Let’s Get Creative: all Iowa State never was, but what if team

[rosshm16]

I seem to recall there was some noise about Eddy Curry coming to ISU.

Harrison Barnes of course.

Not sure if Doug McBuckets was ever a prospective Cyclone but if Greg McD stayed as coach, seems like a good chance.

We have quite a list!

 

[dahliaclone]

I always thought Luca Staiger was gonna end up being an all time three point sniper

 

[rosshm16]

Terrance Lewis
Sherron Dorsey-Walker
Calvin Godfrey
Percy Gibson
Shawn Taggart

ST was a pretty big-time recruit if I remember right.

 

[Ankency]

Glen Rice
Lowell Hamilton
CJ Bruton
Gerrod Henderson
Wes Johnson

6th Man Sam “Burger King” Mack

 

[syclonefan]

I seem to recall there was some noise about Eddy Curry coming to ISU.

Harrison Barnes of course.

Not sure if Doug McBuckets was ever a prospective Cyclone but if Greg McD stayed as coach, seems like a good chance.

We have quite a list!

Doug is a what if for UNI not ISU, he was committed to UNI and had to be let out of his LOI to go play with his dad at Creighton.

 

[coolerifyoudid]

I remember placing some rather unrealistic expectations on Hallice Cooke and Dominique Buckley at one time. I also wanted Clayton Vette to succeed based on name alone.

 

[CloneLawman]

Ivan "The Enforcer" Chiriaev!!!

- NBA NEEDS IVAN CHIRIAEV!!

 

[isucy86]

Antwon Oliver another guy from Racine Wi.

He scored a bunch of points in mop-up duty during a non-con game as a frosh. There could be a list of just guys from the G-Mac era that looked the look but nothing materialized.

 

[Cyclonepride]

Good call on Baugh.

My memory is hazy on Hayes, for some reason

6'4, strong and athletic. Felt to me like a Jeff Grayer type guy (but without that kind of ceiling). Transferred to Detroit after his sophomore year and did pretty well there.

 

[rosshm16]

Marcus Jefferson (2001-2004) would every now and then score 20 points and look like an all-conference guy. Then for the next two weeks he'd average 5 PPG.

 

[Sigmapolis]

- NBA NEEDS IVAN CHIRIAEV!!

7'1" with elite PG skills

Otherworldly offensive skills

Alarming quickness

The best versions of Dirk, Joker, and pre-injuries Arvydas Sabonis all rolled into one

Should have had his number in the rafters in Hilton

 

[SolterraCyclone]

I like to think Cam Lard would have panned out with more concrete boundaries and a direction for him (CSP seemed to waffle or try different 'strategies' vs. establishing boundaries but could be wrong) and been a very dominant force.

Otoh I don't think he played ever again after '19 so maybe it was a lost cause no matter what.

Given his criminal history after ISU, I think, unfortunately, he was a lost cause no matter what.

 

[Rural]

From the story above, Glen Rice was evidently almost a Cyclone, actually committed at one point.

Shady stuff there unlike now where everything is a 100 percent shady.

 

[Malty Flannel]

Wes Johnson
Emmanuel Malou
Adam Haluska
Norvelle Pelle
Rashad Vaughn

 

[NENick]

Malou (sp?)

Sam Mack

Football tangent: Jerry Moses

 

[CloneLawman]

7'1" with elite PG skills

Otherworldly offensive skills

Alarming quickness

The best versions of Dirk, Joker, and pre-injuries Arvydas Sabonis all rolled into one

Should have had his number in the rafters in Hilton

O what might have been!!

 

[Cyched]

Carter Boothe
Conrad Hawley
Stu Nezlek
Andrew Skoglund
Aaron Agnew

 

[Jay_Clone]

Theo Davis, 2005 or 2006ish. Don't think he ever made it to campus.

 

[NoCreativity]

Lindell Wigginton. Guy got a raw deal and terrible coaching or he would have been all Big 12 first team.

 

[CloneFan65]

I seem to recall there was some noise about Eddy Curry coming to ISU.

Harrison Barnes of course.

Not sure if Doug McBuckets was ever a prospective Cyclone but if Greg McD stayed as coach, seems like a good chance.

We have quite a list!

Although this is pure speculation on my part, but I wonder if McDermott had stayed if both Doug and Harrison would have come to ISU. I have a feeling Greg McDermott knew the writing on the wall, so neither player committed to ISU knowing the coach was on his way out.