Man, he looks so much like Keegan Murray, I can't believe how much they look alike. It's shockingly shocking!
Kris Murray
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yeah, like their DNA is really similar. I think Kris will make a splash next year. No one wants to see their Brother get all the playing time. More work = Better player, but don't forget about grades.
Have to say, these two were genius move by Fran.
Have to say, these two were genius move by Fran.
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they could almost be twins! 
Kris must feel sort of inadequate as Keegan is getting all the minutes and love. Hope they are keeping him really positive and that his time will come, different timeline than Keegans opportunity.
Kris must feel sort of inadequate as Keegan is getting all the minutes and love. Hope they are keeping him really positive and that his time will come, different timeline than Keegans opportunity.
My son is okay. He understood that playing time on this team could be limited this year. Very reminiscent of their soph year at Prairie. I handled rotations on the bench and with the team we had, Keegan’s skill set was what we needed to win. Later in the year, Kris became a starter because he continued to work and earned his mins. His junior year was a breakout where he was a unanimous first team all conference and metro team player. He is in a position behind Wiesy and Patrick at the 3 and Nunge and Keegan at the 4. Murrays only know how to work hard!! Believe me, he will okay!!they could almost be twins!
Kris must feel sort of inadequate as Keegan is getting all the minutes and love. Hope they are keeping him really positive and that his time will come, different timeline than Keegans opportunity.
@PHawkKenyon I remember when you posted a note after they committed and your analysis was spot on. I can only imagine how proud you are of both sons!
Kris will definitely get more minutes next year and I expect him to be a very good player for Iowa. I am very impressed with Keegan. He is a player that would be starting right now if Iowa didn't have already established upperclassman.
Kenyon, I was young when you were playing (I would have been 3-4 when you were a freshman) but I do remember you playing (a lot of watching highlights), along with guys like Glasper and of course Settles since he was at Iowa forever! Your boys will be very good contributors in their times at Iowa. I will say this, they do look like Reggie Miller LOL! @PHawkKenyon
Kenyon, I was young when you were playing (I would have been 3-4 when you were a freshman) but I do remember you playing (a lot of watching highlights), along with guys like Glasper and of course Settles since he was at Iowa forever! Your boys will be very good contributors in their times at Iowa. I will say this, they do look like Reggie Miller LOL! @PHawkKenyon
I'm sure most of the freshman on the team knew playing time would be tough to come by this year. Kudos to Keegan for knowing his role coming off the bench playing good D, hitting the boards and finding his spots when to score. Reminds me of another freshman Iowa had from Michigan 26-27 years ago... Also in todays age of college sports it is valuable to have guys who know and understand they may not play the first year or 2 but stick with it and make a big impact as an upperclassman and aren't looking to transfer after not playing right away. Kind of like Kriener his last 2 years.
I have a feeling when it's all said and done both Murray boys will have successful careers at Iowa and another case of Fran pulling in guys with maybe not the largest offer list but end up being quality Big 10 players.
I have a feeling when it's all said and done both Murray boys will have successful careers at Iowa and another case of Fran pulling in guys with maybe not the largest offer list but end up being quality Big 10 players.
With parents supporting their sons, and the team, and a head coach who understands some of the dynamics of brothers playing together, I think both Murrays will be more than fine. Can't wait to see a both Murrays on the floor at the 3 and 4, and watching other teams trying to outwork them!
Luka, and his teammates have bumped up the meaning of hard work in this program, similarly to how Bob set the tone for football. I think the Murrays are the next in line to keep that standard going.
Luka, and his teammates have bumped up the meaning of hard work in this program, similarly to how Bob set the tone for football. I think the Murrays are the next in line to keep that standard going.
I agree. Happy to have the next generation of Murray's in the program. Like that whole class, grateful about the quality of kids leading the next four years of Hawkeye basketball.
Great answer. Good luck to both of your son's. Keegan has looked really good so far and I bet Kris will too in time.
BirdistheWord
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So glad to hear Kenyon! I am not nor do i have twins, but have heard it can be tough with all the comparisons. I am rooting for both of them and hope they are both enjoying the experience.
I know it’s a little off topic but that game against the fab 5 sure was fun to watch! Heck of an effort by the entire team to come out and beat Meat chicken after Chris Streets’ death.
Just yesterday I was talking to my brother and said I remember watching Kenyon play and thinking how old he and the rest of the team looked (I was 10). 27 short years later I was remarking how young Keegan looks... Time flies!
