Interesting to see talent appraisals so different than mine. From what I saw, Freya would have been competing for minutes on almost any earlier team. Compare her to Alison 1st year. And Reece! Incredible handle and strength for a frosh. As a fan of the game, I will truly miss seeing her get better each year. A PG with strong handle and good midrange skills is worth their weight in gold.
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Interesting to see talent appraisals so different than mine. From what I saw, Freya would have been competing for minutes on almost any earlier team. Compare her to Alison 1st year. And Reece! Incredible handle and strength for a frosh. As a fan of the game, I will truly miss seeing her get better each year. A PG with strong handle and good midrange skills is worth their weight in gold.
They probably have thoughts about it, but will not address it publicly. I've heard Williams lament Crooks' defensive limitations on 2 guys. But there has been zero critique of the coaching. And I think many fans aren't necessarily mad about losing, it's way the team is losing. Just the seemingly obvious coaching choices being made that put our team at a disadvantage.
I would think it could be a quick roster retool if we went the way of TJ with athletic players that buy into a defensive-focused team. I don't watch a ton of women's basketball so someone correct me if I'm wrong. It just seems like a 40 minutes of hell gameplan could be cheap in terms of NIL and effective on the court. Obviously this wouldn't happen with Audi on the court and Bill on the sidelines.
Might even be possible with Audi. Would love to try a defensive scheme where Audi doubles anyone trying to come off a screen from her mans and dare the offensive player to make a pass through Audi without turning it over as opposed to sagging 10 feet off and letting the team shoot freely
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Iowa State star Audi Crooks says she’s still undecided on if she’ll return to the Cyclones for her senior season.
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Iowa State star Audi Crooks says she’s still undecided on if she’ll return to the Cyclones for her senior season.
Aka she's contacting other teams to see what the best offer is
Contacting Fareway to see where she can go and keep her NIL deal with them, if nowhere, then she will be back. haha
That is not going to happen with or without a new coach. We have one option to guard screens with Audi on the floor and that is the extreme drop coverage we have seen the last few years.
Exactly, Audi will get offers in the end for her is to Stay at ISU where she wants to be or Follow money and a better chance to win for her last year. She ultimately makes that choice. I hope she chooses ISU but if she does not then I wish her luck.
This is absolutely false. You can believe it though if it makes you feel better.
Weird. I recall seeing Iowa fans celebrate after the Cyclones beat them that they were happy Jada turned them down so they could have Chit Chat.
