*** Official #16 Texas Tech vs #4 IOWA STATE Game(Day) Thread ***

[exCYtable]

Milan shot the three ball twice. Unacceptable plan on offense

Apparently, setting one predictable screen per possession to get him open is not an effective plan.

 

[danvillecyclone]

TT on pace to shoot 36 threes.

If some knucklehead on here knows they are gonna shoot that many, you have to be able plan for it as a squad.

Or live with the consequences.

 

[awd4cy]

They're undefeated at home. Their play at home hasn't been the issue until this game.

I’m talking over the last 5 years. I’m not saying he loses a lot at home, but the rare times he does they are blowouts.

 

[GoSTATE71]

This team does best when expectations get lowered anytime they go up in the rankings they typically piss the bed bad

 

[Mads4st8]

We are terrible in the half court. We have 3 guards that aren’t good shooters!

But they can play defense! Oh wait..,

 

[AllInForISU]

Toure 0-6 shooting with at least 1 airball. No points, rebounds, steals, blocks, or assists. Quintuple bagel. Nelson can’t be any worse than that.

This would be about what Nelson does, but without any on ball defense

 

[BigJCy]

Im really trying not to over react, but I don’t know, I’m seeing too many flashing red light for our post season prospects.

We might still come back in this one but even if that happens we are a good team, not a special one.

 

[CySmurf]

I think I'll come back later...but this team needs shooters in games like this. We're bringing a butter knife to a gun fight and have no chance.

 

[Pharmacy99]

No way Toure is a one and done, is there?

TJ recruits good defensive players with a liability on offense. Toure is a good defensive player but has limited offensive skills. He has no jump shot or floater and not skilled enough to drive to the basket.

 

[AuH2O]

No way Toure is a one and done, is there?

As in NBA? No. He needs a huge jump next year.

 

[cyatheart]

Same lingering issues. Cant trap certain teams, it's what they want and we play right into it. No half court offense, Milan gets no shots. It is what it is, just how tj wants to play.

It's just the trap doesn't work against these better teams, at some point you just have to sit down and guard them straight up.

 

[Darius Bieber]

They definitely aren't the storyline, but they are letting a lot of contact go on Tech when we have the ball.

You cannot be putting ANY blame on refs when you’re down 20 at home while shooting 5x the amount of FTs.

 

[Frak]

I kind of feel like this team would play better against byu and TT if Saunders and toppin were playing. More dialed in.

 

[HoustonClone]

Hopefully tech cools down but if you’re gonna get wide open looks every single time then unlikely. TJ as great as he is refuses to adjust in game when things aren’t working. The trapping has led to absolutely wide open looks for tech

This....the trapping and the resulting threes. Can we play aggressive D and not trap? Need to try.

 

[GoSTATE71]

I like this team but if I’m an outsider and I see Iowa state as the 2 seed in your region I’d be thrilled. We don’t look intimidating at all and beatable. When I watch Michigan, Duke, Arizona they all look terrifyingly good

 

[Tpups21]

Just watch this team put up another offensive clunker in the NCAA Tournament like the Pitt game.

 

[Freebird]

I can't believe how many of you are unwilling to give TT props for how well they're shooting/playing. They're putting on a clinic. It isn't always about how bad we're playing.

Funny how that seems to keep happening against us.

 

[Dork Diggler]

If we don’t get turnovers and runouts we’re ******.

 

[Cyched]

I’m not drunk enough for this

Now I am

 

[cyfan92]

I've got a great idea, let's hard trap a guard dominant team and force them into in in rhythm threes!

Fuc*in brilliant, right!?