I just assume we only want one more guard shooter type player. Unless he is playing the 2/3 and we are recruiting another 2/3 for shooting.
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I just assume we only want one more guard shooter type player. Unless he is playing the 2/3 and we are recruiting another 2/3 for shooting.
Let's see...Lipsey, good pg but not a shooter. Unknown on Williams til return from injury. Hamilton not sure is going to get alot of time his first year depending on transfers coming in. Milan, Billiew, Fish....wing, or 4/5's. IMO, I'd say we definitely would want another guard shooter type player.
I think it's a fairly confident assumption to expect Grill back next year
I honestly don’t know much about Watson, but hopefully he’s got a big shot. I miss those days when we had Morris, Niang, Thomas, and Long on the court and all four of them could drain the deep ball.
He was a very good shooter in HS. I think his shot will translate as time goes on
I see most pencilling in Milan as a 4. Is that just because he is tall? My read in his game is more of a tall 3.
I'd call him a stretch 4. If he bulks up. He could play a small ball 5.
He seems to be a more skilled Niang (freshman) with a similar athletic profile.
I don't think Milan could guard 3's in conference all the time. Omaha will do that
This is my take as well. He'll be a "4" in that he shouldn't be guarding a quick wing. But offensively it doesn't matter what you characterize him as. He'll do it all.
I thought with his strength he was more likely to play a small 5 than a big 3, even if that is a more likely role at the next level.
TJ isn't dumb, he recognizes that last year's, and this year's shooting, is not good enough, or consistent enough, to compete for conference titles. I do appreciate how his goal was to establish defense first, then improve the offense.
Expect a lower defensive ranking, and higher offensive efficiency in the future, and hopefully better overall records. Both offense and defense in the top 50 would be ideal.
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Tremendous.Details here.
RECRUITING: Iowa State to host four-star 2024 guard on official visit this weekend
With the 2023 recruiting cycle moving into the rearview, Iowa State is hard at work on the 2024 recruiting class. That work will continue this weekend when four-star guard Nojus Indrusaitis visits Ames for an official visit starting on Saturday, a source close to the program confirmed to Cyclonecyclonefanatic.com
I think that is because he could use his system to improve the defense, but the offensive changes require a talent upgrade. Offense this year would have been better with the scoring bigs we were in on and Green.
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Based on watching Momcilovic play against Waukee NW, I see no way he can play SF at the college level. He doesn't look to have the foot speed to defend small ball 3's. And we all know with TJ defense dictates playing time. IMO Biliew has a much better chance of playing the 3.
If I had to guess a lineup next year:
Starters
PG- Lipsey
CG - Williams
SF - Biliew
PF- Tre King
C - Jones
2nd Unit
PG - Williams (Moves to PG when Lipsey is Out)
CG - Grill (I could see Grill starting over Williams based on 3 point shooting)
SF - Watson
PF - Momcilovic
C - Ward
Fighting for Minutes
PG/CG - Eli King
CG/SF - Hamilton
SF/PF - Fish
That starting lineup might set a record for fewest 3 PT attempts
You get off on telling people they are wrong. Frankly I don't care but in my opinion Milan plays the 3 offensively in a 3 man rotation with TK and Omaha for the 3 and 4. We may see all three on the floor together at times. Granted King and Biliew are better defenders than Momcilovic at this time.This allows us flexibility to have MM guard the guy TJ wants him to. Having multiple guys that can guard multiple positions provides flexibility at both ends of the floor.
