My bad.. I knew what you meant.. I shouldn’t have chose your tweet to quote.. was just getting aggravated people jumping to conclusions
Addie Deal enters transfer portal
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The other relevant issue is money. Deal may been been told she was getting less after year one with money to be allocated elsewhere.
Yes- a top 10 team is pretty impressive her second season.
I saw Remmerde play in the Game Time league once, she was something else! Also, I think think that bad injury year was Stacy Schlapkohl, Jenee Graham and Nicole Vanderpol?
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And Deal is older than Stremlow. One of the reasons she was highly ranked was because she was playing against much younger players and then reality set in once she got to college and mom and dad couldn't tip the scales in her favor.
Maybe deal couldn't handle the spotlight and expectations. Wasn't the parents or someone saying the pressure was really getting to her? Or was that some fake ai stuff. She definitely got her chance to make an impact and she didn't do it. Yeah she had a couple good games but many more poor ones. She will never be a star on a top team. Still hate to see her go
From what I have been told and somewhat good connection is all this had to do more with her agency than her herself. Everyone needs to fully understand that these agents only make $ if their clients are playing because when they originally sign them its at a lot smaller portion knowing they are going to make their $ in the next couple of years. As some have stated if you really look at who the ones are out there that really promote the rankings and the stars its the agents that are representing these athletes because they know the higher the star the more money that comes with even thou that player is not remotely close to the star rating. I know a young HS athlete that recently changed schools for their senior year because the agent that worked his way in to sign this athlete wanted them at a different school and trained by different people, that was part of the contract and if you wanted the $ you did as you were told. Look, being from Iowa we get enamoured with the stars in all sports and when you pick up a 4 or 5 star kid you think instant success and that kid is already better than the 3 star kid we have on our team, I get it. Lets be honest go way back to Jans preseason press conference when she said repeatably were going to have to be patient with these fresh and I think she knew then that Deal althou a high star athlete was not going to show it as quick as people thought. I honestly think Deal was just slow athletically and that in itself effected the rest of her game and how she played. I hope she lands somewhere and has a big career but I don't think it will be at a high major unless she works on her quickness and ball handling or she will be in the same situation as she is today. Agents control todays game not the players or coaches and when people ask who is looking out for your athlete I hope you say the coaches because the agents are looking out for their pocketbook, the coaches will still be there for you 20 years from now.
I don’t know if she’ll end up at UCLA or not, and I don’t care. She might be ok to be a role player somewhere else. When she came to Iowa, she was expecting to be the star, most fans were expecting that. Now that there’s been a reality check, that changes everything.
Trainers, medicalWhen she thanked the staff, is she referring to the coaches or teachers?
Agree - staff is definitely not including the coaches.....This was an intentional move on Deal's part. Over the past few years and 100's of announcements read on social media, players will typically mention, by name, the coaches they were thankful for.
When I hear 5 star I think of UConn, South Carolina, LSU type players. Her lack of athleticism was shocking
Raygun had a warehouse sale in Des Moines last fall. Picked up a Cade McNamara as well as a Molly D and a couple others. Probably those left from that go to Africa.
I don't know if she's leaving because of money or playing time or both. But if I had to guess I would think that money is part of it. It's not easy to take a pay cut and especially if it's related to the quality of your work. Most people at any job would look to leave. But this is the reality, management doesn't want to overpay and the person feels insulted. But oh well, that's the new world of college sports, it's no long amateur, they're professionals and that's the way it needs to be treated. These kids (and they are kids) don't get to ask for a lot of $, and then expect to be treated as kids.
That;s going to be embarrassing when you take your trip to Africa and there's a bunch of people wearing the same shirt as you.
there is as big a gap between Mcdonald's high school all american 5 star girls and college players as there is the top 4 teams in womens hoops and all other teams.
This difference is not the same on the mens side.
This difference is not the same on the mens side.
It's exciting when Iowa lands a 5-star. There was, unfortunately, nothing exciting about watching Addie Deal play. In no way should 5-star rated players be projects or in the "developmental" category.
Addie just couldn't cut it.
Secondly: I think Jan Jenson sucks and will be out sooner rather than later.
