Fred doesn't really care about enforcer type players. He wants all five to be able to handle the ball and score. You will be lamenting until the day Fred is no longer the coach here about the need for a big man. It may be the common theme amount Fred's tenure just like it was in Ames. Get used to it.
IF Fred can get a 6-8+ guy who can run the floor, shoot AND is strong enough to police the paint, he'll use him. Those guys are the hardest player to find in basketball. I'm quite sure he didn't bring in those transfer players a week or so ago so he could see how they would look sitting on the bench in PBA. Fred knows he has to have some size to play in the B1G.
Red I 73 keeps saying Fred doesn't want "enforcers" but multiple people have listed the BIGs that Fred had ISU. No doubt a BIG who can put the ball in the hoop from the perimeter is a huge want, but ultimately you have to be able to match up to some degree to the physicality of the B1G or you'll get run over. Watching our games this year it amazed me how much physically stronger across the board our opponents were than us. From 1 to 5 we got pushed around most of the time. Minnesota's Murphy proved you don't have to be 6-11 to play in the paint. He made up for his lack of height with strength, savvy and athleticism. Heck Borchardt played pretty well but just wasn't athletic enough most of the time to stay with opposing bigs.
All I hear is crickets on basketball......Pavelka said 2 weeks ago that he thought there would be a lot of news of new recruits in the "next couple of weeks". Man we need a big man or two who can play right away.
Is it possible Pavelka could be a blowhard?
Green could potentially carry a team to some wins just with his offensive punch. Still need a couple of bigs BADLY and they'll start finding homes pretty quickly now.
Have seen Johnson play a number of times. Would not describe him as a huge pickup, but he will at least provide some size and some good board strength until Hoiberg can assemble better talent.
Follow Robin Washut on Twitter for basketball recruiting updates. They are putting in crazy work. We are in talks with all the top Jucos and transfers and making inroads at the high school level. Big things are on the way.
He had me at 6-8, 240. Any kid that size who can move his feet would be a welcome addition. Any offense would be gravy.
Nice wing who can stretch the floor and shoot with some polish to his offensive game.
