Updates on Cap. City Classic? (6/20)
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It was fun and I had a great time. This was the first time I've been to see some league games.
My wife kept track of points so I'll post those for the major ISU players, we kept pretty good track but I'm sure the numbers aren't perfect. Remember these are high scoring games, 90+...so some numbers might be inflated by that and also by how many players played/team. Here are the points, and then I will add my thoughts later tonight or tomorrow. Enjoy!
Coca Cola
Corey Johnson - 24
Bryan Peterson - 7 (1 three)
Gratias
Diante Garrett - 16
Jiri Hubalek - 20 (2 threes out of about 5 taken...just what he doesn't need...getting rewarded for taking those)
Alex Thompson - 18
Medical Oncology
Marcus Brister - 14 (1 three)
Sean Haluska - 20 (3 threes)
Wesley Johnson - 15 (2 threes)
Peak Performance Program
Rahshon Clark - 8 (1 three)
Mark Currie - 15 (1 three)
Lucca Steiger - 8 (1 three)
Clayton Vette - 5
Central Iowa Ortho.
Charles Boozer - 20 (5 threes)
Cameron Lee - 7 (1 three)
Michael Smith - 4
Hot Shots
Craig Brackins - 23
Mike Taylor - 30
It was fun and I had a great time. This was the first time I've been to see some league games.
My wife kept track of points so I'll post those for the major ISU players, we kept pretty good track but I'm sure the numbers aren't perfect. Remember these are high scoring games, 90+...so some numbers might be inflated by that and also by how many players played/team. Here are the points, and then I will add my thoughts later tonight or tomorrow. Enjoy!
Coca Cola
Corey Johnson - 24
Bryan Peterson - 7 (1 three)
Gratias
Diante Garrett - 16
Jiri Hubalek - 20 (2 threes out of about 5 taken...just what he doesn't need...getting rewarded for taking those)
Alex Thompson - 18
Medical Oncology
Marcus Brister - 14 (1 three)
Sean Haluska - 20 (3 threes)
Wesley Johnson - 15 (2 threes)
Peak Performance Program
Rahshon Clark - 8 (1 three)
Mark Currie - 15 (1 three)
Lucca Steiger - 8 (1 three)
Clayton Vette - 5
Central Iowa Ortho.
Charles Boozer - 20 (5 threes)
Cameron Lee - 7 (1 three)
Michael Smith - 4
Hot Shots
Craig Brackins - 23
Mike Taylor - 30
Here is a quick look at my Top 5 and Worst 5 from tonights game...this is more or less who impressed me based on my expectations beforehand.
Top 5 Players to impress me
5. Lucca Steiger (Awesome court awareness, he knows where everyone is at and has great control of the ball with the ability to get the ball to anyone on the court, I only wish he would shoot more, but you can't blame him for finding the open guy.
4. Sean Haluska (This guy will earn playing time this year, good shot, good hustle, good distribution)
3. Craig Brackins (Once he started getting passes from Mike in the second half, the team erased a 20 point deficit)
2. Corey Johnson (Very close second, worked harder than any other player on the court, had a very nice inside presence and was very physical)
1. Charles Boozer (I did not have a whole lot of expectations beforehand so it was easy to impress, but he has a beautiful shot and seems very comfortable on the court with other top players)
Honorable mention (Diante Garrett played well and can take care of the ball; Bryan Peterson was amazing considering I had no expectation of him, he is very undersized, but he has a good shot, good ball control, and he does a great job of feeding the ball through tight spaces to the open man for an easy basket only 7 points for him tonight but he had numerous assists.)
5 Worst
5. Marcus Brister (Played ok, and he does finally give us a big strong body as a guard, but he didn't start using that size as an advantage until later in the game...really he played fine and I had to search for someone to put as the worst number five...I could have easily left this as worst three players and given Alex Thompson a break as well.
4. Alex Thompson (He played ok, but I was hoping he would make a stronger presence down low than he did...maybe I had too high of expectations for him)
3. Jiri Hubalek (I don't think he fits in well with this style of play, it makes him feel like he can start shooting threes again, and he doesn't work on his post moves, he just did not seem to be playing like he really cared)
2. Rahshon Clark (taking bad shots that were not falling, did not seem to be in control of anything)
1. Clayton Vette (Slow, lazy, head was not in the game...lets hope he just doesn't get into summer league games)
Hope this gives some insight, it was great overall and probably just the atmosphere of a pick up game that made some players look like they didn't care all that much. Other players are just fun to watch. Mike Taylor has a very good game and it appeared that he was giving the ball up a bit more that what people have said in the past. In the second half there were two possessions in a row where Mike drove baseline and sucked in the defenders and dished it off to Brackins for an easy couple of dunks. Then late in the game Mike would feed the ball into Brackins and Craig would just back his defender up and take it into the basket (It looked like I was actually getting a glimpse into the future of ISU basketball)!
