Dale Jones
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Classy, classy move by Fran to start Dale today. And awesome that Dale rose to the occasion and hit a long three to put Iowa on the board and get the day started right. Dale seems like a quiet, humble guy with some skills. It's a shame the Waterloo West product couldn't escape the injury bug.
Listened to some of the pre-game on the radio and Hansen said Dale Jones gets the start as he finishes his career at Iowa and moves on with his life (paraphrasing). Dolph said something similar citing his numerous injuries.
Anyone have additional context? Sounds like he is done with basketball.
Anyone have additional context? Sounds like he is done with basketball.
On the postgame, Dolph said it was his last time in a Hawkeyes uniform or something to that effect
From what I understood, he is looking for somewhere to go to as a "graduate transfer" to play his 5th year.
was really awesome to see that 3 go down, don't often catch myself jumping out of my seat two minutes into the game. That second one was almost down as well......would have been really nice.
was wondering how long he would play, then saw his defensive rotation and knew it was time.
good for him going out with a nice moment.
was wondering how long he would play, then saw his defensive rotation and knew it was time.
good for him going out with a nice moment.
I think we missed a great shot at even better results when Dale went down in 2015/16. We needed that 3rd scorer badly and imo he was just starting to understand defense, a bit.
He was also a good rebounder, and at the offensive end. Imagine how that could have helped us early in this season.
Jones, among the many shoulda, coulda, woulda of Iowa Basketball. Fortunately wins don't matter as much as the fact he gets his college degree.
Here's hoping if he chooses one more year of ball that his legs hold up and he ends up with many good memories.
He was also a good rebounder, and at the offensive end. Imagine how that could have helped us early in this season.
Jones, among the many shoulda, coulda, woulda of Iowa Basketball. Fortunately wins don't matter as much as the fact he gets his college degree.
Here's hoping if he chooses one more year of ball that his legs hold up and he ends up with many good memories.
Fran doesn't seem like he is a big juco guy and hopefully he sees that injuries kept this situation from being successful. I agree, last year might have been different with another shooter around and some rebounding help. This year would have helped early on, but I am guessing we likely would likely of had to redshirt at least one guy if Jones would have been healthy. Not saying that we have not been successful with the way things have turned out, but it may have changed the complexion pretty drastically with a healthy Jones. Glad he stayed positive contribution and Fran was able to start him on Sunday.
Jones played in the first six games, Daily and Kriener also played enough during that time, so their red shirt decisions were already made before Jones got hurt again.
I believe during the game they said it was only his 3rd or 4th game of the year. Dailey was never going to redshirt. Fran asked him too, and he said no thanks. Its up to the player after all.
I had that same understanding about the injury to Jones in relation to the timing of redshirt decisions, but IIRC, there were questions about Jones need from the very beginning. What I was trying to say is that if they knew they had a completely healthy Jones, there may have been more consideration for a redshirt someplace and I get it is the player decision at the end of the day. Bottom line, we all wonder how effective a 11-12 man rotation can be, but admit it has worked for the most part this season which is a tribute to Fran and the players to work with that situation. Not many coaches get to look down the bench and realistically have 6-7 guys they can send in the game at virtually any time nor do you have many players sitting down on the 6-7th chair from the coach who think they have a chance to play every game. So far so good though.
Well we might really find out this week. Hopefully its four games in four days! Maybe we can run some of these teams out of the gym. The young hawks seem to be getting stronger the last few weeks. What a refreshing suprise its been.
I watched an interview with Jones(I believe post game PennState.) In the interview he said he would like to play bball next year and did not rule out that it could be at IOWA. While he didn't say it he seemed to indicate that since all scholarships are taken, and if he chose to stay at Iowa that would only leave paying his own way to make it happen. I thought that was interesting and if he would do that, Iowa would have a very deep team next year.
I screamed "YES" when he hit that three — in a mostly-empty bar/cafe that was, at noon, more cafe than bar — undoubtedly annoying the handful of people enjoying their brunch.
Would make a great story, but highly unlikely. First that he pay his own way, with no guarantee he'd play, and he's still got along way to get back were he can physically play on both ends of the court. Then theres the issue again with so many players who will be deserving of playing time. Frans already said he's not going to sit Garza and Nunge next year, and from watching their tape, I think they'll both contribute next season. Glad he got the start, and got to hit the bomb. Time to close the book.
