I like Jackson's confidence. You can tell he doesn't want to be the guy at the helm of an ISU team that misses the tournament. He strikes me as a guy that's going to lead by example and leave it on the court every night. It'll be interesting to see if he'll be the vocal leader, or if someone else will accept that role.
I was also a fan of hearing this Q&A since I have been curious about it myself:
You have several graduate transfers including Hans Brase/Jeff Beverly/Zoran Talley: how hard is it to get everyone on the same page when you are bringing in so many new people? It is tough at 1st but everyone has bought in to what is going on. We are known for winning so everyone is comfortable with taking a role to help us win as many games as possible.
I think he'll be fine being vocal too. He seems to have an intensity to him.
We'll get to see what he learned watching Naz and Monte. He's going to have to be on the floor a lot for us.
That leadership quality may be the largest unknown looming this season. We've had tremendous leadership over the last several years, and I hope that it's rubbed off quickly on the guys returning. I have a feeling that character and leadership is a value that Prohm looks for in recruits, so I'm sure we'll be fine.
I think he'll be fine being vocal too. He seems to have an intensity to him.
it'll be fun to have an aggressive PG who can make 3/4/5 threes in a half when he gets it going.
That leadership quality may be the largest unknown looming this season. We've had tremendous leadership over the last several years, and I hope that it's rubbed off quickly on the guys returning. I have a feeling that character and leadership is a value that Prohm looks for in recruits, so I'm sure we'll be fine.
I definitely agree with leadership being an unknown. You really can't begin to measure how valuable Naz's contributions in that department were over the last few years. I really think Shayok and Jacobson can make a huge impact in that way this year as well.
You also have to remember that Jackson didn't really have an offseason to develop and work a ton on his game because of his wrist, which is why he almost redshirted. A year learning from Morris and an offseason fully healthy is going to do wonders for him this year. I wouldn't be surprised at all if he was an all big 12 caliber guard. He definitely has the confidence it takes.