**** WBB: Gameday Thread - Iowa State vs Arizona State - 5:30 pm ESPN+ ****

Sooo…. I am a believer of doing what you do. So they can’t quit shooting three-pointers but honestly… They have to do some cutting and get other people to the basket other than just throwing the damn ball underneath or pulling up for 3s, what the holy hell

At least we are getting shots by launching 3s. Pounding down to Audi when she’s triple teamed has led to 2x more turnovers than shots, let alone made baskets.

This is what you get when you run a non-existent offense.
 
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Anyone blaming this on the refs needs to just look at the box score and do some self reflection

So really....it isn't possible for the Cyclones to be playing bad, and for the refs to be struggling as well? It just has to be reduced to our play only? We ARE shooting bad, but that's not the whole story.
 
We need to hit 3s at a normal clip and we'll beat them. Keep missing, we get clobbered.

OK, I guess maybe hitting other shots at a normal pace, we'll be able to beat them.

We're shooting terribly.

I never said the officials were making us shoot the way we are. But they are DEFINITELY influencing the game. Both can be, and imo are, true.
I've been around long enough to know that CF is never going to be satisfied with reffing in any game ever. We're missing a lot of shots we normally make, we settled down on forcing the ball inside and weathered the big run at the beginning, just settle in and make some shots.
 
This Christopher Walken Miller Lite commercial has me longing for Lady Gaga's dive bar tour. They play it a LOT.

But yes, Zoomer guys. Go talk to her. A no isn't going to hurt you. And kudos to Miller for addressing the loneliness crisis among young people that is cratering alcohol sales in the demographic.
 
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I've been around long enough to know that CF is never going to be satisfied with reffing in any game ever. We're missing a lot of shots we normally make, we settled down on forcing the ball inside and weathered the big run at the beginning, just settle in and make some shots.

To be down 8 with that bad of an offensive half, I actually feel ok about our odds of winning. Defense looked much better over the last 12 minutes.
 
Believe me…what you see on tv isn’t as bad as it is live. While the team is missing wide open looks by the gross, the officiating is abysmal.

That being said, the ASU game plan was superb. But the fouls will catch up with them.
 
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So really....it isn't possible for the Cyclones to be playing bad, and for the refs to be struggling as well? It just has to be reduced to our play only? We ARE shooting bad, but that's not the whole story.
The reffing is better than our shooting so far by a lot.
 
I kinda think the problem of this team was reflected in the final play of the half. We have last shot, plenty of time and rather move the ball around, we drive into the heart of the defense and throw up a prayer. We are better than that but need to play smarter.
 
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The officials are calling it tight all of a sudden. Interesting.