Just heard it closed. Great food, lousy location!

Iowa State comes in at No. 8 in this week's AP Poll, extending the nation's longest streak of being ranked inside the top 10 and setting up a top 10 matchup with No. 5 Houston Saturday.

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https://cyclonefanatic.com/2025/02/monday-musings-turnovers-otzelberger-an-end-to-all-star-games/

Anyone have an app to track home inventory? Thinking about trying to get a list of all appliances (with model/serial numbers/links to owners manuals, maintenance records, etc.).

Wondering if an App is even worth it or if I just hack one together in Excel.

Enjoy! As always appreciate the feedback and hearing which ones are your favs.

Had some time this evening after watching a handful of fun games today so I looked into our next opponent - the Houston Cougars. Riding an 8 game losing streak and very shorthanded, the Cougs are suffering mightily.

My recap from Cedar Falls!

I know this has definitely been discussed but who is definitely done after this year and who is eligible or potentially eligible to come back next year? I know gilbert is gone and Curtis is likely gone barring a lucky extra year granted but not for sure about everyone else.

A few days ago, the R&R HoF announced the next group up for consideration to be inducted. From the main article:

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Foundation today announced a list of 14 Performer Nominees to be considered for 2025 Induction.

• Bad Company
• The Black Crowes
• Mariah Carey
• Chubby Checker
• Joe Cocker
• Billy Idol
• Joy Division/New Order
• Cyndi Lauper
• Maná
• Oasis
• Outkast
• Phish
• Soundgarden
• The White Stripes

Artists or bands become eligible for nomination 25 years after releasing their first commercial recording. Among this year’s 14 Nominees, eight are appearing on the ballot for the first time: Bad Company, The Black Crowes, Chubby Checker, Joe Cocker, Billy Idol, Maná, Outkast, and Phish.

“These remarkable Nominees have each created their own musical style and attitude, impacting generations of music lovers and contributing to the ever-evolving sounds and continued growth of rock & roll”, said John Sykes, Chairman of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Foundation.

Nominee ballots will be distributed to an international voting panel composed of over 1,200 artists, historians, and music industry professionals. The selection criteria include an artist’s impact on music culture, influence on other musicians that have followed, as well as the scope and longevity of their career and body of work.

The 2025 Performer Inductees will be revealed in late April, along with those Inductees entering the Hall under three special committee categories: Musical Influence, Musical Excellence, and the Ahmet Ertegun Non-Performer Award.

Chris Williams & Brent Blum dive into Iowa State’s 81-70 victory over Cincinnati. The Cyclones are No. 9 in the NCAA Tournament’s first seeding release. What does that mean going forward? Plus, the guys dive into what appears to be a real issue in the Big 12 this season – a hodgepodge of officials that lacks overall consistency. Presented as always by our friends at Mechdyne.

Excerpts copied from Cyclones.com:

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | 02.15.2025

LAWRENCE, Kan. – Iowa State (18-9, 9-5 Big 12) picked up the 93-80 road win at Kansas (16-7, 7-5 Big 12) Saturday afternoon to secure the season sweep of the Jayhawks. Iowa State seemingly could not miss from beyond the 3-point line, while Addy Brown nearly hit a triple-double.

Addy Brown was a star coming just one rebound shy of a triple-double. Her stat line included 17 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds. The sophomore secured her seventh double-double of the season and 17th of her career.

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With the attention received by Audi, I’m not certain Addy Brown is appreciated as much as she should be! We have two former Cheryl Miller Award winners in our past, namely Ashley (2021 & 2022) and Bridget (2019). I was curious how sophomore Addy compared to them in “advanced metrics”, and the answer is, quite favorably!

Box Plus/Minus (BPM)

Box Plus/Minus (BPM) is an estimate of the points per 100 possessions that a player contributes above a league-average player, translated to an per-game basis. BPM takes into account a player’s box score statistics and provides an evaluation of their overall contribution to the team’s performance. It is a valuable tool for comparing players across different positions and roles.

Box Plus / Minus Women’s Career Leaders (Since 2002-03) – Minimum 50 Games

https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/leaders/women/bpm-player-career.html

ISU WBB Players in the Top 250:

141 - Ashley Joens – 10.92

164 – Bridget Carleton – 10.65

194 – Addy Brown – 10.31

222 – Audi Crooks – 9.87

Nice synopsis of WBB Statistical Analysis:

https://www.marygrovemustangs.com/analyzing-womens-basketball-key-stats-and-what-they-mean.html#:~:text=Box%20Plus%2FMinus%20(BPM)%20is%20an%20estimate%20of%20the,contribution%20to%20the%20team's%20performance.
Player Efficiency Rating (PER) appears to favor post players so ISU only has one player in the Top 250 (since 2002), but it's impressive, as Audi Crooks is inside the top 100!

Going into this one I knew KU had a couple of dangerous players. The team made Nichols work for everything and neutralized Evans. Of course they had an unexpected hero in Harshaw, but it wasn't enough...for the Sisters it was all about "letting it rain."

When I was a kid I was a huge NBA with Inside Stuff and NBA on NBC through the 90s, but now I haven't watched basically any games after I went to ISU and College Basketball. I'll see a few NBA games here and there, maybe 3 or 4 games a year, but I thought this was very interesting.

Draymond Green said that NBA is boring. A few quotes from the article.

"Every possession is some type of chess move," Green said, via the Associated Press. "You don't get that today in the NBA, often. ... You don't just get that on a regular basis. It's just who can run faster, who can hit more 3s, it's no substance. I think it's very boring."

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The 2015-16 Warriors, who won 73 games, led the league with 31.6 3-point attempts per game. That mark would rank 29th this season. There are four teams taking over 40 3s per game, led by the Celtics at 48.3.....

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Some crazy statistics about the 3 point attempts per game. They commish say they need to change the game and just not move back the 3 point line.

"To be honest, I wish it was as simple as just moving the 3-point line back, because then we would just do it. Part of the concern from the basketball folks is that if you move the 3-point line back, you'll end up just sort of clogging up the area under the basket, and that's not such attractive basketball either."

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What do you think about the empjasis 3 point too much the game in NBA?

I know they need to have a 3 point shot, but I was thinking of what I'd be with without a 3 point line. Play the whole court not just the line. See people battle under the basket.

Think about the playing on the gyms you play 2:1 field shots, Organized basketball is 3:2, but what if NBA made.it like a 5:4. Now they would never do this like 2 FG shots or 2.5 at past the line, or do 3 points for standard FG and 4 after behind the line.

Thoughts?

Iowa State shined at the free throw line in an 81-70 win over Cincinnati.

Aiden Wyatt and Connor Ferguson react to Iowa State’s comfortable win over Kansas, courtesy of Channel Seed.

Enjoy!

Chris Williams reacts to No. 10 Iowa State’s win over Cincinnati, courtesy of Channel Seed.

Enjoy!

Iowa State won, 93-80.

So I missed the game today bc my kiddo’s birthday party, but whenever I would glance at the game tracker it seemed like someone was shooting foul shots. 30 free throws? A number of techs too? What happened…was this game extra chippy?

Predictions. We will need breaks but there a path if it all shakes right.

This will be a freakin’ bar fight.