I guess by active you mean fouling a 3 point shooter shooting twice a game. I hope Thomas is better defensively than McGee or ISU defense will be bad...
Most Physical BBall Team in Recent Memory?
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I guess by active you mean fouling a 3 point shooter shooting twice a game. I hope Thomas is better defensively than McGee or ISU defense will be bad...
Tyrus did foul on the 3 a lot, and won't make all-century ISU defensive team. But he was Mr. Hustle, a dynamo from 3-point range 3 and embraced his role as 6th man even though he could have been regular starter at SG. We can't have everything.
Correct, Stevie was not very tall but man was he a joy to watch. He was very highly touted out of high school but his bread and butter was being stronger than anyone else on the court.
Don't forget about Vroman. I loved watching that guy get right in someones face when he would guard him. He had to be a nightmere to deal with.
Jackson had more finesse. Homan was the nasty dude. He put a hell of a fight up against May in the round of 32 in '05 NCAA's.
Old Kenny Pratt makes our Thuglife look squeeeky clean. Pratt has to be on the team.
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I believe Stevie was listed at 6'4" and Marcus at 6'8" and it was strongly believed that neither was that tall, even by basketball height listing standards.
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I was impressed with how much Homan bulked up in four years. He was a stick when he got here, but had a pretty beefy body by the time he was a senior.
Homan was really the only one who showed up for that game. Didn't he have a career game, going over 20 in both points and rebounds?
The last really physical team ISU had was 99-00 when Fizer was still here. I really don't think ISU has had a very physical team since then.
I'm not too sure how physical ISU will be with CFH as head coach. I think we can see that his teams will be very athletic, very offense-oriented with more finesse than physical play. ISU may have some individual physical players, but I just doubt an ISU team will be looked at as being very physical overall.
I'm not too sure how physical ISU will be with CFH as head coach. I think we can see that his teams will be very athletic, very offense-oriented with more finesse than physical play. ISU may have some individual physical players, but I just doubt an ISU team will be looked at as being very physical overall.
Yeah, he was over active and out of position ALL (alot of the time so this doesn't get nit-picked) the time. I don't dispute active because he was always hustling. But don't confuse hustle for good defense.
Tyrus was VERY active on defense but completely unaware half the time. He fouled on a 3 point shot in about 4 consective games at one point mid-season. I loved his hustle and intensity but Tyrus got lost. A lot.
As nasty as Tinsley, Nurse and Horton were my main point was to highlight how big (physical stature) this backcourt is going to be. If they adopt the same mentality that '00 squad did than watch out.
PG - Tinsley 6'3" 195 Kane 6'4" 200
SG - Nurse 5'11" 190 Thomas 6'4" 190
SF - Horton 6'1" 225 Hogue 6'6" 215
That's nearly a foot difference combined as a group. I agree the '00 squad sets the standard but D I've never seen a bigger group. Turn them into bullies Freddy!
PG - Tinsley 6'3" 195 Kane 6'4" 200
SG - Nurse 5'11" 190 Thomas 6'4" 190
SF - Horton 6'1" 225 Hogue 6'6" 215
That's nearly a foot difference combined as a group. I agree the '00 squad sets the standard but D I've never seen a bigger group. Turn them into bullies Freddy!