"However, the question outside of the Iowa locker room will continue to center around whether a group of players recruited into Lickliter's system can play an up-tempo game. Francis knows that it will take time, but he believes the current roster can handle the switch."
Iowa has no choice but to switch to the new style this year with the current players. No way could Iowa afford to run a similar system until the players moved on. Fran is doing the correct thing in this scenerio by making the players adjust to his system, even though many are not a natural fit, opposed to playing the old style the players were recruited for until he filtered in his own scholly players.
The players, regardless of their attributes, will play more fresh & prepared with a purpose. And of top of that, ticket sales will improve.
You can tell in the qoutes from Gatens his dismay for Lickliter & his system. He seems to be refreshed, indeed!
