Compare Frans seasons. Is this years successful season more of an anomaly compared to previous years or vise versa? Are the previous years where they faltered more of an anomaly? Is this season really the norm for a Fran coached team? Which Fran is it? Do we have a good grasp of his success and how do we foresee the future.
Was Frans past 3 teams strapped with personnel that really didn't fit his style? Garza has a more polished inside and outside game than what we had in the post the prior several years. Was he always a better coach than what those teams showed, or again, is this years team an anomaly because you have Garza on it playing lights out? What would this team look like without Garza?
Fran has been at Iowa now for 10 years, and this year's team is one that one can say they really found and have an identify. That has not always been the case with Fran's teams at Iowa. Most his teams really never had an identify. Most played bad defense including not closing out on 3 pt shots very well. Most his teams had a very deep bench with many arguing too many players to manage creating team consistency issues. He's been forced to play with a shorter bench this year and has done a good job.
Is the jury still kind of out on Fran in a way?