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[SpokaneCY]

What i need to understand is why people hate on CIMD and KG? They bring positive forward-looking news and are a ray of sunshine in the otherwise bleak wilderness of ISU basketball. Neither have promised anything or hidden anything and while at times they've been off the mark, they have insight that no one else on this board has. If you think they're blowing smoke, keep it to yourself or start your own thread. CIMD has some news on a kid that may have some interest in our Cyclones and you've immediately impugned CIMD AND the kid that only 1 other person on this board has even heard about.

Its always easier to hang back and lob the written criticisms than to put yourself out there like CIMD and KG by providing us REAL program info albeit from the sunny side of the street (which is how I like it). There is much they can't share and I'm sure they would love to tell more but they have a duty (haha I said dooty) of confidence.

Lets just take the news as there are young men (and women for the sake of BF) that have an interest in putting themselves into the fishbowl of ISU athletics.

[907CY]

What i need to understand is why people hate on CIMD and KG? They bring positive forward-looking news and are a ray of sunshine in the otherwise bleak wilderness of ISU basketball. Neither have promised anything or hidden anything and while at times they've been off the mark, they have insight that no one else on this board has. If you think they're blowing smoke, keep it to yourself or start your own thread. CIMD has some news on a kid that may have some interest in our Cyclones and you've immediately impugned CIMD AND the kid that only 1 other person on this board has even heard about.

Its always easier to hang back and lob the written criticisms than to put yourself out there like CIMD and KG by providing us REAL program info albeit from the sunny side of the street (which is how I like it). There is much they can't share and I'm sure they would love to tell more but they have a duty (haha I said dooty) of confidence.

Lets just take the news as there are young men (and women for the sake of BF) that have an interest in putting themselves into the fishbowl of ISU athletics.

I agree with you 100%... well said.

[Tre4ISU]

You do realize that the NCAA made the dunk illegal because of Lew Alcindor back in the day...correct?!? It was an attempt to try and even the playing field a little so that the other teams had a chance against a team with him on it.

Somehow a 7-1 guy in HS with a "deadly mid range game" seems unlikely to be so dominant that he will force the governing body to change the rules...don't you think?

Awesome, pertains directly to our program and this recruit. Why must you take every comment which has a sarcastic tone to it, make it into a serious comment and then give a fact about 30+ years ago which argues it?

Also, yes it is unlikely. What would they do? Would they not allow him to shoot or what?

It seems you take every single thing that could be a positive down the road and turn it into something that either hurts us or does no good. You try to run down recruits we may get and pick apart their game to make it look like they are not worth it. Often times you compare it to something in the past that is an unreasonable comparison.

[Tre4ISU]

What i need to understand is why people hate on CIMD and KG? They bring positive forward-looking news and are a ray of sunshine in the otherwise bleak wilderness of ISU basketball. Neither have promised anything or hidden anything and while at times they've been off the mark, they have insight that no one else on this board has. If you think they're blowing smoke, keep it to yourself or start your own thread. CIMD has some news on a kid that may have some interest in our Cyclones and you've immediately impugned CIMD AND the kid that only 1 other person on this board has even heard about.

Its always easier to hang back and lob the written criticisms than to put yourself out there like CIMD and KG by providing us REAL program info albeit from the sunny side of the street (which is how I like it). There is much they can't share and I'm sure they would love to tell more but they have a duty (haha I said dooty) of confidence.

Lets just take the news as there are young men (and women for the sake of BF) that have an interest in putting themselves into the fishbowl of ISU athletics.

Honestly, if I were those two, I wouldn't even post here. I would keep it in the Social Group which they are moving too. The people in the Social Group care and are open mined about things like this while the majority of people out here simply look for a reason to discount the information or make the information into something that will not help this team.

[snowcraig2.0]

Good stuff CIMD. This looks like a solid spring pickup.

[cyismydog]

So in other words, he is Mike Tisdale?

Sounds like an accurate comparison skills-wise; Hopefully he can turn out to be effective as Tisdale.

[cyismydog]

You do realize that the NCAA made the dunk illegal because of Lew Alcindor back in the day...correct?!? It was an attempt to try and even the playing field a little so that the other teams had a chance against a team with him on it.

Somehow a 7-1 guy in HS with a "deadly mid range game" seems unlikely to be so dominant that he will force the governing body to change the rules...don't you think?

Sarcasm.

[Wesley]

I find it interesting that his offers range from Xavier and Georgia Tech to Florida Gulf-Coast and North Dakota. Seems to indicate to me that he is a project a few higher profile schools are willing to reach on to see if they can develop him, and lower level programs are salivating to take because he could dominate in their respective leagues.

That be us.

[CycloneErik]

You do realize that the NCAA made the dunk illegal because of Lew Alcindor back in the day...correct?!? It was an attempt to try and even the playing field a little so that the other teams had a chance against a team with him on it.

Somehow a 7-1 guy in HS with a "deadly mid range game" seems unlikely to be so dominant that he will force the governing body to change the rules...don't you think?

I do realize this. I don't think anybody is going to see another player as dominant as Lew again. There was some sarcasm there.

CIMD never said that the kid would own the world. He simply shared a surprise that could be a nice bit of good news for our program's future, and I'm not expecting much of anything from a freshman.

[CycloneErik]

Sarcasm.

No, I was serious. These are my expectations for him: Lew Alcindor. As a fully-developed senior, and I'm not asking too much.

I fully expect DeMarcus Phillips to erase all memories of Michael Jordan.
I fully expect Jordan Railey to erase all memories of Kevin Garnett.

These are my expectations, and they better happen, or I'll post up a storm.

[IcSyU]

I fully expect Jordan Railey to erase all memories of Kevin Garnett.

Isn't Railey a center and Garnett a power forward?

Edit: Yep. Just checked. Guess he'll have to be more like a Dwight Howard then.

[michaelrr1]

What i need to understand is why people hate on CIMD and KG? They bring positive forward-looking news and are a ray of sunshine in the otherwise bleak wilderness of ISU basketball. Neither have promised anything or hidden anything and while at times they've been off the mark, they have insight that no one else on this board has. If you think they're blowing smoke, keep it to yourself or start your own thread. CIMD has some news on a kid that may have some interest in our Cyclones and you've immediately impugned CIMD AND the kid that only 1 other person on this board has even heard about.

Its always easier to hang back and lob the written criticisms than to put yourself out there like CIMD and KG by providing us REAL program info albeit from the sunny side of the street (which is how I like it). There is much they can't share and I'm sure they would love to tell more but they have a duty (haha I said dooty) of confidence.

Lets just take the news as there are young men (and women for the sake of BF) that have an interest in putting themselves into the fishbowl of ISU athletics.

Really?

[CycloneErik]

Isn't Railey a center and Garnett a power forward?

Edit: Yep. Just checked. Guess he'll have to be more like a Dwight Howard then.

I'll take it. Or maybe Shaq in his prime. I'll settle for Hakeem Olajuwon, but only if I have to.

I want to expect Melvin Ejim to be Scottie Pippen, but that almost seems passe.

[snowcraig2.0]

I don't get while people have to hate on CIMD. If people knew he grew up on the mean streets of Columbus Junction they wouldn't talk so much smack. He could have most of you fools capped if he was feelin it....

[ChrisMWilliams]

I don't get while people have to hate on CIMD. If people knew he grew up on the mean streets of Columbus Junction they wouldn't talk so much smack. He could have most of you fools capped if he was feelin it....

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