Hold up.....are you trying to imply that fans adjust their opinions based on how the issue affects their team?
That's not going to happen prior to winning though. We were able to bring Battle and Willis back home and that is about as good as it is going to get (pretty good) for a lower tier power conference team in the transfer market. I'd happily be all for bringing in one or more a year of those if we could get them- but that ain't happening. Transfers are going to be hole pluggers for the most part- not team builders.
Johnson had a tough sell in year 1 so it isn't surprising that his best transfers were guys with ties to the area. I'm not sold that will be a limiting factor going forward though.
4-16 in conference with 1 returning starter is still a tough sell. The best pitch is still Big Ten playing time. It is a little better than last year, though, I won't disagree with that. Guys that expect to go to the NCAAs as 5th year seniors will not be picking us, however.
It will be on Johnson to sell the stuff below the surface. The great thing about basketball is you don't have to convince a ton of players to quickly change your fortunes. You just have to find the right guys.
Or if I were looking for major minutes.
Cause Ben walked into a similar position that little richey did? Not even close.
Did you know the transfer portal wasn't a thing 9 years ago?
Was the transfer portal available to all the players on Penn State and Indians last year?
Indiana is a blue blood and Penn State lost the majority of its roster to the portal. Not sure you're making the point you think you are.
I believe when I checked last week, Penn State returned seven players including Harrar, Lundy, Dread, and Sessoms. We returned Ihnen and as a last resort Curry. Penn State is a conference door mat with a first year coach. Just like us. It’s exactly the point I was trying to make. Indiana is a middle of the conference team but also with a first year coach.
A depleted roster full of 5 and 4 star recruits with an NBA resume to sell? Man I can't imagine why one of the best college basketball programs of all time is in a better spot than Minnesota. They were also clearly in the NCAA tournament 2 years ago before a once in a lifetime event happened and canceled the tournament.
I hope he gets at least one multi year guard in the portal that can contribute immediately and Thiam can play some, I doubt they will be a bubble team next year and like you have stated top fifth year guys just aren't going to be coming here YET.
Then it circles back to who formed the roster. So far I like Ben's coaching. He needs to have a very strong spring recruiting. This year has to be a whole lot better than last year.
Eh, nba scouts convinced TJD to return
Nonetheless, Iowa's population is 3.1M and they also have Iowa State competing for in-state talent.
Before the season, when asked, Ben said they would not finish last. Well they finished last, no way you can give him a C or higher. That was his own assessment based on what roster he had and what the rosters were in the league. He failed to meet his own expectations based upon all of his basketball knowledge. You don't need to base the grade on your knowledge, base it on Ben's knowledge because he knows a lot more about basketball than you or I.