Denae Fritz transferring

[cyclonehomer]

I like how everyone laughs at the Hawkeyes for the mental gymnastics they play rationalizing events, but look at this like nothing is wrong

Outside of a very select few, at least it seems like most fans' alarm bells are ringing.

Do I see a world where there's a down year but Bill gets a bit of a bounce back after? Sure.

But I don't think that's likely and pretty concerned about where things stand and are headed.

 

[stuclone]

 

[WastedTalent]

They are Clone to the Bone.

Well this just can't be true.

 

[loyalsons4evertrue]

Did Bill flip out after the Toledo loss or something? This has all come out of nowhere....winning the Big 12 tournament and then the loss to Toledo but I am just so confused

 

[CY9008]

As a program as steady as ours had a mass exodus like this? I can't think of any other programs that compare to this right now

Not really that similar, but Brenda lost 7 at Maryland after last season including 5 to transfer.

 

[Junejax]

Billy worked for Brenda Frese. Maybe he can get on the phone with her, like tonight, and get some tips for rebuilding.

 

[isufbcurt]

GOD DAMN IT not Denae!!

Really disappointed ugh

 

[Junejax]

Fred's probably open to an offer.

Fred doesn’t like recruiting. He might need to bring back Matt Abdelmassih and let the good times roll again.

 

[ISUCubswin]

Just my guess.

This team is what Bill wanted it to be when Soares was healthy.

Bill tried adjusting to be a not-just-Ashley team when Soares went down.

Bill showed he can’t really scheme for everyone on the court to be successful on offense and we regressed.

Bill had to revert back to having Joens carry the load so we stopped the bleeding.

 

[loyalsons4evertrue]

The thing is, if Bill were to get fired or if he resigned on his own, we're opening up the risk of losing our signees for 2023. They are released of their LOI if a coach leaves or is terminated for any reason

 

[ScottyP]

At least the tanking will lead to some high draft picks….

 

[ISUCubswin]

Immediately after Soares went down, you don’t see much of a drastic difference in shot attempts per game. Lost 3 straight to start February, we revert back to Ashley shooting 35% of the shots,

 

[Jkclone15]

At least the tanking will lead to some high draft picks….

We got the draft picks and then started tanking, it's supposed to work the other way around!

 

[CY9008]

Bill’s tenure has been great with some rough years sprinkled in there, but something is definitely different here. As we sit right now, we can barely field a team even if all the Freshman play this fall.

It’s just pretty f*cking sad

 

[CloneinWDSM]

Get Mulkey on the phone after the F4 and open the checkbook!

 

[CycloneRulzzz]

Plenty of playing time for the freshmen.

 

[Al Wilson T-2000]

Bill’s tenure has been great with some rough years sprinkled in there, but something is definitely different here. As we sit right now, we can barely field a team even if all the Freshman play this fall.

It’s just pretty f*cking sad

 

[CapnCy]

It is fascinating....as in the new ERA of player mobility, so many factors could lead to this.

I do think as another poster said, with such a consistent staff, depending on what is going on, something may need to change...or find players that want exactly what we have to offer.

The "Iowa state way" mantra (or family mantra) now feels awkward to use as a "this is who we are"

 

[Clonefan32]

I’d heard Bill was totally unhinged this year and the girls were miserable. It would appear the person who told me this wasn’t kidding.

 

[3TrueFans]

I bet the recruits coming in are super excited now.