Well then ISU should just play both UNLV '90 and Arkansas late 80s-mid 90s style 40 minutes/game every time with their players.
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Well then ISU should just play both UNLV '90 and Arkansas late 80s-mid 90s style 40 minutes/game every time with their players.
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Agree. It's also incredibly hard to give that effort twice a week with incredibly difficult travel schedules. On top of that, at this point of the season they're in a position where they can't win the conference, and they're pretty much locked into the 2/3 seed.
Fun, who on ISU is going to be Larry Johnson, Stacey Augmen and Williamson in this world you live in where ISU should just do that?
It’s not about UNLV ability or even their style of play, like Arkansas.
It’s about bringing 40 minutes of defensive intensity.
Jerry Tarkanian and Especially Nolan Richardson demanded 40 minutes of their time.
You could see TJ changed his demeanor in the 2nd half vs Tech.
Wanted his guys in their faces. Pressure. High motor.
Why wait?
This may be shocking, but sometimes what a coach is calling for doesn't happen no matter how many times they 'demand' it.
Do you really think that Nolan Richardson and Tarkanian got wire to wire 40 super intense minutes of whatever style they played each game?
Just a tiny sample but how did ARK give up 101 points to a bad Tennessee team at home late in this season, or lose to NE LA at home in December?
Did he wait too long?
1992–93 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team - Wikipedia
You’re fine with the defense in the first half against Texas TechThis may be shocking, but sometimes what a coach is calling for doesn't happen no matter how many times they 'demand' it.
Do you really think that Nolan Richardson and Tarkanian got wire to wire 40 super intense minutes of whatever style they played each game?
Just a tiny sample but how did ARK give up 101 points to a bad Tennessee team at home late in this season, or lose to NE LA at home in December?
Did he wait too long?
1992–93 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team - Wikipedia
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Got it.
That isn't what I said... maybe just stop making **** up to act like I did because you don't have a response to things that happened even under the best coaches.
Living in a dream land where teams are just going to play a certain way because you seem to think legendary coaches had that happen every game 30-40 years ago must be fun though.
And you're great at pretending past teams of other coaches played a certain way all of the time and that ISU should just be able to as well.
Do you actually think that those coaches got wire to wire intensity every game?
That's wild if so.
Nope
Earlier I said 7-10 games.
Or
You get the results I mentioned and live with it.
And you’re perfectly fine with complacency and the “Can’t” mentality.
I understand Toure losing minutes for his poor shooting and offense, but TJ needs to get on Heise for not even attempting a 3 and only 2 shots all game. He plays way too much and is our 2nd best 3 point shooter in conference games.
He shoots when he's open. He's never going to be someone to force the issue or create, and he shouldn't because he's not capable.
We need our ball handling guards to turn the corner, get downhill on drives, and stress the defense to create open looks for others.
Right now, Lipsey and Toure aren't being aggressive. The defense can easily go under on screens because they can't shoot. The defense never has to help. Batemon has been doing more of this but is sometimes out of control and not looking to kick it out.
If the other team hits shots, and we're forced to play a half court game, we aren't going to beat good teams.
Youth might be a part of the inconsistencies but there are times when Toure has done a nice job of maybe not creating but getting to the hoop through traffic and finishing.
It probably comes down to experience helping with timing it out.
