I think you will find your answers in this thread
Hopefully no transfers. Freshmen aren't playing much. Hopefully they can remain patient.
2021 Recruiting (1 Schollie Available): JBo back. Filip Rebraca, Riley Mulvey & Payton Sandfort have Signed
- Thread starter Franisdaman
- Start date
Hopefully no transfers. Freshmen aren't playing much. Hopefully they can remain patient.
this is a free year for them; they will still have 4 years plus a redshirt, if they want it
I think they all know who the top 8 or 9 are in the rotation & that this team could end up winning big time. Like you said, hopefully they all know that this year, for them, is to get better & to enjoy the ride.
I am sure all of this has been communicated to the freshmen, but as college students, they might process this differently than we do. lol
Sandfort looks good with both hands. Good to see in a tallish player.
He definitely fooled a lot of top notch teams who offered him. Are you sure ISU isn't pursuing him?
If this was a question for me I don't think so. From the little bit or research I did it seems Illinois and Kentucky have both reached out.
So he's till fooling people who believe, unlike you, that he can play at a major league level.
I know that your 2 thru 12 are pretty talented, at least that's what you declared to us, but are you sure you couldn't use a 5* big?
I know that your 2 thru 12 are pretty talented, at least that's what you declared to us, but are you sure you couldn't use a 5* big?
I will eat my crow and say I was wrong on that. But Conditt outplayed Baker last season. In all honesty do you want someone who Conditt go the best of?
I didn't watch a lot of Texas hoops but I was also unimpressed with what I saw. I had no idea he was a 5*.
Does anyone know why he wanted to leave Texas? He loved his teammates/coaches and Texas was his dream school.
Thanks for eating your crow. We are pretty solid right now. What are your early impressions of Xavier Foster? I have only watched your game against us.
My guess is he just wants more playing time. I think Foster needs more playing time. Young and Conditt have been disappointments this year and should not be playing in front of him.
Thanks, that was certainly not a shot at Iowa St. by any means. Just curious to see what you all thought of him. I'm still on the fence.
Don't get me wrong, I wanted him at Iowa and he would play next year for sure.
Its seems bigs take a bit longer to develop compared to guards. Hopefully a real full off season will do him good. Most Iowa State fans want him starting and if not playing a lot more.
These two 2021 players are still sitting in "verbal" status with other programs ...any chance Fran is trying to flip either of them?
Trey James
Micawber Etienne
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Trey James
Micawber Etienne
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Well, I know that all of the recruiting experts had Trey James heading to IOwA.
But then Big Dick Pitino of IOnA showed up & convinced him to commit there
I am sure it was all on the up and up
EDIT: We are down to 2 players with Iowa offers who have not yet committed. I am guessing we are done with the 2021 class.
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I've heard Joe is near 6'7" and Payton is approaching 6'8" so yes, Payton is likely taller than Joe.
We are down to 3 players with Iowa offers who have not yet committed. I am guessing we are done with the 2021 class.
Andrew Morgan signed with North Dakota State back on Nov. 11th
Yikes; Rivals still lists him as undecided.
How often does Rivals update their database???
I think you answered your own question 🤔Yikes; Rivals still lists him as undecided.
How often does Rivals update their database???
EDIT: We are down to 2 players with Iowa offers who have not yet committed. I am guessing we are done with the 2021 class.
I'll take the Holmgren kid
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Seems like a good amount to get to that fraction too. Like 36 out of 37 or something.
@unoHawkeye
You said that Fran likes unbalanced classes and insinuated he just wanted 1 commit from this class.
I disagree.
As we all know, we have 2, maybe 3 players leaving in May.
* We landed Payton
* Fran was going hard after Trey James, as one example; and then Dick Pitino stepped in.
* Fran had many scholarship offers out there, as you can see in the orig post & in this thread; those players imply committed elsewhere.
* Virtual tours suck; getting the prospect on campus is key.
But I agree; if a transfer portal big shows up and there's mutual interest, I could see Fran taking a look & possibly signing him.
I don’t know what Fran’s intentions are. I just said that I could see him banking a scholly or two because of the size of the ‘20 class... it wasn’t a prediction. Big man aside (and depending on OG’s development maybe there’s not even a huge need here), Iowa doesn’t have a pressing need for the immediate future at any position, so there’s no reason to go reaching for anything when you can just continue to develop relationships in the following class.
Obviously if there is somebody Fran really wants, I’d trust his judgement as far as accepting a commitment
Gotta get another big somewhere, probably a transfer. I know it's still early on Josh but he does not appear to have "it". I hope he comes around and loses the weight he needs to lose and show a little enthusiasm for the game
we have just had a lot of misses this cycle
not getting kids & their parents on campus for visits has been huge, imo
Regarding his intentions, Fran knows that after Payton he has 1 (maybe 2, depending on Weezy's decision) scholarships left. He made several offers & did several virtual tours with prospects. He just struck out several times.
I just think kids are staying closer to home AND if a kid was able to get in visits to other schools before the pandemic, that school had an advantage over Iowa.
i hope we get lucky with a transfer portal big.
