I disagree, this may open up $1 million per a year. Deal does not have the quickness to be a star. She has a nice shot, she has decent court awarness, handles and quickness she does not have, and its going to be difficult for her to gain in those areas.
Not at all the same. Stremlow's TOs were forced passes ala Clark where she overestimated someone being open. It was the right idea but too optimistic. Deal's TOs were due to terrible handles and driving into multiple defenders which made her a liability any time she was on the court with the ball
Way too early. That seems premature and wrong.
This wasn't a development year. Why are you implying a team that ended up #2 in the B10 award playing time based on recruiting rankings and potentially sacrifice wins for her development? Do you understand the problems that would create among other players in the locker room?
This is so inaccurate and a terrible excuse for TS. You just excused someone’s turnovers and ball handling. TS could be a disaster when pressed.
Are you really using ball-handling and TOs "under pressure" as a criticism of Stremlow while ostensibly defending Deal? I honestly cant recall a guard with worse handles or a TO liability (of any star ranking) than what we saw from Deal
Heard from a parent on the team expect 1 more for sure and possibly 2. Neither one would be a surprise based on comments from this board. Neither name she mentioned was Rodriguez either
Not entirely sure anyone knows what Addie's ceiling is but we have a fairly decent idea of her floor. You also can't build a team on hope. Either way, I can't definitively say she will or won't be missed. Will in regards to one less player on an already small roster, but as a fan I just had no idea what was going to happen when she had the ball in her hands.
But TS is a sophomore. And we’ve seen ADs best be better than TS best.
Lets use objective data. Per 36 #s:
Really? I guess your last statement remains to be seen.....
I think Jan's offense "this" year has been geared to get the ball inside with Ava Heiden having a successfull season but you still have to have versatility at all positions. We lacked consistency on the perimeter so the plan was to get the ball to our most consistent scorer which was Heiden. We need a guard who can create off the dribble and can step outside.
I thought she could improve, but she will never be a star.
Not true, The first game she started, (basically, she came in the first 30 seconds of the OSU game) was her best game. Amazingly its also the one where she got the most minutes, as were her two other 17, 18 point games. Everytime something like this happens, I have to wonder what impact social media sites like this play in these decisions. I hope her parents weren't on here, because it was pretty ugly at times.
Sounds like a win-win. Or at least a win for Iowa, depending on how Jan fills in that roster spot. Deal had one good game, and never seemed to improve, especially for someone with her rep. A change of scenery may do her good, and Iowa will have a chance to improve.
Maybe because we lacked BADLY for quality guard play the entire season, and worse once Mccabe got hurt.
Why not? Deal gets a new start, and Iowa has the chance to upgrade the position. A potential win-win.
Lolol.. You mean like Kylie who played SIX years in college?
Wow. You'd think Deal was the next Caitlin Clark. Based on how Deal played, she probably got more minutes than she deserved. Her foot speed is slow, her lateral movement is slow, and her shot is slow. Maybe if she loses weight and works on her quickness, she could become effective, but I never saw anything that told me she's a future star. Looks like it could be addition by subtraction if Jan can find the right replacement.
There's very little doubt we ARE going the wrong way. People better hope this doesn't send a red flag at our next California recruit joining us next year or this will get UGLY. Just FYI one of the biggest things that landed MW was Iowa's "family culture". If we have 3 or 4 young players hit the road, thats a really bad look....
This seems short-sighted by Deal. I'm sure Jan would've loved to go more up-tempo but didn't have the ball-handling to do so, nor the passing to capitalize on fast breaks consistently (And Deal certainly didn't provide either). Her best players were in the post, so the offense revolved around them in half-court sets. Do you really think Jan was fighting Lisa's up-tempo offense in the Clark years? She likely designed many of those sets
Agreed and Deal's terrible play was a huge part of that hole in the roster. I don't understand your point
That's my biggest concern. That MW will reconsider her commitment.
IF Jan lands quality players The list of needs just got longer, and this is not the end evidently.
