MBB: Meltdown thread

[Wesley]

Lickliter is similar in his approach.

McD plays a lot of players amd rotates in and out. Maybe that works better with less talent teams until you play really good teams.

The ability to motivate question probably will be asked soon if we lose to Iowa.

For instance, how can we be less motivated than the other three in state schools during the game?

 

[jbhtexas]

To get rolled 40 by Drake, don't you have to...kind of give up? Can the team really be that bad talentwise such that playing their hardest ends up in a 40 point loss to Drake? I just have a really hard time believing that.

I'm really interested to see what happens against Lackluster (sorry I know that's mean, but I couldn't resist using that just one time) and EIU this weekend. Supposedly that program was in disarray after Alford left. If the Squawks somehow end up rolling ISU like Drake did, then I think it might be time for someone to considering getting on the radio and calling Houston...

 

[cyclonedcm]

a hobo has a better work ethic than Jiri

 

[cyclonedcm]

Do you think GMAC will ask for a raise?

 

[ISUFan22]

What kind of question is that? Has he done anything to warrant one? No.

 

[Wesley]

Drake almost doubled the score on us. Reminds me when Creighton used to swamp the Nebraska Big Red ship these last two years. The MVC just hustkes more than the Big 12 players. Sorry Big 12. Southern Illinois, Creighton, Bradley, and others play very hard with less talent.


Drake may win the mythical state championship.

 

[cybsball20]

I know Wes Eckmeier and Lucca and Wes and Craig will bring true scoring to this team next year.

Honestly I'm not real excited about any of the recruits I have been hearing about for 08 or 09. I don't know if I have patience to wait untill '10. I am not calling for anyone to be fired. I was however, skeptical of the McDermott hire.

Lickliter is similar in his approach.

Doesn't Lickliter run a motion offense? That should be much easier for people to grasp than a bunch of set plays that we can never get 'set' for...

 

[twojman]

Let's hope things get going soon. Coach has proven he can get it done everywhere else he has been. I think most of us were hoping for quite a bit this year, including beating UNI and Drake.

Too bad everywhere else was not the Big 12. I was not excited about his hire. His last couple of years at UNI were chokejobs down the stretch in the conference and first round exits in the NCAA tourney. UNI made those tourneys based on early year performance and the fact that every media outlet has fallen in love with the MVC.

 

[jbhtexas]

Somebody email the Drake box score to that NCAA committee reviewing Lucca's case. Maybe they will have compassion and free Lucca...

 

[Blandboy]

Some good is coming out of this worthess basketball season. I kept MediaCom just so I could watch the 17 ISU games they're planning to carry. But I want HD and Direct TV is $30/month cheaper. That's a price I'd be willing to pay to watch good basketball. So it's goobye Media Com, hello Direct TV! (And I'll spend the money saved taking my wife out for dinner.)

 

[Wesley]

Maybe Drake players can write some emails for us also.

 

[Blandboy]

Re: McDermott Basketball

I'm concerned with the talent level and style of play with McDermott basketball. What I'm watching is not anywhere close go NCAA tourney talent or for that matter, NCAA tourney play. I've followed ISU basketball for over 30 years. I gave Greg a mulligan his first year, but this is worse than Johnny Orr road game basketball. Everyone was so quick to pull the trigger on Wayne Morgan, but this is worse.

I'll give you the style of play...pretty boring basketball. If I wasn't biased toward the Clones, I'd rather watch a Johnny Orr loss than a McD win.

 

[bmuff]

Just watch, we'll have multiple player defections after this year and then a few injuries to start next year. And it won't be much better. GMac HAS to get a handle on the player defection issue. If he doesn't he won't be around long. And I will be all for giving him the boot. Losing by 35 to freaking Drake is damn near a fireable offense by itself.

Next year is it. Either GMac is going to get an extension or he's going to get fired.

 

[cybsball20]

Just watch, we'll have multiple player defections after this year and then a few injuries to start next year. And it won't be much better. GMac HAS to get a handle on the player defection issue.

I agree, I wouldn't be suprised to see at least one or two more move on...

 

[CrossCyed]

I'm sorry, Iowa State basketball is just not entertaining to watch anymore. Without an upswing at the end of the season, season ticket sales are going to plunge, as will walk up ticket scores throughout this season.

 

[Ficklone02]

Not much else needs to be said other than we just really suck. Man, we are in some kind of slump in Bball and Fball. I really miss the good ol' days when I was in school from '98-'02, no responsibilities and everything to cheer for...now the opposite!

 

[leg4cy]

Does GMac coach our guys to put the round orange-colored thing in the basket?

 

[IOWASTATE]

I dont like Bryan Peterson there I said it, thats all I needed to get out thank you

 

[CrossCyed]

Many of you had far too high of expectations for BP and SH.

 

[LindenCy]

I didn't see the game, and I don't know what happened, but a 30+ point loss is embarrassing to any team. But Drake? Seriously.