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I think one aspect that is slightly overlooked is how good Drake might have been next year. They were likely bringing the same core back. And while some of those kids had already played together at NW MO St, last year was really year 1 for that group (several players from other schools, Howard...

Do we know roughly how much they are spending?

But do you wish he was a baller? I guess the main question is what would he do if he had a girl who looked good?

My guess is he was welcomed back but that there would not be a scholarship for him. And he probably already has a degree or can get one from Iowa soon, so it makes more sense to try to get a scholarship somewhere else, have fun playing in games, and pick up a masters for free.

Seems like a super nice kid who is a hard worker and absolutely should not be occupying a scholarship spot for a new staff trying to build a roster.

Jesus. Better dead than red my man. In my estimation, no bigger rival to Iowa football over the last 30 years than Wisconsin. Every Hawkeye fan should hope they fall back to the bottom feeders they were for decades and decades. You should have every reason to dislike them. Nebraska, Iowa...

He was steady. Not at the level of those other guys.

I'll just throw this out there, too. I think most of us would probably agree point guard is the most important position in college basketball, right? Maybe by quite a bit? And our new coach recruited, signed and developed two point guards - Trevor Hudgins and Bennett Stirtz - who are better...

And if the reality is trying to find players undervalued by the market, give me McCollum's system every time over Fran's. McCollum's system emphasizes a team defensive approach, discipline, patience, intelligence, and grit. (Some parallels to Iowa football here). While Fran seemed to be really...

My sources say Mulvey's number was south of that at Siena.

Yep, love this narrative of "just Drake players." The Hawks are getting the top half of a roster that went 31-4 and were some tough minded SOBs. More importantly, they know how to play McCollum's defense, which is all about the whole being greater than the sum of its parts. Those guys will set...

Sounds like Iona's fired coach is coming aboard. Remember him? Native Iowan, led Farleigh Dickinson to a big upset a couple years ago. That's huge in my opinion - adding a legit head coach to the staff. I doubt there is any chance this happens, but if I'm McCollum, I make a run at Ben Johnson...

I think a better question to ask is just how good could this Iowa team be, given they signed the best player available at the most important position in the sport, and who arguably is their best point guard in the past 25-30 years. With 2/3 of the roster still TBD. I see more upside/high ceiling...

And to be fair, maybe most of the feedback was that a coaching change was needed. And/or changes to Carver. So beyond his control at that point (with the changes requiring more funds that wouldn't be donated until he was gone).

Kirk came to his crossroads after 2014 and decided to take in the feedback from fans and Mary, and even hired a PR firm to get additional perspective. Beth collected all kinds of fan feedback from focus groups around the state this past year. I'm guessing when presented with fans' sentiments...

Sounds like Gaten will not be on staff. Wouldn't have expected any staff holdovers given McCollum's background is already Iowa and Missouri.

I don't know anything about Dix, other than he seemed like a quiet, even-keeled kid who played really hard. And on the court, totally played the right way. Made the extra pass, moved the ball, bought into the team basketball concept. Who knows.

It's also not football. You can't simply hire a defensive coordinator and let him do his thing with a mutually exclusive set of players. Fran's whole system is getting the ball up the court as quickly as possible and hopefully getting a shot in transition before the defense can get set. ("Best...

Totally, Freeman should get what he can. From a team's strategic standpoint, though, I wonder what his value is? NBA teams look at a Win Shares metric. From that perspective, I would guess there are players available under $500k that stack up as well as Freeman if not better when it comes to...

It'll be interesting to watch analytics increasingly be embraced in college basketball, especially for these portal guys with some significant sample sizes at the D1 level. I would guess most teams aren't doing this yet, at least not compared to what's been taking place in the NBA for years now...