McKay found his Groove
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I like how McKay goes all-out. Not saying other players don't, but he looks frenetic. There are probably occasions when that requires toning-done a bit, but Fred will help fix that.
Love having a center who can run the floor like that. (blocked shots & offensive rebounds are a plus, obviously).
Love having a center who can run the floor like that. (blocked shots & offensive rebounds are a plus, obviously).
Good points in this post, ISU needs to learn how to play not being the underdog.
CycloneErik
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I'm not sure if he runs the floor with extreme speed or if he teleports. The man has been verrry impressive.
Im pretty sure fred has told the guys to go 110% at all times since we have the depth to give breaks when needed.
McKay has a huge ceiling. Only thing I want is for him to settle down a bit so that the game slows down to him. He still plays a little too frantic. I agree with the poster above, his feet need to stay on the ground until he knows its good to leave the floor. He will get called for too many fouls in conference play if he keeps leaving his feet so quickly.
Intriguing conversation that you're having with yourself here. I'm eagerly waiting for you to respond to yourself with the answer.
18 against UNI. And they only survived that because UNI stopped doing what worked.
The 3-4 losses that ISU could have had prior to conference last year were games where they didn't control the game much at all.
Some folks have a very glossy memory of last year's team.
actually I think McKay disrupts the flow of the game, George is out of his normal position, It will get better but think Fred needs to adjust roles
Well my memory I don't believe was that glossy. What games did we almost lose last year where we didn't dictate the tempo for most of the game? Michigan? BYU? Boise?
Enlighten please
Sadly I was somewhat thinking the same thing. Georges looked a little like the team was out-growing him yesterday. Is that actually happening? probably not, but the athleticism difference is starting to show a bit. McKay running all over the place making plays, taking touches away from Georges is probably messing with his rhythm.
Georges problem was he was wearing 1-2 defenders at any given time. There was nothing negative about McKay's game.
If I were to really look for an issue, it would be that perhaps we overplayed the perimeter too much at times, relying on McKay to be the backstop.
If I were to really look for an issue, it would be that perhaps we overplayed the perimeter too much at times, relying on McKay to be the backstop.
I always hated when people said ISU "lived and died by the three" in previous years, I thought it was an easy statement to blanket ISU with.
This year however it appears we do somewhat live up to this monicker.
This year however it appears we do somewhat live up to this monicker.
Monte needs to be more aggressive. Maybe he was overwhelmed and played soft at times. He did not stress their defense much with two assists. We need more of a killer attitude. The Edge and Kane had it.
Its pretty easy to play at the tempo we want against BYU when they want to go every bit as fast. I don't think you could say we were in control of the UNI or Iowa games either. Yes, you could look and say they won almost every 50/50 game last year so they were tougher or you could look at it and say "why were they in so many 50/50 games"?
I disagree, while the 3's are the end result. We "die" when we get stagnant with the ball and don't make the extra pass. Our biggest stat that correlates to W's is assist, that's been the case the entire Fred era. Sure you need to make shots to get assist but moving the ball and getting good spacing usually means more made shots.
Sorry, but that is revisionist history. Don't you remember trailing pretty much everyone we played by 10 points or more (18 against UNI) last year?
Last year's team had a knack for imposing its will and pace on people late in the game when its back was against the wall. There were plenty of games that our offense was stuck in the mud for the first 20 or even 30 minutes of a game. This year's team just needs to figure out how to flip on that switch when our back is against the wall like we always seemed to do last year.
