Is Brackins really a division 1 player?

copenhagen

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jk...... Seriously though he needs to not miss 6 2ft shots. It should have been a 15 pt lead at half. The 3 whipping boys.. Haluska, Thompson, and Peterson played good today. Rashon and Jiri were excellent. Amazing what Jiri can do when he tries and doesnt sleep walk through a game. Garrett had some nice passes too.
 

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Take it easy, he was just trying to lighten the mood. No one is saying we are great, but just enjoy the win. I personally feel like we were the team that sucked the least today. However, a win is a win, just enjoy it.
 

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Let's face it...the hawkeyes really suck (barely DI) so all our guys that are barely DI can have a nice game (Peterson, Haluska, et al) and the guys that are real players (like Brackins) do what often happens against poor talent...they don't elevate their game.
 

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jk...... Seriously though he needs to not miss 6 2ft shots. It should have been a 15 pt lead at half. The 3 whipping boys.. Haluska, Thompson, and Peterson played good today. Rashon and Jiri were excellent. Amazing what Jiri can do when he tries and doesnt sleep walk through a game. Garrett had some nice passes too.

You are kidding right? We'll be fortunate to keep him three years.
 

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wow.. ppl are tense even after a win... yikes..


anyway...

i agree... he does need to finish better but eh 1 off night when some of the other guys picked up their game.. look at Lacey for the women against iowa.. same thing happened.. its all good.. how about Clark today? he impressed me the most today..
 

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jk...... Seriously though he needs to not miss 6 2ft shots.

I noticed the same thing, as did we all. Use the left hand on the left hand lay-up even, instead of blocking your own shot with the rim. I would be much more than despondent if we had actually lost because of the missed shots. We didn't, so I can enjoy the nice plays that were made and that will do wonders for the confidence of the team in the long run. Granted, I don't know how good Iowa is(not very) but we did some nice things(which may have already been mentioned today but I just now got to the computer. Sorry if I'm repeating...
 

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good win, but our team is really bad overall at finishing right near the hoop and we are TERRIBLE at rebounding. period. But beating the hawks is always a good thing, no matter how BAD they are.

Brackins is the man, I am pumped about Cyclone bball again thanks to him. Also, 6 turnovers?!?!? Gotta love that we are not handing the ball over. that is a huge positive. Time to build off that win guys, hopefully McD gets these guys to keep improving throughout the year. No doubt it will be fun to watch.
 

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Our big guys are weak and our little guys are weak. Doesn't translate well to finishing at the rim.
 

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Our big guys are weak and our little guys are weak. Doesn't translate well to finishing at the rim.

Iowa's bigs, with the exception of Cole, make our bigs look like warriors.
 

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Thats my point on Vette

Alot on here just shrug n say oh well if Vette leaves, but he is a strong muscular guy who can bang in there, which is exactly what the team needs now and in near future. I posted elsewhere this morning about Clinton Mann and how a guy on another board saw him last night and said he was a beast, alot stronger and quicker than last yr. Hopefully he will be a Cole- Brunner type for us. Altleast add some aggresive play. A mean nasty streak wouldnt hurt either.
 

mwitt

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Count me as one of the people who really hopes he stays.