I don't often see eye to eye with you and that's fine. No surprise here but I once again am dumbfounded by your opinions. Your evaluations on both Connor and Patrick are asinine. You say you disagree with 3 objective recruit rating agencies based on what your eyes see. I once knew a legally insane man that saw himself as a glass of orange juice when he looked into a mirror. He also believed what his eyes saw. I doubt you are legally insane so inferring a parallel would be rude. I do have to ask though what merit or relevance does your eye test provide? What credibility do you have to offer that anyone should take any stock in your opinions when they stray so far from bonafide expert concensus? You claim that Iowa kids could not hold their own against "inner city" schools. You have to see that this is a preposterous claim seemingly stemming from a cultural bias with possible racial undertones. The NBA Hall of Fame is dominated by players from rural areas, small towns or cities no bigger than Des Moines throughout the country. Bill Russell, Larry Bird, Jerry West, Michael Jordan, Bill Sharman, Charles Barkley, Magic Johnson, Jerry Lucas, Walt Bellamy, David Robinson, Karl Malone, Scottie Pippin, John Stockton, George Mikan, James Worthy, John Thompson, John Havliceking, Pete Maravich, Bill Walton, Kevin McHale, Joe Dumars, Alonzo Mourning, Spencer Haywood, and Allen Iverson. I assume all of these guys would have been exposed if they had only played against inner city high schools. They probably wouldn't have been recruited to play college ball or ever made the NBA HOF because of it.
I wonder where along the way as a self proclaimed Iowa Hawkeye fan you became so jaded. You habitually propound your negative points of view against both of our flagship athletic program's head coaches. You undermine their character with unfounded assertions just as you did with Rob Howe (Pattern..?) and as you will undoubtedly try do to me immediately after this post.
Your defamation of Rob's professional integrity with your tin foil conspiracy of collusion for inclusion is baseless and down right disrespectful. Rob may mention that he has "thick skin". I am sure that it has grown thick out of necessity after years of taking thousands of little cuts and jabbs from these forums. It's really simple. Rob is doing a job. Rob also is a fan of Iowa athletics. He has every right to be as optimistic about players or coaches as he wants. Some of the patrons of this website would prefer a sunny perspective vs the brand of doom and gloom that you push. Why don't you start your own website where you can criticize coaches and players to your hearts content. You can pump out scathing article after article. Then we can compare who's approach is more widely received.
Lastly, I know your game. Your dislike for Fran doesn't allow you to give proper credence to his sons/future hawks. It just wouldn't fit your world view.
