That’s not the point. You’re so used to watching Fran Ball you’re missing the point. Drake played multiple other Power 5 teams and beat them on the boards. It’s not all about size. Drake sends all 5 guys to the glass. Iowa was so out of position in both zone and man all the time always scrambling. That doesn’t happen with his team. But I’m done trying to convince you. We’ll see next year.
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Yeah, I feel like there was too much to the narrative about Iowa struggling to rebound because of height.
Iowa was soft, weak, never boxed out and had no instincts collectively to rebound.
Dembele was shockingly bad at securing balls that were right in front of his face.
That was my point.
Houston certainly hasn't had an athletic advantage over Duke or Florida.
Duke was the tallest team in college basketball. Great point. It’s about toughness and positioning.
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But has a huge advantage over Drake’s team, and what Iowa is likely to have. So let’s get some bigger guys.
I'll be plenty happy if they get a couple dudes over 6'10 I just don’t think they will be screwed if instead they end up being in the 6'8 range.
The Drake guys are much closer to Houston than what Iowa had last year.
We had a 6-11 Center that couldn’t guard anyone. How did that work for us. Give me a couple of 6-8 guys that can pound you on every possession over Freeman.
