Sibley Crystal Ball

[Ballhawk1221]

Hopefully Iowa would take Sibley over Foster... or both

Iowa would definitely take both, but with the commitments of the Murray twins, it's extremely unlikely Sibley will be a Hawkeye. Iowa has filled its needs on the wing. Obviously Fran hasn't taken the offer off the table, or Sibley would have removed the Hawks from contention. But I think he was leaning Georgetown anyway, and might still be keeping an eye out for other offers, too.

 

[unoHawkeye]

Iowa would definitely take both, but with the commitments of the Murray twins, it's extremely unlikely Sibley will be a Hawkeye. Iowa has filled its needs on the wing. Obviously Fran hasn't taken the offer off the table, or Sibley would have removed the Hawks from contention. But I think he was leaning Georgetown anyway, and might still be keeping an eye out for other offers, too.

Maybe, but I doubt that Sibley would be intimidated by competing for playing time against either of the Murray’s. He is also pretty certainly a 4, whereas they could go 3 or stretch 4, so there may not end up being that much overlap in competition for playing time down the road. Then, Fran could end up turning Foster into a 5 to where there isn’t a whole lot of competition between any of the 4 for playing time. It will also be interesting to see if a redshirt is on the table for either of the Murray’s given how old they already are... probably not.

Regardless, I tend to believe that Iowa is very much still in play for Sibley... definitely not enough to say that I would expect a commitment, but that it’s either Iowa or Georgetown

 

[Ballhawk1221]

Maybe, but I doubt that Sibley would be intimidated by competing for playing time against either of the Murray’s. He is also pretty certainly a 4, whereas they could go 3 or stretch 4, so there may not end up being that much overlap in competition for playing time down the road. Then, Fran could end up turning Foster into a 5 to where there isn’t a whole lot of competition between any of the 4 for playing time. It will also be interesting to see if a redshirt is on the table for either of the Murray’s given how old they already are... probably not.

Regardless, I tend to believe that Iowa is very much still in play for Sibley... definitely not enough to say that I would expect a commitment, but that it’s either Iowa or Georgetown

I hope you're right. If Sibley and Foster round out the class, that would be incredible.

 

[unoHawkeye]

I hope you're right. If Sibley and Foster round out the class, that would be incredible.

Any combo of those two and Ogundele would be sweet imo

 

[CanadaHawk]

Maybe, but I doubt that Sibley would be intimidated by competing for playing time against either of the Murray’s. He is also pretty certainly a 4, whereas they could go 3 or stretch 4, so there may not end up being that much overlap in competition for playing time down the road. Then, Fran could end up turning Foster into a 5 to where there isn’t a whole lot of competition between any of the 4 for playing time. It will also be interesting to see if a redshirt is on the table for either of the Murray’s given how old they already are... probably not.

Regardless, I tend to believe that Iowa is very much still in play for Sibley... definitely not enough to say that I would expect a commitment, but that it’s either Iowa or Georgetown

Not sure if I agree that Sibley is definitely a 4 or that Foster is destined for the 5. For instance, a Garza Foster Sibley front line could be very productive. Agree that Sibley’s comments about Iowa seem the most positive out of his 3 finalists. But if he’s wanting to commit after the early signing period (November 23-25), doesn’t that mean a letter of intent wouldn’t be signed until the spring?

 

[oldgoldhawk]

Fran has said many times that he prefers to play positionless basketball. I don’t think it does justice to think of these kids as a 1 or 2 etc. rather what skills does he need on the floor at any particular moment.

 

[unoHawkeye]

Not sure if I agree that Sibley is definitely a 4 or that Foster is destined for the 5. For instance, a Garza Foster Sibley front line could be very productive. Agree that Sibley’s comments about Iowa seem the most positive out of his 3 finalists. But if he’s wanting to commit after the early signing period (November 23-25), doesn’t that mean a letter of intent wouldn’t be signed until the spring?

You could be right about Sibley - I’m probably not familiar enough with his game to make a statement like the one I did. As far as Foster, my point was that he has the versatility to play where Iowa needs him (whether that be the 4 or 5)

 

[amahawk]

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