We are fine!

Hugs4ISU · 12-08-2012, 08:44 AM

Originally Posted by Cyclone1985

I repeat, we are fine. We actually played better against better teams in Cinn and UNLV, but we will be fine. Think of this as our Drake game from last year -- a big wake up call.

The Drake game was a turning point in our season last year and I feel this will be a turning point in this season.

Perhaps. Time will tell. It could also be like the Northwestern game from Mcdermott's last year, in which people said the same thing, "we'll be fine, Northwestern is an awesome NCAA-bound team" (they went to the NIT that year), and which instead exposed weaknesses in the ISU team that would be exploited over and over and over again all season long.

**scyclonekid** · 12-08-2012, 09:02 AM

Originally Posted by clonedude

I'm not so sure about that? He just doesn't seem to have that "it" factor to me.

Star players don't EVER score zero points. NEVER. Jordan, on an off night, would still put up 20. Clyburn is just not a very aggressive player and can't really create his own shot it seems?

Obviously he will have some decent games, but big time players don't ever have games like this. And it's not really the first time it's happened this year either. He's had several really poor games already.

McGee is the best offensive player we have.... PERIOD. I don't know how many times he has to prove it for people to believe it. He's money. He will never score zero as long as he plays enough minutes.

Agree, Mcgee needs to start over Clyburn right now and it starts sunday!!

**ruxCYtable** · 12-08-2012, 09:07 AM

Originally Posted by Cyclone1985

I repeat, we are fine. We actually played better against better teams in Cinn and UNLV, but we will be fine. Think of this as our Drake game from last year -- a big wake up call.

The Drake game was a turning point in our season last year and I feel this will be a turning point in this season.

Always sucks to lose to Hawks but we lost some tremendous talent from last year, we're still in the process of figuring out how to replace that, and all three losses were away from home.

Color this "normally negative flipper outer guy" as not worried.

LET ME MAYOR COACH.

**scyclonekid** · 12-08-2012, 09:12 AM

For those saying we are fine take off your rose colored glasses we are not fine right now. I think we will turn it around and the potential is there, but right now we are not fine. What do you expect Lucious to do when Ejim, Booker, and Clyburn not scoring. Gibson or Niang for Booker and Mcgee for Clyburn until these two get their head out of the sand. Iowa had more intensity than we did and well less turnover's, if this not taking care of the bball continues we will be in trouble.

**twistedredbird** · 12-08-2012, 09:15 AM

The people that cared about this rivalry game who are from Iowa, were in gold and black. I think this game meant a lot less to our players, than it did to Iowas. Kudos to the Iowa kids who played their hearts out to win this game because it meant so much to them personally.

**Doctor** · 12-08-2012, 09:17 AM

Originally Posted by ruxCYtable

Always sucks to lose to Hawks but we lost some tremendous talent from last year, we're still in the process of figuring out how to replace that, and all three losses were away from home.

Color this "normally negative flipper outer guy" as not worried.

LET ME MAYOR COACH.

The concerning part to me is that we seem to have no discipline at all. It's just a bunch of guys running around trying to get theirs, which usually amounts to a cross-over and 25 foot three pointer being jacked up.

Iowa had more desire than us. They wanted it more. They weren't whining babies like Ejim was.

Marble is Iowa's best player and he didn't do squat last night. Let's not pretend that this was a game where everyone on Iowa was unconscious.

We're either an incredibly undisciplined team or Fred wants that garbage offense we were running last night. Neither scenario is good.

We've lost to every decent team we've played.

**Doctor** · 12-08-2012, 09:18 AM

Hard to believe we're not disciplined when you look at the players we have on our team, I guess.

**Luth4Cy** · 12-08-2012, 10:24 AM

One of the great things about our problems last night is they are all easy fixes. Playing harder, smarter passes and shots, better fundamental defense, better fundamental rebounding. Believe it or not on a team like this those fixes aren't that hard. No coach wants to see his team lose, but in some ways it's better to lose like this and have the talent to have won and to go out and finish in the top of the Big 12 then to play your *** off, lose, and only have the talent to be an NIT team.

**SplitIdentity** · 12-08-2012, 11:14 AM

Originally Posted by awd4cy

Um, you actually think that is possible?

Look at the source. In his special little mind, anything is possible.

**CarlHungus** · 12-08-2012, 11:17 AM

Originally Posted by isuno1fan

10-3, 10-8 and we are on the bubble...very attainable

Yup. Just have to beat Drake and we should be 10-3 going into conference play. 10 wins is very possible in conference play. Just like last year, we will get better as the season progresses. Lucious will get better; remember he is still learning the system

**GMackey32** · 12-08-2012, 11:18 AM

Originally Posted by SplitIdentity

Look at the source. In his special little mind, anything is possible.

"You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to SplitIdentity again."

**CYEATHAWK** · 12-08-2012, 11:24 AM

Originally Posted by twistedredbird

The people that cared about this rivalry game who are from Iowa, were in gold and black. I think this game meant a lot less to our players, than it did to Iowas. Kudos to the Iowa kids who played their hearts out to win this game because it meant so much to them personally.

This right here ^^^^^!

**Dryburn** · 12-08-2012, 12:32 PM

This team is not fine. They are not playing as a team out there, and there is no real leader on the floor. When the team gets behind a bit, they have no real clue, and apparently no drive to respond. Their typical resopnse is to jack up 3's early in the shot clock.

I don't know about everyone else, but this is not what I expected from a team that has 6 seniors, and 4 of them are 5th year seniors. They got their ***** handed to them last night by a team starting 3 freshman and a team that will lose 2 points, 2 assists, and 2 rebounds from the game last night for next year.

ISU is starting 4 5th year seniors people! That experienced of a team should look a lot better and a lot more composed than what was on the floor last night, or in Las Vegas for that matter.

**CyArob** · 12-08-2012, 12:35 PM

Technically Iowa was favored. So a win would have been an upset. (Happy thoughts)

**LutherBlue** · 12-08-2012, 12:36 PM

Originally Posted by CarlHungus

Yup. Just have to beat Drake and we should be 10-3 going into conference play. 10 wins is very possible in conference play. Just like last year, we will get better as the season progresses. Lucious will get better; remember he is still learning the system

Wait, we have a system?!?!

He's been here a year already, and it's his 5th year of college ball. The turkey's done cooking, he is what he is at this point.