Calling Jefferson elite might be going a step far.
*** Official #16 Texas Tech vs #4 IOWA STATE Game(Day) Thread ***
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And yet he's here....especially when we struggle, in spades. Kind of sad, actually.
Why "gulp," with those games? I'm fine with ASU or Baylor, followed by (with a win) Kansas. None of those games scare me. Despite today.
He'll have whole offseason to work on becoming a better shooter.
They now get paid more than many of us to play said game, why not expect them to play well.
I'm interested in seeing how he does as the teams primary PG/floor leader in general.
Which is a bummer - because TJ's style combined with better athletes would be quite beastly.
I agree with the earlier poster - we have overachieved and that is a credit to TJ. 24 wins from a macro level is obviously very awesome!
I don't however see enough confidence that they can live up to a 2 or 3 seed though, unfortunately. The floor is quite low.
Starting back court combined to go 3-16 from the field and 0-7 from 3. Jefferson was not the problem today
They probably should take a hard pass on pro ball of any kind. They won't just be playing against other 18-22 years olds there.
Oh I don’t mean the first game. But Tech round 2 sounded great if Iowa State had gotten the 4 seed. It’s too bad today was the deciding factor. Iowa State would have zero crowd advantage playing Kansas, and it’s possible the whole Peterson thing has been load management to have a strong showing in the postseason to end his college “career.”
Given some of the freshman athletic freaks in our conference, that seems defeating somehow, but that sort of development/progression is foundational to TJ's plan. So, I'm hopeful that next year at this time he drains a couple of those.
It’s a vicious cycle, unfortunately:
Backcourt is nonexistent offensively -> JJ has to hero-ball on offense because of it -> he makes a few mistakes -> he gets the criticism
He'll never be a shooter. You either are or you aren't. He can make some improvements though.
I think it’s a problem we have to rely on lineups with at least 3 guys on the floor who are sub 33% 3-point shooters. Toure, Buchanan, Lipsey, and Heise are all shooting below 33%.
It’s fine if we’re scoring enough off turnovers/in transition. But if we have to run a half-court offense or match a proficient 3-point shooting team, we can’t do it because we can’t adequately space the floor in the half court.
It’s fine if we’re scoring enough off turnovers/in transition. But if we have to run a half-court offense or match a proficient 3-point shooting team, we can’t do it because we can’t adequately space the floor in the half court.
Are you f*cking serious?
I gotta ask - did you just get the internet? Did you literally just discover sports? Not even joking. Your statement is one of the weirdest, stupidest things I've ever seen on this message report. I have a homework assignment for you. Go to literally any other message board for any other P4 school. Go there during game day. See how they compare to Iowa State fans. Actually don't, you might have a f*cking heart attack.
These young adults are getting paid more in one year than I have gotten paid in my entire professional career. And yes, that very obviously matters. I'm not going to be embarrassed to have some passion in rooting for my favorite team, my alma mater. I'm not going to righteously shame others for it either. Because arrogantly scoldimg fellow fans about their opinions about their favorite sports team would be absolutely stupid and embarrassing as sh*t.
LOL I'm still laughing at the concept - "expectations" on a game thread on an synonymous fan site sports message board game day chat. Holy hell that is funny.
It's him or one of our freshmen. Or a transfer. But betting it's Toure. Six weeks ago I wasn't concerned, but since then he's wilted under pressure. Hoping he steps up like I think he's capable of.
Just imagine how bad the offense will be next year if it seems bad now.
We won’t win any meaningful games with Toure and Batemon going 1/13 from the field.
Big 3 were fine today. They got no help from anyone else.