I encourage anyone to make it to the games!
Top 5 Players to impress me
5. Lucca Steiger (Awesome court awareness, he knows where everyone is at and has great control of the ball with the ability to get the ball to anyone on the court, I only wish he would shoot more, but you can't blame him for finding the open guy.
4. Sean Haluska (This guy will earn playing time this year, good shot, good hustle, good distribution)
3. Craig Brackins (Once he started getting passes from Mike in the second half, the team erased a 20 point deficit)
2. Corey Johnson (Very close second, worked harder than any other player on the court, had a very nice inside presence and was very physical)
1. Charles Boozer (I did not have a whole lot of expectations beforehand so it was easy to impress, but he has a beautiful shot and seems very comfortable on the court with other top players)
Honorable mention (Diante Garrett played well and can take care of the ball; Bryan Peterson was amazing considering I had no expectation of him, he is very undersized, but he has a good shot, good ball control, and he does a great job of feeding the ball through tight spaces to the open man for an easy basket only 7 points for him tonight but he had numerous assists.)
5 Worst
5. Marcus Brister (Played ok, and he does finally give us a big strong body as a guard, but he didn't start using that size as an advantage until later in the game...really he played fine and I had to search for someone to put as the worst number five...I could have easily left this as worst three players and given Alex Thompson a break as well.
4. Alex Thompson (He played ok, but I was hoping he would make a stronger presence down low than he did...maybe I had too high of expectations for him)
3. Jiri Hubalek (I don't think he fits in well with this style of play, it makes him feel like he can start shooting threes again, and he doesn't work on his post moves, he just did not seem to be playing like he really cared)
2. Rahshon Clark (taking bad shots that were not falling, did not seem to be in control of anything)
1. Clayton Vette (Slow, lazy, head was not in the game...lets hope he just doesn't get into summer league games)
Hope this gives some insight, it was great overall and probably just the atmosphere of a pick up game that made some players look like they didn't care all that much. Other players are just fun to watch. Mike Taylor has a very good game and it appeared that he was giving the ball up a bit more that what people have said in the past. In the second half there were two possessions in a row where Mike drove baseline and sucked in the defenders and dished it off to Brackins for an easy couple of dunks. Then late in the game Mike would feed the ball into Brackins and Craig would just back his defender up and take it into the basket (It looked like I was actually getting a glimpse into the future of ISU basketball)!
I encourage anyone to make it to the games!
I have no problem with Jiri taking threes this season as long as he isn't our only post option and those threes come at times when they are within the offense. I think McDermott said as much last year that Jiri could shoot, but since we had no one else inside, he had to stay there. This year, it is possible that Thompson and Brackins can give us a post up threat to go along with Jiri. If that happens, then I'm OK with Jiri taking an occasional 3 pointer.
I know most fans are expecting an inside/outside threat from Brackins. Why not the same from Jiri. If he's left open at the top of the key and its in the flow of the offense, I see no reason not to let him shoot. As long as he doesn't take contested threes and doesn't force a lot up, I'm OK with it and I bet GMac will be too.
Now if Thompson and Brackins don't provide a post up threat this year, the Jiri will have to stay inside.
I know most fans are expecting an inside/outside threat from Brackins. Why not the same from Jiri. If he's left open at the top of the key and its in the flow of the offense, I see no reason not to let him shoot. As long as he doesn't take contested threes and doesn't force a lot up, I'm OK with it and I bet GMac will be too.
Now if Thompson and Brackins don't provide a post up threat this year, the Jiri will have to stay inside.
WOW! What game were you watching?
Alex Thompson DOMINATED tonight! He was all over the place smothering defense, the only one playing defense, made 2-3 beautiful 3 pointers, scored 20-25 pts altered shots, great hustle. I do agree about Staiger, excellent passer seems slow afoot but with his 90 mph pinpoint passes who cares? really dissaponted he didnt shoot more threes, had 2-3 larry bird eyes in the back of the head impossible passes. the best tonight= 1. Thompson 2. Corey Johnson, he dominated n carried his team. 3.sean haluska a true bb player where adam was mainly just a great athlete. 4. garett, a lil fella but he knows how to operate with the ball, excellent control n passing. 5. wesley, just like last yr but a bit stronger n better.ps i think clark set world record for most missed dunks, was disapointed in vette but keep in mind hes only 17, a redshirt might help him.
