We will be fine

[jsb]

Sorry, not going to temper my expectations.

This isn't a season ending loss by any means, but it isn't what anyone would consider positive. Sorry if you can't deal with that reality.

No one said it was positive.

 

[awd4cy]

It will be one of the worst losses we have all year but losing to an NIT team on their floor won’t kill us.

 

[jsb]

Feel free to go back and watch the ball stick in their hands in the games. Don't get me wrong, I love their play making skills, but they aren't consistent enough to lead us night in and night out.

But they are what we have.

 

[herbicide]

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. Babb is playing hurt and people that ***** about THT or shayoks attitude might want to take a look at nick.

Two seasons in a row playing hurt? If true I apologize and understand his play.

 

[awd4cy]

they are literally ranked.

Not on Monday they won’t be.

 

[tyler24]

But they are what we have.

Yup...so play as a team and don't force it. We have great talent as a team, use it.

 

[jsb]

Two seasons in a row playing hurt? If true I apologize and understand his play.

If you watch him, he’s clearly fighting it.

 

[jsb]

Yup...so play as a team and don't force it. We have great talent as a team, use it.

And they’ll learn.

 

[herbicide]

If you can go back about 50 years and have ISU do what Duke was doing, that will work.

Otherwise you're stuck with a decent basketball program that occasionally could beat those teams.

Personally I think this program can work its way into blueblood status, or if not close to it...

 

[herbicide]

No one said it was positive.

That was my point.

 

[madguy30]

Personally I think this program can work its way into blueblood status, or if not close to it...

Whatever keeps you going.

 

[tyler24]

And they’ll learn.

Not saying they won't, but they have a long ways to go. Like I said, their individual talent will win us a lot of games, but lose 4-5.

 

[jsb]

Personally I think this program can work its way into blueblood status, or if not close to it...

That will never happen unless we can retain coaches. Since 1994, we’ve had 7 coaches. No blue blood does that.

So it’ll take a while to get there. You’ll need to be patient.

 

[herbicide]

If you watch him, he’s clearly fighting it.

I was typing a "fair question" when I realized he likely isn't negligible for a medical redshirt.

 

[jsb]

Not saying they won't, but they have a long ways to go. Like I said, their individual talent will win us a lot of games, but lose 4-5.

Well then I guess it’ll lose us those games. I’m not going to freak out about it.

 

[herbicide]

Whatever keeps you going.

If you root for ISU and you don't have hope....

 

[acgclone]

This team needs Babb to be the aggressor.

Babb is quite simply not an aggressive or confident basketball player. He would quite possibly be a NBA caliber player if he was, but it's just not his personality.

Wigginton is however. So hopefully they can sort of be like yin and yang together. Between Wigginton, THT and Shayok, I don't think we lack aggressive offensive players.

The biggest weakness(es) tonight was rebounding and defense.

 

[madguy30]

If you root for ISU and you don't have hope....

Hope is fine.

Reality is that even in ISU's best recruiting years, they're still way below the blue bloods.

 

[jsb]

Babb is quite simply not an aggressive or confident basketball player. He would quite possibly be a NBA caliber player if he was, but it's just not his personality.

Wigginton is however. So hopefully they can sort of be like yin and yang together. Between Wigginton, THT and Shayok, I don't think we lack aggressive offensive players.

The biggest weakness(es) tonight was rebounding and defense.

But wigs is selfish just like shayok and Horton-tucker.

 

[Skyh13]

People are going to overract to this comment, but whatever.

This team is not nearly as good as opinions seemed to be around here. Are they decent? Absolutely. But as great as its been to see the high-level recruits contributing, and the surprise that Jacobson has been, they are not world beaters. Especially without Wigginton.

Regardless, we've known Prohm's teams to improve as the year goes on, so getting everybody back, the freshmen more time to develop, and figuring out how the team is gonna look I think will definitely improve things. And even now I still think they are a tourny team, which kinda makes the early season a bit pointless outside of hype.