He's coaching already. Watch the time he spends talking and pointing during TOs. He spends a lot of time talking to the refs, and not all confrontational. Of course, he's always coaching on the floor.
I agree he is very mobile when on the court just think Mulvey and Freeman the following year!
No dude. Keegan is literally on every single NBA Top 10 draft board. I don't think some of us Iowa fans quite understand it. Literally talking about minimum of $10mil a year guaranteed for years. You do not risk injury or your stock to come back and play 1 more year with Fran. Let alone Keegan turns 22 this year. Clock is ticking...aside from that he's ready now. He's stock could only go down.
We need to hit the portal for a lot more than a forward. You’re staring at a 10 win team with that lineup.
Guard play is inadequate and inconsistent. Ulis didn’t even see court and in my mind, unimportant to the future. The guards yesterday were 5 of 18 from field, 2of9 from 3, scored a total of 14 points, and had more turnovers than assists. 2 new guys coming in are good but will be freshman- badly need a guard in portal that can start immediately.
Sure, if the team also was focused on Richmond and not Twitter + had higher energy, they win - that’s on Fran. As a head coach earning millions of dollars, you’re responsible for ensuring your NPOY doesnt got 16+ mins without a shot as well as getting your guys up for the game.
Keegan said it himself, he passed up shots because others had better opportunities. Maybe you are blaming the wrong people...
Agree, although I could see him playing starter minutes off the bench.
You were probably saying something similar about Fran and the B10 tournament prior to this year as well….
JBo is petitioning the NCAA for a 9th year. Should hear by the end of August.
I agree on Sandfort. He will be our 6th man/instant offense.
Good points, but if we add another big that will be 4 bigs. That's too many methinks.
Rebracca can move back to the 4 which is his natural position. Mulvey could still redshirt also. Neither Jelly nor Mulvey is 100 ready, but I think Jelly is the closest of the two. Bring in a true C and then Jelly can back him up. Let Mulvey redshirt. Rebracca becomes starting PF and emergency C. Kris can slide to the wing and back up Rebracca at the 4.
If we bring in a starting center next year then I don't want to see Rebraca starting as well.
Do we think Perkins can play PG? (This is the second time I have seen this suggestion on this board in the past couple days.) I have always seen him as a driving/defending 2G (or maybe an undersized 3).
Yeah, not saying he is going to start at PG but he is servicable with guys like Sandfort and Kris, who are decent ball handlers. If anything, he can take his man off the dribble and draw attention, which will open up space for shooters.
Ulis: Has to get more comfortable shooting the ball, its an adventure right now.
The highlighted text made me LOL! It's true, though, and one of the reasons that he might get passed up by Ahron. I think Ahron is a damn good defender and a good rebounder for a guard. Once he gets a little more experience and the game slows down a little more for him on the offensive end, I think he'll do better.
Yeah, Ulis is less flashy for sure, but he tends to be consistent and can rebound. I like having both him and Joe T, just gives us some flexibility. I think Joe will start but could see Ulis logging more minutes/finish a fair amount of games. If Bowen comes on strong and grabs a bunch of minutes, i will be pleasantly surprised.
