Kid just earned more minutes going forth. Still a bit raw but the athleticism is apparent. He’s easily our best on-ball defender. He’s a good rebounder. Our strongest player, pound for pound. When he back door cuts to the basket. Look out. His FT stroke is decent, just need more confidence from distance. A difference maker this season.
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43” vertical is insane….he definitely was ball’in last nite!
He's raw, but is a beast. Active, strong and athletic
Harris reminds me of White, Coon kinda reminds me more of James Winters
Agree. ^^ In particular, I thought his defense was the most impressive thing he did last night. THAT alone will get you more playing time with Coach McCollum. All in all, it was a very solid first game for any player to have, let alone a freshman.
Hopefully he will improve his outside shot as well. Then hes got it all
His defense really stood out to me. I was impressed.
He’ll turn into a star at Iowa. The body, the athleticism, playing defense, ability to score… he’s gonna be very good!
Hopefully they fix the humidity issues at Carver.....he is lucky to not come away with an injury with all the slipping, etc. Damn. He is a keeper for sure.
I believe it's part of the renovation project to get air conditioning inside Carver.
That remains to be seen, but personally I'd rather have the guy that's here and committed to the program.
True story. It appeared to me he was brought in to take a shot at shutting down Oregon transfer Simpkin's, who was having quite a game at that point. And he definitely slowed him down. I was stunned at the minutes he played, but he earned those as the game went along. Bright future for the kid it appears.
unless he proves he can shoot, better teams will deal with the lobs. That is where my concern for him lies right now.
Now rebounding and defense, it doesn't matter what the other team does.
Now rebounding and defense, it doesn't matter what the other team does.
He was billed as a shooting guard in HS.
He was a good shooter in HS.
He was 6'5' 195lbs last year.
He is now 6'6" 220lbs.
That's 25lbs of muscle in short time.
He may have grown out of guard position.
All that additional muscle might mean it takes awhile to get his 3 pt shooting groove back to normal, but am confident that stroke is there eventually.
He was a good shooter in HS.
He was 6'5' 195lbs last year.
He is now 6'6" 220lbs.
That's 25lbs of muscle in short time.
He may have grown out of guard position.
All that additional muscle might mean it takes awhile to get his 3 pt shooting groove back to normal, but am confident that stroke is there eventually.
Slow your roll, he hasn't busted out the dribble into the lane, pick up the ball, then pivot around for 5 seconds and turn it over move yet.
Probably Coons. Tavion was my favorite player, I've known him since he was a kid, but we have both Sage and Koch to fill his role. Coons is filling a different spot. And I love the Eric May comparison.
He is a better version of what Isaiah Howard brought last year. Loved seeing him in the paint battling it out for boards. Going to be really exciting watching his progress through the year
He had a couple of three's that went down in the rim and popped back out. We'll see........
Combs and Coleman will do just fine. Nice duo of size from Combs, and quickness with Coleman.
Who needs 3’s when Iowa can just dunk the ball…I kid, I kid.
he gets the jumper down, then he's a Thunder Dan Majerle clone
Why does Steph curry shoot all those 3s instead of just dunking it every time???
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