McKay

[Groin_pull]

I guess this is the part where MU fans makes themselves feel better by dismissing players who have left the program.

[PE8983]

Well if he's so great, why was he in the bench the last 5 minutes of the game last night? Because he can't shoot and misses FT's.

[nyg]

Well if he's so great, why was he in the bench the last 5 minutes of the game last night? Because he can't shoot and misses FT's.

Because Kansas went small and Hoiberg put in players that would match up them.  Simple. 

[Groin_pull]

Well if he's so great, why was he in the bench the last 5 minutes of the game last night? Because he can't shoot and misses FT's.

Stop it. You're embarrassing youself.

[willie warrior]

McKay would not have been the best player on last year's team.  He is a high energy guy that thrives at ISU right now because he has a good PG and scorers all around him.  

WTF? Derrick wasn't a good PG? Huh? Huh?

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

Well, something is clearly going on, because MU has multiple transfers every year.

Last season the average number of transfers per team was 2.45 if I remember correctly. In other words, multiple transfers happen.

[willie warrior]

Last season the average number of transfers per team was 2.45 if I remember correctly. In other words, multiple transfers happen.

So we should strive to be like the average????

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

So we should strive to be like the average????

No. I'm saying we shouldn't make a mountain out of a molehill.

[willie warrior]

No. I'm saying we shouldn't make a mountain out of a molehill.

Yup--no big deal--transfers are OK--they sort the wheat from the chaff; the studs from the duds; the cattle from the weaklings--after all we are only dealing with young men here so lets not get carried away with having a concern with a revolving door. Stability leads to staleness. We want to be ahead of the curve. I get it.

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

Yup--no big deal--transfers are OK--they sort the wheat from the chaff; the studs from the duds; the cattle from the weaklings--after all we are only dealing with young men here so lets not get carried away with having a concern with a revolving door. Stability leads to staleness. We want to be ahead of the curve. I get it.

.....ok

Like I said, 2.45 transfers per team last year. Among non-athletes about 40% of college students transfer. Sometimes they just happen. MU is well within the average.

Molehill, not mountain

[MU82]

I guess this is the part where MU fans makes themselves feel better by dismissing players who have left the program.

I don't "dismiss" anyone. There simply is nothing any of us can do about it. It's out of our control. McKay isn't coming back, sources say.

[PE8983]

A couple of people on here acting like he's a lottery pick.  No way he's even close to getting drafted.  Wish he was still at MU, but whatever.

[AirPunches]

Just disappointing how it went down. McKay would have been huge upgrade last year and this one. An immeasurable upgrade over Otule on both ends of the floor. Too bad Buzz didn't want to hurt Chris' feelings by playing the better player, so instead he put down McKay in front of a group of coaches.

[Nevada233]

Just disappointing how it went down. McKay would have been huge upgrade last year and this one. An immeasurable upgrade over Otule on both ends of the floor. Too bad Buzz didn't want to hurt Chris' feelings by playing the better player, so instead he put down McKay in front of a group of coaches.

McKay has got NBA written all over him. He sure woulda helped MU out.

[4everwarriors]

Long run=better without him

[willie warrior]

Completely different types of players.  Again, the biggest problem that lead to his departure was the dumb Oxtule experiment. 

Yeah you are right--completely different---McKay is a hell of a lot better.

[MU82]

He has won as many NCAA tournament games these last two years as Derrick and Juan have! 

[wadesworld]

McKay has got NBA written all over him. He sure woulda helped MU out.

NBA written all over him?  He's like 6'9" 210 lbs and can't hit a shot outside of 8 feet.  Rebounds well, dunks well.

[willie warrior]

He has won as many NCAA tournament games these last two years as Derrick and Juan have! 

But he will play at the next level. Those two won't.

[PE8983]

If by "next level", you mean Europe, you are right.

[zrjones13]

McKay had a pretty good game today a couple big blocked shots.  But when Niang had foul trouble they couldn't get a rebound, even when Niang came back UAB was still killing them on the boards.

[warriorchick]

NBA written all over him?  He's like 6'9" 210 lbs and can't hit a shot outside of 8 feet.  Rebounds well, dunks well.

I saw him on campus the week before his transfer was announced, and he is one of the skinniest D1 basketball players I have ever seen. He looked like a shorter Manute Bol.

Unless he has (or will) put on some serious muscle, he would get snapped in half in an NBA game like a chicken bone.

[GGGG]

I saw him on campus the week before his transfer was announced, and he is one of the skinniest D1 basketball players I have ever seen. He looked like a shorter Manute Bol.

Unless he has (or will) put on some serious muscle, he would get snapped in half in an NBA game like a chicken bone.

If he is only 6'9", he has to develop some type of offensive game to make the NBA.  Too small to be the hustly, reboundy guy.

[Wojo'sMojo]

Long run=better without him

Lol, better without him?! Usually I just ignore your idiotic ramblings, but this comment was too stupid to ignore.

[77ncaachamps]

If he is only 6'9", he has to develop some type of offensive game to make the NBA.  Too small to be the hustly, reboundy guy.

I agree that he has a lot of work to do before he makes it to the league. For starters, he's rail thin for a post player.
Also, he needs to work on his shooting so that defenders must play him on pick and rolls.
He has a chance.

But he's an awesome college player.