Álvaro Folgueira

[thedukeofearl]

You know people initially were excited about Lick when he came in. The thought process evolved around what an upgrade Iowa would be over the small program that Butler came from.

If Lick could do well at Butler, surely he would do gang busters at a bigger program like Iowa. Surely he would get even better recruits.

Lick had trouble recruiting B1Gs and his offense was boring to watch. Lick was the precursor to Fran. We were so happy to have someone “Fran” that wouldn’t put you to sleep watching the game.

I think Lick and.Brian should stick to something more their speed, like watching paint dry.

To your point though about How some of Lickliters best players left his team’s. I can’t help but wonder if it had more to do with Lick’s personality more than anything else?

I don’t think personality will be a factor.with Ben. Ben appears to be well liked by players and coaches.

I still scratch my head over the low turnouts at the Iowa Men’s basketball games. Is the economy effecting the way people spend their money in Iowa? I mean there’s a big gap between going to a Lickliter coached basketball game and a Fran coached basketball team. Lick and Fran seem to be polar opposites. One couldn’t coach offense and the other struggled with defense.

I expect to see a more moderate type of basketball under Ben. A team with balanced scoring and defense. Will that turn out to be more effective? The truth is none of us know at this point. Expectation’s were also high when Alford came to Iowa City. One of the biggest gripes about Alford was in ineptitude in March. Hummm, why does that sound familiar? Also with Steve people didn’t seem to care too much for his personality.

As far as personality goes I have to give that award to Mr. Davis Davis. Tom had a likable personality.

I guess this fall we will see what Ben is going to be about.

Perhaps a little homework would have revealed the value of Brad Stevens

After Matta left Butler following the 2000–01 season, new head coach Todd Lickliter promoted Stevens to a full-time assistant coach. Under Lickliter, Stevens was active in every aspect of the game: skills instruction, game preparation, in-game coaching, and recruiting. Butler was 131–61 during Stevens' time as an assistant coach

 

[BigD]

I think we would be foolish to deny that the explosive success by the Iowa women has impacted the men’s crowds. I wonder how many fans added the relatively inexpensive women’s season tickets to their existing men’s tickets? Then the pick and choose game begins. I would add that late starts of midweek games, maybe older fans no longer able to attend consistently, the elusive impact of apathy, and a couple of years of downturn in wins, may suggest the perfect storm, loss of attendance.

Lack of student involvement is a well recognized issue. We do need to remember that when classes don’t meet, kids go home. I will continue to wonder if fans are frustrated with the high turnover on the rosters. Fans unable to follow players for three or four years, and watch their development, many of whom are local heroes, must have an impact. Think Ronnie Lester, Chris Street, Matt Gatens, Luka, and many others.

Now we need to get behind our new coach and a ton of unknown players…

This whole thing could be very damaging to college sports except for die hard NBA and NFL fan's who watch college sports thinking this guy or that guy would look good on my pro team. It is always fun to watch a unheralded player make it big. That was fun watching a Hawkeye player score a TD on an interception in the Superbowl. That's not something you see every day.

I can envision the AD's and University Presidents eventually getting together and making some basic ground rules for the sake of the sport.

You make a great point about watching a kid join a school and watching them progress through the years. That still could happen but if all things evolve around money it will a less and lesser thing witnessed moving forward. You will lose fan's.

 

[BigD]

Are you one of these people that think that Barta should have recognized that Brad Stevens was the Theo Epstein of basketball?

Do you think Barta should have recognized what Danny Ainge saw, and everyone else missed, outside of the Butler program?

Having Barta gone only improves Iowa Hawkeye Sports.

 

[BigD]

Perhaps a little homework would have revealed the value of Brad Stevens

After Matta left Butler following the 2000–01 season, new head coach Todd Lickliter promoted Stevens to a full-time assistant coach. Under Lickliter, Stevens was active in every aspect of the game: skills instruction, game preparation, in-game coaching, and recruiting. Butler was 131–61 during Stevens' time as an assistant coach

Excellent, excellent point sir. Did Lickliter end up coaching in the NBA? I am joking, I am joking. Seriously though is he still coaching or parking cars somewhere?

 

[HawkeyeHypnosis]

This is excellent news.

 

[HawkeyeHypnosis]

This from HawkCentral has many comments from his former coach at Robert Morris. Here’s just one comment:

“He’s got a great competitiveness to him,” Toole said. “We didn’t know how competitive he was when he first got here or when we were recruiting him, right? Because you’re not necessarily in some of those environments. But he plays with some toughness and he has competitiveness to him which is really neat and I think that’ll help carry him, as well.”

