Darrion Williams from Nevada rumored to be coming this weekend as well, according to the other transfer thread. Posting here since this is ISU linked versus any random transfer..
Iowa State Transfer/Recruiting Class 2023
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Pav and Gilbert are previously played PG for their past schools.. Considering Lipsey and Williams on the roster.. I bet only one is a take..
I prefer Pav to Gilbert as I think his shooting/scoring upside is much higher..
Darrion Williams would be a great piece at the wing.. 6'6", bigger than Jaren Holmes, can play 2-3, nice dribble, 36% from 3 (3 attempts/game), and a 80% FT shooter (good translation to 3 shooting).
Lipsey
Pav
D. Williams
Omaha
Tre
J. Williams
Milan
BRE/Ward
Watson
That would make me happy
I prefer Pav to Gilbert as I think his shooting/scoring upside is much higher..
Darrion Williams would be a great piece at the wing.. 6'6", bigger than Jaren Holmes, can play 2-3, nice dribble, 36% from 3 (3 attempts/game), and a 80% FT shooter (good translation to 3 shooting).
Lipsey
Pav
D. Williams
Omaha
Tre
J. Williams
Milan
BRE/Ward
Watson
That would make me happy
If we get all 3 I'd be ecstatic. We'd be able to run big or small. Tons of ball handlers. And be set up for the next 3 years.
I've stopped looking that far ahead.. NIL and the portal have ruined that for us
Are you inputting the usage rate, or is this tool populating it based on last year’s stats? I’d be very concerned if Robert Jones has the highest usage rate on the team next year.
It's what Torvik is projecting. I'm not aware of a way to toggle. Agree 100% that BRE should play ~15 MPG. He is what he is, I'm WAY more interested to see what Hasan Ward can doin a full offseason. Ward's per/100 possession rebounding and defensive stats are REALLY good. Just have to keep him out of foul trouble.
I find it interesting that basically no matter who we add, we don't crack the top 20
I doubt the staff would prioritize bringing Williams Pav and Gilbert as their first visits and have one be a contingency. I’d be shocked if all 3 don’t have committable offers day 1. There should be minutes for all 3. Pav PG/SG Gilbert PG/SG/SF, Williams SF/PF. Williams is still an unknown having 5 players that can play the Point would be a nice problem to have especially after last year.
In TJ I trust, but relying on BRE and Ward to put in any valuable minutes is ignoring a flaw
Williams: another Freshman of the Year:
Darrion Williams - Men's Basketball - University of Nevada Athletics
Darrion Williams (5) Forward - NEVADA CAREER FRESHMAN (2022-23): First player in Nevada MBB history to be named the Mountain West Freshman of the Year … Six-Time
King is going to play a lot at the “5”. There will probably be some instances where Omaha is there. Everyone should get ready for small ball.
Everyone keeps focusing on what TJ did this year, but there’s a big difference in defensive versatility when you may also have Williams, Watson and Billiew at the 2-4. It gives you a lot of room to go small and more focus on scoring at the five in that case.
Guys transfer to play. I doubt all 3 would want to come to ISU, even if TJ goes small.
Lipsey, Williams plus 2 Tfrs makes sense to split 120 minutes. And that doesn't consider minutes for Watson, Hamilton or Biliew playing minutes at the 3.
It was interesting to see minutes for the mid-majors who did well in the tournament. They didn't have guys playing 35+mpg, in some cases their best guys were < 30mpg. Is that a trend similar to load management in the NBA. Keep guys fresh for March.
This projection really has Tre King getting 12% of available minutes? Same for Watson at 9%. No projection for Ward?
Their roles are going to be much bigger than that
Giant grain of salt of course, but fun to look at! Rank going from 40 to 28 is a good sign and helps quantify the additions.
Good god everything we hear about Biliew is that he's a high effort player. He's going to absolutely thrive in TJ's system.
