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I just ran out of Prozac-or is it Clozapine? - and all I can see is blackness. The following is a quick rundown of the spate of bad news regarding the Iowa basketball program over the last several weeks. Bear in mind that the purpose of this exercise is purely therapeutic--I'm hoping that someone who's taking "uppers" will be able to explain point-by-point why these shouldn't get anyone down:
- Lost out on top spring recruiting targets Smith and Spears.
- Reached to sign Doug Thomas, only to have him evidently fail to qualify and probably not attend Iowa for the foreseeable future.
- Signed Ben Rand to choruses of Van Coleman calling him a top-five shooter in the class and likely to break into the top 100 or better by end of summer camp season. Results at Nike: Not on radar screen.
- Greg Brunner turns out to be a Munchkin and promptly suffers severe ankle sprain at PTL.
- Jeff Horner thinks he is Kingsbury.
- Sean Sonderleiter dislocates his shoulder and follows that up with a drug bust.
- Erek Hanson still weighs less than my cousin Betty, and now it turns out he is a little "light" on the books, too.
- JR Angle appears to be just like Larry Bird--without the talent.
- Iowa, now being in desperate need of some frontcourt help, is all but out of the Brian Butch sweepstakes and is a serious contender for...no one?
- Josh Rhodes turns out to pass the "look" test, but not much else.
- Pierre Pierce is still hitting under 30% from "3"-IN THE PTL!!!
- Articles are appearing in the national sports press on almost a daily basis about how Mike Davis, Bill Self and Tom Izzo have it rolling and top-notch recruits are begging to jump on board. Meanwhile, Alford is quoted only in the local police blotter column.
OK now-you negative types let me know what I've left out, and those of you with the B&G glasses tell me why I should really be elated about the state of the program.
Meanwhile, I'm calling the pharmacist for a refill. ;-)
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