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    Joshua Jefferson has committed to Iowa State

    Then I refer you to the other part of my comment: And the original:
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    Joshua Jefferson has committed to Iowa State

    I mean I did say that one of the two of Chatfield and Rock would probably take the majority of their combined minutes, I just wasn't sure how it would play out, so I split them. But I also don't see why that's so crazy? We don't know much about Rock, but if they give you slightly different...
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    Joshua Jefferson has committed to Iowa State

    Since we're doing them, here's my gut as of right now on conference MPG, and comparing it to this season. Don't pay too much attention to the positional minute allocations for guys like Jones and Heise, I just did that to help think through the distribution. Realistically, I think one of...
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    2024-25 Roster/Rotation Additions

    I think it was good, but in the last 5 games (Big 12 tournament and NCAA tournament), they also combined for 11, 10, 12, 8, and 12 turnovers. I'm pretty sure quite a few of those came from attempted post-entry passes. So I think there will be room to improve in the offseason, identifying the...
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    Joshua Jefferson has committed to Iowa State

    I am not jealous of the job Otz and staff have ahead of them managing minutes and the rotation. I think Heise is good enough to play 15-20 minutes on a team as good as Iowa State will be. But at the same time, I don't see the minutes going significantly down for Lipsey/Gilbert/Jones. I think...
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    How much nba do you watch

    There's a lot of truth to the bolded statement. Even Iowa State's defense--which is great, high-effort, and also has awesome individual defenders--relies heavily on opposing players not being able to consistently make the correct play or make all of their open shots. If they do, the defense can...
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    2024-25 Roster/Rotation Additions

    I'm hoping that an offseason of Ryan and Crooks being able to work together can help that. Crooks is a different kind of player than anyone Ryan has played with at ISU, and coming in midseason probably reduced their ability to have good chemistry. An offseason should be able to help.
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    ***Official 2024 Transfer Thread***

    I think the bolded part is true, but is also more than just players he knew from high school. Looking at the previous transfers into the program, the vast majority of them have had significant connections to Otz and the staff. Many of them are guys who were recruited or at least scouted by Otz...
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    2023-2024 MBB computer projections thread

    Yeah, worthwhile to note that this is a constantly changing list due to the changing rosters. Otz filled up several of the transfer spots quickly, so that gives the ISU roster a leg up on everyone else for the time being.
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    ***Official 2024 Transfer Thread***

    Between the two of them, I think Jefferson has a higher ceiling as an overall player because he seems to have great ball handling and playmaking for his size, plus has the potential to develop as a shooter. But I also agree that it seems like the staff is comfortable with Jackson/Rock/Chatfield...
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    ***Official 2024 Transfer Thread***

    He very well might have. But I think generally no one really knows what's going on in Kyle's recruitment. There was a day a week or two ago where everyone was saying that he was a lock to Wake Forest, and clearly that wasn't entirely true. Just going back to your first post, it describe this...
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    ***Official 2024 Transfer Thread***

    He reportedly cancelled his visit but also said he'd reschedule. Maybe that means we're out in his recruitment, but it doesn't completely mean that. I think as opposed to some people who count the chickens before they hatch, you're counting the chickens as never going to hatch just because they...
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    ***Official 2024 Transfer Thread***

    Right now, Otz got commits from 3 of the 4 guys that he zeroed in on (Jackson, Heise, and Chatfield, with the fourth being Hadley), and Iowa State is still in play for the other two (Jefferson and Kyle). If either Jefferson or Kyle comes to Ames, I think that offseason grades out to an A- at...
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    ***Official 2024 Transfer Thread***

    Not straight from juco, but Jones was at Indian Hills before Buffalo, and Hadley was at Indian Hills before Colorado. As far as straight from juco, Donovan Jackson would be the last one, I believe. I think in the age of immediate transfer eligibility from the D1 level, there's less benefit to...
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    Way Too Early Top 25 roundup: Cyclones a consensus top 5 pick

    Assuming this came from the reddit post I think it did, the seeds are Lunardi's but the actual picks are just from a model that will spit out a new, semi-random bracket based on probabilities every time it's run (e.g. if the poster ran the model 100 times, Iowa State would probably beat...
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    Tyrese Haliburton goes for Gold

    It's probably a snub, but Holiday was so important to the last Olympic team that it was probably really difficult to keep him off of the 2024 team.
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    Tyrese Hunter Enters Portal Again

    To be fair, some of that (at least publically) came as a result of Kalscheur doing the same in the other direction. I have zero problem with fans relentlessly booing him during an Iowa State-Texas game, but in a game in which Iowa State isn't even playing (where this conversation started), it...
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    Tyrese Hunter Enters Portal Again

    There are renowned hard workers in professional basketball who still don't become great shooters. Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant both shot about 33% from three for their careers. Now, you could say that they just chose to spend their time working on other things or that they decided a...
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    ***Official 2024 Transfer Thread***

    I think in previous years they also did not announce the transfer signings all at once. The program announced a couple at a time based on when they committed/signed. It's worthwhile to remember that the portal timeline just feels a bit weird to us because Otz and staff work so quickly. They...
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    Tyrese Hunter Enters Portal Again

    Not that a lot of people here are doing it, but I think it's weird to imply that Hunter has character concerns or isn't a hard worker. That seems counter to how everybody felt his freshman season when he was known for his defensive intensity and effort, poking balls away at the top of the key...
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