Robert Morris coach Andy Toole provides insight on Iowa basketball signee Álvaro Folgueiras

Robert Morris coach Andy Toole provides insight on what Iowa basketball is getting in reigning Horizon League Player of the Year Álvaro Folgueiras.

www.hawkcentral.com

 

[Hawkfnntn]

I think we would be foolish to deny that the explosive success by the Iowa women has impacted the men’s crowds. I wonder how many fans added the relatively inexpensive women’s season tickets to their existing men’s tickets? Then the pick and choose game begins. I would add that late starts of midweek games, maybe older fans no longer able to attend consistently, the elusive impact of apathy, and a couple of years of downturn in wins, may suggest the perfect storm, loss of attendance.

Lack of student involvement is a well recognized issue. We do need to remember that when classes don’t meet, kids go home. I will continue to wonder if fans are frustrated with the high turnover on the rosters. Fans unable to follow players for three or four years, and watch their development, many of whom are local heroes, must have an impact. Think Ronnie Lester, Chris Street, Matt Gatens, Luka, and many others.

Now we need to get behind our new coach and a ton of unknown players…

What's the difference between the prices? I'd think the womens games woulda been a way higher priced ticket then the mens the last few yrs.

Yeah those 8 pm starts are some total BS

The students will come back. Just prioritize em. Put em close to the court. Make it cheap for them to go and incentivize it in some ways with promotions etc. Obviously start winning games that matter and they'll start showing up. It just won't be overnight. Barta and Fran dug us a hole and it'll take a minute to get out of

 

[wwhawk]

Excellent, excellent point sir. Did Lickliter end up coaching in the NBA? I am joking, I am joking. Seriously though is he still coaching or parking cars somewhere?

131 - 61 .682 in 6 yrs @ Butler
38 - 58 .396 in 3 yrs @ Iowa
49 - 36 .576 in 2 yrs @ Marian Knights in the Crossroads League
16 - 53 .221 in 3 yrs @ Evansville
Last season at Evansville was 2021-2022.
Total: 232 - 208 .521
Wikipedia shows he is 70 yr old.
No mention of what he is doing now.

 

[NorthKCHawk]

131 - 61 .682 in 6 yrs @ Butler
38 - 58 .396 in 3 yrs @ Iowa
49 - 36 .576 in 2 yrs @ Marian Knights in the Crossroads League
16 - 53 .221 in 3 yrs @ Evansville
Last season at Evansville was 2021-2022.
Total: 232 - 208 .521
Wikipedia shows he is 70 yr old.
No mention of what he is doing now.

Laughing at how many millions he stole from Iowa and Evansville.

 

[CP87]

The Athletic has Iowa as one of the "winners" in the transfer portal circus:

Men’s college basketball transfer portal winners and losers, from Michigan to Memphis

College basketball's transfer portal is closed to new entries, and many familiar contenders and top coaches have done significant work.

www.nytimes.com

 

[CP87]

What's the difference between the prices? I'd think the womens games woulda been a way higher priced ticket then the mens the last few yrs.

Yeah those 8 pm starts are some total BS

The students will come back. Just prioritize em. Put em close to the court. Make it cheap for them to go and incentivize it in some ways with promotions etc. Obviously start winning games that matter and they'll start showing up. It just won't be overnight. Barta and Fran dug us a hole and it'll take a minute to get out of

Last year, Women's season tickets were $210 for adults, and $115 for youth.

Men's season tickets were about $350 ($325-$375, depending on location), and there was also a required per-seat contribution (not sure what this was), and there was no discount for youth tickets.

So, for my family (2 adults, 3 kids), the women's season tickets would be $765. The men's would be $1,750 plus the contribution. Also, based upon history, I am about 95% certain the women will meet or exceed expectations on the season, and about 75% certain the men will be a crushing disappointment. Easy choice.

I am pretty excited about the McCollum era...love his team construction thus far, and I was very impressed by the small amount of Drake I watched last year.

 

[Hawkfnntn]

Last year, Women's season tickets were $210 for adults, and $115 for youth.

Men's season tickets were about $350 ($325-$375, depending on location), and there was also a required per-seat contribution (not sure what this was), and there was no discount for youth tickets.

So, for my family (2 adults, 3 kids), the women's season tickets would be $765. The men's would be $1,750 plus the contribution. Also, based upon history, I am about 95% certain the women will meet or exceed expectations on the season, and about 75% certain the men will be a crushing disappointment. Easy choice.

