RECRUITING: Iowa State earns first 2025 commitment from Top 150 Ann Arbor PG Macari Moore
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Yeah... Ricky "Tricky" Morgan sure did shine! lol
I'm only kidding BTW, we've had a few good ones!
I thought I remember Pierce being quoted as saying the staff wanted to use him as a PG and that's why he committed!.
That may be true. I just remember the CW disciples getting irrationally upset when people challenged the idea that a kid this size was coming in to play PG.
On Pierce, here's a link that I posted before:
In this game, starting at the timestamp, Pierce has assists on 3 straight possessions. Nothing spectacular in those 3 plays, but point guards have to make the easy plays when they're there, too. If I remember right, the reason I went out of my way to find that game tape was because he had a double-double with points and assists or something like that.
I think he has the ball handling and playmaking abilities to be a PG, my impression is just that on his HS team, he didn't play there much because they've had possible college recruits who were the size such that they could really only play PG. Plus, it might be a bit of what happens here when people see his size and strength and assume he can't be a PG.
With both Pierce and Moore, I think that sets up the PG position well on a post-Lipsey team.
In this game, starting at the timestamp, Pierce has assists on 3 straight possessions. Nothing spectacular in those 3 plays, but point guards have to make the easy plays when they're there, too. If I remember right, the reason I went out of my way to find that game tape was because he had a double-double with points and assists or something like that.
I think he has the ball handling and playmaking abilities to be a PG, my impression is just that on his HS team, he didn't play there much because they've had possible college recruits who were the size such that they could really only play PG. Plus, it might be a bit of what happens here when people see his size and strength and assume he can't be a PG.
With both Pierce and Moore, I think that sets up the PG position well on a post-Lipsey team.
I have no doubt he will be able to guard 2-3 maybe 4 given time. But give Moore a year under Lipsey and he's going to be tough to beat out. I just feel like with Pierce, you give him two years in the weightroom and he's going to look just like Deonte Burton. Just a matchup nightmare at the 3 or 4.
When you look at the future backcourt it's a lot like the current.
Moore, Pierce, Indrusitis, Hamilton and hopefully Batemon.
And none of them were highly ranked out of high school. AAU does not judge defense. Just offense.
We've had a few from Michigan that turned out OK. Also, who wouldn't want to to follow in the footsteps of Monte, Haliburton, and Lipsey? Dudes are taking notice.
We have a nice pedigree of PGs going on.
Diante Garrett
Korie Lucious
DeAndre Kane
Monté Morris
Nick Weiler-Babb
Tyrese Haliburton
Tamin Lipsey
All those guys either were in the NBA or have had solid overseas careers.
I'm sure Tamin will do great in Europe even if he never makes it to the NBA.
Just roll with 3 like we do now. In today's game a good guard better be a good combo. Do about everything well. Like we have now with Lipsey, Gilbert, and Jones. I like Lipsey better than the other 2, but he's special. Still doesn't bother me to see the other 2 at point or Lipsey to start popping 3's. Ball movement has been incredible the last few games. Another year dialing it in together could make for our best ever. Throw the 3 new guards into the rotation and we'll be stacked. Anyone heard anything on Hamilton's development?
Board can be nauseating. CW said TJ brought him in as a PG. No reason not to believe, he's got a pretty good connection. I think the best thing is if it doesn't work, oh well he's 6'5 with a big xii body. Option 2.
Robert freaking Jones. That's all you should have to show these kids about what TJ can do for you.
Also, I feel like we have 2 PG's in this years starting lineup with Lipsey and Gilbert. So having Moore and Pierce in the same starting lineup doesn't seem like much of a stretch. Our offense is predicated on guys being able to move the ball and breakdown their defender off the dribble. PG skills.
Tinsley replacement. Sucked. Used Sullivan at the point which was awful. Brought in Tim Barnes the following year. Much better. Morgan was 5-11 and not very talented.
Lipsey wasn't a great shooter until this year after working on it all offseason. But seems like the consensus is he's not Big 12 caliber.
