He gambled a lot to get those blocks and was out of position frequently when he didn’t block the shot
Omaha enters the transfer portal (confirmed)
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He gambled a lot to get those blocks and was out of position frequently when he didn’t block the shot
He was a blast to party with though. Good times!
Back to Omaha, this probably sounds weird, but I wish schools had JV or freshman basketball teams. It's just frustrating that the only options are to play young guys in games against the highest level of competition or not play them at all.
It would have been interesting to see if Omaha could grow as a player at a lower level this year while still being in TJ's system. Plus it would be fun as a fan to get to see the redshirt guys and some of the walk-ons get real competitive time on the court.
It would have been interesting to see if Omaha could grow as a player at a lower level this year while still being in TJ's system. Plus it would be fun as a fan to get to see the redshirt guys and some of the walk-ons get real competitive time on the court.
And it has been magnified that last few years with so many players getting the fifth COVID year of play. There has been a back log of players - like 25% more than usual - competing against incoming freshmen.
And end of junior year Fizer was >> start of junior year Fizer even.
I guess I never saw a single minute of Omaha's play that suggested he would be a better defender this year in ANY situation. And I don't say that to be mean, but Rob worked very hard to be a good defender and he succeeded.
But at the same time teams are getting dinged (e.g. Iowa State) for their non-con. It is difficult to be your best in the non-con when you are putting together an entirely brand new team every year. Having a few long time players can provide the backbone to a team so the growing pains aren't as pronounced. I think if this year's team didn't have both Tamin and Rob (and to a lesser extent Tre and Hasson) they might have started off the season even rougher than they did. I think there is still value to having a few 4 year players to hold things together even in this transfer heavy age.
Omaha did really well on the AAU circuit nationally. He was a freaking MCD AA and played on the U19 national team. Waukee isn't 2A anyway. What are you talking about?
Wasn't Allen Lazard a big recruit? Setting receiving records at Iowa State would constitute "panning out" in my book.
Iowa High School basketball may not have the quantity of athletic players as Chicago, but there is some really solid basketball played and coached in Iowa. In all classes. A lot of really good D1 players have come from Iowa. You mention Candice Parker and Derek Rose? How about Harrison Barnes and Caitlyn Clark? Tamin Lipsey and Audi Crooks? Sure Chicago has a longer list of stars, but Iowa's list isn't small. Not bad for a state of 3 million people.
Does Watson play the 5? Because that was how he got his playing time at the end of the year - Watson was out with an injury and he got his minutes.
No, to answer my question, Watson doesn't play the 5. He was being asked to play the 4 which is completely appropriate.
I don't remember if it was Kansas (there's that word again) but he did have a teammate on that Australian team who was granted NCAA eligibililty while his was denied. If I recall correctly neither of them were paid but were on a team where others were paid which was against NCAA rules. It was never clear why the NCAA ruled differently on them, but we all have our suspicions it had to do with the US teams they were going to...
It wasn't just reputation that was getting Self recruits. That is without a doubt proven. Of course Kansas was "the victim" of all of that Adidas money going to Kansas recruits to make sure they became Kansas players.
Melvin Ejim had TERRIBLE hands as a freshman. He kind of worked out...
But Homan's between free throws defense left a lot to be desired. I think he averaged giving up 3 points per possession between his free throws.
Yeah, stone hands was a term directed at Ejim a lot early on, and he turned out alright.
Well we found the guy who doesn’t know much about Iowa geography and Iowa high school basketball. He’ll, Omaha’s high school had 4 D1 players on it alone.
