Age and experience are huge. That is why I never believed Iowa to be a bubble team this year. Two starting guards(three if you count Jok) and two bigs can win you a lot of games. As they proved to be the 2nd most winning class in Hawkeye history. But they also proved that experience does not always mean you can handle pressure. That's more instinct, apparently.
But on to a new era... This is definitely the type of team that Fran has wanted from day one, sans the elite PG he has tried very hard to pull in. Lots of tall, long, and athletic ball handlers. And he has a lot of them. Jok, Moss, Baer, Uhl, Jones, Wagner, Hutton, Fleming, and Williams are all long and can handle the ball at least average to above average, especially for the size. Moss & Hutton are only witnessed from PTL and the word on the street, but they can dribble, drive, and pass decently enough for freshmen.
Obviously there is more than just being able to handle the ball in one way or the other, but that's a lot of guys that fit that mold. Plus 3 out of 4 recruits are along the same lines. Toss in a Bohannon, and One would think Fran is up to something... and hope that it is good. I am betting on it. And I ain't a gambling man.
That said, are we completely void of experience? In-game, mostly yes. That happens with four starting seniors. However, we have 10 guys that will have been on the roster, in the program receiving coaching experience, and playing - together - for a year & a half come tipoff next seson. That is not a bunch of true freshman running around out there. Will it be enough? By mid-season I believe it to be so. Time will provide the answer... But I will tell you this, I am looking forward to watching these guys run already!
