Wow! Reminds me of Jay Burson from Ohio State. Let's hope no other team has a player who reminds me of Ed Horton.
New Story ***PG Brock Harding commits to Iowa***
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He's a coach's son, so that'll only help. This feels like it could be one of those picks where we'll look back wondering why more schools didn't offer.
Kinda like JBo - but he looks faster than JBO so maybe it won't be as big of a problem for him.
I’m going to make a comparison without knowing a whole lot about his defense. His size, mentality and play making style remind me of T.J. McConnell. He already seems like a slightly more aggressive scorer than T.J. was in high school, but McConnell was a beast on defense for being 6ft once he filled out a bit. Also a coaches son.
Nash not a terrible comp but he was 6'3 and could operated with a defender on his hip.
I see Brock as all about maintaining separation from the defender.
I was thinking maybe Isaiah Thomas? (current player)
Small, super quick and shoots a lot of mid range floaters and runners.
If Harding is 5’10” so he’s smaller than Joe. Joe is at least 6’.
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If you are quick, have long range, and a good step back move, it is not a major problem. To me, his shooting motion and release point look very similar to Trae Young.
Loyola was good enough to make it to the Final Four.
Yeah Iowa was the first P5 offer. With guys like Harding, sometimes that first power conference offer opens up a gateway for other offers. Remains to be seen if that will happen here. Less of a chance since he's committed to Iowa.
He is small and obviously isn't a can't miss prospect. There is a reason Iowa was his first power conference offer (his size). Doesn't mean he can't/won't succeed. He looks to be able to "play fast," has good change of direction and moxie. I wouldn't be surprised if he ends up being really good, or if he doesn't' contribute a lot. Either could happen.
Cartwright couldn't shoot and played terrible defense so not well rounded at all.
Id take just about every pg in the fran era over him.
People just remember Cartwright fondly because it was a small sample size from a time when expectations were very low.
Gessel was a big upgrade as a freshman.
Thats a winner.
I knew he reminded me of someone and I couldn't put my finger on it.
Well done.
That was Tyler Ulis at one point, Tony Perkins, Murray bros ect.
Honestly the last thing I ever worry about with Fran is talent evaluation.
He always identifies good players early, the problem is he usually ends up second after they blow up.
True about Nash. I feel like IT was more score first, and Brock is more all around. IT was stronger but no comp is perfect. The Trae Young comp is good and his finish moves at the rim remind me of Steph Curry.
A comp is just who he reminds you of, not an indicator of how his career will play out. Im not suggesting he is a blend of six hall of fame point guards.
Did we not learn our lesson on this?
For sure. A player can be similar in style to another while not being nearly as good.
Great….a short, undersized white point guard with no significant offers. Perfect! That will put us right up to the top of the conference and Final Four!
Why do you care that he’s white?
Welcome back, Outrage Roy!
Because 95 of the top 100 college b-ball recruits each year are black. This isn’t a golf team or swim team! You show me a college b-ball team with a white point guard, and I’ll show you a team enjoying good seats for the NIT.
Have you even watched the film? The kid is fast, great handles, and a good jumper. He’s a good player lol.
Jay Wright and Villanova say hello. From the 2022 Final Four.
Look, this kid does not play like a typical “white point guard.” Second, drop the race act. It’s not amusing. This kid has a chance to be good at this level. And it’s not like Iowa doesn’t have other options at the point for the foreseeable future.
Chill, Outrage Roy.
That’s just flat out false. just look at rivals top 150. Funny #1 recruit from last year who just got drafted 2nd last night was just “a tall skinny white kid”. Take your racist BS elsewhere.
As for Harding he reminds me bit of Gesell. Not quite as athletic but highlight film shows for his height has some hops and can dunk. Could be better shooter and passer than mike. Thing is with Fran as we saw last year with PG switch mid year is he greatly values a PG who doesn’t turn it over and takes care of the ball and Harding is that type of PG.
He looks to be a much better shooter than Gesell. That was really only his problem, and pressure free throws. Other than that Gesell was a good player. If he could have played like he did at north Carolina night in and night out he would have went down as one of the best hawks ever.
I like the looks of this harding kid
Lol, he wasn't being racist at all. Just stating a fact. I wish everyone would get off their racist bull crap
It's only "racism" when it's about white people?
Back to the point: this young man is as hard-working as Lebron, and he plays with an even bigger chip on his shoulder.
His style of play reminds me of another undersized Hawkeye who got zero other P-5 offers and who became an NFL superbowl champion and the best at his position: Bob Sanders.
“This isn’t a golf team or a swim team”
He’s also complaining because the kid is white. If that’s not racist, idk what is.
Who cares, liberals get their panties in a bind way to easy
Hmmm. Basically two time national player of the year Garza, white guy? Past Iowa snowflakes, Street, Settles, White, Kunnert, Lohaus, Koch, Bowen, Bullard, Utoff, Garza, Hansen, Wieskamp, all all conf, some AA most played professionally.
When you criticize a recruit and put down in his negatives as he did such as size, lack of offers then throw in he’s white. Then yes that is being racist considering Iowa just put 2 white guys in nba year prior. Yes I agree there are far more black players rated higher in college b-ball and even more higher % of players in the nba. But his 95 out of 100 is an over exaggeration and flat out not true. but when you throw in the ethnicity in the context as why a kid isn’t a good recruit that is definitely racist comment no matter the race.
