Impressed with that young man. Focused on the future. Interesting how many shots he takes and that he's gained 20 lbs of muscle.
Trey Thompson
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One more thing, he said coach wants to win and so do I.
Here is the full interview with Trey. He and his family were fully on board with the redshirt this year. Had a health issue early in the season and that set him back at bit. Now up to 233 pounds. He was there offensively, but defense was what led to the redshirt.
Nice to know some help is coming for the offense.
Another one of many super high quality young men on this team. He will be a Hawk next year.
Just caught Trey on Hawk Talk. What a great kid! That was a fun interview to watch and listen to. Plenty of questions, answers, and laughter from all three. That kid is pretty knowledgeable around old school pro hoops too! He's a great addition to the team, willing to work hard, listen, and learn. Good stuff indeed. Wish him the best.
Hope it works out, but redshirting in this day and age seems silly. If his offense is really that good, we sure could have used it this year.
Depends on the individual
Trey is only 17 yrs old.
He's gained 20+ lbs of muscle in 9 months
He clearly was not physically mature enough for BIG.
The only way this would be a mistake is if he leaves after next year. He sounds like he wants to be here for 4 more years. He was sick for first 6 weeks of season anyway.
I wish Jirak had redshirted , for same reasons.
We are going to be more of a developmental program than a portal program.
Not to mention Tate. Great foundation that will produce many wins once we get warriors at the 1 and 5 spots.
If offense alone were the criteria for playing time under McCollum then Hausen would be playing "Stirtz-like" minutes. I think this redshirt decision was in the best interests of all involved.
I wish Jirak had been redshirted as well. He's played just 124 minutes in Iowa's 27 games (4.6 minute/game average)
He probably needed the experience since he’ll be counted on heavily next year. Hope we can land a more athletic 6’11’ish rim protector type in the portal to pair with him.
Most people mean “good weight” when they say muscle. 20 lbs of good weight is certainly possible in that time frame. Agree with you that pure muscle only, probably not
What you eat, when you eat, how you work out....it's not impossible. Manyawu did that in less time after he got here.