I still think itās funny that Otz took a PJ to Charlottesville to recruit Rohde, and wound up with Blake instead. Itās like he decided he couldnāt leave empty handed or he wouldnāt get the PJ again
(I know this isnāt literally what happened, but I still think itās kind of funny)
But my earnest opinion on Blake is that he can be a very good modern, switchable big on defense, and I suspect thatās what Iowa State cared most about
The idea of Blake is pretty good. And he did make a big step forward in some ways last season (raising 2P% by 13 percentage points is an accomplishment). Iowa State is built around Lipsey, Momcilovic, Jefferson being able to create shots with non-ideal spacing, which gives them the ability to put plus defenders who donāt do much on offense throughout the rest of the rotation.
Played two years at Georgetown, missed the year when he transferred to UVA, one year at UVA, one year at Memphis, now a year at Tennessee State.
Reminds me of my own college education, when I went to UVA for four years and then graduated.
Nolan Smithās staff at TSU has some well-traveled guys on it. Dalonte Hill, who was once the highest-paid assistant in MBB when he was at K-State, Vince Taylor who was a long-time Tubby Smith and Johnny Dawkins assistant, and former NBA and overseas vet DerMarr Johnson.
Christian Bliss has another good game for Delaware. Played 36 minutes.
16 pts, 6 AST, 2 STL, 3 TO.
Jameel Brown (former CTB target) also on Delaware after transferring down from Temple (was at PSU his first two years).
He had 4 PF in 14 min of play against FDU.
Derrick Lively HS teammate. Shut done by RD. And same league as Bliss, so they played in HS.
If you change it to spent 2 years at Georgetown, transferred to Virginia and spent 2 years there, earning his undergraduate degree, then did graduate work at Memphis and Tennessee State, that soundsā¦pretty normal?
Changing the name of the thread to Wahoo Diaspora. Stealing this from @UVaHoopsRiffs on twitter. Thanks!
CSU Northridge vs Northern Iowa on ESPN+ tonight at 8p, if anyone wants to check out Leon Bond.
Watched a bit of Creighton against South Dakota and itās clear theyāre still learning to play without Kalkbrenner. Traudt was the starting 5 with the rail McAndrew (still a good player just so skinny) and they were giving up a ton at the rim. Iowa transfer Owen Freeman probably gonna be the starting 5 when heās fully healthy he looked pretty good.
Fish still had a solid 10p-7r
Sharma with 10 pts off the bench at half.
Leon Bond with 15 pts, 4 assists, 2 steals, 1 block (3-5 from three!) with 15 left to play.
Would love a Bond homecoming.
Edit: Bond finished with 23 pts (5-8 from three), 5 assists, 3 steals, 1 block
Might be wishful thinking but I still think itās a possibility. He loved it here
I would love so much to see him come back. What a great kid! And it sounds like heās crushing it!
Showoff 
I donāt recognize the guy on the left without his mouth going.
Sharma has 16 points so far tonight. Has been pretty good for St. Louis so far.
Shooting 10-16 from deep so far this year (including tonight). 1-2 from inside the arc.
Blake Buchanan played well for Iowa State last night against Mississippi State. He played 32 minutes, had 13 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, and 3 blocks.
Outlier.
