Cully Payne vid from Rob Howe

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Some good nuggets in this, esp the talk about Payne playing with pneumonia.
 
Would the team doctors really let him play in he actually was in the throes of pneumonia? With all the law suits these days, I seriously doubt it.
 
Yeah, you're right. I bet Cully is just lying... really??

?????

He probably has a mild case or has walking pneumonia.
 
Payne is a tough kid. I am undecided on him as a player as of yet. He is young I know, just now sure yet if he is the point guard I think should be running a big ten team. Next year will tell us a lot about him. I would love it if he was our back-up for the next 3 years, that the role that would be best for him and the Hawks.
 
HawkI101 said:
Payne is a tough kid. I am undecided on him as a player as of yet. He is young I know, just now sure yet if he is the point guard I think should be running a big ten team. Next year will tell us a lot about him. I would love it if he was our back-up for the next 3 years, that the role that would be best for him and the Hawks.
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Cully has shown a lot of improvement from the start of the year. He is starting as a fresman so what would make you believe he would be a back up the next three yera? Unless BJ or Woolridge come back Cully is going to start all four years at Iowa and go down as a darn good point guard. His shot needs to be more consistent, but other than that he has handled the ball well, is finding open guys, rebounds well and plays good defense.
 
He won't go down as a darn good point guard. He may have some inflated number totals because he will play for 4 years, but it shouldn't be starting on a big ten team. I have no problem with the kid and think he is a heck of a competitor I just won't color coat it like a lot of people are doing.
 
I guess if John Wall were to stay all four years at Kentucky his numbers would be inflated to. Your blaming Cully for getting to start four years which will indeed improve his numbers and kids that usually give an effort like Cully become fan favorites. What is it about Cully that makes you think he doesn't belong? He is no worse than Dean Oliver or Jeff Horner who some think were darn good point guards.
 
I think Cully will be a helluva player before he is finished. I love his toughness and that he is true point guard. We haven't had a true pt guard for a while.
 
With proper coaching I think Cully Payne will wind up his time at Iowa as one helluva player. I'm just not sure he's going to get that with this coach and staff.
 
Cully needs help. Although Hooper doesn't agree with me, Cully just can't break people down enough off the dribble to be an effective point guard. Sure he can beat his guy now and again off of ball reversals because they chest him 30 feet away from the basket. But he can't break them down consistently. Not a knock on him at all. Just not his game.

Now, make him the secondary ball handler and I think you would notice a big difference in Cully's productivity.
 
I have been around basketball for a long time and it is hard for me to look at Cully's play and think he will be better than average. I may be wrong and I hope I am because I want the Hawks to be successful, but I don't see what some of you do, and in no way do I think Cully will be as good of a point guard as Horner or Oliver. They both could do things I don't think Cully could do. You could watch Horner and Oliver as freshman at Iowa and every once in awhile say "wow" that was a great play. I haven't seen any of that from Cully.
 
HawkI101 said:
I have been around basketball for a long time and it is hard for me to look at Cully's play and think he will be better than average. I may be wrong and I hope I am because I want the Hawks to be successful, but I don't see what some of you do, and in no way do I think Cully will be as good of a point guard as Horner or Oliver. They both could do things I don't think Cully could do. You could watch Horner and Oliver as freshman at Iowa and every once in awhile say "wow" that was a great play. I haven't seen any of that from Cully.
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The up and under that Cully did - I went "wow".
His take against POTY candidate Evan Turner made me go "wow".

There are quite a few wow moments Cully has had, as well..l. some were - "wow I can't believe he did another jump pass" or "wow, he walked again" but there have a been a good share of "wow" moments that were good for CUlly, as well.

His stats so far this year are on par with Dean and Jeff, some are better.
 
Where was that interview conducted? Looks like a restaurant kitchen or something.


I like Cully. He's gonna be a good one, I think.

And he's definitely tougher than I am.
 
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