thanks for your thoughts.Fran did absolutely nothing wrong in recruiting Carton.... it is fair to say 'no one' recruited him harder than Fran & Iowa.
IF DJ had/has any thoughts about his faith in the future of Iowa basketball ..he would not say so..not his DNA ... so I cant speak to that.
In the end.. OhioState was the best fit for him. Yes the roster next fall (2019) was a factor..Iowa returns (as of now) every single so-called PG & even wing player with the exception of Nicholas Baer...thats Bohannon, McCaffery, Moss, Dailey, JoeW, Frederick..+ P McCaffery...and last year Fran started Nunge in a number of games along side Cook & Garza...'one less guard'...Ohio State is pretty committed to more of a '3' guard lineup.
...the biggest factor was Holtmann said he needed a Point Guard....he picked DJ as their top target & stayed the course throughout the process...not every school was willing to stay the course. I'm as disappointed as anyone that DJ wont be playing at Iowa but it wasnt what Iowa didnt do...it was more about what OhioState offers.
sometimes it is timing,..would have been interesting to see what would have happen if DJ was a year younger and the previously mentioned seniors were gone...Fran has alot to sell to class of 2020 recruits...
i know DJ wants to win and last season obviously left a mark in more ways than one; hopefully we rebound this year