Iowa lands former Villanova PG Lucy Olsen
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I hope @curtisj157 is not outraged with her race!
I don’t really get the knock on mccabes D. She looked pretty dang solid on D at the end of the year. And her offense far outweighs feuerbachs. She’s also pretty darn athletic herself
Doubt it- get her experience for the next year when we get Deal, Houston and maybe other 5 stars brynn and skinner. Then it will be final 4 possibilities again for a few years
No way Feuerbach is moved to the end of the bench.
And 2026 class looks to be even better if it holds up like some think. Wow!
On April 8 Skim Milkey was giving hints & predicting this. I guess we should have been paying attention. 
I'm no expert, but reading about those coming along with Olsen, and what we have coming back, despite the loss of our two PGs, it seems to me there will be several players that will be good enough to contribute meaningful minutes.
I think I saw somewhere Olsen is among 4 or 6 players transferring out of Villanova?
What's up with that?
What's up with that?
5'9" with great handles, room to improve the 3 pt shot, and +70% attempts from 2 pt range. Welcome to the Hawks!
OK, I’ll take another stab at this, and keep in mind. Several of us that watch the team super close have said the same thing all year…
I get everyone is in love with her shooting. But she has a weird disconnectedness to the offense and defense. I can’t really explain it. Somebody else might be able to come along and explain it in a different fashion, but many of us are baffled by the incredible love affair….🤷♂️
She is plenty athletic and quick and she’s a decent ballhandler, but definitely not an electric one.
She’s not going to take the ball to the rack very often, at least as of yet, she’s not a great passer, and her defense on the ball was adequate, but so often she just bounced around, literally looking like she didn’t know for sure what she was supposed to be doing.
She’s young, I think she has big upside, but this new girl, Feurbach, Affolter & Stuelke have to be on the floor. And from there, I guess it depends.?!
It's official. Iowa is a women's basketball school. Embrace it Hawkeye fans.
remember the good ol' days when we were considered a wrassling school?
I remember the really good old days when Iowa football and basketball were relevant.
Tell me what exactly did feurbach do that was so enamoring to automatically be slotted into the starting spot next year and allotted major minutes? Fill me in. She needs to take as big or bigger steps in her game than mccabe does and she’s 2years older
From the article on the home page:
"With Siegrist off to the professional ranks, Olsen's increased scoring load came at the expense of her long-distance shooting, which regressed from 35.6% to 29.4%, but she's much more productive and effective inside the arc..."
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I would say McCabe and Fuerbach if they can increase their dribbling skills
She’s connected, understands the Frame work of the offense & defense. Is extremely Athletic & 6ft, not 5-9.
Better handles, rebounding, going to the rack, etc, etc..
Olsen's short jumpers remind me of Grace Berger and her short game. We haven't had that much lately.
Feuerbach has a ton of work to do. She's quick and very athletic and plays good d but her handles aren't good and she only had one good shooting game where she had 3 3's. Maybe one of the freshman will push her or possibly over take her
Coach Bluder took a page out of the metrics books and encourages, to the tack or 3, from what I gather.
Yea CC could shoot it but if you remember correctly, her first two years, she took more mid range jumpers. It was a very good part of her game.
She could be a great 6th player coming off the bench similar to Affolter the past few years. I just like McCabe's shooting as a big offensive upside.
I was really hoping, but not sure, about the CC affect. Great get
Let me guess, Iowa dug deep into their NIL fund to land her? Lol.
Maybe we should just dump the men’s program altogether and focus resources on the women’s team. Lisa Bluder might possibly make Iowa a women’s basketball powerhouse if this continues.
I’m honestly happy for the women’s program. I just wish the men’s team had some semblance of relevancy.
Maybe we should just dump the men’s program altogether and focus resources on the women’s team. Lisa Bluder might possibly make Iowa a women’s basketball powerhouse if this continues.
I’m honestly happy for the women’s program. I just wish the men’s team had some semblance of relevancy.
They deserve it more than the men at this point.
She's got a great pull-up jumper, similar to Beukers in that regard. (Something I think CC22 discarded from her game, or simply still need to improve.) It's going to open some great open shots for 3pt. shooters, but Olsen has that range in her bag too. I think she's really good, and only going to be better as a Hawkeye. Opportunity to be a big (bigger) star.
I agree.
At this point, I might start taking more of a vested interest in women’s basketball.
Darn, I really wanted a closer look of Maddie Scherr.