Alex Thompson DOMINATED tonight! He was all over the place smothering defense, the only one playing defense, made 2-3 beautiful 3 pointers, scored 20-25 pts altered shots, great hustle. I do agree about Staiger, excellent passer seems slow afoot but with his 90 mph pinpoint passes who cares? really dissaponted he didnt shoot more threes, had 2-3 larry bird eyes in the back of the head impossible passes. the best tonight= 1. Thompson 2. Corey Johnson, he dominated n carried his team. 3.sean haluska a true bb player where adam was mainly just a great athlete. 4. garett, a lil fella but he knows how to operate with the ball, excellent control n passing. 5. wesley, just like last yr but a bit stronger n better.ps i think clark set world record for most missed dunks, was disapointed in vette but keep in mind hes only 17, a redshirt might help him.
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I also thought that Thompson played much better last night than previously. I thought he was extremely aggressive posting up and was calling for the ball a lot it was just some of the little guards on his team, not ISU teammates wouldn't give him the ball. Last night I was extremely impressed with Garret, the first game I watched him he looked good but didn't do as much of running the point. Last night he really ran his team well. He was calling out plays, telling people where to go, calling out picks from accross the floor, he truelly looked like the little general that we need. He definitely is a great ball handler and for as skinny as he is he definitely didn't shy away from posting up or finishing down low. Lucca definitely did not play as well as he did Sunday, he was still passing very well but his shot wasn't falling like it had been. But he was being guarded by Crawford so that probably had a lot to do with it. Mike played another very good game and as the previous poster mentioned he really didn't look for his offense until a lot later, he really looked to get Brackins and the rest of his teammates involved early and I really like the chemistry between he and Brackins when he drove and dished to him. I was disappointed in Jiri, not necessarily his play but his attitude, he was complaining about everything and even completely ran over Haluska after one of his missed layups, just completely floored him. I missed what led up to it so they could have been tangled a bit but it looked like just frustration on Jiri's part.
Sorry I meant to mention this before but I talked to Wesley before the game and he mentioned that the summer camp is still going on so I'm guessing these guys are putting in a ton of basketball, along with all their weightlifting, so that would explain some tiredness and lazy play. It has to be tough to lift weights, spend all day playing basketball in the 100 degree heat of Forker and then have to come down and play more games at night. So it only makes sense that these guys would be a little worn down by the night games.
Attended all three games last night...
The +'s I saw were:
1. We have more potential on the inside than we give ourselves credit for...I thought Juri, C. Johnson, Thompson and Brackins did a very good job. For the most part, the guys played there positions.
2. Haluska, Garrett, Taylor, Peterson all appeared to be into getting everyone involved. Honestly, Peterson and Haluska were the best ones out there last night. Lee showed some spark and appeared to be in the right place most of the time.
Other comments:
1. Brister needs a lot more work. Loose handle and poor judgement.
2. Clark really is in an offensive funk. 3 for 13 at best. It appeared he was not always "in the game". Rashon needs to forget the three...that is not his game. If he can't shake this he will not see the playing time next fall.
3. I was hoping for more from Steiger. He appears to have the tools but for whatever reason, his team did not capitalize on them. He made some very good passes. He did not shoot enough.
4. Boozer...a lot of playground. There is potential but it's a ways off based on last night.
5. Vette...about what I expected. He will be a player that develops over several years. Big 12 size, huge calfs, needs to move his feet quicker and keep his hands up.
6. W Johnson...active as usual but not as effective as I had hoped.
Remeber, these are observations on playgorund basketball games. In general, I am pleased with the talent Greg is bringing in...we should have some good fun next season.
The +'s I saw were:
1. We have more potential on the inside than we give ourselves credit for...I thought Juri, C. Johnson, Thompson and Brackins did a very good job. For the most part, the guys played there positions.
2. Haluska, Garrett, Taylor, Peterson all appeared to be into getting everyone involved. Honestly, Peterson and Haluska were the best ones out there last night. Lee showed some spark and appeared to be in the right place most of the time.
Other comments:
1. Brister needs a lot more work. Loose handle and poor judgement.
2. Clark really is in an offensive funk. 3 for 13 at best. It appeared he was not always "in the game". Rashon needs to forget the three...that is not his game. If he can't shake this he will not see the playing time next fall.
