He’s not slow man. Not sure where you get that Bowen is slow but he is not. He’s actually very quick. Seriously quit trying to make up reasons that are not true. It’s dumb
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Bowen, is that you?
But seriously, if he was good enough to play at a high major he would be at one right now. I had just as many offers to play at high major schools as he did.
Also, he is listed at 5’11”. If you are going to get all weird about people’s descriptions of him, you might want to try getting it right yourself.
If Bowen ends up starting for UNI and UNI has tournament teams I think he would be a solid bench guy for ISU - time will tell - no need to argue about it.
Good lord. Who cares. Bottom line is you are from Norwalk and think Born can walk on water we get it.
compared to what we recruited last year ? Yes. Compared to what we should be getting? No
Looking forward to TJ finding his Barry Stevens. The guy that will really start it all for him as the Iowa State head coach.
Guess I need to go back to the big 12 "who they losing, who's returning" thread. Who is getting worse? Who is an 0-19 team passing? TCU? KSU? Maybe?
This is not a 1-year rebuild.
I do think ISU could have an NCAA Tournament team next season if all the pieces come together. As much as players, that will come down to if TJ is able to create a new ISU basketball culture based on toughness and effort. If we can defend, rebound and get to the line- we could make huge strides.
The perfect scenario is heavily contingent on ISU having a quality PG. Hunter looks the parts based on his HS highlights, but the Big 12 is a different level. I like the following lineup:
Hunter
Bolton
Hinson
Foster or Tfr/Recruit
Conditt or Foster
Then off the bench Walker at PG, Harris/Jackson at WG, Johnson at SF, Dubar at PF
The tough thing is Harris & Jackson are very similar players. Shorter guards, who don't seem to have the best handle, mainly spot up jump shooters with questionable shot selection at times. IMO there is just room for 1 on our roster.
I struggle to see where Dubar and Blackwell fit. I realize they were only freshman and maybe Covid stunted their development- but for 6'6" players, I just didn't see shooters. I liked Dubar's rebounding and Blackwell made some good passes- but just didn't see enough.
I think the ideal additions to our roster would be:
Hunter
Nunn
Tfr/Recruit Post (Think Rebound Machine & Solid Back-to-Basket Game
Tfr 3 point shooter
The perfect scenario is heavily contingent on ISU having a quality PG. Hunter looks the parts based on his HS highlights, but the Big 12 is a different level. I like the following lineup:
Hunter
Bolton
Hinson
Foster or Tfr/Recruit
Conditt or Foster
Then off the bench Walker at PG, Harris/Jackson at WG, Johnson at SF, Dubar at PF
The tough thing is Harris & Jackson are very similar players. Shorter guards, who don't seem to have the best handle, mainly spot up jump shooters with questionable shot selection at times. IMO there is just room for 1 on our roster.
I struggle to see where Dubar and Blackwell fit. I realize they were only freshman and maybe Covid stunted their development- but for 6'6" players, I just didn't see shooters. I liked Dubar's rebounding and Blackwell made some good passes- but just didn't see enough.
I think the ideal additions to our roster would be:
Hunter
Nunn
Tfr/Recruit Post (Think Rebound Machine & Solid Back-to-Basket Game
Tfr 3 point shooter
In my amateur opinion. The guards you need to keep or should try hardest to keep:
Hunter (recruit)
Bolton, Walker and JCL.
Stretch players:
Foster, Hinson and Johnson only if he is coming off the bench
Post:
Conditt
Keeping Johnson, Harris and Jackson only if you don't think the transfer/freshman route will yield starters down the road.
Hunter (recruit)
Bolton, Walker and JCL.
Stretch players:
Foster, Hinson and Johnson only if he is coming off the bench
Post:
Conditt
Keeping Johnson, Harris and Jackson only if you don't think the transfer/freshman route will yield starters down the road.
This guy is going to have this dude at 3’3” by the end of the night. He’s not going to go out with you man.
Uh Oh, you dumbed him. Better look out.
He would have been a good walk on.
It will be very interesting to see what TJ's evaluation of Dubar and Blackwell yields.
Pretty optimistic, but I could see it if things fall in place, but a lot of things have to fall right, and that is just not very likely. Need to hold on to everyone that is a Big 12 player, let a couple guys go, and get a couple major wins in the transfer market. Hopefully we will have a team that is hungry to win, values the ball and will fight for rebounds for a change.
We will have a much better idea what TJ has to work with in about a month.
