We had a ton of Sudanese kids at my high school in Iowa. Very few black Americans though.
Seydou Traore Commits to IOWA
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We had a ton of Sudanese kids at my high school in Iowa. Very few black Americans though.
This guy seems to be very under the radar. His rebounding alone should get him significant minutes. Him and Tadjo bring front court athleticism we haven’t had since Tyler Cook.
Why not take the money- not going to nba. You would do it too
Ain't nuttin'. I did that $hit on my Nerf Hoop all day long back in the day.
I think what many are excited about, including me, is the upgrade in athleticism over a couple guys no longer with us.
Gee...I'll bet there's not a single other player in the B1G that can do that....
Yes as a teacher we are immune from criticism. 🙄
Tony Perkins will make 400-500k next year, a decades worth of pay for a beginning's teacher. He is an entertainer, a job that requires criticism. His job is paid for by the fan not the other way around.
He was an ok athlete far from being in the top half of college basketball players. You are correct his fire was lacking that would have made up for any shortcomingsPmac had plenty of athleticism. Just didn't have that dog in him...
Seydou Traore is originally from Mali in West Africa. His parents are Abraham Traore & Mariam Sylla.
Sophomore Ladji Dembele is also originally from Mali in West Africa.
Incoming freshman Nogbou Chris Tadjo was born in Montreal Canada but I believe his parents are from Ivory Coast (southern West Africa).
If these 3 West African players on our current 12 scholarship roster find success at Iowa, that could be a very valuable recruiting pipeline for Iowa for years to come.
Sophomore Ladji Dembele is also originally from Mali in West Africa.
Incoming freshman Nogbou Chris Tadjo was born in Montreal Canada but I believe his parents are from Ivory Coast (southern West Africa).
If these 3 West African players on our current 12 scholarship roster find success at Iowa, that could be a very valuable recruiting pipeline for Iowa for years to come.
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I wonder if targeting West African players is a strategy based on our lack of NIL funds; or is it just coincidence that 25% of our roster is West African?
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How about this?
Starting 5:
6’3” PG Drew Thelwell (SR)
6'5" SG Josh Dix (JR)
6'7" F Payton Sandfort (SR)
6’7” PF Seydou Traore (SO)
6'10" C Owen Freeman (SO)
Next 5 off the bench:
6'0" PG Brock Harding (SO)
6'7" F Cooper Koch (FR)
6'7" F Pryce Sandfort (SO)
6'8" PF Ladji Dembele (SO)
6'8" PF Chris Tadjo (FR)
Other 2 scholarship players:
6'11" C Riley Mulvey (JR)
6'9" F/C Even Brauns (SR)
Based on skill set and size, he is a 3/4. He has more of the skills needed for a 4, but the body of a 3. He maybe needs to polish his shooting and ball handling skills some to be a quality 3. He definitely is currently not a 2.
Is it your job to shit on every basketball thread in this forum?
Gee...I'll bet there's not a single other player in the B1G that can do that....
I wonder if he was originally from the Malombo tribe. They seemed to really take to the sport in this documentary I saw a while back. I wonder if Ted Stryker is available as an assistant.
Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit sniffing glue.
Isu has fielded a predominantly black team for decades all while switching coaches every three years.
Fran has mostly white guys because that's who he chooses to go after.
Agree, although I have my doubts if Fran will allow a non shooter non post to get off the bench.
If he does play him in his typical big lineups at least this dude will be able to defend the guards that he'll be matched up with.
From the looks of it this guys is the exact opposite of Tyler Cook.
Cook was a fantastically skilled one on one offensive player who could finish equally well with either hand but he couldn't pass (so double teams killed him) didn't have a clue how to defend and rarely played with effort on the boards.
Traeore is a fantastic rebounder who defends and passes really well. The type of player Fran would usually have no use for but who knows.
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I think Fran can break him of these habits which should land him some minutes.
Lol, I can just see it.
"Son, at Iowa we jump out of the way of the driver. Otherwise you get a foul. "
I think we still have rebounding issues with the roster we have.
There sure seems to be an awful lot possible combinations of players on this team at any given time. You need pressure, you put the quickest players out front along with whoever you think is the best rim protector. You need to score, you put one guard that can penetrate and distribute and 4 shooters. You need to keep opponents off the boards, and best leapers. How you figure out who fits in what role , well that’s the 64,000 dollar question, adjusting for inflation it may be one question in a million questions . I would love watching practice this season
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