Playing him along side Buchanan and or Pleta will be fun!
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Start Toure, Momcilovic, Komlan, Pleta and Buchanan.
absolutely no outside shooting besides milan. lmao this is not a good 5.
Would have a chance at leading the nation in OREB with that group but I'd imagine Pleta and Buchanan will still rotate for one another.
Assuming Milan is back, here is my projection before we get any transfers:
Toure
Batemon
Milan
Kiss/DRK
Buchanan
Toure
Batemon
Milan
Kiss/DRK
Buchanan
Hopefully, Toure takes a step forward from 3 or at a minimum becomes a mid-range stud a la Jaden Bradley. I would be very surprised if Batemon doesn't start. He was inconsistent on the offensive end as a freshman, but expect the consistency to come. And Batemon played great D.
His shooting slump in February was so eerily similar to Tamin as a Freshman.
Momcilovic was the most prolific shooter in the country this year and the most prolific shooter in the history of Iowa State.
He has done nothing but represent the University with pure class.
He will likely be a preseason All American.
On top of that all, I can almost gaurantee you he is going to eat MILLIONS he could earn elsewhere to finish his career at Iowa State so that TJ can build a competitive roster around him. And yet people want to throw stones at him...why?????? My goodness the people doing that are freaking losers!
Please change your tone because I can promise you Milan will get several offers in excess of $5M in the coming weeks.
He has done nothing but represent the University with pure class.
He will likely be a preseason All American.
On top of that all, I can almost gaurantee you he is going to eat MILLIONS he could earn elsewhere to finish his career at Iowa State so that TJ can build a competitive roster around him. And yet people want to throw stones at him...why?????? My goodness the people doing that are freaking losers!
Please change your tone because I can promise you Milan will get several offers in excess of $5M in the coming weeks.
What players in the rotation have transferred out of Iowa State under Otz? The only one that comes to mind is Hunter after Otz’s first season
I think we would've taken Jackson back after last year, but he demanded way more than we were willing to offer, and upgraded with Buchanan.
All three freshmen will be studs next year. Another training camp with TJ will allow them to take it to the next level. Add Williams, two or three of the next class showing they’re BIG 12 ready, coupled with two TJ certified portal guys and we keep it rolling.
Forgot about Jackson. There’s probably a couple others, too. But it seems like a much lower number of players who transferred than were in the regular rotation than most P5 programs
I would imagine sans transfers it will look like this. I think if you get a stretch 4 who can shoot the three, they would start at the 4 and move Williams to the 6th man role:
1: Toure
2: Batemon
3: Williams
4: Milan
5: Buchanan
6: Pleta
7: Wiggins
8: Gray
9: DKR/Kiss
1: Toure
2: Batemon
3: Williams
4: Milan
5: Buchanan
6: Pleta
7: Wiggins
8: Gray
9: DKR/Kiss
I think he can play some 3, has good footwork and is athletic. For Nike EYBL-West, he averaged 8 rebounds, 2 blocks, & 2 steals per game. I think he'll get the most PT of any of the freshmen. Listed at 6'8", 230 lbs, he could be 240 lbs by the time practice starts.
Had you noticed he is guarding a 3 most of the time? It is a lot harder to get to the boards when you are 15 to 18 feet from the basket.
needs to get a 3pt shot. also not a super good ft shooter. not saying i disagree, but he needs some work. the intangibles though, he could be something.
I'll throw my hat into the ring for a way-too-early starting five
PG: Toure
SG: Batemon
SF: Momcilovic
PF: Pleta
C: Buchanan
PG: Toure
SG: Batemon
SF: Momcilovic
PF: Pleta
C: Buchanan
I think we were fine with Jackson leaving and didn't put up much of a fight, if any to keep him though.
