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I just wanted to leave saying that I don't think Rahshon is perfect, as some of you seem to think, but I also don't think he is one dimensional, as some as you seem to think. Here are just a few of my thoughts and numbers on that topic:

- For those of you that say he can only dunk. He has 69 career dunks. That's 138 points. He has 980 career points, so the other 842 points had to come from somewhere other than dunks.

- He is ranked 9th in ISU history for 3 pointers made with 94. For those of you who don't realize, that's more 3's than dunks.

- He is ranked 6th in ISU history for blocks with 94. I'm pretty sure blocks are an important aspect in basketball, otherwise they would not keep this stat.

- He is ranked 13th in ISU history in steals with 130. Once again, defense is pretty important in basketball.

- He is ranked 20th in ISU history in rebounds with 565.

- He has been a defensive stopper, keeping the other team's best player from scoring their avg.

He put these numbers up while going through a coaching change that made him have to totally adjust to a different way of playing basketball and with different teammates each year. He sacrificed his offense for the better of the team, and no one can deny that, as his point totals went down drastically from his soph year. He has the ability to score more than just dunking, and anyone who watched him play as a freshmen or sophmore knows that. His weakness is his ability to dribble and everyone knows that, but I don't think that makes him a one dimensional player considering all of the other stats listed above.

That's just my opinion. Some may think otherwise.

CF was fun getting to see other people's opinions on our team! One thing we can all agree on is that we all want the Cyclones to do well! Go Clones!
 
I am lost, were people badmouthing Rashon? I think he is awesome, every team needs a defensive stopper and rebounder. What would he bulls have been without Rodman? Too many people overlook the importance of defense.
 
Rahshon is the type of person and player who Cyclone fans can embrace. He plays hard, he enjoys the game, he feeds off the crowd, he stays out of trouble, he is faithful to Cyclone Country, and I hope he stays healthy and has a monster Big 12 season to finish his college career!
 
I certainly missed out on those badmouthing Rahshon. He's been a team player in his entire stay here at Iowa State, and he will be sorely missed after the end of this season.
 
I guess I have always thought of Rahshon as a good 3 pt shooter with the ability to make sweet looking dunks on fast breaks or when the opportunity presents itself. If people were bad mouthing him I don't know why. Everybody I know is glad to have him on the team, and I thought it seemed that way on here too.
 
I saw one post badmouthing him and it was stupid and completely out of line. I'd call the poster a specific name if there were no rules.

Rashon has made great strides in his game and should be proud of his accomplishments.
 
I didn't see people honestly ripping on Clark. I saw it done in response to some other things in a feeble attempt to prove a somewhat valid point.

Good luck to ya.
 
Rahshon is one of my all time favorite cyclone players. One of the reasons is the way he stuck with the program through a tough time most kids now a days would take the easy way and leave like most did. Clark has gotten better at defense and also has become a better 3 point shooter and dribbler then he was a soph. He is a great cyclone.
 
Just a friendly reminder, please keep this on topic. Sending this in a direction of threads that have been closed would likely cause this thread to die a similar death.
 
Cyfan13 said:
I just wanted to leave saying that I don't think Rahshon is perfect, as some of you seem to think, but I also don't think he is one dimensional, as some as you seem to think. Here are just a few of my thoughts and numbers on that topic:

- For those of you that say he can only dunk. He has 69 career dunks. That's 138 points. He has 980 career points, so the other 842 points had to come from somewhere other than dunks.

- He is ranked 9th in ISU history for 3 pointers made with 94. For those of you who don't realize, that's more 3's than dunks.

- He is ranked 6th in ISU history for blocks with 94. I'm pretty sure blocks are an important aspect in basketball, otherwise they would not keep this stat.

- He is ranked 13th in ISU history in steals with 130. Once again, defense is pretty important in basketball.

- He is ranked 20th in ISU history in rebounds with 565.

- He has been a defensive stopper, keeping the other team's best player from scoring their avg.

He put these numbers up while going through a coaching change that made him have to totally adjust to a different way of playing basketball and with different teammates each year. He sacrificed his offense for the better of the team, and no one can deny that, as his point totals went down drastically from his soph year. He has the ability to score more than just dunking, and anyone who watched him play as a freshmen or sophmore knows that. His weakness is his ability to dribble and everyone knows that, but I don't think that makes him a one dimensional player considering all of the other stats listed above.

That's just my opinion. Some may think otherwise.

CF was fun getting to see other people's opinions on our team! One thing we can all agree on is that we all want the Cyclones to do well! Go Clones!
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I understand if you do not post here again. I think you now realize why people do not just throw their identity out there for everyone to see. It is easier to have an opinion if nobody knows who you are. Take care and Go Cyclones
 
Don't let what a few people here might have said a reason to leave. I think 99% of the people here probably admire Rahshon and I know for me personally I have a lot of respect for him and he'll always be one of my more favorite players to have played at ISU. Especially when he probably had every reason to leave when we changed coached and instead he accepted the challenge and changed his game for the sake of the team. He's an athletic freak, he makes plays that I'm not sure anyone before him ever has and we all have enjoyed his highlight dunks, his great defense, and his ability to come up with rebounds that no one else on the court had the ability to go up and get. Like you said, we all know his dribbling is his downfall but anyone who thinks he's a 1 dimensional player obviously doesn't watch enough of our games.

You have to take things here with a grain of salt. Don't let the naysayers chase you off.
 
See this is why I LIKE pictures on here, it brings us together and gets you out of the mindset of anonymous slander.
 
chriscyzer said:
I understand if you do not post here again. I think you now realize why people do not just throw their identity out there for everyone to see. It is easier to have an opinion if nobody knows who you are. Take care and Go Cyclones
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This is why, at least on this board, I think identity is important. Some boards maybe not, but this one just feels more tightly knit than some other "hide behind a screen name and spout" types of boards.
 
I think you'd be hard pressed to find many Cyclones that aren't fans of Rahshon Clark. That fact that he stuck with ISU when everyone else was abandoning ship has endeared him to Cyclone fans. No player is perfect, but as long as they put on the Cyclone jersey, they have my support.
 
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