Luka's NBA prospects won't increase because he wins POY. If he isn't on NBA teams radars now, winning POY won't affect them at all. They don't draft because of college awards.
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Luka's NBA prospects won't increase because he wins POY. If he isn't on NBA teams radars now, winning POY won't affect them at all. They don't draft because of college awards.
Agreed, Luka could have a very good, long term career overseas and make a lot of money.
I am guessing Garza & Weezy will get evaluated by the NBA; i hope they are both told to go back to college and work on their game
my goodness; we are scoring 80 ppg with the current 8 man rotation; we lose Kriener but add JBo, Nunge & PMac.
The one worry I have is if everyone comes back plus the guys returning from injury plus add in the freshmen does Fran role with a deep bench and play 9-11 guys a game? I think there is a huge risk a big rotation throws off the rythm of the team. I think a big reason why Iowa has been playing so well is that Garza, Weiskamp and Fredrick are getting 30 plus minutes a game. How much do you cut into their minutes and how much do you cut into Connor and Joe T's minutes? Iowa loses Kriener and Evelyn but gain back Bohannon, Nunge and Patrick. Bohannon likely gets around 25-30mpg which would be basically what Kriener and Evelyn played. Fredrick is too valuable defensively so if you cut his minutes do we sacrifice more D?
That's very odd, since there's zero risk to it. He has nothing to lose, and everything to gain.
Yeah, only have to go back to Uthoff to find an example of a guy who was talked about as a POTY candidate and ended up as a consensus second team all American that didn’t even get drafted
Having your weaknesses exposed is the risk. Garza isn't being exposed as much as he would trying to cover more pick and rolls in man 2 man.
This. Iowa is better this year in part because our best players play the bulk of the minutes. If everyone comes back with a healthy JBo, redshirts should be considered for some of the incoming freshmen. We don’t press enough to warrant playing 10 or 11 guys. Play your best 8 or 9 and let the others know the best thing for the rest both individually and from a program standpoint would be to redshirt.
Yeah, if you put 3 shooters on the perimeter that the D can't leave it opens up the pick game for him and Garza.
Joe W. is very good. However, I would not consider him Elite quite yet. And, you better be elite when you jump to the NBA.
I am not convinced that Joe T would be the starting point guard if everyone including J Bo is back.
My guess is Conner starts at the 4, Joe W at the 3, CJF at the 2, and J Bo at the point.
Nunge would be available to back up Garza and he could also be next man in at the 4. Depending on the match up perhaps P Mac could play some 4 too. I question if Pemsl sees much time. Joe T and the starting guards (including Joe W) eat most of those minutes up and the best of the incoming freshman fills up a few too. I could see a bunch of redshirts for the incoming class unless they beat someone out.
If we need to we could go big, get quicker, and increase the defense intensity with Joe T.
I still maintain Tom K knows something that’s not yet public as he’s been quick to tell us to pump the brakes on next seasons optimism. It’s too much fun not to think about what could be, but things change and there are no guarantees we’ll get to play this game for real.
My guess is Conner starts at the 4, Joe W at the 3, CJF at the 2, and J Bo at the point.
Nunge would be available to back up Garza and he could also be next man in at the 4. Depending on the match up perhaps P Mac could play some 4 too. I question if Pemsl sees much time. Joe T and the starting guards (including Joe W) eat most of those minutes up and the best of the incoming freshman fills up a few too. I could see a bunch of redshirts for the incoming class unless they beat someone out.
If we need to we could go big, get quicker, and increase the defense intensity with Joe T.
I still maintain Tom K knows something that’s not yet public as he’s been quick to tell us to pump the brakes on next seasons optimism. It’s too much fun not to think about what could be, but things change and there are no guarantees we’ll get to play this game for real.
I did not claim him elite now. I said he's just starting to scratch the surface now that he's beginning to figure out how to create his own shot. Once he has that in-between game off the bounce I do think he will be an elite college wing, like top-five in country.
It wasn’t premium, but he simply encouraged people to pump the breaks on what next year could be and focus on enjoying the group we have. I don’t have the link handy, bit it was MY INTERPRETATION that everyone being back was not a given.
Cool - thanks for sharing. I obviously didn’t see the context of Tom’s comment, but that reads like it could just be a general statement. Hopefully that’s the case, at least
The NBA will know what his weaknesses are. You can't hide things.
To me it seems like a weird move but his dad is a different kind of character.
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