I hear you, but I'll let you know that my memory of that Elite 8 game was much, much worse than tonight. LIke 1,000 times worse. We advanced and were there, but as a fan that game was gut wrenching to watch.
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I hear you, but I'll let you know that my memory of that Elite 8 game was much, much worse than tonight. LIke 1,000 times worse. We advanced and were there, but as a fan that game was gut wrenching to watch.
Not what I said. Of course a bench guy isn’t going to match what a starter gave you - otherwise they wouldn’t be in the bench. But when things like injuries happen, it would be nice to have some guys who can step up and contribute.
Same as last year when Milan and Keshon were out. You are putting in guys who hadn’t played in weeks or months. That is a big ask. Why not work them in for 4-5 minutes of blowouts? Plus it saves the legs of your starters. What is the harm? But TJ did not do that.
Nate needs to go, he’s a losing coach who isn’t a massive handicap to this program. No serious fan should support Nate being in charge of our offense
I mean look, it was a hell if a team with a few flaws, which all teams have. We lost our best player who happens to 6'8, prob weighs 260 and can run like a deer. It was going to be an uphill climb after that.
Tell me how the F could Awaka leave UT for AZ & then UT still has all these bigs?
Yep.
I specially knowing MSU cruised to a NC after that dog fight.
God may not hate us…but He’s clearly not a fan either.
Why are you acting like TJ has never won big games before?
Yes, you were wrong. You claimed TJ only had a killer instinct against teams like Prairie View A&M. I gave you just a couple of examples where there he had a killer instinct.
I can understand that and with every advancement of the tournament, the wins are more euphoric and the losses are more painful.
Texas Tech fans still have PTSD from their natty loss to UVA.
Win post season games, to be fair I think it largely falls on Nate Schmidt being a horrendous coach offensively. Once TJ gets rid of him this team will take the next level but until then there’s a serious handicap in place
Guess the only thing that equates to "killer instinct" is an Elite 8. Which is remarkable logic.
0-3 in sweet 16 games but sure were clutch
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Seriously though, any fans giving these guys a hard time should be ashamed. They worked ten times harder than you've ever worked for anything in your lives. Sorry that your life is so empty that you have to rely on others for your sense of well being.
Go back and watch the few games where there was motion and the ball was moving. It was like a well oiled machine with all the cutting and spacing etc. it was fun to watch and it oped up so many opportunities to score.
This hand off at the top of the key and just going side to side is too easy to defend. Sure we won games this way but it was a struggle against good teams. I never understood way this was 99% of the offense.
This hand off at the top of the key and just going side to side is too easy to defend. Sure we won games this way but it was a struggle against good teams. I never understood way this was 99% of the offense.
Yep. Our half court offense is what is holding us back.
I was watching the game tonight with a friend who was a coach at the D2 level. He kept pointing out how our players were standing around on offense, waiting for the dribble handoff. No movement.
If you look for it, it really stands out. Too often we are watching the ball. He was watching what the other floors guys were doing (or not doing).
We need an offense that can manufacture open looks against disciplined defenses that don’t fall for our typical high screen or dribble hand off into iso-ball.
I remember in TJ's first season in the Tourney, Huggins was a guest analyst on CBS, and he made the statement that TJ would get ISU to the Final Four eventually. A bold statement after only 1 season for sure, but Huggie knows hoops and I agree with him. Better times are ahead in hoops, as much as tonight sucked.
