Dominick Nelson has committed to Iowa State.
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Only thing I can find for that, he had wrist & groin injuries last season, I haven't heard anything post-portal/signing.
Iowa State adds Eastern Washington guard Mason Williams out of the portal
Nov 29, 2023; Los Angeles, California, USA Southern California Trojans guard Boogie Ellis (5) and Eastern Washington Eagles guard Mason Williams (2) battle for the ball in the first half at Galen Center. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images. Iowa State earned its second commitment out of the
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Obviously we are talking about the elusive abductor hallucis, a muscle on the inside of the foot arch. Though small and often unspoken about, an injury here can disrupt balance and mobility, thus requiring possible amputation. Day to day.
It is too late for such things to occur. Signed Senior Georges Niang.
Toure injured his knee at the end of the season and was held out of the televised games that many on here tried to watch. Not sure there was any indication of how serious. No news in that scenario is hopefully good news.
Williams got injured, unknown when he will be back (there isn’t a lot of information out there about it).
Anyone criticizing the Nelson signing is completely out of touch with the realities of college basketball. Given that it looked like we didn’t have much of anything left to bring another veteran player in and the injury to the only transfer guard we had coming in, signing Nelson at this stage is a home run.
Anyone criticizing the Nelson signing is completely out of touch with the realities of college basketball. Given that it looked like we didn’t have much of anything left to bring another veteran player in and the injury to the only transfer guard we had coming in, signing Nelson at this stage is a home run.
Yeah you can never have enough shooting but we also need a guy who can penetrate and finish at the rim or get fouled. Someone to help stop the other team from going on big runs when jump shots aren't falling.
Nelson is a great fit for what we needed, especially if Williams isn't ready to go. He's also a really good signing for the future. I know we can't take anyone for granted but him having multiple years of eligibility is really nice. It would be a good situation for us (and him really) going into to '26 to have him returning after losing so much senior production.
What we really need is that between Nelson, Williams, Toure, Pleta and Batemon, two of them can be starters for '26. Then you could return those two, Milan and Buchanan. That would be a solid core around some good freshmen and a couple good portal adds. I think that's our recipe going forward. Try to bring back 4 or 5 guys, bring in 3 or 4 freshmen, 3 or 4 portal kids and hope 3 or 4 of the new guys can stick.
George was a good three point shooter right out of high school actually.
But you missed the point. It’s kinda silly how often fans expect a kid to make a big leap in three point shooting from season to season. They have been shooting non stop since they were kids by the time they reach college. It’s not typical to see kids suddenly become jump shooters late in their college career.
Heise was a good three point shooter at UNI. He started slowly last year then his shooting percentage increased towards his norm as he picked it up later in the year. You are talking about something entirely different there.
Of course it can happen. It’s just not normal progression like alot of fans think. Tamin is referenced often because he’s the exception to the rule. And that was after ifis first year of school, not his third. Thats the biggest jumps typically occur. You went back 25 more years do find Tinsley because it’s the exception.
Nelson will be a slasher and tough perimeter defender. That’s why we recruited him. Not because the staff is going to bulk him up into a muscleman three point sniper in the offseason.
Many want to change this guy because of his lack of consistency from range. But I think we should trust that the staff saw what They wanted. Besides being a CPOY naturally makes him the focus of their opponent and draws their strongest defender. I’m guessing that no longer being the case will likely increase his percentages as he will not be forcing the issue being surrounded by teammates that are just as talented.
It's ideal to have as many 3-point threats as you can, but not every guard HAS to be top-notch at it. The drive/create/dish niche is important.
I wouldn't say really really but it would certainly help. You have to hope Heise can continue shooting well, Jefferson can develop that a little more and Milan becomes a bit more consistent but that's quite a bit of shooting along with Tamin and potentially Batemon. Not going to be elite there but should hopefully be serviceaable. Idk what Nelsons passing is like but if you surround him with 3 shooters and have Buchanan ready for lobs at the rim that could be a good combo. I'm hoping Buchanan and Mulder are a little springy-er than our bigs this year. The lob game was lacking. Could be a good weapon for us
