Tadjo

[Ladell-hawk]

I would think this would be an indication that McCollum told him he might want to explore other options.

That disappointing, Tadjo has a lot of upside and was the best athlete on the team. McCollum should be able to use a guy like him.

 

[GunnerHawk]

I would think this would be an indication that McCollum told him he might want to explore other options.

Agree 100%

 

[jdv77]

Or he saw the Drake forward enter the portal and put 2 and 2 together.

 

[Ladell-hawk]

Or he saw the Drake forward enter the portal and put 2 and 2 together.

Tadjo has more upside and 3 years of eligibility left. He will probably follow Fran.

 

[Jimmy McGill]

Tadjo's best quality was the ability to foul several times in less than 3 minutes

 

[iowalawhawk]

We don't get players as athletic as he was very often. Sad to see him go so early.

 

[SDHawkDoc]

Is it a loss? Hard to say since the sample size of actual on court play was small. He had the opposite of a classic Fran player build. And raw athleticism. But that alone doesn't make a player.

 

[HoustonREDHawk]

Tadjo has more upside and 3 years of eligibility left. He will probably follow Fran.

Probably need to be a pretty good student to follow Fran to Penn, unlike most other universities.

 

[mstrub]

Probably need to be a pretty good student to follow Fran to Penn, unlike most other universities.

Not to mention that Penn doesn't give out athletic scholarships and it costs over $90k per year to attend.

 

[IllQChawk]

Tadjo has more upside and 3 years osf eligibility left. He will probably follow Fran.

How's his academics? Fran may not have to deal with the portal or NIL, but academics are high on Penn's list to enroll in an Ivy league school.

 

[AmericaNeedsMe]

How's his academics?

lol

 

[tweeterhawk]

Put him on the football team

Does he play soccer?

 

[binsfeldcyhawk2]

That disappointing, Tadjo has a lot of upside and was the best athlete on the team. McCollum should be able to use a guy like him.

I was thinking the same BUT...if McCollum told him that I'll trust his judgement.

The man knows what he's doing.

Tadjo might be doing it just to explore his options and possibly up his NIL if he stays with Iowa.

Pretty much standard practice at the moment.

 

[HoustonREDHawk]

With 15 scholarships, McC can afford to keep a couple of players, who maybe aren't ready to play in his system, but could have big upside. Tadjo seems like one of those players. McC knows what he is doing. Right now he needs to get Iowa's best players back, along with the transfer from Miami, and maybe 1 or 2 of Fran's HS recruits. If he can get most of them, plus his best players from Drake, that will be a good base to build on. He then will know what other players he needs to find in the portal.

 

[hawkeyeinmo]

With 15 scholarships, McC can afford to keep a couple of players, who maybe aren't ready to play in his system, but could have big upside. Tadjo seems like one of those players. McC knows what he is doing. Right now he needs to get Iowa's best players back, along with the transfer from Miami, and maybe 1 or 2 of Fran's HS recruits. If he can get most of them, plus his best players from Drake, that will be a good base to build on. He then will know what other players he needs to find in the portal.

Hawks go from one McC to another McC.

 

[GunnerHawk]

I was thinking the same BUT...if McCollum told him that I'll trust his judgement.

The man knows what he's doing.

Tadjo might be doing it just to explore his options and possibly up his NIL if he stays with Iowa.

Pretty much standard practice at the moment.

I think he's gone. Probably met with McCollum and it was agreed the portal was his best option.

 

[Georgia_Hawk]

We don't get players as athletic as he was very often.

This will change going forward

 

[kceasthawk]

I would think this would be an indication that McCollum told him he might want to explore other options.

I'd agree. No doubt by now Bens done an assessment of the players still on the roster and their "fit" in his system.

 

[Ladell-hawk]

I was thinking the same BUT...if McCollum told him that I'll trust his judgement.

The man knows what he's doing.

Tadjo might be doing it just to explore his options and possibly up his NIL if he stays with Iowa.

Pretty much standard practice at the moment.

I would hope McCollum would love to have a guy as athletic as Tadjo and should be able to develop him into a heck of a player. He was a high 4* recruit with the kind of athleticism we rarely see. This is a loss for Iowa. I hope he can keep Traore.

 

[binsfeldcyhawk2]

I would hope McCollum would love to have a guy as athletic as Tadjo and should be able to develop him into a heck of a player. He was a high 4* recruit with the kind of athleticism we rarely see. This is a loss for Iowa. I hope he can keep Traore.

A lot of unknowns here.

Maybe Tadjo asked for more NIL than McCollum was willing to commit to. Understandable if that’s the case

We probably won’t ever know the reason.

 

[hawksense]

Tadjo's best quality was the ability to foul several times in less than 3 minutes

Got skillz

 

[hawksense]

lol

It’s pronounced schoolin’