5 losses in a row....it sucks......shooting 30% from the field.....also sucks.....6-0 start, now 11-10.....2-0 to 2-5.......again, not fun.....
But look at this positively.......
We played Kansas when they were #6, and almost/should have won. Hilton was explosive. We played Nebraska, Hilton was eccsatic. Even at the Kansas St game, Hilton was lively. Every non-conference game in the early goings, Hilton was jumping.
I know that's only reminents of previous Hilton Magic, but could you have expected more? I'm giving all the credit to McD and his squad. People can say all they want about our players and even coaches (I don't know too many people that are bashing our coaching), but think about it logically. Even last year with Blalock and Stinson, Hilton Magic wasn't there like it used to be. McD came into a difficult situation: coaching a team without a "defined" leader. We only have four scholarship players from last year. Only 2 of our starters played last year. But McD has brought it together. I will admit, the last two games have been rough, but we are growing. Our coaching staff is coming together with our players. Our players are growing as a team. We are better than a 30% shooting team. We are so much better than 20+ turnovers per game. We are just a young team with a young coach developing into a great team.
I know I was rambling, but basically my point is this..... I love
ISU. Whenever I walk into Hilton, I seriously get chills. We have so much to look forward to. We get to see this team for another 10 games this year, and then we get to see a pretty damn good recruiting class next year growing into McD system. I just hope that this little bump in the road doesn't cause some fans to be less supportive. We need to be behind this team and the coaches: make sure they know that even through these stretches,
ISU fans are the best in the country. We have to get that Hilton Magic back. We need to know that opposing teams fear coming into Hilton because we don't lose at Hilton. I think that starts with confidence and we need to do everything we can to support this team, because it's our team......
