NikeHawk21
Well-Known Member
So I found myself agreeing with this position “if Iowa doesn’t make the NCAA tournament next year we should fire Fran.” However when you think about it more does that really make sense?
Look at the team we are watching this year, does anyone think they have any chance of making the tournament next year? By all accounts Weiskamp is a big time player, but as a freshman is he really going to come in and all the sudden solidify our perimeter defense? Unlikely. Cmac won’t help there either. Is Garza going to turn into the rim protector we hoped he could be? Cook hasn’t improved much on defense this year, and it’s unlikely Garza gets much more fleet of foot, a guy who struggles with positioning and is slow of foot is going to continue to have issues in my estimation. Moss is in his 3rd year on campus now, and he still doesn’t know how to use a screen to get himself open, I don’t see that changing. Pemsl and JBo are basically at their basketball ceilings.
I think the only realistic route to the tournament next year would be if Ellingson grad transfers and Fran can land a legit grad transfer or JUCO guard. The chances of that happening are unfortunately very very slim.
Maybe the argument is Fran has earned one more year because he pulled us from the depths. But other than that I don’t see any reason to wait until after next year to move on. If we do that our 2019 recruiting class would likely completely fall apart. Btw the MCaf boys are not program changers. Connor was extremely overrated at every level, and likely a mid major type player, and Pat might be a P5 player when he develops, but he is in no way a blue chipper. As far as Weiskamp goes I think he committed to the school, and I think a potential new coach could keep him on board.
We know nothing will happen with Barta at the helm, so this is a hypothetical, but this is about being proactive, as much as it pains me to say it, I think it’s time to move on.
Look at the team we are watching this year, does anyone think they have any chance of making the tournament next year? By all accounts Weiskamp is a big time player, but as a freshman is he really going to come in and all the sudden solidify our perimeter defense? Unlikely. Cmac won’t help there either. Is Garza going to turn into the rim protector we hoped he could be? Cook hasn’t improved much on defense this year, and it’s unlikely Garza gets much more fleet of foot, a guy who struggles with positioning and is slow of foot is going to continue to have issues in my estimation. Moss is in his 3rd year on campus now, and he still doesn’t know how to use a screen to get himself open, I don’t see that changing. Pemsl and JBo are basically at their basketball ceilings.
I think the only realistic route to the tournament next year would be if Ellingson grad transfers and Fran can land a legit grad transfer or JUCO guard. The chances of that happening are unfortunately very very slim.
Maybe the argument is Fran has earned one more year because he pulled us from the depths. But other than that I don’t see any reason to wait until after next year to move on. If we do that our 2019 recruiting class would likely completely fall apart. Btw the MCaf boys are not program changers. Connor was extremely overrated at every level, and likely a mid major type player, and Pat might be a P5 player when he develops, but he is in no way a blue chipper. As far as Weiskamp goes I think he committed to the school, and I think a potential new coach could keep him on board.
We know nothing will happen with Barta at the helm, so this is a hypothetical, but this is about being proactive, as much as it pains me to say it, I think it’s time to move on.