3. I was hoping for more from Steiger. He appears to have the tools but for whatever reason, his team did not capitalize on them. He made some very good passes. He did not shoot enough.
4. Boozer...a lot of playground. There is potential but it's a ways off based on last night.
5. Vette...about what I expected. He will be a player that develops over several years. Big 12 size, huge calfs, needs to move his feet quicker and keep his hands up.
6. W Johnson...active as usual but not as effective as I had hoped.
Remeber, these are observations on playgorund basketball games. In general, I am pleased with the talent Greg is bringing in...we should have some good fun next season.
I also attended the games last night. I only saw the 6:45 game and the 8:30 game, but a couple of things stood out for me. BTW: I saw ISUFan22 there. There was a nice crowd.
Game: 6:45
1. Cory Johnson - The guy was hustling the whole game, banging down low and had an overall nice game. I really feel like he be a great asset this year. He is an excellent passer.
2. Vette - It looked like he was bothered by a hamstring. He wasn't moving very well and looked very frustrated. He did have some nice inside moves.
Game 8:30
1. Boozer and Taylor were doing a lot of talking at each other. At one point, Boozer and Taylor collided and Taylor told the ref that Boozer put his shoulder into it. (I watched Boozer a lot, because of previous posts about his attitude issues.) He has a good size and a good shot (although it looks awkward). He is confident and I did sense some friction between him and Taylor.
2. Brackins: This guy is special. He can do it all. The only weakness in his game is probably his outside shot. It seemed like early in the game he wanted to take the 3 more than a guy his size should (think Jiri). Once he started getting around the basket he dominated. Taylor and Brackins seemed to develp some nice chemistry. Brackins can dribble - at one point he took it coast to coast and layed it off the glass.
3. Young (Drake) that guy will continue to give us fits this year. He is just an all around good player. Drake is lucky to have him.
Those are just some of my impressions.
Game: 6:45
1. Cory Johnson - The guy was hustling the whole game, banging down low and had an overall nice game. I really feel like he be a great asset this year. He is an excellent passer.
2. Vette - It looked like he was bothered by a hamstring. He wasn't moving very well and looked very frustrated. He did have some nice inside moves.
Game 8:30
1. Boozer and Taylor were doing a lot of talking at each other. At one point, Boozer and Taylor collided and Taylor told the ref that Boozer put his shoulder into it. (I watched Boozer a lot, because of previous posts about his attitude issues.) He has a good size and a good shot (although it looks awkward). He is confident and I did sense some friction between him and Taylor.
2. Brackins: This guy is special. He can do it all. The only weakness in his game is probably his outside shot. It seemed like early in the game he wanted to take the 3 more than a guy his size should (think Jiri). Once he started getting around the basket he dominated. Taylor and Brackins seemed to develp some nice chemistry. Brackins can dribble - at one point he took it coast to coast and layed it off the glass.
3. Young (Drake) that guy will continue to give us fits this year. He is just an all around good player. Drake is lucky to have him.
Those are just some of my impressions.
I'm no scout nor am I basketball expert. Football is more my area, yet I'll do my best here - based on one night of hoops.
I thought most of the guys last night were over all - a bit sluggish. I don't expect all-star type performances in a summer league, yet too often guys were walking or slowly jogging back down the court when the ball was being pushed - leading to some easy baskets. A couple of our guys were big culprits of this.
Like it or not Sean Huluska will be seeing minutes for us this year. He works very hard on the court and brings something to the team we lacked last year - scoring. He can shoot the ball very well from outside and has a nice mid-range jumper. Made some nice plays.
Corey looked good, a little bigger and more comfortable.
Garrett was up and down. Made some silly plays yet had a couple very nice reverse layups (used the rim to block the defender) that were exciting. Looking forward to watching him grow.
Brister definitely has the size and strength. He's not afraid to go hard to the hoop either. Just needs to get control of himself at times.
This Peterson fellow intrigues me. If he could literally live in the weight room and grandma's kitchen for the next 4-5 months, I'd give him a shot to see a few minutes for us. Does handle the ball well, just very undersized.
Oh, Jiri. Jiri, Jiri, Jiri. Did some good things inside on both ends of the court. Took those damn 3's again though. To his credit, all of them were open looks and he knocked two of 'em down, the others were all close. Heck, he even brought the ball up the court a handful of times. Get it outta your system now, buddy. :wink0st:
I thought Alex looked good. Not great, but good. Made some nice plays inside. I think the big guys don't look as good as they could, because this is a summer league and it seems most of the action happens via the guards.
