I get that, but didn't mean we have to be happy about it, or settle for this dumbed-down version of basketball. I'll cheer for whatever team shows up each year, but this isn't as enjoyable as it used to be or could be again.
Milan Momcilovic withdraws from the 2026 NBA Draft
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I get that, but didn't mean we have to be happy about it, or settle for this dumbed-down version of basketball. I'll cheer for whatever team shows up each year, but this isn't as enjoyable as it used to be or could be again.
I can't agree with this at all, he's arguably the best 3 point shooter in Iowa State history and was part of two Sweet 16 teams a big part of the second one. He played 3 seasons at Iowa State, it's not like he was a one and done here.
I think this is just some folks being bitter saying stuff like this.
As a New York guy I hope he goes to St. John's. I've always had a soft spot for the Johnnies with them being a local team.
Actually I see that Yessoufou committed to St. John's, big get for them, so looks like they'll be out on Milan. Kentucky it is then probably.
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But being bitter is why he won’t be remembered as a cyclone. You are remembered for the team you last played for. Fair or not, that’s just how it is.
I’m not sure why some people are taking his decision personally. Once he announced his intentions to explore the draft, he was never coming back to Iowa State. That was a decision made by the Iowa State staff.
Milan went through the draft process, waiting as long as he could, and made a decision that was best for him personally. Each side made their own decisions that aligned with their own needs.
Good luck to Milan next year and hope he gets to fulfill his dream of playing in the NBA
Milan went through the draft process, waiting as long as he could, and made a decision that was best for him personally. Each side made their own decisions that aligned with their own needs.
Good luck to Milan next year and hope he gets to fulfill his dream of playing in the NBA
But he would have played most of his college career as a Cyclone and as arguably their best shooter ever on teams that advanced in the tournament. I'd be shocked if he's forgotten over time.
Were people happy about Seneca Wallace's two year stint? Fred's teams?
People weren't happy that Fred's transfers had to sit out a year.
Well, now they don't have to sit out a year.
This is what we get and even without NIL being what it's become, the blue bloods/big names would largely win out as they always have.
He’ll be remembered as a part of this team as the team is honored. But it won’t be as an individual like Tamin. Maybe that changes as 4 year guys like Tamin become extinct, but for now that’s how I feel.
Lipsey is on another level, he's arguably the greatest Cyclone of all time or at least the most beloved. That doesn't that Milan won't be remembered as a Cyclone unless you're talking in terms of lifetime Cyclone but that's such rarefied air.
I very much remember Tyrese Hunter having a great freshmen season, and having an amazing game to carry Iowa St to a first round upset of LSU in '22, on its way to a sweet sixteen. That was fun.
Recruits will know where he was developed. That's really the most important.
Only way he's not, is if the team he goes to wins the championship and he is MVP of the tournament or something like that.
Audi, Rocco, and Milan:
Iowa State's Mt. Rushmore tribute to all that is wrong with college athletics.
Iowa State's Mt. Rushmore tribute to all that is wrong with college athletics.
I love the people trying to say Milan is a decent defender.
He’s 6’8” and one of the best shooters on the planet trying to get into a league that values shooting.
I know CF has a lot of experts that claim the NBA plays no defense. When games are actually in doubt, particularly in the playoffs, the defense is insane. But these are also professionals that play 82 game seasons and know when a game is over. In a blowout, dudes don’t play much defense.
There aren’t many wings in the league I can think of that aren’t better defenders than Milan. He gives effort but he is going to be one of the slowest wings in the NBA, and he isn’t very physical.
He’ll make it in the league and stick. He’s a great shooter and will become a well rounded scorer. But he’s going to be a guy teams attack. And that’s OK.
He’s 6’8” and one of the best shooters on the planet trying to get into a league that values shooting.
I know CF has a lot of experts that claim the NBA plays no defense. When games are actually in doubt, particularly in the playoffs, the defense is insane. But these are also professionals that play 82 game seasons and know when a game is over. In a blowout, dudes don’t play much defense.
There aren’t many wings in the league I can think of that aren’t better defenders than Milan. He gives effort but he is going to be one of the slowest wings in the NBA, and he isn’t very physical.
He’ll make it in the league and stick. He’s a great shooter and will become a well rounded scorer. But he’s going to be a guy teams attack. And that’s OK.
His 7 threes was arguably one of the best NCAA tourney performances in ISU history.
Heck that may have been the peak of his career.
He’ll be very much like Niang in the league. There forever, and will get some minutes during the season. But unless he gets better at defense, he cannot play real playoff minutes. If only there was a college coach that could teach defense?
He's making bank and will get bank in the NBA
Is there a reason he needs to maintain goodwill?
It's nothing personal but I wish him nothing but failure if he ends up at Kentucky. I will root for them to lose every game every year no matter who plays for them. None of us should want them to have success, they're everything awful about the sport.
