Tough day for EIU hoops hopes
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Well, he is only 6'9" so it is difficult for him to get rebounds.
That's only two years away. I would say it is 80-20 that they reach 10,000+ days.
Let me rephrase that - you can't do that and win anything.
And second, in terms of actual performance and team performance, Connor McCaffrey was significantly better than Harding on both ends of the floor. Stats, even advanced metrics can be deceiving. But even Fr. Connor McCaffrey was significantly better than Harding per EvanMiya, and So-Sr Connor McCaffrey is WAY better. And while some Iowa fans defended CMac, he was also probably the biggest target of their grumbling about Fran's playing time.
I get that we have fans too that incorrectly think TJ should be playing certain guys more minutes over others. But the Harding thing makes no sense to me. When I hear Hawk guys on the radio or KXnO Harding is talked about and pretty much universally advocated for to get more minutes.
Maybe Harding can become a good shooter and a passable defender and be a solid player. But he isn't close to a good power conference player now. Not close. And the Hawks think he's legit good and should be getting more minutes.
I don't think that's a hot take at all. I don't think Connor was very good, but he did improve and was in basically the perfect situation for him. I think Connor was one of their better options they had on their roster and should've played, but not having a better option and having him chew up all those minutes definitely put a low ceiling on those teams.
Patrick never really seemed to want to be there.
Career PER 11.38 player who played almost 4000 minutes. That's astonishing mind blowing nepotism.
A few comps with long term 4/5 year careers:
Patty McCaffe, career 16.1 PER with 2500 minutes
Tony Perkins, career 18.1 PER with 2700 minutes
Mike Gazelle, career 14.5 PER with 3500 minutes
Matt Gatens, 4400 minutes before PER stat held but obvious he produced a ton more in every stat but played about the same minutes
Sure, no nepotism involved there. PER is probably Connor's best stat too because it rewards low turnovers quite a bit and you don't have to score a ton if you pass well and dribble well while just taking easy shots.
Connor McCaffery College Stats | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com
Connor McCaffery - Stats, Game Logs, Splits, and much more
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I've said it a few times but the conference Fran's teams have played in is much different than Dr. Tom's. Fran has wracked up a lot of wins against bad teams and his top 25 record is actually pretty bad. Over the last 5 years Iowa is 21-22 against the top 25 and only 7-14 against the top 15. Fran has FEASTED on the bottom half of the conference.
This may have even been you that said this, but imagine how good their 21 and 22 teams could've been had Fran given both Murrays minutes that matched their talent? Probably have more than a win over Grand Canyon to show for it.
Guessing there will be a lot of Iowa fans watching the ISU game today?
Depends. What time do the Hawks play?
Even Perkins whose minutes/per I just posted...we're seeing this year he has some big assist games and he's actually one of the better point guard skill sets they've had in decades...the thing they've most lacked.
Perkins is way more talented and going to get 1300 less minutes than Connor.
I think if he played Murrays the minutes they deserved right away they both leave for NBA a year earlier, but he also might have finally actually won something in the NCAA.
I've honestly always liked Perkins. I would've taken him on an Otz team with how hard he plays. He's a little whiney, but that's a reflection of his coach.
And yes to the Murrays. Good chance we're not still making fun of them for their S16 drought...
The top 2 teams, by NET, in each major conference that miss the NCAAs get an auto-bid and the right to host. As of today, Northwestern and Ohio State are 52 and 53 in NET, so there’s a real chance Iowa could miss out.
Loser's bracket. Still on the bubble of the bubble of the bubble according to some.
All I know is as an opposing fan you were ok with your team leaving him wide open when on defense. He wasn't able to really make opponents pay for that strategy consistently until his special senior year last year. Even then the shot still didn't look pretty.
That is rather insane, considering the last 5 teams have arguably been his best on paper - this season excluded. Three All-Americans and a Wooden Award Winner, and essentially no team success to show for it.
Don't get the Hok trolls riled up with "what if's". They were going to win the Natty in 2019-2020 in case you didn't know.