Why are you implying there is concern without actual info? If you have any actual info to suggest that, I'd love to hear it
Deal feeling cheated is more a reflection on her entitlement and selfishness than anything. We ran the offense that overachieved and ended #2 in the B10. This is a program, not an Addie Deal development camp. We're not gonna put team success behind one recruit's whims (to say nothing of other player development). Heiden felt "ready" her fresh year, saw no time and realized she had to improve, so she put in the work and is now All-B10. Deal felt entitled to her preferences, played like **** and then quit rather than face her shortcomings
Multiple defections is the new normal in the NIL era. Its happening at every school. Unless any top players leave, its not a cause for concern. It also means there are many quality players available in the portal. For all we know, they left because Jan was honest about their future playing time and has other players lined up already
wow you are really stupid aren't you...this BS you typed up was full of lies and utter BS....go away tool
I was just told the coaches are not surprised at all about Deal leaving and she "has been unhappy all year".
What did he say that wasn’t true. Should we not have run the offense through our best player Heiden? What did Deal do to earn more time? She got her moment on the West Coast and it was to big for her. Then we inserted Stremlow and played great down the stretch. This is all fact.
We know who the players are. ERod is obvious. then it's Teegan and Hayes. The latter 2 are dependent on how motivated they are to work and Jan's honest evaluation of their ability (just like Levin). Hayes got a chance and regressed badly. Teegan never saw the court after game 1.
That's a pretty crazy response. So let's hear the fact.
I agree 100% and unfortunately, it showed against better competition.
With all that has been speculated about Emely for months, it is somewhat surprising that she wasn't the first player out the door when the season ended. Now, 3 players have beaten her to the punch. Perhaps she really is "evaluating her options." Any chance Addie's departure changes the equation for Emely?
Usually when you respond with insults and name calling you don't have much of an argument.
Isn't it ironic that Brandon Clay ( IG Upper Eschelon ) Is not only an agent but also a voter for the McDonalds all american game as well as the naismith award and you wonder where these stars come from Infront of athlete names. Just so happens he represents both Deal and Levin as well as others of his clients in the portal. He markets a bunch of HS athletes.
You're free to criticize anything I said and provide support for your argument. Instead you attacked me personally with insults and tried to dismiss my points out of hand, which is telling
This is exactly the kind of "moody" player McCollum hates and believes will sink your locker room. Do we also think he's a bad coach that should throw out his system and principles to appease one player?
It maybe indicates the coaches didn't do their homework during her recruitment?
I don't know if she was moody or not...or an energy vampire. She seemed engaged during games. I assume that through conversations between Jan and Addie, and possibly parents, Addie expressed disappointment she wasn't playing more. That's how I took it. I will give the kid the benefit of the doubt that she wasn't an energy suck like McCollum can't stand. I agree with Ben...they are my LEAST favorite players...kids who just drain the life out of a practice with their moodiness. Everyone in the gym knows they are in a bad mood.
I'm just going off what is being said here, I have no inside info. But if you are reportedly unhappy all year and carrying that with you, it obviously translated to her performance. That to me is the type of thing McCollum referred to, if not explicitly. He wants players without egos, willing to contribute however they are needed and do the work. She has obvious shortcomings but decided to quit rather than work on them
Where will Addie end up? I can tell you she wouldn’t be getting any meaningful minutes on these teams that were in the Elite Eight.
She's going to need to have a specialty of some kind, and at this point I haven't seem one from her.
You have an opinion. Now maybe we should discuss some actual facts. Here is a direct comparison between Stremlow and Deal on a per 40 basis in conference play this year along with their team rank amongst the 9 regular rotation players:
Assists
Stremlow 6.9 (1)
Deal 3.7 (5)
Turnovers
Deal 3.4 (7)
Stremlow 3.6 (8)
Assist/Turnover Ratio
Stremlow 1.9 (4)
Deal 1.1 (8)
Effective FG %
Stremlow 65.3% (2)
Deal 50.0% (6)
Points
Stremlow 13.7 (4)
Deal 13.7 (4)
Rebounds
Stremlow 3.7 (6)
Seal 3.0 (8)
Steals
Stremlow 1.8 (2)
Deal (9)
PER
Stremlow 16.0 (4)
Deal 8.1 (7)
MPG
Stremlow 25.5 (6)
Deal 16.2 (8)
Strem was easily the more efficient player and if you average out the performance metrics rankings Strem averages out to 3.6 whereas Deal sits at 6. They turned it over at nearly the same rate but Strem had a much higher assist rate. Both players had better overall metrics than KF and Hayes and Deal was essentially a wash with McCabe. Stremlow had the best metrics of any guard on the team.
Strem was a much better player this year. It really wasn't even close.
Revisionist history. In conference play she played over 16 minutes per game.
Yes it is. Much better than Deal's by comparison.