It is a guard's game, therefore you actually have to play 3 guards which Baer nor Nunge is not. Baer played the 4 in two years prior when he had good years. He can get to the basket, and Nunge is definitely a more favorable matchup. He shoots better and with his length can get to the rim and post up defenders. He can get to the basket and he protects the rim. I would much rather Nunge and Baer guarding Vince Edwards than Cook. Why if Cook leaves do we automatically just need to come up with 15 ppg player? Garza could average 15 ppg as a SO next year, especially if cook leaves, because he would have more space. If we expect to just reload with 15 ppg players you're in the wrong fanbase. Players have to step up and make improvements. Defense is a team effort, you have to have all 5 players on the same page, ask UNI. You have to have big men that have good help side defense when guards get beat. I do agree that the guards can't get beat as much, but moving baer and nunge to the 4 will solve that a little already with Dailey and Wieskamp stepping into that 3 spot. I've seen Bohannon play winnable defense, not all defensive team, but he can suffice on the defensive side. We've seen Moss be good at defense (see Iowa State game against Monte Morris in 2017). A starting lineup of Bohannon/Moss/Dailey/Nunge/Garza would absolutely be a better defensive unit than the starting lineup this year. Nicholas Baer has shot 40% from 3 every year except this last year so to say he's a poor 3 pt shooter would not factual. Nunge shot 40+% in HS and shot 33% better than any other 4 man we put on the floor this year. Yes they are very much in "STRETCH" 4 man than we have had. Cook is a very good basketball player, but he's a 5 man's game trying to play the 4, unless he can stretch the defense ou to the 3 pt line.
