Mic'd Up

[Billups06]

You may have heard the manager right but he heard wrong.

Ok, I'm clueless. What happened between Shane Power and LE? or what' the story there?

[cybsball20]

Ok, I'm clueless. What happened between Shane Power and LE? or what' the story there?

The thing between LE and Power was more of a BUNCH of things adding up and finally readhing a breaking point. Alot of shady dealings by LE and some had nothing to do with basketball...

[Irresponsible]

I guess we have heard differently from different people. I've heard from basketball manager during those days, but I guess it's what he said she said!

So, we have hearsay discussion about another hearsay discussion. I think that's enough to convict.

[Cydkar]

The rumor had to do with LE's wife which isn't true.

[cyclonenum1]

Its neat to watch how he coaches practice. If you take things he says the wrong way and take it personal it would cause you to want to be elsewhere, but if you take it the way right way he could make you a great player.

I absolutely love the visits that Jay Bilas has done over the past few years leading up to basketball season on ESPN.

He usually goes to coaches that have had great success (Coach K, Roy Williams, Self, etc.) and shows highlights of a practice and then has a sit down with the coach. I am always amazed at how physical and competitive most of these coaches make practice. For example, when Duke does a layup drill their players get hit with a football tackling dummy type pad by a coach or manager as they are finishing.

I have not been watching much ESPN SportsCenter this fall...is he doing this again this year?

[CycloneErik]

I absolutely love the visits that Jay Bilas has done over the past few years leading up to basketball season on ESPN.

He usually goes to coaches that have had great success (Coach K, Roy Williams, Self, etc.) and shows highlights of a practice and then has a sit down with the coach. I am always amazed at how physical and competitive most of these coaches make practice. For example, when Duke does a layup drill their players get hit with a football tackling dummy type pad by a coach or manager as they are finishing.

I have not been watching much ESPN SportsCenter this fall...is he doing this again this year?

Izzo has them do rebounding drills with football pads, doesn't he? While he hits them with baseball bats! OK, no bats, but full pads.

[BryceC]

I am always amazed at how physical and competitive most of these coaches make practice. For example, when Duke does a layup drill their players get hit with a football tackling dummy type pad by a coach or manager as they are finishing.

Just about every team does that drill including our team.

As for McD and colorful language... when ISUFan22 and I went to the practice last year he wasn't like that at all then either. I think he takes a teacher approach over a disciplinarian approach.

[CyinCo]

Just about every team does that drill including our team.

As for McD and colorful language... when ISUFan22 and I went to the practice last year he wasn't like that at all then either. I think he takes a teacher approach over a disciplinarian approach.

I don't think swearing helps convey a message. In fact, for some, it might dimminsh the message.

Someone once said (I don't know who):

Obscenity is the crutch of inarticulate mother ****ers.

[CyGuy33]

Just playing devils advocate but it's not like he didn't know he was being taped and mic'd... Agree with the others, nothing I haven't seen, nothing like a Eustacey practice, there is no way those could have been taped...

They were taped, but they couldn't have been aired on cyclones.com or any other form or media.