2025/26 Hawkeye Roster, Fran v Ben

[Hawk_4shur]

Obviously takes a little imagination at this point. But if you assume Owen and Dix would have moved on anyway, but Fran kept everyone else for next year including the transfer and recruits - which coach assembled a better roster for next year so far?

To be clear, I'm not wishing Iowa and Fran hadn't parted ways!

 

[Hawk_4shur]

I voted for Ben. I really like the group he has put together so far. They look like hard-nosed guys ready to "impose their will".

 

[TampaHawkfan]

I voted for Ben, not necessarily because I think his roster will be immensely more talented than what Fran would have had (he's still filling out the roster, so this could change) but because I just think Ben will get more out of what he has.

 

[LuteHawk]

Ben coaches his players to play both offense and defense.
He expects them to rebound and take good shots.
Fran simply plays offense with his team and that is all.

Bottom Line: Ben will get the most effort from his players to have wins
than Fran could.

 

[Dauminator]

Ben, for two reasons. 1) an All-American PG. 2) I believe he is assembling what can be a cohesive unit that buys into a system, which will excel over a motley crew of lanky shooters.

 

[TailgateTom]

Ben has more individual and collective talent so far, and we have 50% of the roster filled.

 

[SDHawkDoc]

It's more likely than not the players Fran would have had would play the same way as we've seen the last many years. No D or rebounding. No toughness. That would likely continue to give the same results we've been seeing.
Dix is the only player I was really interested in bringing back and I'd written him off early as unaffordable.
Not that I think this is a world beating group, but I've got a lot more confidence in these guys with BMcC as the coach, being competitive against upper half of the league teams than what Fran would have put on the floor.

 

[retrohawki]

Brauns was the best big on the team last year and as it stands now, he would have been the best big on this years team. Ben really needs to find a big.
That being said, last years team had Brock Harding. I’m never rolling with a 5”10 140lb guard who doesn’t have a jumper.

 

[Packer54]

The NIL base would not have changed for Fran.....no excitement drawing in funds...and he would have lost a few guys for sure. At the end it would not have been close in my opinion.

 

[ichawk24]

Fran might end up with the better roster.

But zero doubt in my mind that Ben would win more games.