Iowa State Transfer Tracker 2025
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Jelani Hamilton (Georgia St): 14.7/2.7/2 40/35.7/95% 23mins/game
Dwayne Pierce (NC AT) 4.5/1.5/1.5 15min/game
He has a genetic heart issue that I would not be surprised if it's related to that.
Three years after heart surgery, Dishon Jackson grateful to play in first NCAA Tournament game
Was disappointed to see Jackson transfer after 1 year but so far I think Buchanan looks like a much better fit for the style of play we run. More athletic and plays above the rim more too.
He was listed at 6'2" on the ISU website. Supposedly TJ doesn't allow height inflation.
Poor guy. Hopefully the check has already cleared or he can get another NCAA year.
I wouldn't have minded keeping Nojus on potential but wouldn't trade Toure for him obviously. Batemon is a more ambiguous case right now, but I'd probably keep Batemon with the hope he has a Matt Thomas arc where the talent and ability was always there and he suddenly puts it all together.
Watson would still be a nice depth piece, but I am glad to see him break out on his own.
Agree on not missing anybody else but hopefully they can still find success.
This spurred my curiosity and inspired me to attempt a blind comparison. Not sure if the formatting will work. This is the first 4 games as a freshman for various highly rated Cyclone recruits from the last ~15 years:
Player A: 39, 5/14, 1/6, 1, 2, 1, 0, 1, 6, 16
Player B: 53, 7/21, 7/18, 5, 0, 2, 0, 0, 3, 26
Player C: 102, 15/32, 7/21, 16, 5, 2, 0, 5, 5, 39
Player D: 113, 20/36, 12/20, 16, 5, 3, 1, 2, 3, 59
Player E : 84, 6/18, 2/10, 12, 11, 4, 0, 6, 6, 25
Player F: 93, 20/29, 4/7, 28, 9, 6, 2, 6, 5, 57
(Minutes, FG/FGM, 3FG/3FGM, rbs, assists, steals, blocks, tos, fouls, points)
Cyclonepride
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Can you give us a pool of names so we can guess?
He looked pretty physical taking out that ref on the sideline in the one game!
There's only so many 4 & 5 star recruits that played significant minutes at the beginning of the season... in fact I think there are only 9, unless I'm missing someone.
Here's a list - no rhyme or reason to why I didn't include 3:
Hunter
Morris
Lipsey
Milan
Batemon
Nojus
Omaha
Thomas
Niang
(lol, I completed blacked out the Prohm years)
I liked Jackson and I really liked Chatfield. That said, for the defense Otz wants to run, they were a step slow. It's the biggest reason last years defense was the worst of the Otz era. I think it was a learning experience for the staff.
Our bigs have to be able to contain guards in ice coverage on ball screens at the perimeter and sprint back to the rim in rotation. If they're a step slow, you just can't put two guys on the ball in the same way.
If you can't recover, you can't gamble, and this system is built on gambling strategically
What have you seen from Mulder that makes you feel better about him so far?
Even if you do know this for a fact, which you don't, what is the point of putting it out here? Spreading unsubstantiated rumors about a young man's medical situation isn't necessary
This issue is one of my few critiques of the current roster construction.
Buchanan certainly seems like he can fulfill the role in the defense as Big Rob and Hason. Good wingspan, reads things quickly, aggressive with his hands, and above all great lateral footspeed.
Not sold Pleta and Mulder have the same ability.
My only problem with Buchanan so far is we don't have two of him.
And he can't play 40 MPG with fatigue and fouls.
:/
I think Mulder's ceiling is going to be foul sponge, which yeah, some nights we might need that against poor shooting 5's
Good points. It would be great to have a second Buchanan, but that isn't our reality. His blend of physicality when inside with footspeed to stay in front of a guard when switching on the perimeter is rare for a man of his size. I remember how much Homan grew, especially not fouling on D and being a go to scorer rather than just putbacks as he progressed from a freshman to a senior. Thus, I won't be too quick to judge Pleta's ability to develop into that has he matures past his freshman season. I have seen less from Mulder so far, but haven't seen enough against good competition to make that call. Pleta has gotten a minute more per game than Mulder, but clear we want Buchanan on the floor as much as possible, but he is on the floor just over half the game. I think we will see lots of times when we go smaller with Jefferson at the 5 until those two grow into their roles especially on D and rebounding.
I three big guys seems to understand the defense better than Jackson and Chatfield. I don't know if Jackson and Chatfield actually a big slower, or if they just appeared slower because it took them longer to process things. Regarding Mulder, I think my evaluation is this. Buchanon and Pleta have looked pretty good. Good enough to go with a 2 man rotation at the 5 spot. The fact that Mulder gets any minutes tells me that he understands the defense just as well as Buchanon and Pleta and has shown that in practice. He doesn't have the upside of the other 2, but TJ wouldn't play him unless he knew what he was doing both offensively and defensively.
Good points. It is early in the year and we have a limited body of work to have verdicts on Mulder and Pleta yet. I also agree that Chatfield didn't have the foot speed to keep from getting exposed on the perimeter that Buchanan seems to have. Having said that, if Chatfield were on this team, I wouldn't be surprised if he would be getting the 2nd most minutes at the 5, over both Pleta and Mulder as his physicality inside was so much better and he was such a great rebounder. I do like the early work I have seen from both Pleta and Mulder on the offensive glass, yet Chatfield was at a high level there.
No doubt Chatfield was better in November than Pleta and Mulder, and most teams would be better off picking him for the season. Chatfield is a better overall player. ISU just runs a unique defense.
Mulder and Pleta are shakier, but they have the potential to move just a bit more quickly, which can make a big difference. If one of them can put it together, it allows all 5 guys on the floor to be more aggressive in forcing turnovers or making teams start their plays out of position. That impact would be in the front court and the back court. The bet is that outweighs what you see in the front court.
Will it work with this perssonell this year? Idk, we'll see, but I think we're gonna keep seeing foot-speed prioritized over strength and skill at the 5 spot going forward.
Pleta I think was committed before that direction, but his ceiling is really high, especially offensively, if he can break the Euro habits. Mulder is an okay floor who's known for working hard and his offensive efficiency last year made him a low risk pick-up. Still lots of ? though. Purdue might be a good test to see how much we'll miss having pure mass.
I hope Pleta gets better as the season progresses and he becomes more comfortable in ISU's defensive system.
I haven't seen enough of other Big12 teams and their post players. But if Pleta and Mulder are lacking, then we could see the Clones go small with Jefferson and Momcilovic playing the 2 post spots. There is depth/size to go with Lipsey, Toure, Heise, Batemon or Nelson in a 3 guard lineup.
Arizona definitely has a couple tall/physical posts that would give Buchanon & Jefferson a handful. But a smaller front court would match-up fine against KU & TT.
