Conference Prediction for ISU

This should be a good thread to look back on later in the season. For the record, I think we'll end up with at least 4 losses at Hilton this season.

Why? This is the best defensive team we've had in quite some time and isn't nearly as troubled offensively and people are making them out to be. It's not as good as it has been at all but defensively were much improved

Well, we're at 3 home losses before February and have to win out to avoid that 4th loss. Here are the rest of the home games in order:

Oklahoma
TCU
Baylor
Oklahoma State
 
They will still finish 9-9 and split in the Big 12 Tournament. 18-14 and we get a play-in game. Then there will be a great discussion of what a terrific job CSP did in turning the season around.
 
CyTwins is going to see a lot of notifications on his dashboard, lol, and they won't be happy ones. I agree with the poster above, 9-9, split Big 12 tourney games, get a first four game with an 18-14 record.
 
CyTwins is going to see a lot of notifications on his dashboard, lol, and they won't be happy ones. I agree with the poster above, 9-9, split Big 12 tourney games, get a first four game with an 18-14 record.

I think CyTwins is tough enough to handle it :)
 
CyTwins is going to see a lot of notifications on his dashboard, lol, and they won't be happy ones. I agree with the poster above, 9-9, split Big 12 tourney games, get a first four game with an 18-14 record.

10-8, lose the 4/5 game, 18-13. We'll beat Baylor at home to solidify a 10 seed.
 
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I'd feel pretty good knowing these posters were going about their daily lives for months with the thought of getting one back on cytwins on an anonymous internet message board in their head the entire time.

I agree that it is juvenile in nature...but when you have strong takes it is going to happen. I enjoy Cytwins posting (as well as yours Gunner) although I will not always agree. I think Cytwins will be fine.
 
People get predictions wrong all the time. That's why they are predictions. I'd love for CyTwins to still be right.
 
I'm a popular man. I'm going to owe @Cydkar $20. Really frustrating loss and I'm heading to Lawrence Friday after work. Hopefully they have enough beer for us
 
I agree with the poster above, 9-9, split Big 12 tourney games, get a first four game with an 18-14 record.
Before conference play I'd have taken that. Even more so now.

So close, yet a lot of teams are. With Malou and Lard as big risks they needed more than signing Holden. Carter should have been booted. CW made it sound as though the staff recognized the Holden miss early in camp. Imo Young should have gotten Holden's development minutes from Day 1. They haven't done a great job with NWB and Jackson either, but at least there's an opportunity cost there.
 
Before conference play I'd have taken that. Even more so now.

So close, yet a lot of teams are. With Malou and Lard as big risks they needed more than signing Holden. Carter should have been booted. CW made it sound as though the staff recognized the Holden miss early in camp. Imo Young should have gotten Holden's development minutes from Day 1. They haven't done a great job with NWB and Jackson either, but at least there's an opportunity cost there.

Then there's the whole style thing it felt like we settled down in to something sustainable after OSU and then BOOM we're doing something totally different against TCU.

In the grand scheme this is ISU basketball in conference play no matter who the coach is. Win a couple, lose a couple, win one, lose three, lose two at home, win two on the road. This year is even worse because the conference is so top heavy games against the top 3 are looking like automatic L's instead of toss ups.
 
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Well, we're at 3 home losses before February and have to win out to avoid that 4th loss. Here are the rest of the home games in order:

Oklahoma
TCU
Baylor
Oklahoma State

Bold prediction- I think we win out there. If we don't, we're going to have to steal some on the road.

I think the pressure to defend Hilton and its mystique can almost be a drawback in years like this. More than anything, though, I think we've hit a bit of a wall. We just looked exhausted in the last 8 minutes.
 
I'm a popular man. I'm going to owe @Cydkar $20. Really frustrating loss and I'm heading to Lawrence Friday after work. Hopefully they have enough beer for us
You are going to Lawrence? I could have gone for free with GREAT seats, from Coach Mann, 2 years ago and I declined out of principle. I won't ever set foot in there.

This year will be miserable.
 
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You are going to Lawrence? I could have gone for free with GREAT seats, from Coach Mann, 2 years ago and I declined out of principle. I won't ever set foot in there.

This year will be miserable.

Im not predicting a win, but its a textbook trap game for KU. They have Baylor at home tonight, ISU on Saturday, and go to Manhattan for Big Monday.
 
I wish I could share the optimism that some here do. I don't see us winning another road game and losing to Baylor at home. Of course, predicting this team is nearly impossible. Never really know which version is going to show-up.
 

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