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There was always way too much season left for atleast one more wtf losses. Just hoped it would of been on the road.
I wind up the same place almost every basketball season. You live and die by each game's results, which is fine and normal. But at the end of the day, basketball might be the most "random" of the major sports. Some days you have it, some days you don't. Some days bounces go your ways, other times they go straight to the other team. Some days you can't get an open shot to fall while your opponent can't miss. It happens.
The beauty of college basketball is it's all about how you play in March and how you match up with the teams in your bracket. Just look at Lunardi's bracket. Let's say the loss causes us to flip with Kansas State. We were a 5 seed who would have had to play Hofstra/ Villanova/Duke. K State was a 6 seed having to play Alabama, Houston, Michigan State. So by dropping seeds I'm not sure you've done that much to hurt your overall chances. It's just all very random .
The beauty of college basketball is it's all about how you play in March and how you match up with the teams in your bracket. Just look at Lunardi's bracket. Let's say the loss causes us to flip with Kansas State. We were a 5 seed who would have had to play Hofstra/ Villanova/Duke. K State was a 6 seed having to play Alabama, Houston, Michigan State. So by dropping seeds I'm not sure you've done that much to hurt your overall chances. It's just all very random .
With how disappointing this loss was we do have to look at the season as a whole and not just one game. But, for us to go deep into the tournament we're going to have to put together several games of high intensity play. With the amount of talent we have, we've got to have two or three guys step up when others are having a down game.
Sometimes, I think people need perspective. From losing my mom 3 years ago, to putting my favorite (and young, 4 year old) dog down due to kidney failure in September, the outcome of a basketball game just pales in comparison.
I was pretty upset. Went for a run, then took my daughters to the Womens game that night, watching them watch the women dominate was more than enough to make up for it.
Yeah grand scheme of all things in life it's all pretty much meaningless (fan's perspective).
That said, ISU will need to get it's mojo back.
Realistically the wins will be tough to come by the rest of the way. The rest of the away games may be losses, two home games with Baylor and Tech probably a pick 'em even with ISU playing well.
That said, ISU will need to get it's mojo back.
Realistically the wins will be tough to come by the rest of the way. The rest of the away games may be losses, two home games with Baylor and Tech probably a pick 'em even with ISU playing well.
The loss on its on own isn't a horrible one - a projected 8/9 seed beat us. But to me its 1) HOW we lost and 2) it was in Hilton.
We looked like knew we were playing at home against a mid-level team and we should be able to go through the motions and win. And it seems like we forgot how to play defense.
Very different than the K-State loss where we blew a 5 pt lead with a minute left. We could point to single events that lost us that game - missed 1 and 1s, not stopping a drive for a layup, etc. There wasn't that for TCU - we just got worked.
But losing 2 games at home to teams we are better than stings. No question.
We looked like knew we were playing at home against a mid-level team and we should be able to go through the motions and win. And it seems like we forgot how to play defense.
Very different than the K-State loss where we blew a 5 pt lead with a minute left. We could point to single events that lost us that game - missed 1 and 1s, not stopping a drive for a layup, etc. There wasn't that for TCU - we just got worked.
But losing 2 games at home to teams we are better than stings. No question.
A weeks rest will be just the ticket.
That's what I'm going with.
That's what I'm going with.
Stop what? Talking about how those two losses stings? That's the entire point of the thread.
The season isn't over. We will regroup. We will go to the NCAA tournament. Things are fine. But those two losses at home still suck.
KSU loss was different. That was just a team that didn't close against another good team. This loss is just bad. Just a horrible defensive effort. That is likely from guys coming out thinking they could sleep walk to a win instead of having to show up and prove it.
I'm going to guess 4-3 to finish (5-2 if we find a way to take down K State).
I think he wants you not to say "We're better than the team to which we lost."
I was as pissed as I have been for years after Kansas State. I was livid at the players. I was less pissed after TCU because it seemed like a clunker of a game and sometimes that happens.
But no matter what, I have to remind myself that the players and coaches try hard and care more than I do. And I remind myself that all teams go through this (see Michigan state last week). And it’s a hell of s lot better than last week.
After all I have bad days at work where it seems like nothing goes right. They do too.
But no matter what, I have to remind myself that the players and coaches try hard and care more than I do. And I remind myself that all teams go through this (see Michigan state last week). And it’s a hell of s lot better than last week.
After all I have bad days at work where it seems like nothing goes right. They do too.
I dont believe for one second you didn't know the spread was 10, and this is yet again another Surly dig.
