He’s never played more than 8-9 in his career. Will be interesting to see as we have a logjam of small forwards, big guards. If Banks doesn’t come back which seems unlikely now, I’m assuming Thompson moves into that spot. But, we know Ben trust’s experience. We need someone who can replace Banks’s defense and toughness for sure. And we also know Thompson didn’t play because he was young and behind on defense.Makes you think Ben might want to play more than 8 or 9 per game
And Jirak might see action, too
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Kunnert was listed as a 7 footer although not sure people are thinking that far back
I’m thinking we end up something like this:
Starters:
Coleman
Combs
Sage
Koch
McKeever
Howard is top reserve in the backcourt, but one of Coleman/Combs is always on the floor to run the point.
Thompson and Harris are your top reserves at the forward spots.
Manyawu is backup center.
Spot/situational minutes for Coon and Jirak … Coon may get more time when/if he’s ready; Jirak gets more time if someone is in foul trouble or we need size.
It would not surprise me to see Howard starting ahead of Coleman, or Manyawu starting ahead of McKeever, at least at the start of the season. (After all, most everyone penciled Hausen and Folgueiras into the starting lineup last year, and neither happened.)
Deep bench is Matteoni, J. Koch, and McCollum.
Yeah, along the same lines how is he with contact?
Does he seek it, or is he just okay with it, or does he actually tend to avoid it? Hopefully he's got some Garza in him and/or there's someone on staff to bring that out (a la Frank, as previously mentioned) .
And yep, the Purdue interest alone would make you want to take a flyer on him. Gonna be fun to see how he pans out.
Fans love the guys who haven't played yet. The prospect/potential before the reality.
Well the hope is that the hawks are so good they are blowing teams out with 10 minutes to go and can give the end of the bench players some minutes. All 15 players on the team know who are the starters and the better players. But coaches need to get their younger players some time when they have a big lead. as an aside, I always thought that Kirk F was way too late putting in his backup QB in real games to give them reps.
I have never seem him play and I wonder if he missed a lot of close in shots because of some small bumping him that maybe some practice and coaching can help him focus to make shots
That is some ballet basketball in that video, exciting is the word. I had practically skipped watching Fran's last 4 teams until about mid to late January.
That Instagram, or whatever, post is about Drew Scharnowsk is 5 days old. The current reality: competition and predictions out there = Duke. So getting him would be a bit beyond shocking..
By all indications, he more than likely headed to DUKE.
Andrew is huge and as with most huge players, not particularly fluid on the court.
We will have to accept that.
Luka Garza is not fluid either, as he runs down the court pumping and flailing his arms and legs But as we know Luka had fire in belly attitude that he simply willed himself down that court by sheer desire and work.
Hopefully Andrew also is a worker.
I like the versatility of Andrew/ Cam gives us matchup wise.
Some opponents like Illinois feature huge big men, but others,like Nebraska and MSU had more mobile guys who could shoot from arc...now we have an answer for all commers...hopefully.
We will have to accept that.
Luka Garza is not fluid either, as he runs down the court pumping and flailing his arms and legs But as we know Luka had fire in belly attitude that he simply willed himself down that court by sheer desire and work.
Hopefully Andrew also is a worker.
I like the versatility of Andrew/ Cam gives us matchup wise.
Some opponents like Illinois feature huge big men, but others,like Nebraska and MSU had more mobile guys who could shoot from arc...now we have an answer for all commers...hopefully.
There are always guys not in top 50 that are hidden gems or the non seniors who develop over time. Jefferson for the clones I think was ranked in the 80-90 best portal additions. Tonje for Wisconsin 2 years who we had for a visit was considered a good get but far exceeded expectations.
I do think the coach matters a lot too how they incorporate transfers and teams meshes together and play as a whole. Pope at Kentucky brought in a ton of mercenaries and was a disaster or devries and IU. Flip side the good coaches like May or Hurley do a phenomenal job mixing returning players, with portal and HS guys. Why I’m excited for next year have a lot of continuity with all the guys returning.
I believe he transferred to D3 and ended up at U of Dubuque or Loras. But remember one year when I was at Iowa bball camp seeing him thinking this guy is going to be great by size alone….
curious how much jirek develops. Can he backup and give us 8-10 min a game? Against bigger teams like ILL and Purdue will need another big body. But with cam we can move him to 5 against smaller teams or depending on lineups they have. Saw how vs OSU when they didn’t have 7 ft at carver vs to having him in BTT how much more effective he was in first game.
Manyawu will be a senior, multi-year/multi-game starter, 4th year in McCollum’s system averaging around 20 minutes per game.
McKeever is the high priced much sought after 7ft3 transfer with a full year of starter experience.
I don’t see how Jirek plays much if at all with the Manyawu and McKeever manning the low post position. More likely that he takes a redshirt next season.
Good questions.
Lets say he got $3M. The agent then likely gets between $300,000 and $600,000.
Aren't amateur sports great?
You don’t have to read or troll my comments. Maybe find a hobby?
Just started reading this thread. But stopped for this post
I dont need anyone to tell me what to do!
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Yes, it is wonderful that today's students have such avenues as sports available to unwind and reinvigorate themselves for their rigorous pursuit of Nowledge.Good questions.
Lets say he got $3M. The agent then likely gets between $300,000 and $600,000.
Aren't amateur sports great?
Our hobby is to see just how dumb your comments can be
Some of you kids weren’t alive 45 years ago when Iowa had not one but two tall guys on campus: Michael Payne at 6-11 and Greg Stokes at 6-10. While an inch taller, Payne didn’t have the full body mass and was more a finesse player playing forward. Stokes weighed 220 pounds and was more of a banger, not quite Iowa’s version of Charles Barkley but close. Together they were known as the “Twin Towers.” They had been recruited by Lute Olson as he built a powerful Iowa program and were a defensive presence in the paint (although Stokes was shlt protecting against the back door cut, a scouting factoid exploited by many coaches.) Still they were fun to watch.
Welcome to Iowa, Mr. McKeever! Looking forward to seeing you in a Hawkeye uniform!
Probably. NCAA screwed Iowa again by not having a ruling on Banks and dragging it out. You can't pass up an offer from Duke being who they are and the bankroll.
I think Stokes and Payne were actually closer to 6-8 and 6-9. Stokes was a great player.
I thought Lohaus was 7ft.
Understand what you are saying but Thompson has a year in the system and he is going to be a real solid producer. Him and JR at wings are going to be a real tough cover let alone our 2 new freshman once they get settled.
Barkley and Stokes were nothing alike.
What a hobby? If you’re hobby consists of trolling comments, and randomly bashing people, maybe I should have said get a life? And again you do not have to read them.
Posted the numbers I remember from a long time ago (6-11 and 6-10) and are in their online bios. Did someone in the SID’s office exaggerate?
Exagerating players' heights, especially back in the day, I think was kinda common, and I do seem to remember that was what occurred with with Stokes and Payne.Posted the numbers I remember from a long time ago (6-11 and 6-10) and are in their online bios. Did someone in the SID’s office exaggerate?
Payne, iirc, was the slightly higher rated recruit (1st team Parade?) but Stokes evolved into the more effective talent. Great recruiting class!
I remember when we had to play Kent Hill and James Winters in the post.
Just fyi, the bashing isn't random...
Kent Hill was awesome, he was so strong he could push the tall skinny guy out of the lane.
They all exaggerate the heights. I had a PE class with Roy Marble and he was really only 6’ 3”. There’s no way he was 6’ 6”.Posted the numbers I remember from a long time ago (6-11 and 6-10) and are in their online bios. Did someone in the SID’s office exaggerate?