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Steve Prohm and Monte Morris comment on Jameel McKay’s cryptic tweets

Jameel McKay

AP

AP

On Friday, Iowa State returned home following the team’s trip to Spain. The Cyclones finished 2-1 on the foreign tour with the lone loss coming to the Venezuelan National Team last Wednesday.

After the 82-77 loss, Iowa State center Jameel McKay sent out four tweets in a 15-minute span, voicing his frustration with the team’s performance. Travis Hines, of the Ames Tribune, had taken screenshots of the tweets, which are still up on McKay’s account, and on Friday, Hines asked Iowa State head coach Steve Prohm and point guard Monte Morris about their interpretations of the tweets. According to Hines, Prohm had not seen the tweets, but was expecting “great things” from McKay this season.

Morris seemed to have a better understanding of his roommates’ tweets.

“I think he just tweets sometimes for no reason,” Morris told the Ames Tribune.

To add context to the string of tweets, the mini-rant came after a disappointing outcome in Iowa State’s first game of the trip. The Cyclones had jumped out to a 20-2 lead, but the Venezuelan team would take control, thanks to 64 percent shooting in the second half. The Cyclones entered the contest shorthanded with only six scholarship players, nine in all. It was only made worse when Georges Niang, Hallice Cooke and Morris all fouled out.

For the remainder of the trip, McKay’s tweets had a positive tone, even replying to a fan, “Thanks but Win is more important” after he congratulated McKay on a 25-point performance. While Prohm and Morris are right to downplay Wednesday’s tweets, it serves as a reminder of the significance each 140-character message can have.

The 6-foot-9 McKay averaged 16.0 points and 10.0 boards during the trip.

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