*** Official Grambling State vs #16 IOWA STATE Game(Day) Thread ***

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Grambling State (1-0, 0-0 SWAC)
IOWA STATE (1-0, 0-0 BIG 12)
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6TH 7:00 P.M. CST
HILTON COLISEUM / AMES, IA


TV: ESPN+
Talent: : BJ Schaben, pxp Derrin Hansen, analyst Abby Altman sideline

Radio: Cyclone Radio Network (Varsity Network)
CRN Talent: John Walters (pxp); Eric Heft (analyst)
 
Most interested to see if our bigs can be aggressive without filling up the foul stat sheet and if Batemon can put some points on the board. Also hope Jefferson found a bottle of Jergans Ultra to soften up his hands a touch at times.
 
Most interested to see if our bigs can be aggressive without filling up the foul stat sheet and if Batemon can put some points on the board. Also hope Jefferson found a bottle of Jergans Ultra to soften up his hands a touch at times.
Batemon looks like one of those guys that is gonna need a lot more PT before we see his true potential--basically the guy that becomes the focal point of game thread wrath when TJ doesn't play him as much as we all think he should.
 
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Batemon looks like one of those guys that is gonna need a lot more PT before we see his true potential--basically the guy that becomes the focal point of game thread wrath when TJ doesn't play him as much as we all think he should.

And they'll base their opinions off of some high school highlights or clip from September practice since they don't have a clue how much time coaches spend evaluating and figuring out the best situations 'behind the scenes'.
 
The cyclones will leash a whoop ass on these tigers go CLONES
 
And they'll base their opinions off of some high school highlights or clip from September practice since they don't have a clue how much time coaches spend evaluating and figuring out the best situations 'behind the scenes'.
I was talking to TJ through my TV screen the other day, imploring him to get Batemon more time and even to run some plays specifically to try to get him looks. I don’t think he heard me. I’ll need to figure that out, but it’s pretty clear why he’s not getting early run, at least from what I saw. Needs to be better on the defensive end. He got beat off the dribble a number of times by a bigger, presumably slower dude who plays for Fairleigh Dickinson. I imagine he will get it figured out, but that **** don’t play for TJ.

Not bashing. Just observing.
 
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I was talking to TJ through my TV screen the other day, imploring him to get Batemon more time and even to run some plays specifically to try to get him looks. I don’t think he heard me. I’ll need to figure that out, but it’s pretty clear why he’s not getting early run, at least from what I saw. Needs to be better on the defensive end. He got beat off the dribble a number of times by a bigger, presumably slower dude who plays for Fairleigh Dickinson. I imagine he will get it figured out, but that **** don’t play for TJ.

Not bashing. Just observing.
I dont know if it was him getting beat, or just not wanting to foul. Either way, he showed WAY more defensively than Nojus ever did IMO

Defensively, im more concerned with Buchanan, as it felt like FDU had some easy buckets around the basket
 
Most interested to see if our bigs can be aggressive without filling up the foul stat sheet and if Batemon can put some points on the board. Also hope Jefferson found a bottle of Jergans Ultra to soften up his hands a touch at times.
Rewatched the FDU game and the defense from everyone was kinda poor. Poor as in missed assignments. Everyone including Lipsey and Heise missed at least one rotation. Jefferson actually had one of the poorer showings and you'd expect more from him. Our defensive system is complex with the rotations. Good news is, no one looked completely lost out there so there's hope. They'll keep getting better and if you make a mistake, own it and make up for it some other way.
 
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