Doug's size surely scared off other big schools, who were usually in the gym watching Doug's high school teammate, Harrison Barnes. But when his own dad wouldn't bite, the other big boys took a cue, though dad had his reasons.
"Part of it was just the uncertainty of exactly where did he fit in," Greg said. "Is he a role player? Could he eventually develop into one of your main contributors?
"When you talk about the possibility of coaching your son, you want him to have the best possible experience that he can have. And I was a little leery to bring him into a situation where his ability would be questioned and my decisions to play him or not play him would be questioned.
"And, frankly, to be 100 percent honest, I wasn't real pleased with the culture of the program at my time at Iowa State. I had made some bad decisions. And as a result, the program didn't stand for the things that I wanted it to stand for. That's 100 percent my fault.
"He (Doug) lived my pain when I came home. He was frustrated by some of the things that had transpired in our program, which was 100 percent my fault."
