Hilton Magic

There's been a lot of talk on the Cyclone Report board about Eustachy and I guess I fall in the group that still respects everything he did for ISU and is going to follow him wherever he goes. I'm not an IU fan that becomes a Texas Tech fan when Bobby Knight goes there but Eustachy will always be one of my all-time favorite coaches. He pulled a couple of classic moves in his first exhibition game at Southern Miss when he didn't play a player that missed two layups in pregame because he wasn't focused and subbed five for five when the team was losing. They went on a 17-2 run to take control of the game after that and those are the types of move that make his team win. Early season was always tough under him (see Drake 48-ISU 44 during the Elite 8 year) but he could get his teams tough, tough, tough when it came time for the conference (see a total of 2 conference losses on the road in overtime that same year).

A good piece from the Trib on Stinson's choice to come to Ames and the adjustment once he got here. It can't be easy for some of these guys to come to Ames but it really can help them like it did Tinsley, etc.