Cyclones turn to youngsters

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Originally Posted by kg-cyclone

Kind of made me laugh because he definitely was the last two years...I thought he has shown a sense of optimism this year in comparison with the past. Come Christmas time I expect this team to be really showing its identity.

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He still has continuously mentioned the youth of the team and that even though Lucca is a sophomore he has the experience of a college freshman, etc. I could be wrong and I hope I am.

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Originally Posted by BryceC

He still has continuously mentioned the youth of the team and that even though Lucca is a sophomore he has the experience of a college freshman, etc. I could be wrong and I hope I am.

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True...but I can tell you he likes what he sees a lot better than what he has seen in the past at ISU. Keep low expectations that way you're never disappointed :wink:

Maybe we can call ourselves the "Iowa State EF-1s" this year...

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Originally Posted by BryceC

I agree with with your second point completely. However I disagree with your first - I think most of those teams that win BCS conferences and make the final four are stocked with the Harrison Barnes-esque hyper-skilled and super athletic guys, which are obviously the players everybody is going for.

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I guess I wasn't very clear...I agree with this.

One fact is certain...you need the athleticism (and hopefully it is skilled as well) in basketball...just like you need speed in FB.

The sad thing is that we will probably be around the upper-middle of the pack in terms of returning experience, but probably towards the bottom of the pack in the standings...

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Originally Posted by kg-cyclone

Kind of made me laugh because he definitely was the last two years...I thought he has shown a sense of optimism this year in comparison with the past. Come Christmas time I expect this team to be really showing its identity.

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Unfortunately, come Christmas time they will not have really been tested to any great degree...UC-Davis..Loyola-Marymount..UW-Milwaukee..Hawaii..Mississippi Valley State..Northern Iowa..Oregon State..Drake..Iowa..Jacksonville State..South Dakota State.