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Possibly 2 bigs wanted if the right ones.
Possibly hedging.
Definitely looking at skills vs personnel. That’s how to keep the program going forward regardless of a teenaged decision.
Possibly 2 bigs wanted if the right ones.
Possibly hedging.
Definitely looking at skills vs personnel. That’s how to keep the program going forward regardless of a teenaged decision.
Foster hanging out in Ames on weekends, (to see his GF), does not bode well for us. I think the coaching staff should be prepared for the eventually that Foster might not pick Iowa.
Agree, the fact that he is hanging out there all the time with his girlfriend and members of the team makes it seem likely he picks them.
Might be a bit of a sleeper, as he is from England. Nearly every other site has him at 6’10” 240 lbs. The 255 might be more accurate, as he has mentioned one school wanted him to watch his weight and get it down some. 247 has him as a top 300 player, top 50 center, and the #2 senior in Massachusetts. A lot of smaller offers, but read a couple of articles where Georgia Tech and Kansas State are getting involved. He says he is in no hurry to commit anywhere.
Like the weekend he was said to be at ISU football game as people said they spotted him. But he was actually at Virginia Tech.
Read the story on the front page, hasn't been in the states that long and probably has few AAU ties, so a bit of an unknown, but plenty of potencial.
If the tape Perry linked were this past year, I would not be impressed, but that was at least 3 years ago. It would be interesting to see a recent tape. If he was as good as the tape after picking up basketball a couple of years earlier, Fran could be on to another diamond in the rough. No one wanted Whitey until his senior year...
Thanks for posting that.......he appears to me to be a good project type player. He appears to have soft hands, moves his feet pretty well, and has kind of a Garza type offensive game. He just needs to get in better shape and get in the weight program to get the most out of his abilities?
Next season we'll have three bigs on the roster, two of whom will be seniors.
I think its possible that we want two bigs in the class AND we don't get Foster.
I think its possible that we want two bigs in the class AND we don't get Foster.
It could be that Foster wants to be a power forward.
I love that video! Great hands, good feet and inside moves, can shoot within 5 feet with either hand. A mountain of a man, he does fatigue quickly but that's to be expected at his age. I would gladly take him in a heartbeat and I wonder if he doesn't blow up pretty fast now that Iowa has offered him.
Thanks for linking the tapes. I hope he is not a fall back for Foster, but he does have nice hands and size, and can score with either hand. He definitely is not quick, but that could improve by converting about 20 lbs to muscle. If we land our top targets, they would be preferable, but if not, he would be potentially a good piece that could be redshirted his first year.
He reminds me more of a couple of those posts from Rutgers last year.
His ceiling might be Nick Ward from Michigan State.
His scouting report does say that he's comfortable putting the ball on the floor from outside the paint. That's a good trait for a big guy.
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Too bad Gabe( Olaseni) could used the reshirt year. His last two years he was a very good athletic big man. Iowa needs big guys who can play above the rim and protect. I agree that Foster probably wants to be a PF as a good PF can get some points in transition better than your average center.
Just a question to this quote: "he does fatigue quickly". How in these highlight videos do you see that he is fatigued? I am assuming that you are assuming, due to his weight, that he is fatigued. I saw him dribble the ball, and am assuming he "could" be our next great point guard.
Should not be able to make comments that are accurate off a highlight video. It does not show how many turnovers, steals, rebounds, etc., that makes a complete evaluation, including if he is out of shape!
Yeah, that was more speculation on my part trying to be agreeable with the earlier poster. I should have said "IF he does fatigue quickly".Just a question to this quote: "he does fatigue quickly". How in these highlight videos do you see that he is fatigued? I am assuming that you are assuming, due to his weight, that he is fatigued. I saw him dribble the ball, and am assuming he "could" be our next great point guard.
I like what we saw in his latest video. A big tough guy inside who pushes people around physically and can put the ball in the basket with a hook shot.
Will be interesting to see when he visits either the PSU weekend or PU. He looks more like a traditional Center while Foster is more of the NBA hybrid SF/PF/C
He reminds me a little of the type of posts that Izzo recruits at MSU to play bully ball.
I prefer to have the officials actually call fouls on MSU when they commit them and not allow them to play bully ball.
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