Bush league shot by Luke, and Fran wanted to make sure that Collins knew he didn't approve of that. Play to the whistle and all that crap or have a little respect for your opponent.
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Tadjo - stats Hawkeyes played 33 games - Tadjo only got in 11 - are you sure he is needed at Iowa ???? hahahahahahahahahaha
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| GP | MIN | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | BLK | STL | PF | TO | PTS |
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| 11 | 5.0 | 50.0 | 50.0 | 50.0 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 1.7 |
Tadjo got only a few minutes in garbage time under Fran. I forget which game, but he got a rebound on 1 side of the basket and then
did a reverse dunk on the other side in traffic.....I remember thinking....holy crap, there is no one on the Iowa roster other than that guy that could do that athletic move.
Now I also saw Tadjo fumble with the ball and look a little silly at times.. If you compare Dembele and Tadjo, both are unskilled and seem to not know what they are supposed to do. The big difference is Tadjo can jump out the gym and is athletic freak. I think Dembele leaving and keeping Tadjo for some upside is a good idea. If McCollum can teach him defense, Tadjo would be off the charts even if his only offensive move is dunks. He could have matched up athletically with that 6'9 dude for Texas Tech that made Drake's team look like little boys.
Not sure if you actually watched any games this year, but there were sequences where Traore was the best option we had on both ends of the court. He needs to stay and possibly start.
One of the coaches on the outgoing staff mentioned that Tadjo gets really down on himself when he makes a mistake. To me, that sounds like a kid who really cares and wants to get better. He’s certainly got some intriguing tools to work with.
In the immediate gratification world we live in fans want to see results right away, but I think that if the staff is patient with Tadjo, it could really pay off in the end.
In the immediate gratification world we live in fans want to see results right away, but I think that if the staff is patient with Tadjo, it could really pay off in the end.
I felt like Traore’s role on the team was poorly defined by the coaching staff this past season, especially on offense. If he sticks around, I think he could be a lot more productive with better coaching on what’s expected of him and where his best opportunities on offense exist.
So because Fran gave all the minutes to older guys, Fran who we just fired btw. Tadjo couldn’t be a good player. Clueless
There’s this other end of the floor called the defensive end. I know that’s a tough thing to grasp after having Fran for 15 years, but it is kind of important
We really do not know which players will improve under BM system. Will be different than Fran's system. Pryce will have an adjustment with shot selection will need to be adjusted. At least I believe that will have to happen. Other players, who know. They may excel or not fit.
I think BM will know more than us.
I think BM will know more than us.
Have any of these guys been linked to Iowa? We need some bigs, don't we?
Oscar Cuff, SDSU
Ante Brzovic, College of Charleston
Christoph Tilly, Santa Clara
Noah Williamson, Bucknell
Lathan Sommerville, Rutgers
Bryce Hopkins, Providence
Alvaro Folgueiras, Robert Morris
Cooper Schwieger, Valpo
Nick Davidson, Nevada
Oscar Cuff, SDSU
Ante Brzovic, College of Charleston
Christoph Tilly, Santa Clara
Noah Williamson, Bucknell
Lathan Sommerville, Rutgers
Bryce Hopkins, Providence
Alvaro Folgueiras, Robert Morris
Cooper Schwieger, Valpo
Nick Davidson, Nevada
Freshman from isu would be nice too
"As we alluded to in a piece earlier this week, every single member of the class of 2015 has transferred. Only Isaiah Moss played truly meaningful minutes from that group.
The class of 2014 isn’t much better. Fran McCaffery brought in a three-player recruiting class (not including walk-on Nicholas Baer), and only Dom Uhl finished his career with the Iowa basketball team. For his career, he averaged just 12.8 minutes per game and 3.4 points per game. Junior college transfer Trey Dickerson spent just one season in Iowa City before leaving and sharpshooter Brady Ellingson graduate transferred to Drake for his final year of eligibility." from the Dear Old Gold site.
As you can see Fran had lots of problems -
The class of 2014 isn’t much better. Fran McCaffery brought in a three-player recruiting class (not including walk-on Nicholas Baer), and only Dom Uhl finished his career with the Iowa basketball team. For his career, he averaged just 12.8 minutes per game and 3.4 points per game. Junior college transfer Trey Dickerson spent just one season in Iowa City before leaving and sharpshooter Brady Ellingson graduate transferred to Drake for his final year of eligibility." from the Dear Old Gold site.
As you can see Fran had lots of problems -
The question comes up here often about defense. I've always been under the impression that offensive skills are after years of practice. I believe, if one is a decent athlete, he can be taught defense. The timeline for teaching defense is way shorter than teaching shooting or offensive skills.
That's why, in my opinion, we can became a decent defensive and rebounding team fairly quickly under the new coach. Rebounding is all about position and boxing out plus hustle.
If we recruit good shooting and ball handlers teaching them (or expecting them) to play good defense will come quickly.
That's why, in my opinion, we can became a decent defensive and rebounding team fairly quickly under the new coach. Rebounding is all about position and boxing out plus hustle.
If we recruit good shooting and ball handlers teaching them (or expecting them) to play good defense will come quickly.
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It would be wild if Latham Somerville ended up at Iowa, being as how his dad was briefly a member of the team before transferring without playing a game.
Could be kind of a full-circle moment.
Updated the new roster, removed Tadjo and moved him to the portal category.
Thanks for this thread. It's kinda nuts keeping up with everything.
No problem, thought we'd see a few more Drake commits by now. I think we have a solid shot at getting Pryce and Cooper to return. Ben's got a long way to go.
This is somewhat off-topic, but while thinking about portal transfers I was wondering whatever happened to Omaha Biliew. He averaged about 3 pts per game as a freshman at ISU and also as a soph at Wake Forest. Is he one of the most over-rated players ever, or maybe still has potential?
I think people(evaluators) were so enthralled with his physical appearance and ability to dunk that they didn't pay attention to any other part of his game, which was lacking.
Posters on this board being enthralled by the dunk? Say it's not so!
Especially after watching fran pressing multiple times this year down at least 15 points in the final 2 minutes.
I watched him (Biliew) at ISU and he is a very good athlete, but not a great BBall player IMO. Of course that was two years ago, so.....
I had forgotten that Brady went to Drake…anyone know how he did? Tia
He seemed to be the poster child of a typical Fran recruit. 😎
I do not know if he actually did or not but if Pryce even considered visiting Nebraska (stated above), he should be kicked off the team.
It’s a play that happens 3 times a game. Maybe 10 times on a good day, but hardly a game changer. Just a highlight thing that people get hung up on. FTR, I like dunks. I like winning more.
If I remember correctly Brady E had a very solid senior year at Drake.
That would be great but I'm guessing that ship has sailed.
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nah, they both have promise. If nothing else, Traore could turn into a an elite defender with the right coaching. He also could be the recipient of many ally oops from Bennet S.
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I was thinking about that too and about Xavier Foster. Remember how he was the in-state must get one and done guy before Billew? Turns out Foster is still playing - looks like he played spot minutes over 11 games for Radford.
Started every game and averaged almost 12 ppg. Just missed being a 50/40/90 shooter (56/47/89)
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No chance McCollum keeps Spurlock on? If Spurlock were retained, I’d guess Iowa keeps Lewis.
