Fran’s replacement
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He just upset Iowa State today.
You do realize any other head coach & your boy Brock is either coming off the bench or getting asked to transfer right? The next head coach will probably recruit high quality point guards.
And you're too old... grumpy.
He's doing pretty good this year as well. I think he will continue to do so. Good for him.
i meant the time to strike was last year. WV did. Iowa didn't.
We'll see if your prediction pans out, as of now, both Moline boys have over 2 years left before they graduation from Iowa. You have lot's of games to critique their play and I'm sure you will.You do realize any other head coach & your boy Brock is either coming off the bench or getting asked to transfer right? The next head coach will probably recruit high quality point guards.
And you're too old... grumpy.
You and others can fantasize all you want about Iowa recruiting a better point guard then Brock, it ain't happening.
I was sick we didn't ditch Fran for devries when he was announced at West Virginia and I'm sicker today. I'm so tired of Iowa refusing to move on from old losers and all our stupid fans supporting it because they're afraid of their own shadows
I'd want someone who has had a better mentor than Gatens.
Oh yeah, I forgot he's the best to ever wear the uniform at Iowa. Give me a break! Both the Moline boys need to up their games significantly if Iowa is going to make the NCAA's. If Iowa misses the tourney again that will make two straight years with your boys on the roster..... hmmm. And even you cannot believe after 3 of the last 4 games that Iowa is a tournament team.
The AD at WVU pulled off some impressive stuff with the bball program.. had to let Bob Huggins go after his drinking and driving incident.. fan base torn about that , Bob was even trying to politic for his position back.. AD didn’t make a hasty hire, he sat back, decided to go interim for a year, let the Bob Huggins stuff cool off.. , possibly knowing he would have a good shot at Devries at the end of last season and it is working out beautifully for the program.
You seem awfully bitter towards moline and freeman and Harding.
Did something bad happen to you there?
I do have a long-ago story regarding a late-night establishment called Sharkey's, but it wasn't a bad experience.... lol. And have enjoyed a few rounds of golf in Silva, IL at the TPC course just outside of Moline. Also, John Deere is one of the better run companies I've ever been associated with. Nothing bad to say about the city.
I pick on them due to IllQCHawk's irrational exuberance over mostly BH. I am his counterbalance. I hope they turn out better than they've played, but he's so far up BH butthole I need to pull him back sometimes. That's it...
Why Gatens, guy has NEVER been a Head Coach. We should be able to get someone who has been successful as a Head Coach.
Until the end of the end of the year. If he turns things around look to him for HC. If not, move on. Not hard.
Beth surely has had a list made up for a while now. I would imagine DeVries would be at the top of that list.
Iowa could have also had McDermott and Dana Altman too. Tho not a fan of Altman's style of play personally.
You know Gatens will be good? How so? Are you capable and willing to pay his buyout if he falls short?
Btw, last time Iowa promoted an assistant w/o head experience it didn't go so good (Dick Schultz)
Iowa can't recruit a point guard better than Harding?
I don't know. I suspect he will be.
Don't give him a buyout. 1 year contract. If he isn't willing to accept that, without HC experience, then so be it.
you think a D1 basketball program could hire a coach on a one year contract with no buyout?
I would see a recruiting issue as one barrier. Hence the idea we let Fran go now and put Gatens as interim.
I suspect Gatens will be succesful. Perhaps we let him get to a smaller school and get HC experience there. Not a bad idea but with our schools history of hiring coaches and keeping them their entire life, I am afraid we'd never get a legit shot at him were he successful.
Still a no for me.
If he can prove it for 2 more years at West Virginia then I’ll come around.
Problem is that doesn’t fit our time frame.
And I could see him not making the tourney these next 2 years.
For the record I texted everybody today that WV beats ISU straight up.
I think the spread was 6.5
ISU is good but they’re not as good as I thought they were.
I’ve watched their last 3 games & could feel this loss for them coming since Wednesday.
Big12 is crazy weak this year though, so they’ll win a bunch of games. B1G is super weak too.
As a true SO Brock Harding/Owen Freeman have easily met or exceeded any expectations. If you don't see that you are either clueless, a curmudgeon or both. This team has a ton of problems but to think specifically BH can't play at this level and needs to transfer is just well...stupid.
Don’t dismiss the Les Jepson talk ….
They've played well against weaker teams in blowouts. 3 out of the past 4 games they haven't shown me much of anything. I won't apologize for having higher expectations. Obviously, Fran doesn't. They're no longer freshman and they are on the verge of missing the NCAA's in back to back seasons. BH is the weakest link in the starting lineup.
a name to keep an eye on is Mike Oxlong. He grew up in Sac City, Iowa, was GA at Ball St with Beth, HC at St Petersburg.
Especially difficult considering Huggie Bear grew up in Morgantown before moving to Ohio to play for his dad in HS and then transferred back to WVU after his freshman year in college and played 3 years for the Mountaineers.
They have both had moments where a person would believe they have turned a corner but then they go back to bad habits. Brock needs to have a purpose when he attacks the lane. Too many times he drives and has nowhere to go with the ball, so he either has turnover or throws up a shot that has almost no chance to go in. Over penetrating is a killer. In order for Freeman to be the player he has the potential to be, he has to be stronger with the basketball and be on balance. Too many times he turns the ball over in the paint or trys to do things he is not able to do at this point.
I don't disagree with having a plan when driving to the hoop. Dean Oliver drove me nuts when he was a Fr/So as he did it all the time but ultimately learned as I think Brock will too. My point was Brock can play at this level and it isn't even debatable. Is there room for improvement...of course but he can play and honestly at a higher level than I had anticipated. I think he will have a very good career with the Hawks and believe if Freeman stays until he is a Sr could be a beast.
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