It would surprise me if Basabe was gone. He is frustrated beyond all we know. There have been games where he had great position and the guards couldn't get him the ball.
The difference is this season is Cartwright, they worked well together off the drive. Other guards cannot get good inlet passes to him. I don't remember what game it was, but all the guards had to do was throw it to the rim and it was a dunk...
The reason he has struggeld the most is because he doesn't have any sembalnce of a real post move.
Basabe will be just fine when Iowa gets a true PG next year.
Iowa is one of the worst half-court offense teams because the guards can't get good angles to throw to the post in a lot of cases. Not having Cole or a "true center" on the the floor is not hurting Mel. Passing and being an awful half-court team along with no real go-to post move are a formula for frustration.