These advanced numbers are very valid points, but it is also very relevant as to who else is playing with these players. UVA was one of the more efficient offenses in the country and one of the best defenses in the country that Shayok was playing on. Trying to compare the defensive efficiencies of a player on team A versus a player on team B is hard because of that. Most every transfer to ISU under Hoiberg and Prohm has seen their offensive efficiency increase. Without looking, I woud wager almost every single one has. The offense at ISU has been extremely efficient nationally the last decade and players have thrived in it. Defense has been hit and miss. What I do know is both Eustachy and Prohm have said Nixon is one of the best on ball defenders that they have had on their squads. He gets a lot of steals and draws a lot of offensive fouls. I do not expect him to lead ISU in scoring though and I do not expect ISU to be a slam dunk NCAA team even if Bolton is eligible. But I do believe Nixon will be a much more efficient player offensively as history shows us most every transfer has been the last decade.
This is a very true statement. There are a lot of unknowns with ISU though because I think Grill, Leech and Jackson all have very high ceilings. Just not sure how ready they are today. ISU could surprise or they could flounder. Way too many unknown pieces.
Nixon is not proven at the P6 level on a daily basis, but he has scored 20 or more points in a game vs Nevada, Oregon, Arkansas, Florida State, Kansas State, Wichita State and others. He needs to improve his game for sure, but he has shown he can compete against high level programs. Curious to see what level of consistency he can play at on a bigger stage every night than what he had at CSU.
To me, the two keys for Iowa will be:
I figured he was an obvious. You are so defensive. The key is who can replace Moss, Jordan and Baer's threes which was what I was getting at.
But you subscribe to ADs being complete jackasses, players blowing kisses, and coach involvement to keep players out of police blotters. That is rich.
Wrong....there are rarely any rational discussions here concerning ISU/Iowa.
Which again, was weed. Same reason he was suspended at ISU. The bottom line is if you have an issue with kids using weed, then yes, these kids were bad kids. But their dismissals were required by school/NCAA rules due to drug violations not by coaches' choice. I will leave it up to the rest of you to debate the merits of weed violations.
The only thing at isu that is loaded is their soiled pants.
You are the perfect example. You utilize immature name calling in your narrative about other posters. Have you ever really provided any insightful comments when it comes to a rival? My guess is absolutely not. You reap what you sow.
