He owes his fame far more to his own ability to write than to Iowa State. Without his blog, nobody outside of Ames or his hometown would have any idea who he is.
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He owes his fame far more to his own ability to write than to Iowa State. Without his blog, nobody outside of Ames or his hometown would have any idea who he is.
This.
Just because we may not like to hear something, doesn't make it untrue.
Really no reason for Shirley to pick out those two individuals and make such a comment if there isn't some truth to it.
We should just be happy that Paul didn't quit. Our current team seems to think that if it all isn't sunshine and roses and giggles that you should quit.
Although without his time at Iowa State and brief NBA "career," I'm betting he would not have had a book published or blog on ESPN at this point.
I love a former Cyclone, especially one that help us reach such a level of success as Paul (et al) did. But the guy is now making a living being a cynical d-bag. He was sucking the fun out of my twitter feed so I stopped following him months ago.
Sorry, but if I were playing on a team for an alcoholic with anger issues and an NBAer who would later be more newsworthy for being the target of a drive-by than his basketball skills, I don't know if I'd be having much fun either.
Shirley made the NBA because he worked his *** off. He should never have been that good to begin with, yet managed to actually spend time on an NBA roster, which is more than you can say about guys who came into college with much more ability (Curtis Stinson anyone?).
You guys are reading way too much into this.
A side note, before Shirley decided to be a jack-*** over twitter, he wrote an article that I really liked about the NCAA Tournament. You can read it here: Journal 43: When basketball became the crying game - NBA - ESPN
Wow, many posters in this thread have blown this way out of proportion. Did it occur to any of you that all he was referring to was Eustachy's justified explosion and Tinsley's missed layup? Nothing else. Just a jab at his coach and point guard. No big deal. If any of you met Eustachy (and I did on occasion), you would understand his dry, wry sense of humor. Hell, get a hold of some pressers with LE. Just like Orr, you'll howl at some of the stuff he said during his time here.
I'm really surprised a lot of you are mad about this. I think everybody here knows that Tinsley and Eustachy probably weren't the most fun guys to be around. I'm sure Shirley realizes the things LE and Tinsley did for him but his memories of the tournament just remind him of playing for an extremely demanding coach and bad teammate.
I will say, I've read just about everything the guy has written and he hasn't had many positive things to say about his time in Ames. He's a cynic but interesting to read.
This blog entry particularly is something to think about:
The Basketball Leprechaun, by Paul Shirley
I will say, I've read just about everything the guy has written and he hasn't had many positive things to say about his time in Ames. He's a cynic but interesting to read.
This blog entry particularly is something to think about:
The Basketball Leprechaun, by Paul Shirley
Shirley **** you. We were the only team to give you a chance. Then you cry like a gosh damn baby. LE and Tinsley made you.
Yep, I'm sure all you guys would have loved playing alongside Tinsley and for Eustachy.
I was surprised to read this tweet... but it doesn't anger me. Paul gave his heart and soul to ISU basketball (see pictures above), and he has a right to speak his mind.
Shirley sucked a lot of the fun out of our elite 8 game against MSU for me when he fell into the lane while we were at the line late...
That guy seems to have no problem taking repeated jabs at Fizer, Eustachy and Tinsley...maybe he should think a little bit about why he got put on the stage he was on...newsflash Paul...we went 34-0 at Hilton Coliseum while Jamaal Tinsley was at ISU...and it wasn't because of you.
That guy seems to have no problem taking repeated jabs at Fizer, Eustachy and Tinsley...maybe he should think a little bit about why he got put on the stage he was on...newsflash Paul...we went 34-0 at Hilton Coliseum while Jamaal Tinsley was at ISU...and it wasn't because of you.