Recent content by kicker22

Sure we need bigs, but at this point I don't think you can prioritize one over the other. We've got too many spots to fill to focus solely on one position/need.

I wouldn't say great offensive players, but I'd say they all fit the same mold of being skinny and lengthy and fit the mold of a stereotypical perimeter player. Fran recruited shooters and when they were on the did exactly what Fran wanted them to do. That said I think those players were far...

I understand the competitive disadvantages we're going to experience and I agree that there is room for concern, but at the same time weren't we also under a competitive disadvantage with Fran at the helm where we ignored the importance of defense and rebounding to play a style in which we...

No you're absolutely right. My issue I guess isn't so much the build, although I'd love some absolute bruisers, but the fact that 89-90% of the roster make up is perimeter players. Guys that grow up on the perimeter simply aren't going to be used to banging in the paint all game long. That's...

Just my opinion, but every Drake player we add gets us that much closer to landing bigger fish. And I wouldn't write those guys off either. Can they win a bigten title, doubtful, but that's not to say they couldn't end up being role players in the new system. Got to start somewhere.

Honestly at this point I'd put my faith in "Drake's team" versus the Iowa team what we'd put out the past two years going into next season. After that however I'd hope that the "Drake team" changed the culture in Iowa City and we could continue to build a culture and program that could compete...

For stretches, maybe but not on a consistent basis game in and game out. That's like saying our offense was built on attacking the basket. We could do it, but the make up of the team was built around perimeter shooters. I agree that part of it is a "want to" issue, but based simply on...

My problem with Fran hiring a defensive analyst is you still have to emphasize defense and recruit defenders. Fran didn't do that. It's hard to take tall slender perimeter players and get them to bang in the paint on the defensive end and really hit the glass. Fran's guys were recruited to...

I honestly value your opinion but I would definitely disagree with not being in a rut last season. Had we not beat Nebby the last game of the regular season we would have missed out on finishing in the top 15 in the conference and would have missed the BigTen tournament altogether. You're...

Remind us where we were the last two years. I think based on your reminding us where we were 2 years ago and where we were at the end of the this season you'd see that rut.

Unfortunately "Cinderella stories" are a thing of the past, but from a basketball perspective the games should be better later in the tournament, just without the major upsets along the way. I think from a strictly basketball perspective it's not a bad thing, but the "one shining moment"...

Not disagreeing with you, but it's always been "all business". The difference is now the athletes aren't unpaid interns and actually are "players" in the game and not pawns, in a billion dollar industry.

I saw that as well. In my opinion to blindly put faith in a new hire without talking to them or exploring options isn't a matter of loyalty, but rather an individual lack of intelligence. There's absolutely nothing wrong with players taking a step back, and entering the portal, to carefully...

I'm not disagreeing with you, but who says defections have to be a bad thing. We want Ben to have his guys here playing his system. If we're being honest those very same players "defecting" were also part of the reason Fran didn't get the results needed to keep his job and was terminated. If...

I get it. But I'm saying there getting paid to play the sport they love in college. We can spin it all we want, but with the money he's making I don't feel bad at all for him and nor would I expect him to if I was in his position. I agree with you that I wouldn't let it "ruin my senior year"...