I am pretty excited about the McCollum era...love his team construction thus far, and I was very impressed by the small amount of Drake I watched last year.

Wow that's quite a difference... I'm so out of the loop

 

[NorthKCHawk]

The Athletic has Iowa as one of the "winners" in the transfer portal circus:

Men’s college basketball transfer portal winners and losers, from Michigan to Memphis

College basketball's transfer portal is closed to new entries, and many familiar contenders and top coaches have done significant work.

www.nytimes.com

I guess its how you define the portal. We were the loser in that we lost an entire existing team, that had talent, to the portal. We were the winner in the sense that the new coach replaced the losses with a very good nucleus of players and Iowa has the chance to be formidable next season.

Here's the question that frames whether we won or loss in the portal:

If you could wave a wand and choose, would you keep every returning player and commit that Fran had coming in, and just have that team coached by McCollum next season; or would you prefer the new team that McCollum has assembled? From a proven talent at this level perspective, we lost more than we got.

 

[HuckFinn]

What's the difference between the prices? I'd think the womens games woulda been a way higher priced ticket then the mens the last few yrs.

Yeah those 8 pm starts are some total BS

The students will come back. Just prioritize em. Put em close to the court. Make it cheap for them to go and incentivize it in some ways with promotions etc. Obviously start winning games that matter and they'll start showing up. It just won't be overnight. Barta and Fran dug us a hole and it'll take a minute to get out of

 

[Zstatman]

I guess its how you define the portal. We were the loser in that we lost an entire existing team, that had talent, to the portal. We were the winner in the sense that the new coach replaced the losses with a very good nucleus of players and Iowa has the chance to be formidable next season.

Here's the question that frames whether we won or loss in the portal:

If you could wave a wand and choose, would you keep every returning player and commit that Fran had coming in, and just have that team coached by McCollum next season; or would you prefer the new team that McCollum has assembled? From a proven talent at this level perspective, we lost more than we got.

I would take the new. There's no telling if Freeman, Dix, Sandfort, Harding, Dembele, etc would have fit into BM's style of play. Would they put out the effort that will be required on the defnsive end? I don't know, maybe not.

There was a sense that the newcomers that were coming in might elevate the overall talent level of the team. ut look where they have gone, The 4 star recruit goes to Louisana-Lafayette, Johnson-Arigu goes to St Thomas in Minnesota, Briscoe visitinig Kent St and College of Charelston and Kiakite has landed nowhere. We got these guys to commit because they weren't all that good, that's the way I read it.

Now with the new guys, they understand what will be required of them and seemingly are ready to do it. I'll take that.

I see today that BM rounded out his staff with two more guys from his Drake staff, both with extensive histories with him. Then to round out his staff he gets a guy he knew when Barnwell was coaching high school ball in the Kansas City area before moving on to Texas Tech. They know him, he knows them.

 

[BigD]

131 - 61 .682 in 6 yrs @ Butler
38 - 58 .396 in 3 yrs @ Iowa
49 - 36 .576 in 2 yrs @ Marian Knights in the Crossroads League
16 - 53 .221 in 3 yrs @ Evansville
Last season at Evansville was 2021-2022.
Total: 232 - 208 .521
Wikipedia shows he is 70 yr old.
No mention of what he is doing now.

Thank you,

 

[NorthKCHawk]

I would take the new. There's no telling if Freeman, Dix, Sandfort, Harding, Dembele, etc would have fit into BM's style of play. Would they put out the effort that will be required on the defnsive end? I don't know, maybe not.

There was a sense that the newcomers that were coming in might elevate the overall talent level of the team. ut look where they have gone, The 4 star recruit goes to Louisana-Lafayette, Johnson-Arigu goes to St Thomas in Minnesota, Briscoe visitinig Kent St and College of Charelston and Kiakite has landed nowhere. We got these guys to commit because they weren't all that good, that's the way I read it.

Now with the new guys, they understand what will be required of them and seemingly are ready to do it. I'll take that.

I see today that BM rounded out his staff with two more guys from his Drake staff, both with extensive histories with him. Then to round out his staff he gets a guy he knew when Barnwell was coaching high school ball in the Kansas City area before moving on to Texas Tech. They know him, he knows them.

I think this is where I land as well. With the new team, we upgraded at PG and probably the 4. Sanford and the kid from K State are probably an even swap. But, Dix is the best wing player of the bunch and Freeman is the best Center. So, an argument can be made that the talent is fairly equal. But, having guys that fit the system, are hungry to prove themselves at this level, and that have chosen to be in this system rather than inheriting it, all favor the new squad.