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Originally Posted by Fizer Fanatic
To those saying Beasley torched everyone this year, Iowa State did a pretty good job of shutting down Beasley in a game this year. They had to collapse basically everyone on him to do it, but Beasley struggled and appeared frustrated at times during the game. ISU still lost the game, not a good team this past season, but their defense against Beasley & Walker gave them a chance...
http://media.www.iowastatedaily.com/...-3260096.shtml
That said, I think we can say that from a proven talent standpoint, Beasley was the safe pick (did it all year) and Rose was potential (blew up in the NCAAs). Much like LaMarcus was the safe pick (did it all year) & Tyrus was potential (blew up in the NCAAs). Or Okafor safe pick (proven college success) versus Howard potential (HS unknown). I'm not sure how I feel about waiting for potential from guys like Rose & Tyrus given the alternative in each case. This is especially true considering our challenges in front-court scoring. Hopefully, we'll find a way to maximize that potential over time. |
don't know if i remember that second game the way you do... because i remember that he was in foul trouble and only played 29min taking a league-games-low 12 shots... seems to me that what he DID do was hit two throws at the end (on the road) to seal the win, and according to the people on this board, "leadership" and "getting the win" far, far outrank any reference at all to statistical achievement
by the way, it should be noted that he went 33 and 15 in 22min in the other game between the teams (the one without the 'hilton magic')