Hopefully he can be Grayson Allen without the kicking.
Similar style, similar build, similar skin pigment.
That's a really bad comparison. Allen is way more athletic. I think for a current player Huerter is the best comparison.
Joe Wieskamp Comparison?
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That's a really bad comparison. Allen is way more athletic. I think for a current player Huerter is the best comparison.
NikeHawk21
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I think Joe is a little less athletic than Grayson but probably a few inches taller.Hopefully he can be Grayson Allen without the kicking.
Similar style, similar build, similar skin pigment.
theboat
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Seems athletic to me
NikeHawk21
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That’s nice, but I’m pretty sure Grayson won the high school dunk competition when he was a senior in high school.
Grayson Allen won the dunk contest at the McDonald's All American game. He's a freak athlete. He dunked over Okafor!
Adam
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Recker is a good comparison, but there are a few key differences. Recker was very stout by time he made it to Iowa. Joe has a few years until he reaches that body girth if ever. Recker was probably a better 3 point specialist, but Joe is better off of the dribble in my opinion. I'm just not sure we have ever had a combo guard quite like Joe before.
Did Recker have long arms? I don't really remember. I saw a stat where he was in the top 5 or so for D1 rebounders. That was one thing that surprised me was how relentless he was on the glass. I think the kid really really wants to win at all costs. That's another thing this team needs right now. Guys who really want to win.
Trying to think of a player who fights to get into the lane like he does, the only guy I can think of is Woolridge. That guy wasn't the quickest point guard ever, but he was really good at fighting his way into the lane. That's what I saw out of Wieskamp. The difference is Woolridge did it one on one against college players and Wieskamp did it against triple teams in high school.
I saw Lil' Lick dunk in high school. Malcolm Moore got down on all 4's and made a step stool for him to dunk off of. He actually put it in. I was impressed.
We haven't had a guard in a long time that could put up 29 points by attacking the basket against the defense he saw against West. Maybe Jok could do it by jacking contested 3s and catching fire. But no player, even as a senior in college, could cut through triple teams like he did. That's not to say he's the best all around player than any guard we've had. He's just really good at attacking the basket.if he had an average shooting night, he would have scored 40 and they may have won.
InGoodCo
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Luke had been to 2 schools and was like 40 before he got to Iowa, it might take Joe a while to get there
mopkins
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Recker's freshman year at Indiana he averaged 13 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 1.5 steals per game. I think I'd consider that a successful freshman year for JW. That's sorta similar to what Garza put up this year.
I'd take a Doug McDermott clone any day... He was closer to 6'7 then the 6'9 I'd seen him listed at a few times. So if Joe can be that type of a crafty scorer that'd be awesome. Doug was just such a volume guy that he could score from anywhere. On the post, from the wing off the dribble, catch and shoot, It drew a ton of fouls and shot a ton of free throws. It'll be interesting if he'll be more of a 2 or 3 at Iowa. Putting JBo, Moss and JW on the floor at the same time should help us on O. I just hope Cook comes back to fill out the front court.
DBQHAWK85
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Adam Haluska was an amazing athlete... he is in the all time record books right beside Tim Dwight for the 100 and 200. A lot of people don't realize that.
so no joe is no where near the athletic caliber of Haluska.
But that's okay because not many ever will be.
Jess Settles if he is able to put on mass... but smaller
Knight78
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Joe was the starting QB in football until he stopped going out, I believe in his sophomore year. (His older brother Matt plays WR at Western Illinois and was a QB in HS). He was a pitcher on the baseball team until he stopped going out. Dude is a pretty amazing athlete.
DBQHAWK85
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I never said Joe wasn't a good athlete just said people don't realize just how out of this world athletic Haluska was see below...
ALL TIME IOWA HIGH SCHOOL RECORDS...
100 Meters (all hand times no conversion from yards – see 100 yd. dash bests) 1 Adam Haluska, Carroll 2002 10.1 2 Tim Dwight, Iowa City, City 1994 10.2 3 Treye Jackson, Newton 1980 10.3 Curtis Hawkins, Ames 1992 10.3 Tom Green, Westwood 1997 10.3 Milton Lanier, CR Washington 2001 10.3 Marques Simmons, Davenport North 2001 10.3 Terry Gantt, CR Washington 2003 10.3 James Smith, Co. Bluffs Thomas Jeff 2005 10.3 Austin Ebertowski, Co. Bluffs, A. Lincoln 2010 10.3
200 Meters (automatic timed) 1 James Harrington, Cedar Falls 2011 21.16 2 Nik Moser, Fort Dodge 2001 21.33 3 Marques Simmons, Davenport North 2001 21.34 4 Calvin Davis, Iowa City, City 2002 21.37 5 Patrick Lewis, Xavier, Cedar Rapids 2009 21.43 6 Kevin Little, Ankeny 1986 21.50 7 Treye Jackson, Newton 1981 21.51 Willie Lacey, Davenport West 1987 21.51 9 Kenny Shedd, Davenport West 1989 21.56 Tim Dwight, Iowa City, City 1993 21.56 Adam Haluska, Carroll 2002 21.56
Long Jump 1 Chris Walker, Davenport Central 1984 24-09.5 2 Kenny Gilmore, Davenport Central 2011 24-05 3 Hakim Hill, Iowa City, City 2000 24-04 4 Matt Zuber, Iowa Valley, Marengo 1985 24-03 5 Jerry Westerfield, Davenport, North 2012 24-01 6 Darius Pearson, Sioux City West 2012 24-00.50 5 Tim Dwight, Iowa City, City 1994 23-11 6 Wade Harrington, Davenport Central 1979 23-10 7 Claude Perkins, Waterloo Central 1980 23-09.50 8 Darnell Robertson, DM Roosevelt 1987 23-09.25 9 Steve Carson, Red Oak 1963 23-08.75 10 Todd Madsen, Webster City 1990 23-08 11 Dennis Green, Davenport Central 1973 23-07 12 Mike Anderson, Waterloo East 1985 23-06 Jesse Holland, Iowa City, City 1996 23-06 14 Chuck Meyer, North Fayette 1980 23-05.50 Mark Hewitt, Clear Lake 1981 23-05.50 16 Ken Jackson, Waterloo East 1973 23-05.25 David Knight, Ames 1989 23-05.25 18 Adam Haluska, Carroll 2001 23-05
This is from a 6 foot 5 inch basketball player...
HALUSKA WAS A FREAK... no disrespect to joe...
