Lucca's Facebook Status (4/26/10)
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Someone who has Lucca as a friend on facebook should comment on Lucca's status saying that!
I could care less about either one of these players...neither of them want to be here. Why should we worry what they think?
I agree. Could be an interesting couple of weeks after he leaves with the stories that have potential of coming out.
I think some people want to know exactly why they didn't want to be here and they have a pretty good idea who that "why" is. At the moment, he appears to be the new head coach of the Creighton basketball program.
I think Dendy's comments are the tip of the iceberg.
And that concerns me. Up until last night, JP was 100% behind Greg. If things come out that point to Greg not being good with the players at all - how does that reflect on our athletic department and the decision to not make a change (on their own accord) this off-season?
Part of me wants to know what was really going on up there. The other part of me is concerned about what we will hear and the potential fallout from it.
CycloneErik
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I'm with you there on that last part. I want to know, but I don't want to know. Some of the stories that come out are going to be nasty. I don't have any inside knowledge on things like that, I don't have sources, but I've seen (like most of us) the fallout when there aren't consequences or relationships to consider, and this will get ugly as we hear the other side of the last four years.
Here's my theory on Greg and his relations:
Greg is from a small Iowa town. He went to Northern Iowa. After that, he went to North Dakota to be an assistant, then Wayne State, and finally UNI. These are in small midwestern towns and needless to say they aren't getting many people who aren't from that culture already.
I honestly believe the personal issues come from the fact McDermott came to ISU, started recruiting players of different cultural backgrounds and he personally couldn't connect with the ones who were different (who are most of them) thus leading to a problem. TJ Otz is a big reason these players came..he recruited many.
That's my take from the outside looking in.
Greg is from a small Iowa town. He went to Northern Iowa. After that, he went to North Dakota to be an assistant, then Wayne State, and finally UNI. These are in small midwestern towns and needless to say they aren't getting many people who aren't from that culture already.
I honestly believe the personal issues come from the fact McDermott came to ISU, started recruiting players of different cultural backgrounds and he personally couldn't connect with the ones who were different (who are most of them) thus leading to a problem. TJ Otz is a big reason these players came..he recruited many.
That's my take from the outside looking in.
Yes I think it could get ugly and may not look to good for ISU. But if the problems appear to rest on McD instead of the athletic department than it shouldn't be so bad.
I really don't care either way how these stories turn out I am just happy to have a fresh start. The whole situation is what it is and all we can hope is going upward from here.
Yea, seems almost like all these former players that leave us (Ham/Lucca) have no problem with Iowa State itself because they leave up profile pictures of them competing for us. It's like they have something against something else. I dunno perhaps a coach?
Get what? That maybe some of the players don't hate GMac as much as people think?
All I know is there is one common thread in all of the player departures from ISU...that common thread is GM.
But you go ahead and keep banging on the kids.
But you go ahead and keep banging on the kids.
They're from a different cultural background than what he is familiar with and knows. I think that's the main problem. He couldn't build much common ground.
That's my view anyway.
