Connor McCaffery?

[mtdew_fever]

Since Connor hasn't signed a Letter of Intent with the Iowa MBB team and won't based on current scholarship's available.....hypothetically other coaches can still recruit him.

One could argue there is a better opportunity out there for him.

 

[hooper56]

You probably didn't realize that he is the coach's son. He respects his Dad as a coach and wants to play for him. There is no other opportunity for him to do that. Nice try, though.

 

[DodgerHawki]

Since Connor hasn't signed a POI with the Iowa MBB team and won't based on current scholarship's available.....hypothetically other coaches can still recruit him.

One could argue there is a better opportunity out there for him.

Weak troll sauce. I would have thought you could come up with something better. What is a POI? Person of Interest?

 

[mtdew_fever]

Ok...Letter of Intent.

You can't tell me he couldn't get more minutes at a big name program elsewhere. Plus, it is very difficult to keep 14 guys on a roster happy.

I still think he should go the D-I baseball route at Iowa.

Weak troll sauce. I would have thought you could come up with something better. What is a POI? Person of Interest?

 

[perryhawk]

Ok...Letter of Intent.

You can't tell me he couldn't get more minutes at a big name program elsewhere. Plus, it is very difficult to keep 14 guys on a roster happy.

I still think he should go the D-I baseball route at Iowa.

Weak troll sauce. I would have thought you could come up with something better. What is a POI? Person of Interest?

I remember the days of 15 scholarship rosters....didn't seem like transferring was as prevalent. That said, times have changed.

 

[L. Wade Childress]

I know for a fact that Prohm has been calling him relentlessly while disregarding NCAA contact rules.

 

[hooper56]

Ok...Letter of Intent.

You can't tell me he couldn't get more minutes at a big name program elsewhere. Plus, it is very difficult to keep 14 guys on a roster happy.

I still think he should go the D-I baseball route at Iowa.

Just stop it. What you are trying to do is obvious to everyone.

 

[mtdew_fever]

The odds of Connor getting drafted by the MLB draft is much greater than the NBA.

Just stop it. What you are trying to do is obvious to everyone.

 

[mehawk]

The odds of Connor getting drafted by the MLB draft is much greater than the NBA.

While his odds of getting drafted by the MLB may be higher than the NBA, only 2% of players drafted by the MLB make the league. One could argue his odds are still better making the NBA.

 

[EZ2BJZ]

I know for a fact that Prohm has been calling him relentlessly while disregarding NCAA contact rules.

Okay, I'll bite. How do you know this for a fact?

 

[EZ2BJZ]

Since Connor hasn't signed a Letter of Intent with the Iowa MBB team and won't based on current scholarship's available.....hypothetically other coaches can still recruit him.

One could argue there is a better opportunity out there for him.

Slow news day on Cyclone Fanatic?

Lol. Nice try.

 

[DanL53]

Run away.

 

[unoHawkeye]

What I think a lot of people overlook is that Connor and Pat have been spending time observing/being a part of Iowa's practices for 7(?) years. Combined with their familiarity with the coach and his style (obviously) and you have a pretty small learning curve which is a humongous advantage coming in as a freshman. If he chooses basketball, I'd bet that Connor is a major contributor by the end of his sophomore year.

 

[icwesthawk]

"Weak troll sauce"...good one!!

 

[HawkinCarmel]

He might not hoop next year but he will play four years for Fran is my prediction.

 

[TDJ7]

I remember the days of 15 scholarship rosters....didn't seem like transferring was as prevalent. That said, times have changed.

Because kids were not "entitled" then.

 

[SLarew]

I think he will play basketball and doubtful he redshirts.

Baseball also seems to be of high interest to him. Not sure how good he is in that sport but will be interesting to watch the MLB draft and how he does this summer in HS ball

 

[CaboKP]

The odds of Connor getting drafted by the MLB draft is much greater than the NBA.

While being a player is great, I would expect his chances of being a basketball coach are very likely if he is interested in that. He has the connections and coaches make a lot of money also.

I expect him to test the waters with baseball for a year and then be a solid or better player for the basketball team and not play baseball after year 1.

 

[ping72]

Too much Mt Dew rots the brain

 

[Titanhawk2]

The odds of Connor getting drafted by the MLB draft is much greater than the NBA.

The odds of me getting drafted by the MLB is much greater than by the NBA. That's just a fact and pretty poor attempt at making a point.

 

[yippitiyiyo]

The odds of Connor getting drafted by the MLB draft is much greater than the NBA.

There are 40 rounds in MLB draft and 2 in NBA draft. Ya think?

Mtdew, is it required for your Rhetoric 2 that you have to post on a message board? Not sure this one was needed.

 

[0418hawkguy1001]

I remember the days of 15 scholarship rosters....didn't seem like transferring was as prevalent. That said, times have changed.