I think Wes had a so-so night. He still can dominate, easily. Just wasn't doing it as often as I thought he may.
I feel horrible for Clark. The guy just can't get anything to fall. I think he only made one or two of nearly 8-10 freethrows. He's struggling that much with his shot. Had one of those high-flying rebound dunks that even wouldn't go down. Still kicking tail on defense, but his offense is really killing him. I can tell it's frustrating the heck outta him - yet what I do like is he's not letting it get him down - because he knows he still can and needs to contribute.
I liked what I saw from Currie. Hustled and scored well. Had a couple steals too if I recall correctly. Will be tough for him to see minutes this winter, but I do like the guy.
Staiger, another guy with some good size. Didn't blow my socks off, but he has a nice shot - just needs to use it more often.
I'm not one of the guys that was unhappy that we got Vette, let me make that clear now. I think it was a very good get. We did notice he grabbed his hammy a time or two...so maybe that had something to do with it. He just looked like he didn't want to be there last night. Didn't hustle, wasn't doing much on the court, etc. He didn't even play that many minutes. Perhaps that was because he forgot his jersey, who knows. Not going to write the guy off on one night, that would be silly. But, my first impression wasn't a good one.
Boozer and Taylor are peas in a pod...good and bad. Good because both can create their own shot and score. They both have high energy and play hard. Bad because both do lack some discipline on the court and will take a silly shot now and then. Also, they were matched up on each other and giving one another a good ribbing now and then. Taylor's "antics" were fun to watch sometimes - responding to calls and such. Wasn't anything bad - just amusing. You'll see what I'm talking about in one of the videos, when he felt someone on the other team lowered their shoulder into him.
Michael Smith, someone wanna tell me who this guy is? No, I wasn't blown away yet I did like his size. Played hard too. If he can continue that, he could get on the floor this year - who knows. Played Brackins tough at times...other times notsomuch.
Cameron Lee, sorry - don't know anything about him and I'll be honest, I didn't pay close enough attention to him to comment.
Yeah, Brackins is the real deal. As Cyano noted, he was a big part of his team making a comeback from 20 to get the halftime lead within 8 (or something like that) and continue it in the 2nd half. Henderson (ISU coach that was playing) did seem to have his number a little bit on both ends of the court. There were two consecutive trips where Brackins scored on Smith to get the lead down to 2. Henderson came back in and defended him well and also scored on him. That was enough to give CIO the win.
Oh, early in the 2nd game, Crawford (other ISU coach playing) had a nice block from behind on what would've been a easy layup for Clark. Both were laughing quite a bit about it, I'm sure coach will be ribbing Clark about that in practices.
Talked to Henderson after the game (grew up a couple miles away from one another and went to the same high school). He's very excited for the season, both he and Crawford said nearly at the same time "We'll be better this year". I credited Hendo with playing Brackins well tonight. He said "Oh, I got lucky. That won't happen often. He's special".
Hendo, myself and all Cyclone fans around the nation hope you are correct.
Oh...Drake still has some nice players this year. They won't be an easy win at all.
I thought most of the guys last night were over all - a bit sluggish. I don't expect all-star type performances in a summer league, yet too often guys were walking or slowly jogging back down the court when the ball was being pushed - leading to some easy baskets. A couple of our guys were big culprits of this.
Like it or not Sean Huluska will be seeing minutes for us this year. He works very hard on the court and brings something to the team we lacked last year - scoring. He can shoot the ball very well from outside and has a nice mid-range jumper. Made some nice plays.
Corey looked good, a little bigger and more comfortable.
Garrett was up and down. Made some silly plays yet had a couple very nice reverse layups (used the rim to block the defender) that were exciting. Looking forward to watching him grow.
Brister definitely has the size and strength. He's not afraid to go hard to the hoop either. Just needs to get control of himself at times.
This Peterson fellow intrigues me. If he could literally live in the weight room and grandma's kitchen for the next 4-5 months, I'd give him a shot to see a few minutes for us. Does handle the ball well, just very undersized.
Oh, Jiri. Jiri, Jiri, Jiri. Did some good things inside on both ends of the court. Took those damn 3's again though. To his credit, all of them were open looks and he knocked two of 'em down, the others were all close. Heck, he even brought the ball up the court a handful of times. Get it outta your system now, buddy. :wink0st:
I thought Alex looked good. Not great, but good. Made some nice plays inside. I think the big guys don't look as good as they could, because this is a summer league and it seems most of the action happens via the guards.
