I was a little disappointed in his "ball-toughness" and his finishes tonight. I expected a little bit more from him. We really needed a couple of those finishes during that late run. This is not a terrible loss.
Jiri
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if this is a sign of things to come...lets just hope Marsden is feeling better pretty soon...
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Like I said from the other thread, I could see other players yelling at Jiri to get into position under the basket, and not hang around the perimeter.
Ugly play from Mike Taylor, too. He needs to slow his game down and not be so reckless with the ball. This is exactly what I hated about Stinson.
Ugly play from Mike Taylor, too. He needs to slow his game down and not be so reckless with the ball. This is exactly what I hated about Stinson.
I am NOT suggesting that we drop Jiri from the program. We just need some things from him that he didn't give us tonight. As I look back at the game, I think Gray and Wesley played nice games but the rest of the team was a little iffy.
Juri's first game of the year (not counting exhibition) while everyone else has played 6 more games (except Taylor) in the new G-Mac system. I didn't expect too much from Juri tonight.
I thought he played ok though.
I thought he played ok though.
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Jiri will be ok, but how about a fricking ball fake and a power dribble with a half hook? GMAC has to be upset with the low post play we have right now.
If you combined Taylor and Stinson's best qualities you'd have one helluva player. Stinson was tougher going to the hoop but Taylor is a MUCH better outside shooter than Stinson was.
Jiri had no toughness at all tonight. He needs to play closer to the hoop and all he did was chuck up jumpers all night long.
Jiri had no toughness at all tonight. He needs to play closer to the hoop and all he did was chuck up jumpers all night long.
I didnt expect much from Jiri tonight, but at the same time I didn't expect him to shoot that much! And miss that much. Most were dumb shots. And can you not make a layup?
Neither take it strong enough to the basket. Everything is soft and they kind of fade away. I didnt mind seeing clark post up tonight. It is a mismatch with whoever is guarding him. he is lanky and jumps high enough to get good looks consistently inside 8 ft
Homan was a prick...and I loved it! It doesn't look like Jiri and Marsden have that type of personality. It is now Mac's job to find a role for them. I don't mind Jiri shooting from the arc but those 18' j's are usually a bail out shot. I honestly don't know what he can do with Marsden...he is so limited. Jiri is not a banger and it will be tough to make him into one. He is more of a Michalik type of player.
It's just so hard to watch a 6'10" waste his talent. It is obvious the guy could play the blocks and maybe drop an occasional 10 to 15 footer. But unfortunately after watching him all summer in the Capital City League there is nothing different about tonight then the rest of his play. He loves to hang at the top of the key and think he is a European shooting guard. I have never sworn at my television so much as he pissed away possession after possession. What I'm disappointed about is GMAC not chewing his ***!!!
it's equally frustrating listening to Walters on the radio (internet) saying "Hubalek from 15, Hubalek from 18, Hubalek from the baseline" or whatever and all not going in. And it seemed many were shots he took as soon as he got the ball and not working with the offense. Why is your "big" guy shooting so $@)^% perimeter shots!!?
Marsden and Jiri are a tossup. Interchangeable. No guts, no glory. Gray at 205 is a bit slicker. We need to be a team to be in the NIT this year. So far we are parts.One month to get our act together.
Jiri was 4 for 17 (3 for 8 second half) . Be Like Mike was 1 for 11 (1 for 9 second half). Hmmm.
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If he's heading down the European shooting guard route, his remaining 3 years at ISU are not going to be pleasant. I feel the same as you...it really irks me to watch 6'10" kids fooling around on the perimeter with fade-away jumpshots when they could be down fighting for rebounds and posting up for easy jump hooks. If you're willing to work, you can score a bunch of points playing post.
I haven't been in Ames for many years, but back when I was there, I always thought that the Capital City League (or whatever it was called back then) was a complete waste of time for Cyclone player development, and in some cases even detrimental to player development. There's not enough structure, too much run and gun, no discipline on offense, and of course, no defense.
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