*** Official #7 IOWA STATE vs #2 Arizona Game(Day) Thread ***

[t-noah]

Que the "we could have beat them on a glass floor" posts

I'm afraid I'm in the camp of 'don't bring this floor back, ever'. Just too many players slipping. It's not worth it. Regualr hardwood floor, thank you. Advertise some other way.

I was there. I've seen it in person, I liked it! Really. But I'm not a player. I watched some games afterward, and have changed my view now.

Dont' bring it back. "Nouvel âge" some other way please. This court isn't it. For the players sake! That's what really counts.

 

[demoncore1031]

I'm afraid I'm in the camp of 'don't bring this floor back, ever'. Just too many players slipping. It's not worth it. Regualr hardwood floor, thank you. Advertise some other way.

I was there. I've seen it in person, I liked it! Really. But I'm not a player. I watched some games afterward, and have changed my view now.

Dont' bring it back. "Nouvel âge" some other way please. This court isn't it. For the players sake! That's what really counts.

Agreed. It looks really cool, but the players don't like it and it's not worth risking injuries. Especially right before the NCAA Tournament.

 

[cydnote]

I'm afraid I'm in the camp of 'don't bring this floor back, ever'. Just too many players slipping. It's not worth it. Regualr hardwood floor, thank you. Advertise some other way.

I was there. I've seen it in person, I liked it! Really. But I'm not a player. I watched some games afterward, and have changed my view now.

Dont' bring it back. "Nouvel âge" some other way please. This court isn't it. For the players sake! That's what really counts.

As a novel woodworker, my first thought is why couldn't they clear coat the glass with a urethane (or similar) finish to replicate a wood floor? Too late for this session but seems a little innovation could be a simple fix. Glad it was tested and hopefully no players were affected, but leave the testing to the labs rather than making the players guinea pigs. Kudos to Brett for pioneering the project and thanks to Brett for addressing the problems.

 

[Spanky]

Not a fan of the glass, but at least they preserved the sneaker squeak. Like the sound of a wood bat, it's critical to the enjoyment of the game.
But I wouldn't be surprised if they dubbed in the squeaks like at Augusta/Masters, where they add the songbirds to the background noise.

 

[ISU4Life]

 

[Cyhig]

Arizona about to find out this Iowa State team is a legitimate F4 contender

 

[iseedit]

Arizona won't have that intimidation factor this time so it'll be a whole different game. The revenge tour is a real thing! Jefferson froze his balls off last night and feels like a million bucks today. He'll make Koa Peat his *****. I wouldn't be surprised to see us pull away from them and make Jay Bilas have to talk about how good we are going into the tournament.

 

[Cycsk]

A few things I'm watching today:

1. Arizona #0 Jaden Bradley trying to get into Toure's head between plays. In Tucson, Bradley was often chirping at Toure and bumping him as he came down court without the ball. One time, Bradley even wrapped his arms around Toure's mid-section as they walked downcourt on a deadball. It was like he was showing Toure what he could do without getting called for a foul. You can get away with more of that stuff at home than in KC.

2. Arizona #2 Dwayne Aristode constantly being all over Milan. In Tucson, Aristode was incredibly physcial and aggressive with Milan, both when he had the ball and when he was trying to get open. I hope that Aristode gets called for more fouls, but I also hope that Milan fights harder to get open for passes and shots.

3. Driving into their bigs early. In Tucson, it seemed like we were afraid to take it to the hoop. Yes, their interior defense is really strong, but I don't think we should leave it untested. Again, I think that they are more likely to be called for fouls in KC than they were at home.

4. Not leaving guys wide open under the basket. Kudos to the Texas Tech coaches for spotting the hole in our defense and exploiting it at least 3 times in the first 10 minutes of the second half. Kudos to the Iowa State coaches for making an adjustment. I don't Tech got another one of these for the rest of the game (although they did get at least two passes in the second half to someone under the basket, but they weren't uncovered) like in the first half.

 

[Run Faster]

RELEASE THE DAWGS!!! NO charity ****! LFG!

 

[Cloned4Life]

I'm afraid I'm in the camp of 'don't bring this floor back, ever'. Just too many players slipping. It's not worth it. Regualr hardwood floor, thank you. Advertise some other way.

I was there. I've seen it in person, I liked it! Really. But I'm not a player. I watched some games afterward, and have changed my view now.

Dont' bring it back. "Nouvel âge" some other way please. This court isn't it. For the players sake! That's what really counts.

No one better get hurt on the hardwood this weekend...

Although if they do, we'll just have to transition the talking point to "See! SEE! Now THIS is how Naismith intended for players to get hurt - on WOOD like God demanded!"

Damn just thinking back in hindsight for last year. Milan...Keshon...Tamin... Did Yormark secretly install LED courts in places all of the country and that's why we were so injured last year!?

 

[CascadeClone]

I'm afraid I'm in the camp of 'don't bring this floor back, ever'. Just too many players slipping. It's not worth it. Regualr hardwood floor, thank you. Advertise some other way.

I was there. I've seen it in person, I liked it! Really. But I'm not a player. I watched some games afterward, and have changed my view now.

Dont' bring it back. "Nouvel âge" some other way please. This court isn't it. For the players sake! That's what really counts.

Yeah i thought ir was cool and all for it. And weds i thought it was ok in terms of slipping. But then yesterday it was horrible, guys from both teams were on roller skates the whole game. Idk if it got more humid, or what. Great move by Yormark, love that he wasnt prideful or defensive but just did the right thing.

 

[cytor]

 

[ISUKyro]

Glass floor is gone.
B T A
Defend Hilton South!

 

[pourcyne]

 

[FarmerCy1]

Haven’t seen it anywhere, or maybe I missed it, but what time is the pep rally this afternoon? Wife and I are headed down with my sister for the game and were wondering…..

 

[xboxfever]

Back to hardwood for the games tonight. Hopefully we see less slipping and less players getting hurt.

 

[rosshm16]

Some observations from watching the replay of the TTU game (I missed it live):

- After trailing 17-4, we outscored them 71-36 the rest of the way, absolute belt-to-assing. TTU minus Toppin reminds me of a Fred team, if the threes are falling they can give anyone a good game, but there's no Plan B.

- I didn't realize JJ has scored 10+ in 39 consecutive games, stretching into a last few games of last season and the entirety of this season.

- With all TTU's vaunted toughness, they sure flailed around a lot at any contact from our guys, lots of exaggerated pirouettes with arms in the air.

 

[madguy30]

Back to hardwood for the games tonight. Hopefully we see less slipping and less players getting hurt.

Did they chsnge it?

 

[Cyhig]

Did they chsnge it?

Yes - hardwood floors rest of the tournament

 

[houjix]

Did they chsnge it?

Yes.

Big 12 to swap LED glass court for hardwood in semis, final

The Big 12 will transition back to a traditional hardwood court for the remainder of its conference tournament at T-Mobile Center after the innovative LED glass court it was using led to some slipping and grip issues for players.

www.espn.com