Tough day for EIU hoops hopes
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Chad and Jon have really set hawk fans up for severe disappointment. Unless Foster becomes super best friends with Connor and the gang or he has DNA tests come back that shows he's related to Fran the chances of him playing for Iowa are really really slim...
Not sure he is Niang or Morris either.
And while we are at it. Any recruit coming in would be hard pressed to have the impact and trajectory Haliburton has started with.
Would love to have him on several levels but this program is beyond hanging everything on one recruit.
A lot....too many to list.
With the right guys around him Foster's athleticism alone will make him shine. He's not a take over a game type but he would be a huge get with the pieces we have in place. The 2020 class could set up to be absolutely massive.
If that's the case and he didn't commit like so many other kids who grew up braindead hawk fans, I'd say that's a pretty good indication he knows he has much better options elsewhere.
I guess I was wrong on the growing up a Hawk fan part.. However I do know now that he's much more intrigued with Iowa State than Iowa at this time. When you grow up and know you're an elite player you're going to start looking at what program is going to do a better job at making you into the best player you can be to make the NBA, and I think we're all in agreement on who the best program in the state for that would be.
Harrison Barnes had ISU roots, lived in Ames, and knew all of the players on the team really well. But when it came down to it he didn't want to play for a struggling coach in a struggling program.
It's not the exact same situation, but I imagine Foster sees the situation similarly.
If we were talking about a guard or small forward, this would be a no brainer.
No instate program has had any success putting big men in the NBA though.
Every ISU fan I've talked to 100% believes Foster is going to ISU. Like it is a done deal. I also don't know where he is going, but the ISU fans are sure confident.
Royce White played 3 games in the NBA.
I went back and forth on Niang. I didnt really consider him a big man at ISU and certainly dont in the NBA.
If Foster gets an offer from the Duke's, UNC's and Kansas', then there is no way he stays in state. I think he is still waiting to see if better offers start showing up.
Also, Barnes was going to UNC no matter what state the ISU program was in.
Royce White was a top 20 pick in the draft and had he gotten through his mental issues, could've translated very well to the NBA. Him having issues doesn't take away him going to the NBA. Georges was a 6'9" stretch 4 who played on the block his entire college career, who could also shoot the three very well. His ability to handle the ball and also drive does not make him a guard.
