Hang on, im still processing the fact that in your perfect world Rancik is one of the best options
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I don't see the issue with Rancik. I'm not sure he's a top tier transfer or anything, but a 6'11" forward with decent shooting splits that shoots 86 percent from the line would be a very solid piece.
If you look at the teams having success right now, alot of them are playing two bigs. Illinois has all their big Euros. Michigan starts Morez Johnson, Mara and Lendeborg. Arizona is very front-court dominate with Peat, Krivas and Awaka. I could totally see a world where we'd be able to play 2 of the 3 of Rancik, Pleta and Blake at any given time.
demoncore1031
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Didn't we recruit him out of high school? Name sounds familiar.
Another thing to consider with the "bigs" is how well can they play the defense in TJ's scheme. They have to be able to communicate and rotate quickly. An agile "big" would be preferred for TJ's defensive scheme
Small ball means you need to be hot from 3 for 6 games in a row. Big boy basketball means even if you miss, you still get the offensive rebound and dunk or draw a foul.
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demoncore1031
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Dude gets to the free throw line a ton, and makes over 80%. Would love to have him if Williams ends up transferring out.
If Iowa State's NIL funds are in much better shape for 2026/27 (something I didn't expect). Then have to believe any big money spent on a portal add would be stud power forward. Need to replace Jefferson and we saw that Iowa State's kryptonite last season was teams that had long, athletic post players.
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Yes, please. A guard from MN, that transferred from Buffalo, and wears #5? Match made in heaven.
Pursued him pretty heavily out of HS I believe. Then focus switched to Dwayne Pierce..and we saw how that worked out. Would love to see him in the TJ system.
Really though him or Carson would be great adds. We do have several guards, but they're all young at this point. Wouldn't mind adding some experience to that group. Not to mention both guys shoot over 80% from the line.
PRAYING Otz decides to target some good FT shooters in the portal. At this point in his tenure I think it's fair to call bad free throw shooting a trend. If they're not going to improve in the offseason or during the season, the only way to boost the team numbers is to bring in guys that have already proven they can knock them down.
that's possible? I thought only mommy could make over half of his free throws
IIRC, the concern was we weren't sure if he wanted to play football or basketball in college.
Not a single person on this board would be interested in Rancik if his last name were not Rancik. I find it bizarre.
Love to know what happened to Pierce? My son played against him in high school. My guess is he wasn't the right cultural fit but I know nothing on that front and would love to know more.
Idk I still would, he is 6’10 or something and shoots the ball relatively well. Might be a defensive liability but TJ has proven he can teach great defense.
My dream list would be Daniel Freitag from Buffalo and Colorados big man. If Mommy leaves we could get another 3/4 type guy
If were looking at mid tier PFs from CU lets gook at Bangot Dak then. I'd take a 6'6" guy like D Royal out of OSU
He's a logical take if Momcilovic doesn't come back, although he seems more of a true stretch 4 since he had decent rebound numbers. That would free up TJ to go after more of a traditional athletic wing.
But not sure with our defense TJ could play Momcilovic and Rancik together much. I was surprised that Rancik on hit 29 percent of this 3's this past season. In the few CU games I watched, he seemed to make a higher percent.
