So how do we get a back up pg to come to Iowa when this guy averages over 39 minutes per game? Bye Bye Brock, you ain't comin back.Bennett Stirtz (6'4 Guard), in 35 games, averaged 39.3 minutes, 19.2 pts, 4.3 rebs, 2.1 steals, 5.7 assists, 2 turnovers and 49.8% FGs
He shot 39.5% from three and 79.4% from the FT line.
How many true portal players has Iowa FB brought in? Cade, All, a couple of OL, the LB? Who else? Iowa seems to spend their $$ on maintaining their roster. I don't know the breakdown, but I wouldn't be opposed to KFz donating a mil or so to the MBB program.
And why would you say that? What did he play . . . five minutes all year? Maybe he'll be an All-American. Maybe he'll be another Riley Mulvey. I have no idea because I've never seen him play.
Garza too, but Luka was still a baller. I wonder though if he had played at a weight that he's currently at, whether it would have help him play D at Iowa.
You're still being too kind. It's not the job of sportswriters/coaches who vote on awards to know the ins-and-outs of various basketball programs, and it sure as heck isn't the job of the fans. But it absolutely IS the job of a guy hiring a dude for a multi-million dollar contract that will have lasting effects on the MBB program to know what's going on behind the scenes. Shit. If GB had actually done a thorough job, maybe IOWA would have had Brad Stevens....
He was injured for most of the season. Was productive in the few minutes he played & passed this guys eye test. I'd love him back at Iowa.
Barta should have known. I mean, that's his job. Or why have an AD at all if, when it comes to making a major coaching hire you just take the guy who was given Coach of the Year. Anybody could have done that. It's the AD's job to dig just a little deeper, and if he had, he'd have hired Brad Stevens. Barta . . . what a dolt.
Do everyone on this board a favor and crawl back under your rock and stay there.So you think this was a difficult decision to hire Ben? OK, this is for you:
Iowa should recruit Mr. Universe every year. You want strong players. You want weight room rats. Get the best of 'em all. As everyone knows, basketball is all about the muscles.
Maybe he will be another Mulvey, but he had offers from Illinois, Wisconsin, Purdue, Indiana, Wake Forest, so a few programs who seem to know how to evaluate talent thought he was worth it. That means something. No one was saying those things about Mulvey coming out of high school. Yes, I would like him to come back.
This year.
Compare the build of the guys that transferred in vs the ones who have been here since they were Freshmen…
13 minutes per game and shot 43% from 3. Solid rebounder, blocked some shots, got some steals.
He played in 10 games for 136 minutes. Just a feeling. Seemed to have instincts on the court rare for a true FR. We will see.
I suppose. As a certified Barta hater, I defend the Lickliter hire more than most. Even if you knew it was all Stevens, I think you could have made the argument that “Lickliter can identify and hire smart assistants. He has to be doing something right and he’ll continue what he did at Butler when he gets to Iowa City.”
Just giving you shit. I’ve seen you make comments about how football should get all the funds.
I would say most do that. It just happens there are a lot more good black players than white players.
never said that
Yes, please!Cam Manyawu (6'8" Forward), in 35 games, averaged 19 minutes, 7.1 pts, 5.3 rebs. .90 assists and 57.8% FGs. He shot 49.5% from the FT line.
DEI is about equity not equality. It’s literally the second word.Fans? I hate stupid people, and this country is awash in them right now, sports fans being no exception. How else do you explain what's happening right in front of their eyes, a process that began a decade ago, and tens of millions still claim to be oblivious. Meanwhile, a tyrant is attempting to destroy 250 years of democracy.
MAGA hates DEI because they can't stand the competition. A bunch of cultist know-nothings who ban books, erase history, deny science, and promote blind allegiance to ignorance, prejudice, racism, childish name-calling, sexual perversion, blatant criminality, and treason cannot be expected to understand anything that's real. They live in a fantasy land where they are superior. But reality is knocking, and the fantasy is going to explode in their moronic faces. IMHO, of course.
The difference might be that Iowa might giver more to WBB. Interesting that Tech has $1 million going to other sports. Will be interesting to see how this all plays out
And the guys they bring in from the portal are signed as they walk out of the surgery center
Maybe Johnson or Wiener will become available?
Dumbass.Fans? I hate stupid people, and this country is awash in them right now, sports fans being no exception. How else do you explain what's happening right in front of their eyes, a process that began a decade ago, and tens of millions still claim to be oblivious. Meanwhile, a tyrant is attempting to destroy 250 years of democracy.
MAGA hates DEI because they can't stand the competition. A bunch of cultist know-nothings who ban books, erase history, deny science, and promote blind allegiance to ignorance, prejudice, racism, childish name-calling, sexual perversion, blatant criminality, and treason cannot be expected to understand anything that's real. They live in a fantasy land where they are superior. But reality is knocking, and the fantasy is going to explode in their moronic faces. IMHO, of course.
Probably depends on if and which assistants are retained.
