of portal talent, Maryland has a top five freshman class. Actually Purdue loses four starters, they might drop a bit. Nebraska loses alot also. UCLA will be tough.
I think you’re right with clear top 2. Talent wise could be right but with coaching I’d put Purdue and Maryland over IU even with tad lesser talent. I know Williams has 2 5* and think got a medical RS for big guy who played against us in Dec. for Maryland. Wisconsin got hit hard by transfer bug and have a huge task of replacing Boyd and Blackwell. Another one curious about is Nebraska. Seen Hoiberg bringing in lot of transfer with pryce and Frager main 2 returning, but one thing for sure they won’t catch teams by surprise next yr.
Has there ever been an athlete at the University of Iowa named “Tate” who wasn’t a star?
IU bringing in an entire new team (again) and you have them above us? You’re falling for the portal stars my friend.
Agree. Iowa is looking up, but the B10 is TOUGH.Will they Hawks be "any good"? There is no doubt in my mind they will be "some form of good".
But the B1G is a powerhouse, and getting better.
So, my question is, "Will they be good enough to finish in the Top half (or Top 1/3) of the B1G?"
I suspect that when Sage and Thompson are on the floor together next year that the scoring we lose with the departure of Stirtz...will be "found". A real dynamic duo, if you will.
Don't forget about Koch as well. Cooper started to come on at the end of the season and will become a real key next season with a year in the system and the toughness he brings to the table. With Coleman in the fold now we have a natural facilitator who looks like a decent shooter himself.
Good point, but I am not forgetting about him, I just didn't mention him since he was already a starter this year. I suspect his PPG will rise next year too. It will have to in order to backfill the Stirtz PPG this year. All good.
6" 7'. 210 lbs of hustle and guts with a lot of talent. The team is better when he's on the floor.
Not having Bennett back, I'd say that's pretty fair.Will they Hawks be "any good"? There is no doubt in my mind they will be "some form of good".
But the B1G is a powerhouse, and getting better.
So, my question is, "Will they be good enough to finish in the Top half (or Top 1/3) of the B1G?"
I'm convinced you are an idiot or just not very informed. All of Fran's players except Koch left. Ben's team plays great defense and runs very good offensive sets. Fran never got to the sweet 16.
You haven't been playing very close attention, have you?
Really curious to see how Devries does next year. Thought he supposedly also had a good NIL budget to work with last year and didn't make the tournament. Maybe his 2nd year will be much better... But I'm still glad we got Ben intead.
The portal is just another form of HS recruiting. In State (or players with an Iowa connection) are your best bet. After that, Iowa is a school with very little National cache (although the E8 helped) competing for top players. Add to that in many cases - less money.
Especially when your team plays in the Big 12. Right? Oh no the sky is falling!
Where do you think the vast majority of the successful portal transfers are coming from? The guys who entered college under recruited or developed late. Most of the upper D-1 transfers were not overly successful at their original school(s). Or they would have stayed there for one reason or another.
