WBB recruiting for the future
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Committing to Bluder is the ULTIMATE slap in the face to Fennelly.
Absolutely love it.
Absolutely love it.
I just hope the Lauren Jensen stays. She never seemed to get in a rhythm playing in very short spurts, but I love her athleticism.
I agree, if any one of them were to transfer she's the one I think would. I really hope she doesn't and just figures out her groove over the summer.
Is there a possibility that Taiwo transfers? Going into next year, she will be the only black player and that is not a very good look. Hopefully she stays because she does bring athleticism to the team, especially at the defensive end. Just to be clear...I'm not trying to stir the pot and I have no inside info regarding this but the guard court is a little crowded.
This is who should start
1. Clark
2. Artorfer
3. Marshall
4. Warnock
5. Cziano
back up 1: Meyer
back up 2and3 Martin
back up 4 and 5 O'Grady
Bench: Jensen(1), Taiwo(2), Feurbach(3), Edinger(4), Goodman(5)
14th: Cook
15th:Wetering
1. Clark
2. Artorfer
3. Marshall
4. Warnock
5. Cziano
back up 1: Meyer
back up 2and3 Martin
back up 4 and 5 O'Grady
Bench: Jensen(1), Taiwo(2), Feurbach(3), Edinger(4), Goodman(5)
14th: Cook
15th:Wetering
Her bio says she is studying pre-med, so maybe she wants an education as much as basketball glory
Kylie Feuerbach: Former Cyclone, future Hawkeye
6-foot guard started 24 games, averaged 5.5 points for ISU as a freshman
www.thegazette.com
I'm not too worried about Feuerbach's poor shooting numbers. She still may have a lot of upside being a former top 100 recruit. It's possible her offense could open up especially with Clark on the floor. If she can at the very least provide some competent defense and rebounding minutes then she will immediately have value.
Also, ignoring the unique time of Covid and reducing transfer restrictions, does Iowa get a top 100 transfer if not for the improvement in this program from GOAT-Doyle-Clark? I'm not sure.
Also, ignoring the unique time of Covid and reducing transfer restrictions, does Iowa get a top 100 transfer if not for the improvement in this program from GOAT-Doyle-Clark? I'm not sure.
Who is this Artorfer? If you were trying for Affolter, your credibility just flew out the window.
Let's not nitpick too much when Non posters actually makes a sensible post. The line up looks reasonable, though I'm inclined to think Ediger will be ahead of O'Grady as the back up at 4.
Starting 5:
1. Clark, Backup: Meyer
2. Marshall, Backups: Jensen, Feuerbach
3. Martin, Backups: Affolter, Taiwo
4. Warnock, Backup: Ediger
5. Czinano, Backups: Goodman, O'Grady
I think Cook and Wetering will get extremely little playing time.
I do think Affolter has the talent, but Martin will start. And of course it's difficult to predict how her high school performance will transfer to college play.
I tend to agree with this. No reason to bring in a guard unless Lisa sees immediate upgrade. Guard position is deep now.
Martin will be in a starter no matter how good the freshman are. She is best defender on the team. She won't be coming off the bench.
Committing to Bluder is the ULTIMATE slap in the face to Fennelly.
I really hope the fans/media don't turn it into that. It's probably nothing more than Feurbach and Caitlin wanting to play together again.
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This could ultimately be the Jimmy John's starting 5 by season's end. If Affolter can climb that ladder she may well get there.
Here's a quote from Jeff Linder's article about Feuerbach transferring:
“I don’t want to get too deep into it,” Feuerbach said about her decision to leave Iowa State. “It just wasn’t a great fit for me. It’s a great school, and I love the players. It just wasn’t the best fit for me."
Elsewhere in the article she mentions liking the Iowa coaches. She never mentions the Iowa State coaches. Based on her comments, I think her relationship with the Iowa State coaches is at least part of the reason she didn't think Iowa State was a great fit, but we'll never know for sure. I also don't think it matters much. Sometimes players and coaches don't connect well. That's just life.
I do think she came to Iowa because she's already familiar with Clark and several other players on our team. She was a starter at Iowa State. It's far from a guarantee she'll be a starter at Iowa. Clark seemed pretty excited about her joining the team on social media yesterday.
From what I've read, Feuerbach's style of play is a lot closer to Martin's than Marshall's. Based on that, I think if she starts sometime this season not due to injury, it's more likely that she starts in place of Martin than Marshall.
That said, we haven't seen her play for Iowa yet. It's way too early to pencil her into the starting lineup or even into a significant role off the bench. And if Feuerbach is starter quality, I would still expect her, Martin, and Marshall to all get 20+ minutes.
I don't think it's possible to nit pick him too much.
I watched the A&M game and everyone saw BF chewing players out as they came to the huddle during a timeout.
It wouldn't surprise me in the least to find out that he's likely worse during practices. Maybe even physically.
BF is well past his glory days.
He also unprompted used his postgame presser to question the athletes speaking out against the discrepancies in the tourney set up that the women had versus the men. A weird thing to do! Surprised only two players left, to be honest.
I think he knows the end is near. Some of these veteran coaches hang on too long.
This is shaping up like a Bobby Knight exit.
Not guards that will drive!! In wbb good things happen when you drive: a basket, a foul, a dish, outback. Women defenders do not have the length or vertical to stop many
Yeah and Kathleen Doyle & Caitlin Clark proved that for Iowa so we are aware. I also don't think WBB has less rim defenders or perimeter defense than men and I am pretty sure the stats would say that. That said, you're right it is a good thing to attack the rim no matter what!
EDIT: not the thread for this discussion! The AIA video of our commits is great
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Kathy Thomas 2012-‘13
Oh, yeah. She transferred again and finished her playing career somewhere else, right?Kathy Thomas 2012-‘13
Unless they are guarding Marshall. I swear I've never seen a player get their layup attempts blocked more often than Marshall did this season. She brings a lot of things to the team, but driving to the basket is not one of them.
I've posted before, Gabby needs to stop and shoot the 10 footer, because bad things happen generally if she takes it further.
