*** Official #5 Kansas State vs #12 IOWA STATE Game(Day) Thread ***

[67CY]

TJ is going to fix this crap at halftime. We’ll win by 6+ IMO.

I hope he can

 

[stormchaser2014]

I think our best chance is to score at least 3 more points than they do in the second half.

 

[simply1]

I don't remember seeing much of Tre King in the first half. Hopefully he gets more minutes.

7 minutes, lost an offensive board he should have had

 

[twincyties]

Not sure what the answer is here, if grill is out. Have to get more than ten minutes from osun somehow.

It seems that way sometimes, doesn’t it?

 

[CarterCloneFan]

You mean there’s like a strategy to high level basketball and the coach doesn’t just go out there and say, “let’s make some buckets fellas” sits his ass down on the bench and collects his check every week? Mind blown.

I mean it worked for Steve Prohm for a few years…

 

[WastedTalent]

Not sure what the answer is here, if grill is out. Have to get more than ten minutes from osun somehow.

King gotta step up. Non existent in the first half

 

[ZRF]

We know who’s on tonight. Feed Gabe, Osun, and Holmes.

And Lipsey. Every time he gets the lane he finishes.

 

[legi]

I don't remember seeing much of Tre King in the first half. Hopefully he gets more minutes.

Should get Watson’s mins if he can’t make a 3

 

[KCyclone2010]

We had a few bad defensive lapses that needs to not happen to win. literally didn’t guard someone walking it down the court that gave them a layup.

 

[helechopper]

ISU the only undefeated home court in the Big12. We gotta fight and keep it that way.

 

[CentexCyclone]

Not a great half. Need to find something else besides gabe offensively.

Need to keep feeding Osun. Good things happen when Cyclones feed him in the paint.

 

[isucy86]

The fact we are down 2 is a win for the Clones. In the first half ISU had to make tough shots, while K-State got a lot of easy shots. If that continues, K-State will win.

Pretty obvious we need to find some scorer from guys other than Gabe. We need Holmes, Lispey, Osun and T King to be sharp in the 2nd half. Since his back injury, Grill's offense has been non-existent. Unless a number of guys get hot in the 2nd half, not sure TJ can afford to play Grill more than 8ish minutes.

 

[OKClones]

1-9 from 3 in 1st half. We aren’t Winning if we don’t shoot better and make our bunnies in the 2nd half.

 

[cyclones500]

Stats at the Half

Stat	KSU	ISU​
FG%	48%​	52%​
3FGs	3-9​	1-9​
PtsOffTO	7​	12​
2ndChPts	2​	6​
Blocks	0​	4​
Layups	5-8​	7-8​

Based solely on those stats, without watching game, I'd think we're ahead by about 8 points. (with possible exception of 3-pt%)

 

[Marcelason78]

1/9 from 3

Gonna need JH and Tamin to hit a couple and help Gabe out. Don’t think we can get one out of Caleb with the back.

 

[RezClone]

Should get Watson’s mins if he can’t make a 3

More of guard/post thing right now. Even tho they have similar bodies just different ages and physical maturity.

 

[t-noah]

Guys, I'm sure the staff is aware of Rob. There may not be great alternatives sometimes.

You mean there's no Biliew or Momcilovic option?

 

[jctisu]

Gonna need JH and Tamin to hit a couple and help Gabe out. Don’t think we can get one out of Caleb with the back.

Don’t even expect Tamin to shoot one. It’s not his game at all.

 

[rochclone]

We did it at OU and against TCU.

We have quite a bit this year. The last regime did it less than 10% of the time.

 

[cyclones500]

Some good things, some not-to-good in first half. We're really sloppy with ball-handling especially near the paint. D seems OK but getting burned at times at the extremes - from 3 and inside (with some and-1's, that makes it worse).