kicker22
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Except for the minor fact that Mulvey has shown us nothing up to this point other than potential.Add him to Mulvey and the other 2 bigs Iowa has coming and they shouldn't be in too bad of shape front court wise.
Except for the minor fact that Mulvey has shown us nothing up to this point other than potential.Add him to Mulvey and the other 2 bigs Iowa has coming and they shouldn't be in too bad of shape front court wise.
if that's the case, NIL wasn't a huge factor and maybe we have some more $$$ to spendI see we got us another international players, he's from Edmonton, Alberta......
I hope we get another big and I'd like to see us get a good guard.
Yeah Iowa was in no position to turn him down to wait out on others. They could really use another big and a ball handling guard.
As excited as I was to get Bowen into the fold when we did I'm just as nervous to hand him the keys next yr. PG is going to be quite the question mark if we don't bring in anyone else. Sure TP can play some point but I don't think we want him to be the fulltime pg. Dix I'm not sold on being that either. But that's pretty much where we are now. Harding would have to be jaw dropping amazing to force himself into serious playing time right away. And the unknown of Nimmers who redshirted last yr. Is he more of a smaller 2 or a pg ball handler? So it feels like it's sink or swim for Bowen. Going to be an interesting off season the rest of the way
True, but the portal is only open for 60 days, right?One thing to keep in mind with the transfer portal is that these commitments are non-binding until the student-athlete begins classes at the next school.
Let's not forget Dix. He saw some decent minutes at the 1 this season and was effective. It is probably not his natural position, but a tall point like that can create match-up problems, like Marble. We will be young at the point, but I think there are three intriguing prospects there to compete for the minutes.I believe Brock Harding is a little underrated
With a little seasoning, he will be a quite capable point guard
He has attitude and solid playmaking skills
He has a heck of a handle and can shoot. We'll see how well he does with the step up to D1 hoops. He's lighter then even JBo was coming in I thought I read he's like 155-160ish. Caitlin Clark weighs about that much. I think he's a fun player and look forward to seeing him I just hope we aren't relying on him day 1 to run the showI believe Brock Harding is a little underrated
With a little seasoning, he will be a quite capable point guard
He has attitude and solid playmaking skills
No he might have the worst handle on the team outside the 6'10 and up guys for one thing. Combine that with his decision making and that's a hell no.Anyone ever think about PMac at the #1? Being a 6'9" PG worked out pretty well for Magic.
He has a heck of a handle and can shoot. We'll see how well he does with the step up to D1 hoops. He's lighter then even JBo was coming in I thought I read he's like 155-160ish. Caitlin Clark weighs about that much. I think he's a fun player and look forward to seeing him I just hope we aren't relying on him day 1 to run the show
Anyone ever think about PMac at the #1? Being a 6'9" PG worked out pretty well for Magic.
I hope he spends the off-season getting stronger with the ball. He was not great this year but he’s going to be a leader moving forward and I hope his game picks up. If he’s like this year with better handles and works on his rebounding and D, he could make a big jump. Not counting on it, but he went through something this year and sometimes guys come out of that shit stronger.No he might have the worst handle on the team outside the 6'10 and up guys for one thing. Combine that with his decision making and that's a hell no.
I believe Brock Harding is a little underrated
With a little seasoning, he will be a quite capable point guard
He has attitude and solid playmaking skills
Yeah I'm not bashing him he clearly had a tough go of it most of the year. I feel for the kid. That's not how he envisioned his jr yr going. Hopefully he can have a strong off season. When he has the ball going down hill in a straight line to the hoop he's great. But that's not all that often. And he got to be pretty solid at jump shooting. That one game where he went nuts and hit like 4 or 5 threes in the first half was awesome. But his shot selection and ball handling leaves a lot to be desired especially for a coaches kid. He works on those two things and he could have a big Sr yrI hope he spends the off-season getting stronger with the ball. He was not great this year but he’s going to be a leader moving forward and I hope his game picks up. If he’s like this year with better handles and works on his rebounding and D, he could make a big jump. Not counting on it, but he went through something this year and sometimes guys come out of that shit stronger.
I also bet he plays 2 more years at Iowa much like his brotherYeah I'm not bashing him he clearly had a tough go of it most of the year. I feel for the kid. That's not how he envisioned his jr yr going. Hopefully he can have a strong off season. When he has the ball going down hill in a straight line to the hoop he's great. But that's not all that often. And he got to be pretty solid at jump shooting. That one game where he went nuts and hit like 4 or 5 threes in the first half was awesome. But his shot selection and ball handling leaves a lot to be desired especially for a coaches kid. He works on those two things and he could have a big Sr yr
If the team is way more consistent than last year's, they don't have to be better to make the year a success.Iowa can't afford to dip or it could be very bad. Thankful we have Perk, Patrick, Sandfort and Dix to kind of build around and barring any more departures, that's a pretty good nucleus coming into next season that Fran can work with.
I agree with this,,,I think Harding surprises people...he's high-level stuff.I believe Brock Harding is a little underrated
With a little seasoning, he will be a quite capable point guard
He has attitude and solid playmaking skills
Everybody talks about a teenager's identifiers like they won't change. Harding could still grow taller and get more mass...like Duke said, he's listed at 6'1 160 as a senior in high school. John Stockton was consistently listed at 6'1 170 throughout his playing career...I expect nothing less than a clone of John Stockton after a nice offseason in the weight room.Heitht: 6'1
Weight: 160
With proper conditioning, he will put on weight
Not certain conditioning will add inches to his height
He is very quick and can jitterbug all over the place
He is developing a dependable three-point shot
And he is in Constant Motion, difficult to quard
People understandably are frustrated with the NCAA tourney finishes but Fran is recruiting at as high a level as anyone since Raveling. Next season has more unknowns than in recent years but I think Fran will keep them in the top half of the league, as usual.I guess I am just thinking out loud but I just think Iowa is at a cross roads. People are not happy with results and the donations and funding for NIL for the hoops team seems to be an issue. That's on the back of 5 straight NCAA eligible years, 3 years of having a Wooden award finalist in a row .... can you imagine where this all goes if Iowa stumbles and finishes a season 11th or worse? Things can get much worse for Iowa hoops and I fear it for sure.