The McCaffrey boys interviewed DB on this week’s show. I was impressed. He gave thoughtful, insightful answers and has a maturity that belies his age. The kid has his head on his shoulders and seems to take seriously what he has to do to succeed. I expect to see a lot of him on the floor this year, maybe along with Aron Ulis. He’s got a bright future.
Dasonte Bowen on T’d Up
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Lots of interesting stuff in that podcast….Bowen was impressive…..and the comments on recruiting visits was very very interesting.
I posted this in another thread. Might as well here too..
Here are some cool player & coach interviews, if interested.
Here are some cool player & coach interviews, if interested.
The Tyler Cook one recently was very good too.
He loves Iowa, but had things not fallen like they did. He wouldn't have been a Hawk.
Florida was the place until Billy Donovan left for the NBA (Their AAU program pretty much sent a steady stream of future NBA guys to Florida from the St. Louis area)
Then Iowa State (yep, he was smitten with Fred Hoiberg) but then he too left for the NBA.
That cemented Iowa who recruited Fat TC
Fran was in before anyone else... before he was a dunking machine. Other schools came late but he was solid with Iowa.
Why can't he be our Trey Burke? Trey was a three star prospect out of HS and then had a fantastic freshmen year before becoming an All American his soph year. Would love for Dasonte' to be our Trey Burke.
I agree and came away with the same impression….. the young man is mature beyond his years….. I think we lucked out with the Courtney Elridge connection getting this kid
Good listen. Thank you for the suggestion.
Does anyone know why I can't find the T'd Up podcast on the "Podcasts" app on my iPhone? It's not showing up on Spotify for me either. (I had to use the YouTube links above -- thanks for sharing those, @Franisdaman)
Also, is this podcast still under the umbrella of the Gazette?
I hadn't listened to the McCaffery boys since their first episode ... they've improved a lot since their first show. They do a good job of letting their personalities come through, while still keeping the focus on their guest.
It's actually under "The Taco-Bout Network" since Estella's is the lead sponsor and built them a studio to record the podcast.
I don’t think it was LUCK at all. I think it was completely by design.
Or they do and don't commit - like DJ Harvey. Who was unnamed but easily searchable by the details they provided.
oh well I guess LUCK can be an arbitrary term…..I’m not sure what your point is…. care to elaborate?
Courtney Eldridge didn’t fall into our lap. Fran brought him in purposely. Get good people and have a good program.
Sure, the Boston/BABC connection between Eldridge & Dasonte helped some in landing Dasonte but the same BABC connection didn't help land TJ Power.
And I don't think there was ANY luck involved. Instead, Fran, as always, worked his ass off and recruited Dasonte for OVER TWO YEARS before he committed.
Fran offered Dasonte May 10, 2019.
He played one year in High School with Josh Ogundele (also part of the BABC).
IOWA was the FIRST to offer Dasonte
Dasonte UNOFFICIALLY visited on Oct 20, 2019.
Tues June 1, 2021 was the first day that official visits could occur in well over a year (because of covid). Instead of visiting a new school, Dasonte took his FIRST OFFICIAL VISIT to Iowa the weekend of Thur June 3 - Sat June-5, 2021.
Dasonte committed 4 days later, on June 9, 2021.
The big difference is that Courtney has known Dasonte since he was a baby. I don't think Courtney had a personal connection at all to Power outside of the fact that Courtney played for BABC back in the day.
ok I retract saying it was lucky…. FFS….. I say we’re lucky to have Tom Brands as a wrestling coach….. so do we want to debate that now
From what I have seen, the BABC is one big family and are well connected, no matter how far the alumni go back.
The Boston guys, from Left to Right, at last year's Penn State game:
Caleb Middleton (6'10, Class of 2024 PF)
Courtney Eldridge
Dasonte Bowen
TJ Power
Josh Ogundele
So anyone think that maybe Josh O was brought back to help lure Power here as well. Just curious.....
You never know........I wish I could watch practice. The recent video clips appeared to show Josh O in a little better shape, getting up and blocking a shot by high flying Tony P on the baseline......that said, the video clip is so short it's hard to say........But IF (Big IF) he gets in good shape and has dropped some weight, we will get to see what he might be capable of.
Based on what Dasonte had to say about his breakfast work out club, I predict he will be a very good player for us. Guys that put in extra time and effort and have that strong desire to improve develop quickly. I think he will be special and sooner rather than later.
I think Dasonte is going to be that point guard we’ve all been expecting since Fran arrived.
Caught this pod a couple days ago during work but who exactly were the Pat and Connor referring to in regards to the Notre Dame transfer they were sure was coming to Iowa? May have misheard the specifics. Paul Atkinson? I know he was linked to Iowa for a minute.
As mentioned previously on this thread by @iowalawhawk , it was more likely DJ Harvey. The player in question was transferring from Notre Dame. Atkinson transferred to Notre Dame.
On July 20, the media had access to the players and to Fran.
Dasonte said he was getting up 700 shots/day with 400 (57%) -500 (71%) makes. He commented about Keegan and how Fran & the Iowa program have opened up some eyes when it comes to what's possible.
Regarding the PG completion, Fran mentioned that Ulis, in his 3rd year, was playing really well and Dasonte is a terrific player. Fran also said Tony and Connor can play the 1 and that he could play Ahron, Dasonte and Tony together.
Fran has not been shy on how good he thinks Dasonte is. On Oct 31 (exhibition game) I think we will see for ourselves.
Dasonte said he was getting up 700 shots/day with 400 (57%) -500 (71%) makes. He commented about Keegan and how Fran & the Iowa program have opened up some eyes when it comes to what's possible.
Regarding the PG completion, Fran mentioned that Ulis, in his 3rd year, was playing really well and Dasonte is a terrific player. Fran also said Tony and Connor can play the 1 and that he could play Ahron, Dasonte and Tony together.
Fran has not been shy on how good he thinks Dasonte is. On Oct 31 (exhibition game) I think we will see for ourselves.
The whole T'd Up video library is here:
The little guy's film is great. Looks like a good shooter and quick enough to blow by defenders that get too close to guard the shot. Like a combination of Jordan and Joey T's skills, which of course makes for a very good player.
Forgot, never can count for a lot out of freshmen out of the gate. There is usually a lag time adjusting to live fire play.
Forgot, never can count for a lot out of freshmen out of the gate. There is usually a lag time adjusting to live fire play.
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