I hope Scott Drew buys them all clone cones after losing to them.Fair enough assessment. Scott Drew is amazing, but I hope TJ owns him this afternoon!
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I hope Scott Drew buys them all clone cones after losing to them.Fair enough assessment. Scott Drew is amazing, but I hope TJ owns him this afternoon!
NOT SOLD ON JEFFERSON!
Don't trust the guy.
Why?
Too smooth. Too strong. Too composed, Too skilled. Too ruthlessly efficient. Too ice cold and calculating.
Might be one of those AI cyborgs we keep hearing about that is hell bent on world domination.
We have more talent than some realize, but TJ doesn't get enough credit for both overall roster construction as well as the ability to create a culture that gets the whole to be even more than the sum of the parts.Went back to review the ESPN 100 best transfers list from preseason. Jefferson was in a large grou of others, listed after the top 100! No other Cyclones to be found.
Maybe as individuals Jefferson, Jackson, Heise and Chatfield weren't highly thought of, but as a group I can't imagine a more successful transfer haul.
A few things.Would love to see TJ's center strategy evolve into recruiting either two types: Shooters or extreme athletes.. Extreme athlete like Cam Lard, Hasan Ward who is a difference makers on defense, plus out jump anyone for blocks and rebounds. Shooters and playmakers like Jefferson, Jaz Kunc, and Tre King can stretch the floor by making defenders guard them away from the basket and are decent to good passers. Sure you want both, but ISU can't pay to afford lottery picks in the front court.
Centers like Jackson, Chatfield, BRE, Solomon Young, and George Conditt are not Elite Eight or Final 4 big guys... They don't stretch the floor, can't pass, and don't make other teams afraid of driving the paint.. Go watch Auburn, Duke, Alabama, and other 1 seeds.. Their big guys are either high end athletes or great shooters who can space the floor. Maybe this isn't possible given ISU's recruiting budget, but I'm tired of wasting good guard play to teams with centers that limit our offense or make our defense supreme
Would love to see TJ's center strategy evolve into recruiting either two types: Shooters or extreme athletes.. Extreme athlete like Cam Lard, Hasan Ward who is a difference makers on defense, plus out jump anyone for blocks and rebounds. Shooters and playmakers like Jefferson, Jaz Kunc, and Tre King can stretch the floor by making defenders guard them away from the basket and are decent to good passers. Sure you want both, but ISU can't pay to afford lottery picks in the front court.
Centers like Jackson, Chatfield, BRE, Solomon Young, and George Conditt are not Elite Eight or Final 4 big guys... They don't stretch the floor, can't pass, and don't make other teams afraid of driving the paint.. Go watch Auburn, Duke, Alabama, and other 1 seeds.. Their big guys are either high end athletes or great shooters who can space the floor. Maybe this isn't possible given ISU's recruiting budget, but I'm tired of wasting good guard play to teams with centers that limit our offense or make our defense supreme
A few things.
Jefferson is legit. A better class of players than literally everyone else you listed. So whatever TJ did to secure him, he needs to keep doing that.
We went hard after William Kyle in the Portal, who is somehow an even more athletic Hasan Ward. I hope we try to go after him again, because I agree we need MUCH better athletes. Queue the idiots who will just spout his lack of stats from UCLA and not consider how he’d mesh into a TJ defensive scheme.
I do think Jackson is formidable, but just not consistent enough in long enough stretches.
Yeah I think he's for sure been formidable. He could really use an offseason of skill development. He doesn't have a ton of moves in the post, and the ones he does have, are rather slow. He is a huge person but is struggling to finish over athletic defenders. The tape from Charlotte showed he had somewhat of a jumper and a potential for a midrange threat, and he literally hasn't been given an opportunity to do that at all, which I do not understand. He's given some really nice stretches and when he asserts himself and is actively aggressive rebounding, he can be pretty physically impressive/dominating. Other times, he's just a 'guy' out there.The Jackson criticism (in general, not targeting anyone specifically in this thread) I think is overblown. Compared to his stats at Charlotte last year, his per-minute scoring, rebounding, and shot-blocking stats are better this year against better competition than he saw in the AAC, and his field goal and free throw shooting are both a tick better. He's had some stinker games and some head-scratcher plays for sure but overall numbers-wise at least I think he's been a good player for us.
Nice try Owen, get off our forumsI'd go after Owen Freeman if he turns out to be available, but that's just me.
I know. Having a '5' with offensive skills is heresy. I'm ashamed of myself.Nice try Owen, get off our forums
I know. Having a '5' with offensive skills is heresy. I'm ashamed of myself.
I know. Having a '5' with offensive skills is heresy. I'm ashamed of myself.
Offensive like good at offense? Because lol if thats what you meant.He has offensive skills?