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Kenyon I just wanna know if Andy Kaufman pushed you off into the Illini bench before that buzzer beater
He showed some flashes the last game and truly just appeared a little tentative.
I had an identical twin brother. No one could tell us apart and for the first 9 or 10 years of our lives we were called "twin" by our own siblings. We were super competitive with each other. He was better athletically. I was better academically. We wanted each other to succeed because we weren't just brothers. We were best friends our entire lives and nothing was going to change that. I can only assume the relationship between Keegan and Kris is similar.
Man, I hope that happens with my kids (not twins), all they do is fight! Now saying that, they are 3 and about to be 2!
Are you kidding? We went from room to room fighting all the time. I'm talking knock down drag out.. We still loved each other and when it was over we'd play another game and start another fight
. That pretty much continued until junior high when we realized that the fighting needed to stop or one of us was gonna get hurt and we were breaking too much stuff around the house. Twins''''are great. Have grandsons who are identical. Those of us close to them can 'easily tell them apart not so much for the public.
Twin brothers have that special bond...where they feel each other unlike most siblings. With my grandsons 'their sport was golf (played in college). One was a 'little better than the other (more times than not). Course with golf the 'score IS the determining factor unlike basketball (so-so many factors).
One quick cant tell them apart story...back in their high school days...as a freshman one of them had made the varsity golf teams....anyway he won a varsity tournament..next day or so the team was headed out of town...he was sitting on the bus & his coach (who could never tell them apart & instead of asking which one they were...he would guess)...came on the bus and said something like 'you're not going' to this tournament. Yes..he got messed up of who was who..so he ended up taking 'the wrong brother'...the other one got off the bus & went home.
In the end...twin brothers are born having each others' back...they can argue like no other & at the same time have that special bond. I'm sure when brother Kris' time comes...(which it will)...no one will be more happy than his brother.
Don't tell me he got arrested. I heard he had a similar voter ID card picture as another guy in Iowa.
Kris is already a favorite and I love he is wearing half of 40! Your boys are set up well with their success because they get it and what it takes. The future of our program is fun.
To me, it's surprising that any of the Freshman are getting much playing time, with all that returned for
Hawkeyes, this year.
The fact that Keegan has looked like he should be a starter says quite a LOT !!!
Best of luck to both, well all 3 Murray guys!! GO HAWKS
79 posts & 1,798 likes! Not too shabby!
I do wish you would come in & teach the team how to rebound. Shoot, fans would pay to watch you put on the clinic
The thing that excites me most about how well all the underclassmen talent has played, is they have a guy like Garza who has really set an example of how to work on your weaknesses and turn them into routine strengths on the court. Over the years, I've just seen too many really talented guys who just keep doing the same things they've done and not developing that truly 'next level' set of skills. When you have a few great skills, but the defense can plan to counter those, it shuts lots of guys down. Garza has worked his inside, midrange and outside game to the point, there's really not much you can do to stop him - you might slow him down with the doubles/triples, but he can pass out and you get eaten by the 3s game.
Jack Nunge has really shown some flashes in his return this year (he never really got a chance last year), but I gotta figure when you're out there every day seeing what Garza does, and how he handles himself, how he works on honing those extra skills, that's just a fantastic motivator to pull everyone else up around him. And that's not trying to downplay anyone else on the team - seems like any given night Weiskamp, Fredrick, Bohannon, Toussaint, McCaffrey.....ANY of them can ring off 20+ points if the other team lays off them an inch.
This is a damn fun team to watch, and it's uber-cool to see a freshmen coming in and offering the quality minutes like Keegan has provided. That NC game was a bit of a coming-out party for him, where people got to see what's coming in the next few years at Iowa. I'm stoked!
Yeah and that game featured Kenyon and Barnes hitting some big shots and Millard breaking a Mich players nose, crazy! In today's world there would've been a 10 min stoppage, Flagrant 2 and ejection most likely. Crazy how the game has changed but also that parquet floor, awesome!
I was at that game and, to answer those that are dismayed by the atmosphere in Carver, it was loud and raucous!
Great insight, I'll admit I was skeptical at signing but you were totally right.... I think that year at academy was a brilliant choice. Keegan is already one of my favorites with his instincts, excited to see what Kris brings. This team's depth is mind-blowing
The only time I was ever dismissed from a HS practice was to come up for duke in carver on a weeknight fall of 93.....what a heartbreaker but it's so nice to have that late 80's and 90's excitement back and you were a big part of that. Get choked up watching 93 fab 5 and MSU games still. Thanks for the memories, sir!
