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Ok....I'm missing something here. ISU does not have a point guard. Yet, all the "point guards" currently on the team were recruited by the head coach. So, where is the problem? Did GMac not realize one needs a point guard on a basketball team, or does he think DG is one, or is DG just failing, or what?
If DG is not a point guard, then why is he playing one on the court? If GMac has not recruited any point guards, then why not? If he has not recruited a Big 12 capable point guard in 4 years, then why not?
See, for me it all comes back to the fact that GMac is in charge of the program, and if the program is messed up because of the players we have or who is playing, then it most definitely is his fault.
If DG is not a point guard, then why is he playing one on the court? If GMac has not recruited any point guards, then why not? If he has not recruited a Big 12 capable point guard in 4 years, then why not?
See, for me it all comes back to the fact that GMac is in charge of the program, and if the program is messed up because of the players we have or who is playing, then it most definitely is his fault.
Oh its definitely Greg's mess/fault. He's getting paid very well and there is nobody over his shoulder like a General Manager telling him he can or can't sign certain players. The clock is ticking on him....Colvin/Philliphs will definitely have alot to say about him getting us in the right direction. I would say they have alot to do with him keeping his job....but it appears JP has his head in the sand praying he turns it around so he doesn't look so bad for that gigantic extension.
Is that why Greg Mcdermott is 15-44 against teams which ended up with a winning record in his first three years COMBINED (1-4 so far this year) and 14-37 in Big 12 play where 3 of those wins are to 20+ loss Colorado and 4 more to mediocre to just over mediocre Nebraska? Or the fact we've won only one game in three seasons where the opponent happened to go to the NCAA tournament (Purdue)?
Give me a break...the guy is not working out. I'm going to give him a chance, but if he doesn't get it done this year, there's no way anybody can justify this guy being here. This isn't like football where it takes awhile to build up..3 years in NCAA basketball should be PLENTY of time. Look at Missouri even with Mike Anderson. That's called being a good coach going from what, 12 or 13 wins to 26 wins in only 2 or 3 years. We have good talent too this year CONTRARY to what anyone says, we just don't know how to put it all together ever since the Saint Louis game.
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Of course, that's what we were saying last year...and the year before...and the year before that... :wideeyed:
GMac needs to get the team to actually run the damn offense. I had a 70 year old grandma sitting next to me who could see that the team wasn't moving or working to get open. It screwed us in the Duke game and damn near screwed us in the NDSU game. NDSU moved to get open and we didn't. If we ran an offense like NDSU, we win that game going away with tons of easy layups, dunks, and open shots.
The problems with ISU men's basketball have nothing to do with individual talents. They have everything to do with team chemistry.
Bingo. I've had a number of friends who did not grow up in iowa, minnesota, wisconsin, missouri, or even illinois watch ISU this year. A Purdue fan, a Duke fan, Kentucky fan, etc.
They ALL said the same thing..."you guys have talent, but you don't play as a team ..don't pass the ball around enough, don't move around enough, etc."
Yep, there is definitely a chemistry issue. And here I thought our chemistry would be at an all-time high this year due to the new practice facility. Its a place for the guys to hang out and bond.
How many set plays does GMac have versus the average coach? Maybe the players are like "wtf play are we running?" and they stand around.....jk but seriously it could happen every once in awhile. you never know
Need to play as a team, and play selfless on offense. Movement on offense is the biggest frustration I see. Someone works a defender one-on-one, and then everyone else stands around, so there is nobody to pass the ball to. Most of the time the player working one-on-one gets double or triple teamed when they take it to the hoop resulting in a bad shot or turnover.
Rebounding. Free throws.
Rebounding. Free throws.
This is the post of the day!!! I too, am really really tired of the good ol boys club.
They seem to think since this is a annonymous forum they can treat people like crap
anytime they want to. I don't think that running down the coach or the team is going
to do anything positive to improve things. I never thought my ignore list would grow
by adding (so called) Cyclonefanatics to it, It used to just consist of hawkeye trolls.
1. Your use of [sic] is not correct.
2. What evidence do you see that leads you to this conclusion? I look forward to seeing it.
3. I have both played and coached some basketball.
4. Guard play is clearly one of the most important elements of having a quality CBB team. The question I have is who is directly responsible for the players we have on our roster? I'll answer for you...our head coach for the past four years.
5. I agree, our athleticism is much greater this year. Unfortunately, it took McDermott three years to realize that you needed athletic players to compete in the Big 12. As for team chemistry, it clearly is not good...but again, this is the job of the HC...guys like Bill Self and Roy Williams never seem to have a chemistry problem and they typically have guys sitting the bench and getting sparse minutes that would start on 95% of the teams in the country.
6. This "taking time to develop" excuse is pure BS. SC and DB have both been in the program two years now...that is a long time in the CBB world. Colvin is in his first year but there are kids all over the country that are freshmen that are making big impacts on their teams. You know it only took a little over 1 year to build the Empire State Building.
You have two posts and both are banging on DG...interesting.
Personally, I found nothing in the original post new or unique. There are plenty of people on this site banging on the players and still telling us that we have a great coach at every turn.
What I find interesting is all the people that apparently use this "ignore" feature (which I personally do not use) so they can avoid reading things they may not agree with...yeah those people are really looking for another point of view.
