I'll respectfully respond with a measure of disagreement. Not to the whole point, as it is solid. And in fact I'll back you up with the first part of my point.
In 2012/13 folks remember what a young team we had with sometimes three freshmen starting. Twenty-five wins. Yet interestingly enough, our large group of freshmen and sophomores (including Gesell, Clemmons, Woodbury, White, Olaseni and Oglesby) only managed to play about 115 mpg! Around 85 mpg went to our lone senior May, and our juniors Marble, Basabe and McCabe. So one can see where the edge of having experienced players may have paid off.
Recruit, retain, develop.
The slight disagreement I have is that for this kind of old school basketball to work, you need guys that from the start recognize the value of team ball. Guys willing to sit, or give up minutes, or not demand the ball, or in some circumstances step up and be the guy who wants the ball in his hands. Coachable players. How good would Iowa be with a bunch of newbies with little Jr/Sr leadership? I suggest better than many other programs, as we recruit players willing to be part of the team. Or, if they don't have such desire, we beat it into them quickly.
A reason I don't get too worked up over all the freshmen and sophomores we'll have in 2016/17. We'll still have Jok, Uhl and the Juco Jones. And we'll have young guys who either buy in or sit.
