If you could take 1 former Cyclone and add them to the current roster, who would you choose and why?
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I’d have to say Royce or Marcus. They are probably the two most imposing players I’ve ever seen where and isu uniform.
A wild card would be Deandre Kane. He was just a bad dude on the court who seemed to hate losing.
A wild card would be Deandre Kane. He was just a bad dude on the court who seemed to hate losing.
I have never seen a 6 foot 4 basketball player that could score amongst the trees like him but I am going with White on this one.
Fizer. While it’s understandable to want that sniper, that becomes less important when you’re giving shooters wide open looks at 3s. Fizer would dominate the paint so badly that he would naturally open up shooters. And let’s not forget the defense upgrade he’d bring.
The original Mismatch nightmare. I think it’s important to look at this strategically. Royce would basically make Ty Hunter irrelevant and I don’t think having a a non-factorfrom 3 and a liability at the line would be a good fit for this team. Now someone you can get posted up on the block and score consistently down low? That’s what we need.
In all honesty my KP comment was tic but realistically Jared Homan might be the answer to this question if we aren’t going to change the style/strategy of the current team.
Real Answer: Big man. 1) Fizer 2) Royce 3) Cato 4) Georges 5) McKay
Fun Answers for more offense/flair: 1) Tyrus McGee 2) DeAndre Kane 3) Dustin Hogue 4) JVB
Fun Answers for more offense/flair: 1) Tyrus McGee 2) DeAndre Kane 3) Dustin Hogue 4) JVB
Jeff Grayer:
6-5 / 200
20 ppg, 7 rpg
53% FG, 69% FT
mid-range jumpers all day
Big 8 all-defense team 4 times (in an era when the Big 8 had Danny Manning, Mitch Richmond, Harvey Grant, Derrick Chievous, Ron Kellogg, Dave Hoppen, Anthony Bowie, and Wayman Tisdale)
6-5 / 200
20 ppg, 7 rpg
53% FG, 69% FT
mid-range jumpers all day
Big 8 all-defense team 4 times (in an era when the Big 8 had Danny Manning, Mitch Richmond, Harvey Grant, Derrick Chievous, Ron Kellogg, Dave Hoppen, Anthony Bowie, and Wayman Tisdale)
Grayer and Brockington would dunk and mid-range teams to death and it would be amazing to watch. It would be completely demoralizing.
Memories of that time that stick out for me are Pete Taylor saying some combination of "Kenny Pratt" and "circus shot" about five times a game.
This team needs some muscle in the front court and some scoring, Fizer is the answer.
Ning was amazing for us, but I don't see him delivering on defense like what we are seeing from TJs team. You can't have a weak link in this or all the help and rotations break down.
Ning was amazing for us, but I don't see him delivering on defense like what we are seeing from TJs team. You can't have a weak link in this or all the help and rotations break down.
There are a lot of good choices. Need to start with what does the team need the most? IMHO they need another big guy. Jones is a liability out there most of the time, and he is never going to score a lot. Conditt is okay, but gets in foul trouble, and he is not a threat outside 10 feet. What they really need is a scorer that can rebound and that doesn't take off defense.
White might be a great option. Niang would probably be my choice. He mostly checks all the boxes. Good scorer both inside and out. Can rebound. Can sorta defend the post. Makes his FTs. Great leader. Burton would be good to have too.
Really hoping that the King kid can play in January. Not the perfect answer, but getting another physical big guy is going to keep other guys fresh and out of foul trouble. Might as well get him playing. ISU is going to be a whole new team again next year unless a couple seniors decide to take their Covid year.
White might be a great option. Niang would probably be my choice. He mostly checks all the boxes. Good scorer both inside and out. Can rebound. Can sorta defend the post. Makes his FTs. Great leader. Burton would be good to have too.
Really hoping that the King kid can play in January. Not the perfect answer, but getting another physical big guy is going to keep other guys fresh and out of foul trouble. Might as well get him playing. ISU is going to be a whole new team again next year unless a couple seniors decide to take their Covid year.
With the defense TJ is demanding it would have to be someone from the Floyd and/or LE groups.
I will give Victor Alexander some respect and love. I think he averaged 19 or 20 ppg game his first 3 years. He was here 4 years and in his Senior year (4th) he averaged 23.4 ppg, and 9 rebounds. That could work! Plus I think he had a nice NBA career.
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Hard to argue against Grayer. He was the man!