I think that if you went to 15 schollies again, you would have the equivalent of UCONN in men's basketball. Women still have 15 and that is why UCONN is so loaded because they get 3 other top 20 recruits every year, because everyone wants to play for them and win a championship.

As for Connor, don't be surprised if he redshirts next year (probably not, but it could be an idea) and have him on scholarship in the same class as JW and would give those 2 4 years to play together and 3 to play with PM.

 

[Ronman]

McCaffery was on KCRG's "On Iowa Live" last night and said he expects all three of next year's recruits will see floor time.

 

[mtdew_fever]

Exactly. Very difficult to get drafted in the NBA.

Either way, I think we can all agree he is talented in both sports.

There are 40 rounds in MLB draft and 2 in NBA draft. Ya think?

Mtdew, is it required for your Rhetoric 2 that you have to post on a message board? Not sure this one was needed.

 

[2bagger22]

OP is a troll and I hesitate to even post in this thread, however Connor will not be a MLB draft pick out of high school. He's a position player and there are more Iowa-born basketball players drafted in the last five years than Iowa position players selected in the MLB Draft.

 

[David1979]

McCaffery was on KCRG's "On Iowa Live" last night and said he expects all three of next year's recruits will see floor time.

lol. 14 man rotation.

 

[farfaraway]

Since Connor hasn't signed a Letter of Intent with the Iowa MBB team and won't based on current scholarship's available.....hypothetically other coaches can still recruit him.

One could argue there is a better opportunity out there for him.

Idiot. You know the Party line here. Post outside of it and expect to be skewered.

 

[Ronman]

lol. 14 man rotation.

Maybe. But that means you had better produce results on both ends of the court or you'll quickly be replaced. I would much rather have this "problem" than Lickliter's inability to find five Div. I players to put on the court at the same time.

 

[DanL53]

Idiot. You know the Party line here. Post outside of it and expect to be skewered.

Pretty true. Party Line, "Stupid doesn't sell here."

 

[L. Wade Childress]

Fran is hoping for a reversion to the 6 on 6 rules.

 

[large78]

Has Fran ever coached any of his kids in an actual game before?

 

[paladinhawk]

McCaffery was on KCRG's "On Iowa Live" last night and said he expects all three of next year's recruits will see floor time.

lol. 14 man rotation.

They can play in a few games (3 maybe???) and still redshirt, correct? So all 3 new recruits could "see floor time" and figure out if they're likely to play regularly, or only get garbage time (like Dailey for the most part this year).

 

[DanL53]

They can play in a few games (3 maybe???) and still redshirt, correct? So all 3 new recruits could "see floor time" and figure out if they're likely to play regularly, or only get garbage time (like Dailey for the most part this year).

No. I did enjoy seeing the Big Ten get 3 teams into the Sweet Sixteen though.

 

[paladinhawk]

Looks like I pulled that 'alternative fact' out the place where the sun don't shine. Ah well, we're in a better spot than Nebby who might have 6 or 7 scholarship player by November.

 

[kceasthawk]

lol. 14 man rotation.

No basically Fran has brought the program back to the point where he's recruiting better players than the one's currently playing. This should be the goal of any good coach. If in fact this new crop of freshmen are better players then some of the current ones then they need to play next year, and not the current players. Those players,(god love them), have been discussed constantly, so there's no need to bring them up. Fran is however, loyal to a fault, so my hope is that he makes this move early next season, if the new freshmen show they are in fact an upgrade.

 

[kceasthawk]

Maybe. But that means you had better produce results on both ends of the court or you'll quickly be replaced. I would much rather have this "problem" than Lickliter's inability to find five Div. I players to put on the court at the same time.

He did find a few, but they usually left after one year playing for him.

 

[Libradawg]

lol. 14 man rotation.

How so? Please don't tell me you believe that guys will get minutes simply because they played before. Uhl was slowly phased out. Ellingson dangerously close to the same fate. And did you forget to remove Jok from the equation? Do you know what a *rotation* is? Hint: it's not every guy who appears at the scorers table. That's just like saying in September of an MLB team's season that they have a 9-man pitching rotation since that's how many SP they used that year.

 

[IllQChawk]

They can play in a few games (3 maybe???) and still redshirt, correct? So all 3 new recruits could "see floor time" and figure out if they're likely to play regularly, or only get garbage time (like Dailey for the most part this year).

In college basketball a medical redshirt is the only way a player can receive an additional year of eligibility unless the percentage of games played is more then NCAA deems a full season. Once a player enters a regular season game and plays for even a minute, the year of eligibility is counted toward the allotted 4 years.....there is no going back, a redshirt must be finalized before the start of the season....

 

[iahawks10]

Slow news day on Cyclone Fanatic?

Lol. Nice try.

How would they know, they're always over here.

 

[hooper56]

I imagine 12-14 guys will play....but not in every game. Will depend on who is healthy and playing well and the matchup for any particular game.