Darius Stokes
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Darius still has a ways to go but I would not be surprised to see him earn one of the open scholarships and perhaps contribute his Junior/Senior seasons (if not before). I don't have any details on where he is at in terms of height/weight/strength but his frame is definitely a bit more solid this summer from hitting the weights and I've heard a few nice comments about his improved offensive game within PTL so maybe he will turn out to be that "Diamond in the Rough" down the road.
hawkIhoops
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Right now I tend to agree with CaarHawk, but from last year to this year, he has improved significantly IMO. I caught his game the other night and the dude has a unique skill set of length, quickness, nice touch and high b-ball IQ. He splashed a couple 3's, ran the floor well, tried hard down low, but got abused by bigger, more physical players. I can see him getting some PT this year as a situational player for the press or to spell others due to foul trouble or injuries. Kind of reminds me of a Bill Jones type player, but not at that level.
IATrainMaster101
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Too early to tell but impossible to rule anything out this early in the game. The kid has 4 years to practice/ workout and play and is 6'9" now. There have been many players who were where he is or even behind that eventually developed into quality D1 players.
IATrainMaster101
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He has the ability to put the ball on the floor with some competency as well. Long ways to go but there is something to work with.
PTL STATS PPG RPG ASG 2% 3%
Darius Stokes 4.3 2.5 0.3 55% 0%
Are you sure you were watching the right player? Because these stats don’t look like he splashed a couple of threes. However, maybe they are not updated.
What you all seem to be saying about Stokes is that he is a good walk-on that might be able to contribute somewhere down the road. Those guys stay walk-ons on good teams. They don’t end up taking up a scholarship. I reiterate, if Fran can't find more scholarship worthy players, it will be a VERY bad thing.
Darius Stokes 4.3 2.5 0.3 55% 0%
Are you sure you were watching the right player? Because these stats don’t look like he splashed a couple of threes. However, maybe they are not updated.
What you all seem to be saying about Stokes is that he is a good walk-on that might be able to contribute somewhere down the road. Those guys stay walk-ons on good teams. They don’t end up taking up a scholarship. I reiterate, if Fran can't find more scholarship worthy players, it will be a VERY bad thing.
IATrainMaster101
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How much he could possibly contribute down the road is nothing more than a wild guess for anyone right now.
95% of the time they don't take schollies on good teams, but it does happen. Great teams- thats probably more than fair but good teams, it happens.
Sometimes they earn them and sometimes they take open and vacated scholarships and still contribute.
I do agree that Fran needs more Scholly worthy players, and still believe that he is going to get them. If so this debate will be completely moot.
95% of the time they don't take schollies on good teams, but it does happen. Great teams- thats probably more than fair but good teams, it happens.
Sometimes they earn them and sometimes they take open and vacated scholarships and still contribute.
I do agree that Fran needs more Scholly worthy players, and still believe that he is going to get them. If so this debate will be completely moot.
GoHawks24
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Are you for real or being sarcastic? I can't tell for sure and I'm just curious if it's true or not. If true then that's great.
Firehawk11
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I have seen him play twice. I think the two times were probably the best games of his career. That being said, he sounds very happy watching video and practicing everyweek to emulate other teams offense. Kid is thrilled to be part of the program. Darius also seems to be a late developer physically. I hope he can contribute his senior year. I just don't think it will be the next two. That being said, I was also impressed with his improvement. Played really well when I watched.
hawkeye2188
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O/U Career Points Per Game and Rebounds Per Game for Stokes
PPG 2.0
RPG 2.5
PPG 2.0
RPG 2.5
hawkIhoops
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im being completely serious. check out the PTL highlights on rivals from sunday.
BuiltLikeWilt
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Damn Caar cut him some slack!! he's a walk-on and working hard.
I know.
But the state of the freaking program is that we are actually talking about walk-ons. That is just freaking brutal. If a walk-on ever becomes a true contributor in NCAA hoops it should be a complete and utter surprise.
Definitely shouldn't be a topic of conversation coming off a RSF year. Again, the fact that it is a topic of conversation shows how far the program has fallen.
So it isn't a condemnation of Stokes. He should just be allowed to continue to develop under the normal obscurity afforded to walk-ons.
But the state of the freaking program is that we are actually talking about walk-ons. That is just freaking brutal. If a walk-on ever becomes a true contributor in NCAA hoops it should be a complete and utter surprise.
Definitely shouldn't be a topic of conversation coming off a RSF year. Again, the fact that it is a topic of conversation shows how far the program has fallen.
So it isn't a condemnation of Stokes. He should just be allowed to continue to develop under the normal obscurity afforded to walk-ons.
MJSCK
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The fact that Stokes is a topic of conversation doesn't show how far the program has fallen. Everybody has extra interest in Stokes because of his bloodlines. We all wonder if he might pan out. If we were talking about Jordan Stoermer with extreme interest, it would truly show how crappy the program has fallen.
I'm not saying the program isn't crappy, however, just that this topic isn't the indicator. The last few years are the indicator. The fact that Iowa can't fill out a roster is another indicator.
UAB Blazers vs Iowa Hawkeyes - March 11, 1999 - College Basketball - StatSheet.com
Iowa Hawkeyes vs Arkansas Razorbacks - March 13, 1999 - College Basketball - StatSheet.com
Iowa Hawkeyes vs Connecticut Huskies - March 18, 1999 - College Basketball - StatSheet.com
Take a look at those box scores and see if you find that a walk-on logged over 20 minutes in each tournament game for a Sweet-16 team.
Maybe you should just go back to injecting humblebrags about yourself in every post. You're better at that.
olivecourt
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Every single thing that happens regarding this team shows how far we have fallen. The fact that we have two open scholarships. The fact that we can't fill Carver. The fact that we have to legitimately worry about getting beaten by Nebraska in their inaugural Big Ten season. The fact that something called Devon Archie will probably be on the court at key moments this season.
It's no secret that the program is down. The consecutive 20-loss seasons might have suggested something along those same lines. We get it. Some of us would just rather talk about something else instead of rehearsing the same thing over and over and over again.
I could give a flying **** about so-and-so 5-star recruit that we aren't going to sign, about so-and-so big time assistant coach recruiter, about the transfer that Iowa State got and we didn't, and about the so-called "game-changers" on other teams. I want to talk about our coach, our players, and our team. I could honestly care less how those players were ranked after an AAU tournament when they were 15 years old. I want to see them play hard, play smart, play together, and win more games than they did last year. And then I want them to win more games the following year and more games the year after that. I'm not sure what else you can ask beyond that, in any sport, at any level.
The continual harping on what Iowa basketball used to be and how far we've fallen is so freaking boring it makes me want to put my head in the oven.