I think Wes had a so-so night. He still can dominate, easily. Just wasn't doing it as often as I thought he may.
I feel horrible for Clark. The guy just can't get anything to fall. I think he only made one or two of nearly 8-10 freethrows. He's struggling that much with his shot. Had one of those high-flying rebound dunks that even wouldn't go down. Still kicking tail on defense, but his offense is really killing him. I can tell it's frustrating the heck outta him - yet what I do like is he's not letting it get him down - because he knows he still can and needs to contribute.
I liked what I saw from Currie. Hustled and scored well. Had a couple steals too if I recall correctly. Will be tough for him to see minutes this winter, but I do like the guy.
Staiger, another guy with some good size. Didn't blow my socks off, but he has a nice shot - just needs to use it more often.
I'm not one of the guys that was unhappy that we got Vette, let me make that clear now. I think it was a very good get. We did notice he grabbed his hammy a time or two...so maybe that had something to do with it. He just looked like he didn't want to be there last night. Didn't hustle, wasn't doing much on the court, etc. He didn't even play that many minutes. Perhaps that was because he forgot his jersey, who knows. Not going to write the guy off on one night, that would be silly. But, my first impression wasn't a good one.
Boozer and Taylor are peas in a pod...good and bad. Good because both can create their own shot and score. They both have high energy and play hard. Bad because both do lack some discipline on the court and will take a silly shot now and then. Also, they were matched up on each other and giving one another a good ribbing now and then. Taylor's "antics" were fun to watch sometimes - responding to calls and such. Wasn't anything bad - just amusing. You'll see what I'm talking about in one of the videos, when he felt someone on the other team lowered their shoulder into him.
Michael Smith, someone wanna tell me who this guy is? No, I wasn't blown away yet I did like his size. Played hard too. If he can continue that, he could get on the floor this year - who knows. Played Brackins tough at times...other times notsomuch.
Cameron Lee, sorry - don't know anything about him and I'll be honest, I didn't pay close enough attention to him to comment.
Yeah, Brackins is the real deal. As Cyano noted, he was a big part of his team making a comeback from 20 to get the halftime lead within 8 (or something like that) and continue it in the 2nd half. Henderson (ISU coach that was playing) did seem to have his number a little bit on both ends of the court. There were two consecutive trips where Brackins scored on Smith to get the lead down to 2. Henderson came back in and defended him well and also scored on him. That was enough to give CIO the win.
Oh, early in the 2nd game, Crawford (other ISU coach playing) had a nice block from behind on what would've been a easy layup for Clark. Both were laughing quite a bit about it, I'm sure coach will be ribbing Clark about that in practices.
Talked to Henderson after the game (grew up a couple miles away from one another and went to the same high school). He's very excited for the season, both he and Crawford said nearly at the same time "We'll be better this year". I credited Hendo with playing Brackins well tonight. He said "Oh, I got lucky. That won't happen often. He's special".
Hendo, myself and all Cyclone fans around the nation hope you are correct.
Oh...Drake still has some nice players this year. They won't be an easy win at all.
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I don't know, as good as any. I think with the number of players we have at the various position and what we know about G-Mac - he'll use his guys differently each night - pending on what the opponent brings to the table.
Eventually we'll fall into a solid starting lineup, yet I expect the subs to be different in many games - much like we saw last season. Some nights Corey may not see much time. Other nights, he may be in there more than the starters (if he in fact doesn't start).
With Greg, ya never know. I like that. :wink0st:
I'm not one of the guys that was unhappy that we got Vette, let me make that clear now. I think it was a very good get. We did notice he grabbed his hammy a time or two...so maybe that had something to do with it. He just looked like he didn't want to be there last night. Didn't hustle, wasn't doing much on the court, etc. He didn't even play that many minutes. Perhaps that was because he forgot his jersey, who knows. Not going to write the guy off on one night, that would be silly. But, my first impression wasn't a good one.
It also thought Vette looked like he was bothered by a hamstring.
It also thought Vette looked like he was bothered by a hamstring.
Thanks for that bit of info. I guess next time I'll try to go on a weekend when the games are earlier (assuming they are, going to look at the sched. now).
I don't think effort is ever going the be an issue with C. Johnson. That kid hustles all the time and gives you everything he has. My kind of player! But at 6-7 he's a little vertically challenged against bigger Big 12 teams. With the right matchups he could be very effective but there will be games when he probably just won't be able to overcome the height difference.