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Post by kevinmalone on May 25, 2023 22:16:25 GMT -5
Here is the official Twitter announcement for Maddy Hanson... And found this pic of Maddy. Um...almost dunking...in high school. She. Can. Jump! No wonder the clips from those highlights featured her blocking! So that picture is so far from dunking and the tips of her fingers are 9'9" or 9'10" - if her forearm was above the rim you can get excited - lets keep things in reality, she is a good volleyball player but not playing at the same height as a lot of Big 10 middles
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Post by hawkfan on May 25, 2023 22:26:24 GMT -5
Here is the official Twitter announcement for Maddy Hanson... And found this pic of Maddy. Um...almost dunking...in high school. She. Can. Jump! No wonder the clips from those highlights featured her blocking! So that picture is so far from dunking and the tips of her fingers are 9'9" or 9'10" - if her forearm was above the rim you can get excited - lets keep things in reality, she is a good volleyball player but not playing at the same height as a lot of Big 10 middles I don't recall saying a word about her being the likes of the next All Big 10 middle or anything. Heck, she honestly may not even see the court very much for Iowa at all! I was simply and solely intending to cite that she seems to be a talented athlete and that we are glad to have Maddy on our team. So, perhaps it's YOU who should not get all excited. You have yourself a great evening.
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Post by PostPrime on May 25, 2023 23:29:08 GMT -5
Strange how some have knocked this pic and the remark that she can jump. This is an impressive straight up jump. I saw another video of her approach jumping and pulling on the rim. And that was 2 years ago. Now I don’t know how good of a volleyball player she is but it’s pretty clear she can jump. 10-4ish is plenty high enough to compete in the Big 10.
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Post by definitelymaybe on May 27, 2023 17:34:40 GMT -5
This one caught me off guard... I thought they were done with Hanson.
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Post by hawkfan on May 27, 2023 19:00:05 GMT -5
This one caught me off guard... I thought they were done with Hanson. I did, too! Looks like we have an international player coming, given the Australian flag here. Hmmmm...
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Post by definitelymaybe on May 27, 2023 19:46:25 GMT -5
I think she's from New Zealand or at least was
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Post by AmeriCanvbdad on May 27, 2023 20:03:09 GMT -5
So that picture is so far from dunking and the tips of her fingers are 9'9" or 9'10" - if her forearm was above the rim you can get excited - lets keep things in reality, she is a good volleyball player but not playing at the same height as a lot of Big 10 middles The poster did say almost. Plus how do you know she's still not on her way up when the photo was taken? Was she going to dunk that ball? Most likely not. Was she close? I'd say yes.
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Post by PostPrime on May 27, 2023 20:39:03 GMT -5
This one caught me off guard... I thought they were done with Hanson. WOW, Yes this caught me off guard too. I thought the Hawks were done but it looks like 1 more has signed. Not sure on position, any guesses? That’s 2 players who went into the portal in May and 4 new players committed in May. 2 players out: 1 OH and 1 Middle. 4 players in: 2 OH, 1 Middle and ?
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Post by definitelymaybe on May 27, 2023 21:34:00 GMT -5
This one caught me off guard... I thought they were done with Hanson. WOW, Yes this caught me off guard too. I thought the Hawks were done but it looks like 1 more has signed. Not sure on position, any guesses? That’s 2 players who went into the portal in May and 4 new players committed in May. 2 players out: 1 OH and 1 Middle. 4 players in: 2 OH, 1 Middle and ? Middle
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Post by hawkfan on May 27, 2023 22:00:49 GMT -5
WOW, Yes this caught me off guard too. I thought the Hawks were done but it looks like 1 more has signed. Not sure on position, any guesses? That’s 2 players who went into the portal in May and 4 new players committed in May. 2 players out: 1 OH and 1 Middle. 4 players in: 2 OH, 1 Middle and ? Middle Sounds like you have some intel! If this is who you think it is, are they an international player who is transferring to Iowa from another school or is this someone coming directly from Australia/New Zealand? (that is the Australian flag on the post but they are quite similar to one another!) Either way, not surprised if this is a middle because that is without question our biggest longer-term need, especially if McSweeney and/or Davis do not stick around in 2024.
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Post by definitelymaybe on May 28, 2023 5:44:24 GMT -5
High school from what I can tell. Significant beach background.
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Post by PostPrime on May 28, 2023 11:28:55 GMT -5
High school from what I can tell. Significant beach background. So maybe an Outside or Libero?
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Post by hawkfan on May 28, 2023 14:35:21 GMT -5
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Post by definitelymaybe on May 28, 2023 15:26:46 GMT -5
High school from what I can tell. Significant beach background. So maybe an Outside or Libero? Middle from the highlights I've seen.
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Post by PostPrime on May 28, 2023 18:12:05 GMT -5
So maybe an Outside or Libero? Middle from the highlights I've seen. Highlights? You have a name?
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