Oklahoma Notes

by Fizer on Feb 13, 2008 9:30 PM CST in Iowa State Men's Basketball Comment 3 comments

Iowa State hung with Oklahoma tonight for the most part, but in the end lost by 12. A couple of notes from the game:

Craig Brackins had the worst game of his career tonight. He shot 3-12, with around 8 of these shots coming from the block. You'd think he'd learn after leaving every single shot from the low post area short that he needs to get some more juice on the ball. I'll recant my comment in the Brackins Vs. Thompson post, and say officially it is time for AT in the starting lineup.
Jiri Hubalek continued his tremendous play on the offensive end. What has gotten into this guy? He has scored 20 points in back to back games against teams with great big men. Jiri is carrying us right now.
I have been a pretty big McDermott apologist but my patience is starting to wear thin. Lets hope that next year, with an influx of talent coming in, we can start winning Big 12 games consistently. Also, maybe next year with an actual point guard we'll able to fastbreak. I mean if McDermott lets them. I think this year we have a combined 10 fastbreak points.

We gave a good effort tonight but we just don't have the horses to stick with the big guys of the Big 12 right now. I can't wait for the centennial celebration Saturday, but can't help but be depressed knowing Marcus Fizer isn't coming back from Spain for it. At least I'll get to see Chris Alexander. He's on the all-century team right?

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I feel like were getting no where.

Watching the game last night was hard. I'm a big die hard cyclone fan always have been and always will be so I'm use to use losing. But I was watching our team last night and there is so much that is lacking. For one there is no leadership at all. I love the play from Clark but he is not a leader and I don't think he wants to be. Which is fine but we need a point guard that has some confindence, and make a freaken basket. I've seen highschool teams shoot better then us. It just looks like that they at times really didn't care anymore. I know its been a crazy year and a lot of young guys on the floor but heck so does everybody else. We had trouble even making layups last night. And yeah Jiri is playing good and has been pretty much the best out there for us, but really that is not good he is more of a support player not the one to be our leading scorer. And I know Wes is hurt but we saw nothing from him or brackins last night. When I look at brackins I see a lot of raw talent but he needs to start playing with the team and learn how to post up and make a strong and smart move. I get so mad when he makes a move and finds himself behind the basket and still takes a shot. We made a crapy team last night look really good.
I could go on and on about all the little things that I see wrong with our team but its tough to compete when you have a bunch skinny city boys out there just getting pushed around night after night. And really the talent coming next year I don't being much better size wise. Yeah we're going to get better at the guard spot, but the "BIG GUYS" we are getting are way too small. I almost feel embarassed that this is the team that is repersenting us in our 100 years of basketball celebration!!!

by jodysoma on Feb 14, 2008 9:35 AM CST reply actions

To Jodysoma

I agree with pretty much everything you said except for one part. I feel like Clark is a fantastic leader. Maybe he isn't the type to get into somebody's face but he leads by example. It's pretty easy to tell that his teammates all look up to him and whenever there is a huddle or timeout he is usually the one making suggestions to the coaches. What more do you want from a leader? I haven't even mentioned the resolve he showed by staying with Cyclones through the coaching change.
Sorry to nitpick but thats what I do.

by Fizer on Feb 14, 2008 11:35 AM CST reply actions

I should maybe rephrase myself

I should make clear that I think Clark is a great player and I am very thankful that he did not leave. I wouldn't want to imagine where this basketball team would be right now without him. I had a lot higher hopes for this year to at least see some improvement , but as of right now we'll be lucky to win 15 this year. And to me just about any OK program can do that. I just don't get it how do these team like Drake and UNI get better talent then us. Is it luck, maybe but for some reason these kids are going there instead of here. And why the heck have we never been able to get ANY of the Kover kids to come here. I see it as a insult nor a slap in the face when Iowa kids go to Creighton to play basketball. I got spoiled when I was growing up and got to see a era of quailty players. Sometimes I wonder if we will ever see a team like we had when there was Fred, Hurl,Julo,Meyer etc. I now know how special of a time that was and it seems to be gone. I don't think I ever went to a game where it wasn't sold out or darn close. I know it is early in McD career here but in this day and age you don't too many chances to build something until it peaks and can't get it any futher. I'm not saying I don't like him but I hope he has better things to show us. Because I don't feel like we have really seen anything yet that is too impressive. I guess I'm just really frustrated as I'm sure everybody else in Cyclone country that I feel we are so close to being great in both Football and Basketball but we keep hitting a wall that brings us back down. The comment that I have made too much in the last few years is they get close enough just to break you heart. I really feel football is on the right track. But the basketball program I going to need something more to make me feel better about it. I'm sure when they get the new practice building and what not done it might help but that is years down the road and will that be soon enough for coach mac.

by jodysoma on Feb 14, 2008 1:12 PM CST up reply actions