Cam Lard

[Clonefan32]

you are a paparazzi?

Nope, much more boring. I used to work in the juvenile justice system.

 

[BWRhasnoAC]

I agree, TJ's system requires absolute buy-in, so that occurred to me too. Just thinking about raw potential with the right staff, system and level of dedication.

He either would have thrived or sunk like a rock. Sometimes military level discipline can do wonders for someone like him.

 

[Sigmapolis]

Why post this stuff? Kick a guy when he's down? Lord forbid you ever make a mistake and someone posts it on the internet just to generate some..... what? Feelings of self-importance for being the first to break the news?

Hope the best for Lard and that his life improves.

Everything posted on here is by law public record.

And nobody has said anything derogatory about Cameron.

We were mostly reminiscing about the outstanding flashes of talent he displayed during his tenure in Ames and lamenting how this has become a cautionary tale. Everybody feels bad for him.

 

[CyCrazy]

Why post this stuff? Kick a guy when he's down? Lord forbid you ever make a mistake and someone posts it on the internet just to generate some..... what? Feelings of self-importance for being the first to break the news?

Hope the best for Lard and that his life improves.

I mean its public information so whats the big deal?

 

[CyCrazy]

Well didnt see Sigs post.

 

[BWRhasnoAC]

Why post this stuff? Kick a guy when he's down? Lord forbid you ever make a mistake and someone posts it on the internet just to generate some..... what? Feelings of self-importance for being the first to break the news?

Hope the best for Lard and that his life improves.

Relax. No one is denigrating him. I liked Cam. We all hoped for the best.

 

[CoachHines3]

Why post this stuff? Kick a guy when he's down? Lord forbid you ever make a mistake and someone posts it on the internet just to generate some..... what? Feelings of self-importance for being the first to break the news?

Hope the best for Lard and that his life improves.

did i disparage him in anyway?

people bring up former players all the time.

 

[CyState85]

Lard as a freshman was an elite offensive rebounder. Usually guys with that skill aren’t guys where you have to question their effort but he really fell out of favor with the previous staff.

 

[chadly82]

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Is this Bruce Willis?

 

[Drew0311]

Why post this stuff? Kick a guy when he's down? Lord forbid you ever make a mistake and someone posts it on the internet just to generate some..... what? Feelings of self-importance for being the first to break the news?

Hope the best for Lard and that his life improves.

Let’s be honest, it’s not like he can see it on this page.

Hope he gets his act straight

 

[WesRuby]

Everything posted on here is by law public record.

And nobody has said anything derogatory about Cameron.

We were mostly reminiscing about the outstanding flashes of talent he displayed during his tenure in Ames and lamenting how this has become a cautionary tale. Everybody feels bad for him.

If Sigmapolis wrote a book, i would read it. That would be the first book i have ever read.

 

[ISU4Life]

When I was his age I loitered in a no-loitering zone.

 

[joefrog]

His rebounding (especially offensive) numbers are just silly.

Rodman is the perfect comparison. No real basketball skills outside of being the best rebounder in the history of the game, crafty around the basket, smart about passing out of the block, and bad but not absolutely dreadful at free throws. He could have been that same thing for this generation.

Just don't ask him to dribble or shoot beyond the range of "dunk."

I don't think I've ever seen a Cyclone basketball player with more potential amount to less.



I don't know how well his attitude and TJ's want of... professionalism... about the program would have mixed. But, hey, we can dream. Maybe Cameron reacts to a more disciplined environment positively and starts to unlock his obvious potential. I'm sure Kyle Green could have done some amazing things with the raw material he provided assuming he buys into what TJ and KG and selling and dedicates himself to the game.

Alas. Nope.

Wilt Chamberlain was the best rebounder in NBA history.

Drop the recency bias.

 

[Sigmapolis]

If Sigmapolis wrote a book, i would read it. That would be the first book i have ever read.

Zero surprise there.

 

[JM4CY]

When I was his age I loitered in a no-loitering zone.

 

[madguy30]

He either would have thrived or sunk like a rock. Sometimes military level discipline can do wonders for someone like him.

Is TJ's style really military style though?

I guess it depends on the definition of that: TJ seems to have high expectations but done in a way that's still letting someone flourish within those expectations and he's straight forward with players.

I don't know how CSP established things but perhaps brutal cut and dry honest expectations would have helped Lard out.

 

[CYEATHAWK]

Biggest mistake IMO that Prohm made trying to get this guy square. I know like all of us he saw incredible talent.....but the guy was a walking warning sign. Hindsight is always 20/20 but should have cut bait after April of 2018.

 

[BWRhasnoAC]

Is TJ's style really military style though?

I guess it depends on the definition of that: TJ seems to have high expectations but done in a way that's still letting someone flourish within those expectations and he's straight forward with players.

I don't know how CSP established things but perhaps brutal cut and dry honest expectations would have helped Lard out.

It's pretty military. 'How you do anything is how you do everything' is the motto meaning they're basically graded on their entire lives. Boot camp in the summer, intense practices, sitting front row at class with attendance being taken.

 

[cayin]

I remember he was a bright spot in the 2019 NCAA tournament against Ohio State. Wesson was killing us. Finally SP brought Lard in and lard started abusing Wesson, he was running him off the floor, getting him tired and in foul trouble. Lard was scoring, I think 8 points in a short amount of time. Trouble for that team was, they got away with what was working, they quit feeding Lard the ball, resorted to standing around on the perimeter with bad spacing and jacking 3s.

 

[NoCreativity]

Wasn't Lard from rural Louisiana? I find it kind of odd he's still hanging around Des Moines 4 years later.