RECRUITING: New Isaiah Stokes information

[BillBrasky4Cy]

We were a nightmare matchup for Purdue.

I disagree. Find a big front court that we had success with last year? Teams that played physical inside gave us fits. The only one that comes to mind is KU and that's mostly because Niang owned Ellis. I'm not saying we couldn't have beat Purdue but we would have really struggled on the glass against them.

 

[Stewo]

There's been no indication that Stokes will sign today. Come back in April.

 

[srjclone]

There's been no indication that Stokes will sign today. Come back in April.

 

[isutrevman]

I disagree. Find a big front court that we had success with last year? Teams that played physical inside gave us fits. The only one that comes to mind is KU and that's mostly because Niang owned Ellis. I'm not saying we couldn't have beat Purdue but we would have really struggled on the glass against them.

How many teams did we play that were that physical inside? West Virginia and maybe Baylor? Both those teams had WAY better guards than Purdue. I thought we struggled with mobile, athletic big men more than we did with big lumbering seven footers like Purdue had.

 

[Cyclonepride]

We're really pushing for third or fourth new Stokes recruiting thread, aren't we?

 

[tim_redd]

How many teams did we play that were that physical inside? West Virginia and maybe Baylor? Both those teams had WAY better guards than Purdue. I thought we struggled with mobile, athletic big men more than we did with big lumbering seven footers like Purdue had.

Us playing Purdue would have been like us playing Notre Dame a few years back.

 

[Dandy]

 

[SoapyCy]

/thread (for now)

 

[Gunnerclone]

Maybe not as good as last year's Morris, Thomas, Nader, Niang, and McKay tho.... but time will tell I guess.

I'd say that 50% of the regular Bball posters here hated last year's team so that group would have a lot to live up to.

 

[srjclone]

/thread (for now)

second. It was a nice try, guys. See ya here in 3 and a half months.

 

[Cyclonepride]

I'd say that 50% of the regular Bball posters here hated last year's team so that group would have a lot to live up to.

Nah, it was an extremely obnoxious and vocal 10%

 

[Gunnerclone]

Nah, it was an extremely obnoxious and vocal 10%

If you don't average 4 fouls a game and shoot 90% from the line you aren't on my Cyclone team.

 

[Clonefan32]

We dodged a huge bullet last year when Little Rocked knocked off Purdue. They would have been a really bad match up for us.

People forget there is an inverse to this. You can scheme around guarding bigs. It's much harder to scheme when you have bigs on quick, talented offensive players.

 

[cyclone101]

If you don't average 4 fouls a game and shoot 90% from the line you aren't on my Cyclone team.

#notmycyclone ???

 

[GTO]

Nah, it was an extremely obnoxious and vocal 10%

This doesn't seem like recruiting news. Stay on topic or I'll have to close this thread.

 

[Cyclonepride]

This doesn't seem like recruiting news. Stay on topic or I'll have to close this thread.

You know, I can delete your posts or edit them at will.

 

[cyclonespiker33]

Let me Stokes wait?

 

[isu81]

How many teams did we play that were that physical inside? West Virginia and maybe Baylor?

Yes, and went a combined 0-4 against them. We were a tough matchup for Purdue, but they were a nightmare matchup for us. We may not have gotten a rebound. I remember cringing when the brackets came out, thinking it was a terrible matchup for us, given how we played down the stretch.

 

[cyclonespiker33]

Yes, and went a combined 0-4 against them. We were a tough matchup for Purdue, but they were a nightmare matchup for us. We may not have gotten a rebound. I remember cringing when the brackets came out, thinking it was a terrible matchup for us, given how we played down the stretch.

You deleted the part about those teams having good guard play too. Purdue wasn't close to that level of guards last year.

 

[isu83]

Us playing Purdue would have been like us playing Notre Dame a few years back.

Notre Dame was better.