Maybe. But also… so? 2 seed vs 3 seed, I don’t feel like the difference means a whole lot at this point.
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Maybe. But also… so? 2 seed vs 3 seed, I don’t feel like the difference means a whole lot at this point.
Well, at least we’re guaranteed to beat Arizona Monday night.
Its not exactly being critical it's just the way it is. John Calipari had a hall of fame career doing it.
I’d much rather be a 2 than 3. It does suck this team had total control of their destiny and could have been a 1 seed but like every TJ team, they pissed down their leg the second next level expectations hit. They do better when expectations get lowered or they’re being overlooked
I don't think you understand what "ceiling" means if that's what you're saying.
We have that ceiling too, this year even. Not every team hits their ceiling in the tournament though. Those teams did, but if you play the tournament 10 times they probably don't repeat that performance in any of them (and if you judged them in late february, you'd probably say their likelihood of doing so is quite low). That's the tournament for ya.
Go cheer for your beloved Hawkeyes and coach McCallum who is the second coming of John Wooden. They are a serious title contender.
No. But it doesn’t matter. All the tie breakers are against us. Would take chaos the final week to not be the 5th seed now.
Yeah that’s what I keep saying is that it’s gonna be hilarious winning against Arizona Monday lol most cyclone thing ever win games when you aren’t expecting it and lose when it should be a win
I think Zona will have a let down after KU, does not mean ISU wins or comes close to winning, but Zona may look flat for awhile
Its college hoops, fans live and die by each game, either your great or you suck. But based on actuall games teams certainly lack consistency
But I look at UConn today, they eeked it out, but they really struggled at home after blowing out ST Johns.
So hard to say what happens.
We won the turnover battle by 8 and points of turnovers also by 8. We shot 16 more free throws and scored more points from the FT line. What killed us today was their making 14 three pointers to our 8, that is an 18 point swing.
I can relate to this....being ranked this high changes things. It changes how amped our opponents get. It changes the pressure when breakthrough opportunities come up (chances to be ranked #1, #1 seeds, conference championships, etc.). It also changes how we cheer (at least for me). Honestly WAY more pressure game to game than even when TJ started here. Less margin for error, and our team has shown some cracks. Hell, I have too. My dog has learned to swear solely based on how I cheer for Cyclone basketball.
Yousef Gray Jr.
Christian Wiggins
Jackson Kiss
Dorian Rinaldo Komlan
Are any of them great shooters?
Is Mason Williams a great shooter?
As great as Milan is...he can't do it himself every game. Each year TJ seems to get the team a little better offensively. I'm hoping next year will keep trending that direction.
Christian Wiggins
Jackson Kiss
Dorian Rinaldo Komlan
Are any of them great shooters?
Is Mason Williams a great shooter?
As great as Milan is...he can't do it himself every game. Each year TJ seems to get the team a little better offensively. I'm hoping next year will keep trending that direction.
I’m worried Buchanan is gonna get eaten alive by Krivas but I am very excited to watch the Koa Peat vs Jefferson matchup. Find a way to contain Bradley a bit see what happens. Hopefully our guys come out angry as **** after today’s embarrassment
It really boils down to this.....it doesn't matter if we play Ames high school, or the Los Angeles lakers, Iowa state is going to do the same thing no matter what. On both ends, regardless of time and score, That's the philosophy, and there is something to be said for that. But, it makes isu very predictable, tj has even said this publicly. It is what it is.
He's got them going in the right direction for sure. 20-9 and 2 games above .500 in conference in year 1 after taking over a mess of a program.
He should be pissed at himself for not having them ready to play the first half of a very important game
They still can, anybody can get hot come tournament time but I just don't get expect more than 1 or 2 wins in the big tournament. I liked the team last year quite a bit more but injuries derailed the whole thing which is an Iowa State trademark unfortunately, I'm still not over the Niang injury.
Uhhhh…a coach calls plays. Directs players. Makes strategic changes.
There’s no observable evidence TJ does any of that. Watch a timeout.
NC State was horrible going into their tourney then got hot.
All it takes and ISU still has time to turn it around.
Hell UConn their first run came out of nowhere and was up and down durning the year.
