I didn't miss any marks. Connor is going to be given the opportunity to run this team. He should be given it. He's going thru the process just like everyone else who plays and earns minutes. He's next in line. This is year 3 in the program. Doesn't he get a chance or nah? Doesn't mean he will ultimately be the guy, but at this point he is. You don't have to like it. You obviously don't, but your CM hate is trollish level. That's all. No one can have this much disdain for a kid who's a Hawkeye. He didn't play bad? He hasn't played bad. Why does he have to sit? Can't he play well and be given minutes or does he just need to sit? But now that's just dad padding the stats so he can justify playing him more. Tin hat.... how bout Connor is playing because he's worked in the program and has earned the minutes. If Joe T is going to play, he'll have to earn them too. I think he will. We just have to give it a minute.
Jesus man. I’m doing my best to be non confrontational and you’re just jumping all over me. Whatever.
Honestly I’m not even trying to make this a Connor deal either. Connor played a solid game. Yes, I said based on the untrained eye before I had a chance to watch the game that it seemed like Fran was trying to pad Connor’s stats against inferior opponents. Again, probably a stupid comment which I admitted but you’re not going to let go so whatever. Before I watched I didn’t know Joe T had two fouls in the first half. Fran’s two foul rule is idiotic but that’s a story for another time.
Again I just find it funny that the one guy to get benched for a bad play is Joe T. Like I find that super effing funny. Fran doesn’t do that ever. Yes I feel in games like that one and these next two Joe T should get a lot more than 6 minutes, and it doesn’t have to be at the expense of Connor either.
I guess it’s just funny. We all saw on display the major issue this team has against DePaul. The announcers knew it, the fans knew it, and DePaul certainly knew it. Iowa is slow and unathletic. Heck you were well past halfway to throwing in the towel on the season and Fran as well.
So here is the situation. We have two players that can upgrade our athleticism and that’s Toussaint and Evelyn. They combined for 16 minutes Friday. We won the game but we were still a mess on the defensive end. Fran can bury his head in the sand and not see the problem all he wants, but I don’t think it’s going to make for a very fun season.
On Connor you can call me a troll all you want. I have nothing against the kid. I like that he doesn’t back down from anyone, I like that attitude. I like that he’s a quality passer and makes his free throws. I still think he has a role on this team and can be successful. The issue is this. He can’t defend point guards at this level, he simply can’t. His defensive position is defending opposing 3 men. So when he plays PG what ends up happening is we ask Fredrick to defend the PG, which isn’t the best option for Fredrick, we also will at times ask Wieskamp to guard more athletics guards so that Connor can guard the 3 spot. Now Jbo wasn’t much of a defender either, but he is such a high level offensive player it could make up for it. Connor does some nice things on offense but not nearly enough to overcome that defensive burden he’s putting on the others in my opinion.
I want Iowa to play smaller and more athletic. I think Connor can still carve out some minutes at the 3 spot.
If that makes me a tin hat wearing troll non iowa fan I guess I’ll have to wear it. Rock on brother.