I appreciate the enthusiasm but PG is very concerning for next year. Unless Bluder can grab a veteran PG from the portal, expect a bumpy road since Aaliyah Guyton tore her ACL mid-year. We will have to rely on a (likely freshman) reserve or slide someone who isn’t a PG to that position (probably Sydney IMO). Its the biggest cause for concern for next year and the solution will impact next year’s results quite a bit.
Next Year's Womens Team
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Iowa was in the NCAA tourney in 8 of the 10 years prior to Clark (excluding covid year when tourney was cancelled). On-going recruiting is above average. There is no reason to think that Iowa will fall off a cliff.
A glimpse into the future of Iowa WBB
Iowa's only missed 8 NCAA Tourneys in 39 years. I think we'll be fine.
You all having fun screaming at the sky about something you have no knowledge about?
Or maybe you know more than everyone else here and are not sharing, what will the roster look like for the opening tip in 2024?
Anyway my bad...you are all welcome to go back to squeezing your panties about nothingness...I am going to get back to enjoying the rest of this season.
Are you saying they won't 'skip a beat' without CC next year? You know that won't be the case. There will be struggles, but expectations will be lower. Still, there will be some beatdowns on the road.
Of course...just like there was a couple of weeks ago. It's basketball.
I literally said there will be an adjustment. Next year will not be a Final Four caliber team but they can still have a successful season.
Please limit your posts to eight words or less if you'd like them read in their entirety. 😉
As a junior, Kachine Alexander averaged 10.4 rebounds per game as a 5-9 guard. I don’t even understand how that’s possible.
She averaged 11.1 rebounds in Big Ten play. 🤣 Bananas numbers!
Its only a conversation, but if you don't see that we have some real concern as far as who will be the floor general for Iowa (something we've been blessed with for many years) then you should pull your head out of the sand. Certainly a portal player is an option, (as has been mentioned), otherwise its a freshman most likely, with KJ also inured. Too me moving Syd there would be a missuse of her talents and would not be a good move for her or the team.
I just trust the coaching staff that has been doing this for a very long time to know what they are doing. I did not become a womens basketball fan last year like most of the people.
But hell, the message board warriors obviously know more. Pretty sure it was the consensus last off season that this team would not be elite because they did not get a post.
I think they look in portal for a pg, but Levin does seem to have some skills, so if the moral falls through, we would probably do Levin/committee until Guyton/Kennese can play.
Jesus. Take a breath. Nobody is saying WE know more. We're just having a freakin conversation about what we THINK may happen, because its the biggest area of concern for next season because we lose the nations best playmaker, and her understudy if you will. Lisa will do whatever she needs to, and they'll do the best they can with that. As for last year, many we're aware that MC had her own weaknesses, and we've actually improved both on defense and rebounding. A) everybody improved, and B) even more important we still had the BEST player in the game. Won't be the case next year.
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It has been over a month since I first made this post. I was right about CC turning pro. I may be wrong but next year the Hawks could go bigger.
Center - O'Grady and Heinen rotation inside
PF - Hannah plays alot of minutes, with Ediger or Gymfi backing her up
SF - Affolter plays a lot of minutes, with Mallegni backing her up
SG - Feuerbach and McCabe each see alot of minutes. One may play point at times.
PG - A true freshman plays here. Either Stremlow, Levin or Guyton later in the season. Not sure about Johnson.
A lot of interchangable parts. No one player will replace CC, but the sum of the parts could be very good. Hannah will be 1st team all Big Ten, Affolter will get better offensively. Feuerbach is long, athletic and fast. If she gets stronger, she could really improve.
They may take a step back but there are a lot of solid parts. In Hannah's senior year with the 24 class being sophmores and Deal and company coming in, look out Big Ten.
USC, UCLA and Oregon will be tough additions to the league.
Johnson just tore her ACL so she will not play next year.
Neither Kylie nor Taylor can play PG. Affolter would be a better option. The best option would be a veteran PG from the portal.
Oregon is not good. Their coach is probably gonna get fired. His players hate him.
I live in New England but thanks!
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Sounds like a double header with South Carolina and NC State the other matchup
Yeah, Iowa basketball is fun to watch and the fans really like the players. I doubt it drops much.
HUGE for recruiting that Iowa WBB is being featured in this and the Women's Champions Classic in Brooklyn, NY 🔥
It's important that we continue to have strong attendance/viewership numbers next season, in order to sustain strong recruiting and media coverage post-CC.
I'm already looking forward to next year and the years to comcome
I certainly feel a heck of a lot better about the future of women's BBall versus Men's BBall.
🥂 here’s to picking up one or two transfers for next season.🤞
Aaliyah was interviewed by Rob Howe on the HF Prospect Pod. She talks about the status of her knee injury and some other topics. (Her Dad shared it)
Feel free to give it a listen and show her some love on X.
Feel free to give it a listen and show her some love on X.
"My doctor said I'll be cleared to practice around August, and I'll probably be cleared to play sometime around the middle of November," Guyton said.
Just realized our two marquee non-conf matchups — VA Tech and Tennessee — will both be against teams who currently have no HC.
