Álvaro Folgueira
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NorthKCHawk
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No clue. There are lots of websites that speculate on this sort of things, but these NIL contracts are not generally available to the public. It just depends on how much info the agent, player or collective let leak out.
In fairness, Fran had a pretty good class coming in next year and a lot of vets coming back. So, perhaps the money available for MBB was/is not as anemic as some on this board have stated. My sense is that we are middle of the pack for the conference, which is probably 3-4 million, but that is really uneducated guesswork. Whatever it costs, I like what I am seeing come in the door. A Drake nucleus that is supplemented with a bunch of winners who outgrew their current gigs. Seems like a good recipe.
The JBo-Joe Toussaint-Brock Harding days seem to be over... For now. Ben did try to land that 5'10 kid but struck out. I kinda like having the taller longer combo guards these days. Unless your shorty is just a total stand out stud having middle of the road guys that are on the small side just stunt your team.. (see what I did there?)
Zstatman
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Aren't all of our guards now in the 6'4"-6"6" range?
NorthKCHawk
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Yes. It continues a trend of positionless basketball. Every guy needs to be able to rebound, switch on defense, handle the ball, shoot, etc.
HuckFinn
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Past numbers say smaller guards (especially on the point) were quicker, better defenders, able to attack the basket, good at blow by, and preventing the same.
Let’s see how this pans out with taller guards. Hopefully…
99topdawg
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Stirtz, Banks, Manyawu, Combs, and Folgeuiras averaged 54.3 ppg for NCAA tournamment teams.
thedukeofearl
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NorthKCHawk
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I thought Marble was the best PG of the FM era. I also thought Josh Dix was a very effective PG and that might have even been his best position. As my coach used to say, you cannot coach a kid to be taller.
Hay Man
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I really wish we would have gotten Jake Kelly for 4 years at Iowa. He was a fun combo guard with really good size.
trj
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Conner might have been the best PG of the Fran era. Late in close games the ball wasn’t in Jbo or Perks’ hands…it was in Connors’
As far as Dix goes, couldn’t disagree more. He is so much better playing off the ball. He is such an efficient scorer/shooter…you just wanted him hunting shots.
NorthKCHawk
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Connor was the best leader Fran ever had and you want guys like that with the ball in their hands in the clutch. That said, Connor's greatest gift was feeding Garza and he did that from the wing better than any college player I have seen in the modern era. Feeding the post is a lost art in modern basketball.
Dix is an underrated passer and has good floor vision. He hunted plenty of shots with the ball in his hand. My point is that tall point guards can be effective, but yes, guys like that are usually good at the wing too.
BigD
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I think that both Connor and Patrick were overrated coming in. Four Star??? In what ways? May have been wisdom for the youngest son to not play in the Big Ten.
Maybe Patrick will have a good senior year. I wish them all three and their father the best moving forward. I believe Fran, Connor, and Patrick did the best that they could. Too bad things were so cold in March.
Also, I read that there was a couple of negative comments made toward Fran's wife, but I have no idea what all that was about.
