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Thoughts from the game tonight

Before playing us, they beat Utah State pretty badly, then lost to Creighton by about 10 I think. I'm not sure if they've played anyone else. They had some really good players, especially some strong big men, so this was a solid win against good competition. You can read more about them at cyclones.com.
 
The starting lineup tonight was a very young/inexperienced team (Jiri and Rahshon both sat out). The "starting" lineup had a total of one year Big 12 experience. I think they sponded very well against a mature EA Sports team that had previously beaten Utah State (88-81) and lost to Creighton (88-75). I am exited to think what the potential may be when Clark and Hubalek are able to play.

Peterson definitely runs the team better (at this time) than Garrett. Garrett was very tentative and looked out-of-place. Another year will help him.

Haluska definitely works his butt off and provides movement to the offense. He will contribute this year.

Brackins and Wesley played very well and both appear to have huge upside.

Thompsons second half was much better than his first half. He was doing a lot of "little things" that seemed to energize the Cyclones when thay needed it.

All in all, I think we have at least 9 players that could see starting assignments during the year....a much nicer problem to have than last year. Definitely appears to be heading the right direction.
 
I am trying to restrain myself from thinking about what kind of 1-2 punch Wes and Brackins will be in two years, because a lot can happen in that span of time. (see Sam Mack, Mark Baugh, etc.)

But these guys are good, and seem to have great character, too. It's gonna be fun.
 
We will struggle to defend quicker teams this year.

Our offense can really shoot the ball. I dont know how good we will be at taking the ball to the hoop, but we can shoot.

Team struggled without WJ and Brackins. Brackins is the real deal. Wow.
 
Ya know how Johnson struggled some late int he season, hitting that freshman wall.

Well I don't see that happening with Brackins (aside from injuries to other front-court players). Plenty of depth down there should allow him to get enough rest this year.
 
4VR4CY said:
Thanks BryceC! We did not make it last night. I have a test tonight that I needed to study for.
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Come on! Get your priorities straight!

I haven't had time to read up on why Rashon didn't play. Can anyone fill me in?
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He found out his number 1 (obsessed) fan had a test to study for, so he figured "why play?". :wink:
 
I really liked what i saw from the team. i really like the way they started and finished the game even with our Jiri or Rashon.. and that is also why i dont think we had so many post touches.. i think if you add Jiri into the paint it will allow for the other guys to get more touches.. but wow Brackins is a beast.. the guy can just straight up play.. had some good post moves but also can hit the jumpers.. i think that is awesome! A-train struggled a little bit in the 1st but played much better in the 2nd and had a nice post move that i think he will continue to improve.. CJ kinda frusterated me.. i think he needs to remember he can dish the ball out.. to many times he tried for the shot when it was not there but there is upside to the guy.. The guard play was ok but will be better once again with clark and brister playing.. but i thought peterson def was the better pg right now and madesome plays ob both the offensive and defensive side.. Garret needs to slow down a little bit and use his speed at different times.. and when he is cutting to be more alert and kick it out or over to a post player.. booooooozer is awesome i like the guy alot.. he has a swagger to him.. and haluska was a pleasant suprise.. i have heard alot of ppl say the guy could shoot.. but the fact that he can move with the ball to get the shot is sweeeet!! I think this team can raise some eyebrows if they continue to get better and listen to what gmac tells them.. we might struggle a little bit at times which is expected but i think overal we are a better team then last year
I also love the lucca chants but i think we need to work on the timing of them...
 
Thanks guys,

Do you think that we take a step down in competition when we play the 9th and 10th after we played EA sports?
 
Sure do. Better not lose. looking at non conference schedule, we could go undefeated.
 
ajk4st8 said:
We will struggle to defend quicker teams this year.

Our offense can really shoot the ball. I dont know how good we will be at taking the ball to the hoop, but we can shoot.

Team struggled without WJ and Brackins. Brackins is the real deal. Wow.
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Jiri will go to the rim a lot this year. Wait until he's back and 100% before making that decision. I do agree that we will not see much driving to the basket with the guards this year. If you look beyond the last few years we've had more success with dumping it down to our post players than we have with slashers.
 
ce1 said:
If we beat Purdue, i will be ecstatic. Seems like a long shot now, though, Purdue is loaded.
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Purdue is younger than us, they just dismissed Watt, and Calasan hasn't gotten through the clearinghouse yet. I don't expect to win that game, but it is winnable.
 
Just a quick FYI on the EA Sports "team". They do tend to have some quality ex-NCAA players. However, comparing what we did vs. them to what others did vs. them can be a little dangerous. They do not have one consistent team...they are exchanging players frequently so it is quite likely that some of the players that played against Utah for EA might not have played against us and vice versa. For what it's worth...
 
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