I’m glad you aren’t advocating for a coaching change coming off a 29 win season. Holy **** is this thread pathetic. We are averaging 24.8 wins a season under T.J. This is literally the golden age of Cyclone basketball. Our NIL from fans is below average and yet we continue to succeed.
*** Official #23 Tennessee vs #6 IOWA STATE Game(Day) Thread ***
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I doubt there are many/any coaches ever who have taken over a two-win program and made the tourney every year for five straight years, with three trips to the third round.
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One of my worries going in was that Rick Barnes is one hell of a coach and that he'd find a way to disrupt us. He definitely saw the key as keeping Milan in check and that's what they tried to do, quite successfully.
I've seen some people on social media giving him crap about his performance, but in a situation like that, you really need to make them pay for doing that by having others step up. He's such a threat that there's almost no downside to continuing to key on him either way, but to loosen them up just a little bit, you'd have to make them pay down low. That's where Jefferson would have been key.
I've seen some people on social media giving him crap about his performance, but in a situation like that, you really need to make them pay for doing that by having others step up. He's such a threat that there's almost no downside to continuing to key on him either way, but to loosen them up just a little bit, you'd have to make them pay down low. That's where Jefferson would have been key.
Jefferson not being available really hurt. Without him we needed to have a player be able to create and finish. Heise did that. But we also needed Batemon to be able to hit some shots. Tennessee limited their live ball turnovers and limited us from having open looks at 3’s. Honestly I can count on one hand the number of clean looks that we got from 3 point range last night. I was surprised at the amount of physicality with two hands that the crew allowed last night. Tennessee was allowed to play with two hands engaged on us all night on the perimeter until the last 8 minutes.
I've lived in the DFW area since 1987 and Hawks fans here aren't nearly as obnoxious. Now UT and A&M fans, that's another story...
TTU with Toppen was easily final four caliber team. Even though they won, what 3 in a row after he went down eventually it catches up.
It is what it is. Those bi***** about this along with Iowa..........how far do they go if their best player goes down 2 minutes into the Clemson game?
Being good is one thing, but you also need some luck to go far in this tourney.
It is what it is. Those bi***** about this along with Iowa..........how far do they go if their best player goes down 2 minutes into the Clemson game?
Being good is one thing, but you also need some luck to go far in this tourney.
So you think TJ doesn't try to recruit good players with reportedly one of the lower NIL funds out there?
Do you not think coaches aren't evaluating players constantly outside of games?
There is a long list of teams that give the bulk of the minutes to 8-9 guys in the bye games. It's not some unusual thing and 11th bench player getting 5 minutes in November isn't going to do much in a game 4 months later.
And who would have done much last night?
Thanks for the great season Cyclones.
Now the work on the 26-27 season starts.
Go Cyclones.
Now the work on the 26-27 season starts.
Go Cyclones.
I do not know how bad he was hurting. I just think he could've sent a message by at least trying to play and if he couldn't do it go back to the bench but at least there would have been no questions about his willingness to try for the team.
You appear to be the only one questioning his willingness to try
I was an incredibly physical game with a team we didn’t match up well with. Free throw shooting was the difference.
Jefferson played through a HIGH ankle sprain in high school. He is a dog/demon/grinder. If it was at all possible to be out there yesterday and be effective, I'm sure he would have been.
****ing sucks but what can you do?
****ing sucks but what can you do?
Exactly right, we played as well as we could without our best player (other than FTs). So much for the "we're better without Jefferson" posters. In addition to his much-needed rebounding, he's really the only player on the team who could consistently get his own shot.
You want him to go out there and get one of those free baskets like you see for injured seniors in high school basketball?
This tournament hasn't had many 'not a dry eye in the place' moments so this tracks.
What the hell TJ!!!?
They accuse TJ of being Kilmer by playing guys 28 minutes in a bye game but want TJ to be Kilmer and throw a guy out there so ISU can play 4 v 5, and then they'll say teams have the 4 person trapping defense figured out and it's time to clean house.
Amazing fans.
