We have some of the dumbest fans in the world. Almost everything in the original post is wrong. Hard to take any of it seriously enough to debunk it, but I'll try.
"Recruiing,"
we are off to a great start.
"his use of scholarships leaves a lot to be desired... I am not sure how adding Meyer, Uthoff and Jok make this group an NCAA team,"
Uthoff was a top 100 prospect according to ESPN and a top 150 prospect according to Rivals, he and Jok are both shooters, they will help immensely and immediately. Iowa, more than bulk, needs guys that can knock down open shots. I'm not sure where Meyer fits in, or how good he is, but teams don't go 13 deep. I would have preferred a hyper athletic slasher in the 2013 class, but Jok is one hell of a shooter and a good ball handler, his athleticism is the only question.
"Too slow and suspect handles at the guard spot, no guys capable of getting their own shot and abysmal 3 point shooting,"
Typical freshmen will have games like this. Gesell had his moments but also made some poor decisions, where Clemmons was pretty bad all game. Neither are slow, and both had a few nice drives to the basket, Clemmons had trouble finishing. You are correct about shooting though, Iowa needs shooters, but you earlier crapped on Jok and Uthoff, so nice self-pwn.
"Why is it that so many of us silly fans recognized the need to get Tate, Evans, Thomas etc., down low,"
Tate averaged 7 points and 5 rebounds as a senior, Aaron White is at 13 and 6 as a sophomore and Woody is at 6 and 5 as a freshman. Thomas was worse than Tate, but yes, it would be nice to have Reggie Evans, a guy that went on to have a long NBA career. Good call, I'd like a BJ Armstrong and a Ricky Davis as well. It doesn't take much insight to pine for NBA players.
Watching Iowa fall in a close game sucks, but there is no need to get stupid, although I fear stupid is your natural state. Fran has recruited multiple ranked guys, and it's looking like he is in good shape with Malek Harris and Tyler Ulis in the class of 2014. Iowa has two guys at the point who will both be very good, and a center that is better than most realize- all are freshmen. They are a team with deficiencies though, they need more athletic wings and shooters, Fran has addressed the shooting with Jok and Uthoff, they will make the NCAAs next year, and possibly this year, but it's obviously harder after letting MSU off the hook.
