Hey Jake...

[BMPanther]

You suck! I waiting until this morning to post this becuase I was so seething mad last night, it was rediculous. I feel sorry for the players on this team. Any good coach knows to adjust when something isn't working, don't just keep chucking three pointers for a horrid 18 percent!

And the kid I feel the worst for is Jordan. Here he is, staying with Jake and his big promises, and then getting the pi$$ing shaft. If this league isn't suited for a 7 footer, then Jake should have been honest with Jordan, and told him that flat out. Wisconsin wanted Jordan, maybe the Big 10 with their style of play would have suited him better. He could have followed Mac to ISU, maybe the Big 12 style of play would have suited him better. But no, he stayed here. I don't get it Jake, is Jordan like when your a kid, and you keep you best baseball card hidden under your bed because your scared to loose him? I don't get it at all Alford Junior! Keep clapping on the sideline at every missed three pointer and pi$$ poor shot selection. I've seen better coaching at the Boy's Club! I'M OUT!!!

[jman2004]

Re: Hey Jake...

Keep clapping on the sideline at every missed three pointer and pi$$ poor shot selection.

He does clap a lot. I've noticed that. The sound fills the McLeod sometimes too. Echos off the walls.

[Purrrrrfect]

Re: Hey Jake...

He does clap a lot. I've noticed that. The sound fills the McLeod sometimes too. Echos off the walls.

Well when you can't even fill the place of 7,000 for an IN STATE rivalry game, echo's happen a lot

last night was a statement game like last years Iowa game to get students to the game. Another failure and I'm guessing another down year for student attendace. Just have to wait I think.

[fur ball]

Re: Hey Jake...

And the kid I feel the worst for is Jordan.

Oh, come on now. Jordan is so good - that coach is just resting him.
Honestly though, I think Jordan will be fine at UNI - he will get his fair share of playing time and limelight. He is a work horse not a race horse - there will be plenty of games where he will be expected to pull not only his weight but the rest of the team as well.

[run&blade]

Re: Hey Jake...

I have no idea what is going on with UNI's offense, Jordan is a major piece to UNI's success and he sits more often then he plays. Is this punishment? If it is then the guards should have a line forming for 'punishment'. Walk the fricking ball up the court and pound it inside, nothing else works that is a proven fact at this point. Koch and Jordan played a nice 2 man game in the 2nd half against Denver, I didn't see any of that last night. All I saw was chuck that sucker, it might go in!!!!!

The AD can drop the ticket prices right now, the building is going to be empty the rest of the season. It is just brutal pointless basketball. All we here is DEFENSE DEFENSE DEFENSE from the coaches. Good lord, I assume they are just going to let the offense suck?

Could UNI please pay Tom Davis a few grand and teach UNI how to feed the post? Say way you want about Davis his teams were outstanding at feeding the post players.

[run&blade]

Re: Hey Jake...

Oh, come on now. Jordan is so good - that coach is just resting him.
Honestly though, I think Jordan will be fine at UNI - he will get his fair share of playing time and limelight. He is a work horse not a race horse - there will be plenty of games where he will be expected to pull not only his weight but the rest of the team as well.

He is a junior, when is the future? The Valley tournament his senior year?

[Panther Cat]

Re: Hey Jake...

I don't know what Jake said was the reason Jordan didn't play much at the end of the game, but I have to guess it was because of his defense. I know Brakins is good, and scored over Koch and O'Rear with some nice shots, but he worked Jordan over every time he was matched up on him. I know Jordan is a better defender than that, so it was disapointing to see. I might have played him still a little more towards the end, but I agree with what Jake did. I'd like to see Travis get a few more minutes, but he hasn't done much really to earn those right now. We forced up a few 3's, but for the most part the shots we took were good looks, we just can't get any to fall right now. Our perimeter defense looked a lot better tonight so that was at least nice to see. It's only been 7 games people, step away from the edge!

[Khan4Cats]

Re: Hey Jake...

Again, Jordan did not match up well once Iowa State chose not to play Thompson in the second half. When he was in, Iowa State was able to bump him and he started trying fade away shots rather than powering through. Last night he actually had players nearly as big as him and he shied away. 3-7 shooting is far less than 70%.

[BtownPantherfan]

Re: Hey Jake...

Don't blame Jake for pulling Jordan. If you would've seen how many times he missed a box out and the other team got an offensive rebound, I would guess it was around five times during the game. I realize in high school he probably didn't have to because he was much bigger than everyone, but he might want to work on that before it's too late.

That might be an unpopluar opinion with some, but that's just how I saw the game. And I'm not going to blame Jordan for not defending Brackins, because everyone else failed to defend him, Jake should've doubled him earlier and forced someone else to beat us. The lack of a box out would've be the reason Jake would've sat him.

[Panther789]

Re: Hey Jake...

You suck! I waiting until this morning to post this becuase I was so seething mad last night, it was rediculous. I feel sorry for the players on this team. Any good coach knows to adjust when something isn't working, don't just keep chucking three pointers for a horrid 18 percent!

And the kid I feel the worst for is Jordan. Here he is, staying with Jake and his big promises, and then getting the pi$$ing shaft. If this league isn't suited for a 7 footer, then Jake should have been honest with Jordan, and told him that flat out. Wisconsin wanted Jordan, maybe the Big 10 with their style of play would have suited him better. He could have followed Mac to ISU, maybe the Big 12 style of play would have suited him better. But no, he stayed here. I don't get it Jake, is Jordan like when your a kid, and you keep you best baseball card hidden under your bed because your scared to loose him? I don't get it at all Alford Junior! Keep clapping on the sideline at every missed three pointer and pi$$ poor shot selection. I've seen better coaching at the Boy's Club! I'M OUT!!!

Geesh, and I took some heat for daring to argue that this program's decline isn't Mac's fault.

[jegbomb52]

Re: Hey Jake...

I have said it before, I took ridicule for it...

UNI will play on Thursday night at Arch Madness (I will still be there to support).
I believe Ben Jacobson needs to start polishing his resume.
I believe that the McCleoud (sp?) will see fewer, and fewer fans until we are a cavernous hole.
I believe the demise of this program is the biggest demise in Panther Athletic History.

Iowa State = Bad
UNI = Worse

GO PANTHERS!

[jman2004]

Re: Hey Jake...

last night was a statement game like last years Iowa game to get students to the game. Another failure and I'm guessing another down year for student attendace. Just have to wait I think.

I thought the student section was filled rather nicely last night.

[oldcat]

Re: Hey Jake...

Iowa State pushed Jordan out from the basket...................when Jordan tried to make an offensive move, he was too far out. He has to learn to post up better!

[panthertrack]

Re: Hey Jake...

I have said it before, I took ridicule for it...


I believe the demise of this program is the biggest demise in Panther Athletic History.


GO PANTHERS!

The biggest demise in athletic history? Let's not get dramatic and step away from the ledge.

We shot, what, 15 percent from 3 pt last night? If TWO of them fall, we win the game. A lot were OPEN looks. It happens. Kwazdo said it best in the post game press conference:
"Some nights you've got it, some nights you don't. That's basketball."

We should have beat ISU - but let's put the pitchforks away for now.

[coachdon]

Re: Hey Jake...

It sure is disappointing to watch. It seems the more credit they get for recruiting well, the worse they coach. I don't think anybody thinks Jordan should play 40 minutes a game, but there was no reason he couldn't have given another 3 or 4 minute run in the 2nd half to help a struggling offense. As far as defending Brackins is concerned, the first rule of coaching is to not let the other team do what they want to do. Make them change their game plan once instead of us always trying to play the way the opponent wants you to.