Glad we got the signing out of the way. Especially with the last day to sign LOIs coming up on Wednesday.
RECRUITING: Tsalmpouri has signed
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Press release from cyclones.com
http://www.cyclones.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=209498437&DB_OEM_ID=10700
They give the pronunciation as [George sal-BORE-us]
http://www.cyclones.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=209498437&DB_OEM_ID=10700
They give the pronunciation as [George sal-BORE-us]
If you actually read it, I'm not questioning his judgement at all, in fact, I say that I'm all for the move. With that said, I bet Hoiberg even agrees with my statement that he is somewhat rolling the dice on this guy, and he is probably perfectly fine on it. To say that good recruiting is one where you are totally sure of the outcome of all these guys before they even step foot on campus isn't true at all. Every guy is a roll of the dice to some extent, but some are more so than others. I think CFH fully knows that this guy is far from a sure bet and with our current scholarship/talent/returning players situation, him signing him up probably isn't too much more than thinking why not? Shoot, he hasn't even seen the guy in person even. All I was saying is that if there is a time to sign someone like this, now is the time to do it, so lets toss the dice and see what happens. We really have nothing to lose with it.
Please don't tell me you think you are any better equipped to judge his potential than anyone else here based on two, grainy youtube videos.
The kid is 7'1" and he runs and moves his feet very well for his size. He could be a nice change up to play with Georges and benefit from some dump offs around the hoop similar to Percy/RW.
I personally think he'll see some action this year. While McKay is sitting, he should be able to tune up against lesser competition by getting 10-15 min/game and then provide us 5-10 min of reserve time down the stretch.
Based on his videos, I think he's far more athletic than Woodbury, although probably not as filled out.
Ah, now were given the official word on how to correctly to say his name from Cyclone basketball. Welcome Georgios Tsalmpouris... to early to coin the phrase the George Towers?
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It's Official! Georgios Tsalmpouris (George sal-BORE-us) has signed with Iowa State. http://fb.me/6Eu0Y11Ik
It's Official! Georgios Tsalmpouris (George sal-BORE-us) has signed with Iowa State. http://fb.me/6Eu0Y11Ik
That's perfect then!!!! Someone needs to replace Melvin's production in that area
There can't be many seven footers hitting high school range 3s, let alone hitting international distance 3s
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Great news...now this day would be just perfect if we get Cooke on board as well.
Can't wait to see GT!
Great news...now this day would be just perfect if we get Cooke on board as well.
Can't wait to see GT!
Are you more able to tell his potential?
No one is questioning the move, but how much he will impact the team as a freshman.
It's Peanut Butter Jelly Time!!!
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[video=youtube;iESb39za3WU]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iESb39za3WU[/video]
Where's twotroll to say this guy isn't talented enough and doesn't have the potential to play at Kansas?
“As an elementary school student in Greece I started playing basketball having a dream, a big dream, for a country boy from a small rural town named Katerini.” Tsalmpouris said. “I hoped that one day I would be able to cross the Atlantic Ocean and playing basketball at a big university. Today I feel blessed because my dream came true on the best possible scenario. I am joining the Iowa State basketball team. I am so grateful to Coach Hoiberg and Coach Abdelmassih who recruited me and gave me the opportunity to learn from the best and contribute to the future success of the Iowa State basketball program.”
Sounds like we won't have to worry about him not making to campus this fall.
Sounds like we won't have to worry about him not making to campus this fall.
I'm predicting he starts all season, averages 20mins, 10pts, 5 boards and 2 blocks.
It also means that Hogue and Nader will see much more time at the 3, we'll go "small" (3 guards) much less than the last couple years, and that McKay is a bench-energy guy.
This is a really big deal, the team just got a ton better. I would be surprised if we didn't score more next year than we did this year. The team is just loaded.
Where is that dude that shouting from his soapbox that there is no way he is coming here and anyone who thinks he will is stupid?
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