I agree - would love to see rotations of 8-9 in tight games UNLESS Mulvey or Josh step-up and deserve to be in the rotation. Unless Iowa is playing some of those Big Ten teams with big front lines like Purdue and Illinois last year, if Mulvey or Josh haven't improved to be in the rotation, they don't need to play too much against the other teams without a big presence at Center.
I don't know that it means either one of those things. Fran has always been an offense-first coach so leaning towards Sandfort vs Ulis/Bowen in the starting lineup wouldn't be a huge surprise?
Yes we always used to start each season with the Black & Gold Blowout. I don't know why they don't bring this back. Donate the money to a charity or possibly NIL.
I may be wrong but I believe Josh has/had Graves Disease which is an autoimmune issue that impacts the thyroid. Difficult to deal with especially an athlete due to the physical demands of playing a sport.
I think that most thought that Ahron would be the starter to begin the season but that Dasonte would push him. I still think that'll be the case because having Payton as instant offense off the bench might be the best move. Having Dasonte, Payton and CMac to come in and shake things up will be an advantage for Iowa.
It's just a glorified practice. I wouldn't assume that Perkins will start at the point.
How did the team do with Andre at PG? I left Iowa the year Lute left, and expected Iowa to be a very good team. I think they were preseason top 10 team, but as a bench coach (and maybe everything except recruiting), George was awful. I liked Andre's game, but saying he was a good PG is a stretch.
It still seems a little funny given Fran's talking up Ulis improvement and Bowens playing well. If TP starts at the point one of those guys may get pretty thin minutes. I'm not sure thats a good thing long term. I'd also agree with those that would like a little more scoring from the bench, and have my concerns that PS can guard a BIG quality 2 guard. I know we're switching from complaining about NO offense, to poor defense, but we have to be better on that end of the floor, and on the boards this year.....
If Iowa plays D and on the boards like it did the last 15 games of the season, I think they will be a pretty good team. They outrebounded their opponents in 10 of the 15 games in that stretch and held them to 44% shooting - which is pretty good considering they were all Big Ten / NCAA Tourney teams.
And Tyler Cook? And Woodbury? Fran has recruited well and developed tons of talent at the five. Just seems to have struck out lately at that position.
IF, is the key. Maybe this has a lot to do with Perkins possibly getting the nod, because much if that coincided with him moving into the starting lineup last season. Its a dillema. You want your best players starting or at least getting starters minutes, BUT you want some punch off the bench. Thats why Fran gets the big bucks I guess. I just hope he'll make some changes if he goes that route and its not going well.....
I'm not sure that's much of an argument. While I certainly think Frans deserves a lot of credit for bringing in Luka, and SOME development, I'd say that LG did most of the work. Not sure that either Cook or Woodbury were markedly better when they left Iowa then they were when they got there.....Cook certainly played a bigger role, but I don't think his skill set took a big leap while he was a Hawk.....
Fair enough, but the downside is not getting Ulis and Bowen enough experience early on. Bowen especially will need the reps if he is going to grow and contribute this year in February and March.
A couple things that could be responsible for this which would not be an indictment on either Ulis nor Bowen:
I'm not necessarily advocating for it. It just seems logical to me given Fran's mindset. With Fran starters=minutes and Fran might want those minutes to go to Sandfort. When was the last time that Fran sacrificed offense for better defense? There is little doubt that Ulis is a better perimeter defender than Sandfort today. There is also little doubt that Sandfort is a better scorer than Ulis. Rebounding is probably a push between the 2. In Fran's mind offense always wins.
I think you guys are over thinking this. I think it has more to do with Sandfort than anything.
Yep, Perkins moving into the starting line-up did seem to be the difference maker. With Fran's teams, I am never really worried about them Offensively. They will find ways to score. I am guessing the starting line-up we see come Big Ten time might be different than what we see at the beginning of the year (unless that starting line-up is pretty successful against the tough non-conf).
Cletey has made it clear he just doesn't like Fran.
Petras jokes are wearing thin but you keep doing you cause you’re soo funny ….. guess it’s not enough the football board is insufferable so you you whiners need to bring it over here?? get a life
He's clearly an idiot.
Agreed. I'm hoping he has a higher ceiling than both Ulis and Perkins. Getting him playing time early might be key later in the season.
Sandfort will struggle to defend Big Ten 2’s, regardless of where he’s been practicing
In scenario #1, Perkins likely isn’t full time PG… more likely that he plays 5-7 minutes there per game
Would be more telling if we scrimmaged someone a little tougher. Also, people get hung up on who is starting , but we all know Fran plays a lot of guys a lot of minutes so the starting 5 isn't really that important.
Wow. I have heard everything now. This obviously is just a troll job. Even the most avid Fran hater doesn’t believe this.
Thought about this a little bit further, and would acknowledge the lineup could work if Kris is defending the 2 spot instead of Payton. Then you can have Pat defending 3 and Payton, 4.
