Another person that I haven't seen anyone talk about that I felt played a heck of a game last night and would like to see get more minutes is Boozer. He also brings a ton of emotion to the game and a much more athletic 2. I would like to see DB, Booz, Gilstrap, Brackins, and Dendy as a lineup on the floor more.
Dendy
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I think I read somewhere Lickliter has a top 20 class coming in next year. Cougill looks soft right now but has skills - good shot and rebounds. Gatens is also a good player.
I agree to some extent. I just think that having Colvin in compared to DG we don't really lose a whole lot. I think we lose way more if Dendy or MG are having an off night. We arguably looked better last night with Colvin in in my opionion.
I think that how the rest of the season goes for this team is going to depend on how Dendy goes.
He's got great athleticism. We're a really good basketball team when he's been on the court this year. Whenever Dendy, Brackins, and Gilstrap are on the court together we're the best offensive team we've seen around here in a long time.
His health has to be a concern. If he plays we're going to be good, if he has to sit we really struggle.
Have we tried playing Colving and DG at the same time? During the off season there was speculation of moving DG to the 2 spot. Would appreciate insight from someone who sees the games.
I have seen Cougill play for along time, same hometown, he may be a good player but I don't think I have ever heard him called a great athlete. You couldn't fit an the Ames phone book under the guys vertical. That being said he is not as bad as I want him to be, I hate Heelan.
The thing I noticed is that when both Dendy and CB are in the game....and we have guard penetration, the defense tries to stop the drive and collapses on CB...Leading to a WIDE OPEN Dendy for a DUNK!!!! happened last night.
Boozer and Lucca are interchangable to an extent. Lucca = MUCH better shooter. Boozer = better rebounder. Both have their feet in wet concrete on defense.
and that lineup is awful. DB = half court point guard. Lucca or SC needs to be on the floor with those last 3 because otherwise we have no outside game unless we want Craig hanging out on the arc. Pack it in against that line up and we'll get beat because Brackins is the only great perimeter threat.
I can't dispute that observation, but I think the poor free throw shooting this team exhibits may cost us more. I can't believe that that hasn't been mentioned in this thread, or if it has, I blatently missed it - just like ISU's FT's.
There have been plenty of successful teams, both at the college and pro level, that have had point guards that were not good shooters. The single thing that will continue to cost this team is their poor rebounding. Fortunately, that can, and hopefully will be, corrected
Short of an injury, there is no way that Colvin moves past Garrett into the starting line-up. I suppose it is possible that Colvin could start seeing minutes at the 2 guard, but that is unlikely too with Christopherson and Staiger. Garrett is by far the best point guard on the Cyclones roster right now.
This question will be answered by how well Leron will understand and execute his role in the Cyclone scheme of things. I have no inside knowledge, and I am not a coach - just a fan who watches and tries to understand; but Dendy, to me, looks like a Stevie Johnson who can block shots. By that I mean that Dendy's role is 1) Rebounding and 2), Defense. LeRon has the tools of size and athleticism to be really efective on the boards and clean up on 2d and 3rd chances at the offensive end. His size and athleticism should also enable him to block some shots and effectively guard a lot of guys. Anolther way to say it might be; Leron's contribution to the team will be inversely proportional to the number of 3's and long jumpers he shoots.
I agree with this, but I'd like to add that he is a good shooter, sans the UNI shot. There is a video of him on YouTube shooting nothing but threes in practice and hitting them fairly consistantly. He looks best around the rim, though. The guy can jump out of the gym and he knows how to finish. Dare I say the best on the team?
Dendy and Gilstrap both provide big bodies that can get out on the break and finish. This is huge to keep Brackins on the floor when we need him for 35+ minutes in conference.
I don't understand why we even try to shoot outside at all. We have such great strength and power down low...yet rarely use it. I know you have to shoot outside to open up inside, yet we are taking way to many shots outside for what we could do down low.
