InGoodCo
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They talked about this on the On Iowa pod. Every season Iowa fans make 1 player the lightning rod and single them out, sometimes fairly, sometimes unfairly. But they're the problem and as fans, they know their basketball and as fans, they know what is gonna work on the hardwood. It typically can be Iowa's best player but not always. This year was Cook. (we'll be better without him right? He turns it over and plays ole D, he aint no NBA playa) Last year was Jordan. (hopefully we can find a true PG) Year before that it was Jok (we'll be better he doesn't play D). Year before it was Woodbury (he pokes eyes and can't dunk,total liability on O).
I'm gonna go with Connor - who kind of caught it this year as well, but he's ripe for it. His play didn't help as he was pretty bad stat wise as well. He won't be nearly Iowa's best player tho, so maybe not the biggest scapegoat. But I imagine he will get minutes because it's his 3rd year in the program and he's earned them, but fans will be very peed that he's getting more minutes than Joe T and that Fran is too dumb to play his star and just wants to play his kid.
I feel like there's no way of that not happening - when you bring your kid in to play for you, there's no way to escape that. Fair or not, it's the bed Fran's made.
I'm gonna go with Connor - who kind of caught it this year as well, but he's ripe for it. His play didn't help as he was pretty bad stat wise as well. He won't be nearly Iowa's best player tho, so maybe not the biggest scapegoat. But I imagine he will get minutes because it's his 3rd year in the program and he's earned them, but fans will be very peed that he's getting more minutes than Joe T and that Fran is too dumb to play his star and just wants to play his kid.
I feel like there's no way of that not happening - when you bring your kid in to play for you, there's no way to escape that. Fair or not, it's the bed Fran's made.