I am not disagreeing with Jeremy that D.D. is a good player, but you can't compare him to Stinson. We all would love to have Stinson back in uniform right. Granted DD has a pure shot and good ball handling, but no one could take it to the hoop like Stinson, except for maybe Tinsley. Nothing towards Jeremy, but Stinson's one of kind.
Dodie vs Curtis
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Yeah, I'm with CrossCyed. I can see a reflection of Stinson from Dodie. It's blurry, but could easily become a very clear one.
As great as Stinson was (and i wish he was back this year), he was not even in the same league as Tinsley.... Tinsley was a winner and wouldn't settle for anything less..... minus the Hampton game.... which is a swear word im my household...
I might have to disagree about Stinson not being in the same league as Tinsley. Yes, Stinson did not improve as much as expected, but he was one heck of a player. And also remember that Tinsley was a transfer, and only played his junior and senior seasons at ISU. If Stinson stayed behind this year, I think he would look a lot like Tinsley did his senior year. That being said, Tinsley is still one of my favorite players, but his campaign ended with a real bad taste in the mouth of myself and fellow Cyclone fans. I guess they both have that in common as well.
dodie is more of a team player than stintson was, stintson had more talent but had a major attitude problem. i remember a game against iona last year where instead of running down to play defense he was chewing out one of the freshman, i think dunson will be better in time than stintson. Maybe not in points but as a true basketball player on the team
I think it's rather difficult to compare the two at this point. Maybe in a year or two comparisons can be made but it's really hard to right now. Stinson was a shoot first pass second type of player and he wasn't even the point guard on the team as blalock was even though stinson did handle the ball a lot. Dodie seems more of a true point guard where it's pass first shoot second type of player and seems more of a better team mate also. I would give anything to have stinson back this year and I'll bet after the NBA draft was over stinson wishes he would have stayed also.
Tinsley would take curtis to school and pack his lunch. As "good" as curt was he was no where near the player tinsley was ball handling wise driving wise shoot wise. most people dont give Tinsley credit for his shooting ability but he was over 40% from behind the arc in big 12 play. It would be a tragedy to even mension curtis in the same. Sentence as Tinsley
Agreed. Stinson compares more favorably to former Cyclones like Willoughby or Thigpen. But not at the level of a Tinsley.
I was at the game on Friday, and not once did I think Dodie was even in the same league as Stinson. He doesn't have the ballhandling skills, only had one assist, and however much you want to label him a team player the fact is he took a crapload of threes really early in the shot clock.
That comparison is not only very early, it's plain ridiculous in my mind.
That comparison is not only very early, it's plain ridiculous in my mind.
Everyone should keep in mind that Stinson was an off guard and Tinsley was a pure point guard. It is hard to fairly compare the two. The point is expected to look pass first and shoot second. Stinson was "expected" to look to score first and dish second.
Stinson was a much stronger player physically then Tinsley but Tinsley was a far better ball handler and shooter. Both great, just in different ways.
Stinson was a much stronger player physically then Tinsley but Tinsley was a far better ball handler and shooter. Both great, just in different ways.
I would not jump to player comparison conclusions just yet. I'm not a fan of that, because they are distictly different. But, if I HAD to make a hasty comparison...Dodie reminds me of Kantrail Horton. Bigger bodied guard than we usually get. Good confidence and ability on the shot. Ability to play both the 1 and the 2. Not afraid to muscle up inside. This is all being said before we even see Mike Taylor.
Any word on if Taylor will play tonight?
Any word on if Taylor will play tonight?
