*** Official #13 IOWA STATE vs Texas Tech Game(Day) Thread ***

[cyfan92]

I couldn't have been more pumped for the remainder of the season, just one week ago... Now I'm wondering if we are an 8/9 seed with one and done written on our future..

 

[ClonesFTW]

This is gonna be fun to read when everyone sobers up at work in the morning.

 

[jctisu]

Well... we can either guard the ball 25 feet from the basket and move our feet to stay in front of them or back off and clog the lane. Instead we guarded 25 feet from the basket and then let them blow by us over and over and over again. Out of position teams ALWAYS get more fouls called on them.

Yes normally true. But even when they were in position they were getting whistled. Then we got tired and everything broke down. Tech was out of position a lot on defense with how aggressive they were, but any time we tried to penetrate they would put two hands on us and no call. Officiating sucked and changed the game period. We then let it affect us, which is completely on us.

 

[ISUChippewa]

@ISUChippewa why are you dumbing this fact? Are you still crying about Prohm getting sacked too?

I'm dumbing you because you're a f*cking douchebag and I don't like you.

And Rob Jones didn't lose the game for us tonight dumba$$. It was a collective effort to p!ss that one away, coaching staff included.

 

[HFCS]

Out coached is real simple, we blew a 23 point lead, TJ should have thrown a fit and got a T, just like Self does at KU. Show the officials, that they need to stop calling everything for the home team, and he will not stand for it.

Allow the players to refocus and tell the team that its us against the world, we are now playing not only TT, and their crowd, but also the refs. You would be surprised how often when Self does it his teams come out refocused and hammer home a win.

A T during that farce might have saved 3-4 points assuming the make the shots.

 

[Malone]

How’s being nice to the refs working out TJ?

 

[67CY]

Did TJ choke or just think they had the game with 10 minutes left and let them get sloppy and lazy?

 

[CySmurf]

I'm wandering outside in the snow...
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....I should have put shoes on....
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....and a coat.
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...so disappointed. I'm numb.

 

[jcisuclones]

Obviously tonight was not the night to do it. But if the officiating was truly that bad, TJ needs to rethink his calm demeanor. It didn't get do him any good tonight.

I’d love to see him get T’d up for calling Gary Maxwell, Gerry Pollard and Rick Crawford a bunch of incompetent dip *****

 

[ClonesTwenty1]

This is gonna be fun to read when everyone sobers up at work in the morning.

It’s going to be even more depressing.

 

[Cyinthenorth]

Goodman nailed it Saturday

Losing to a winless conference team 2 days after a brutal beat down to a rival... bottom falling out sounds pretty accurate

 

[HFCS]

Yes normally true. But even when they were in position they were getting whistled. Then we got tired and everything broke down. Tech was out of position a lot on defense with how aggressive they were, but any time we tried to penetrate they would put two hands on us and no call. Officiating sucked and changed the game period. We then let it affect us, which is completely on us.

Exactly this. Anything else is just various ways people cope.

 

[FerShizzle]

Harmon drove the lane like 10 times , try a zone? Anything else? Make them do something else!

It was literally TJ wanting to win a certain way with a certain set of guys.

 

[clone37]

Second biggest blown 2nd half lead in Big 12/Big 8 history. Wow, just wow.

 

[HouClone]

Every team is gonna full court press us and dare TL to shoot. No brained on how to beat us.

Glad Lipsey can hit some free throws or he would be poster child for the next Doug Gotleib's School of Shooting.

 

[alarson]

How’s being nice to the refs working out TJ?

Yeah, I get not wanting to go all mad fran. No one wants that.

But its clear he doesn't get the same treatment from officials that the coaches that work the refs do.

 

[jsb]

A T during that farce might have saved 3-4 points assuming the make the shots.

I don't know that it would have helped tonight. But TJ might want to think about making a point early on Saturday if they are calling ******** fouls again.

 

[Bigman38]

Conspiracy theories aside the real problem coming out of this game is that anyone who doesn't press ISU is stupid, that's more than just a fluke now. No one is going to guard Lipsey, they were able to completely shut down our points in the paint with Lipsey's defender just looking to help. The last part is beyond my bball knowledge, but being unable to stop that switch and ISO for 15 mins is all kinds of terrifying with the much better teams and coaches coming up.

 

[Cyinthenorth]

Obviously tonight was not the night to do it. But if the officiating was truly that bad, TJ needs to rethink his calm demeanor. It didn't get do him any good tonight.

Could be Adams just beat him at his own game I have barely seen the man breathe let alone show any emotion on the sideline

 

[tim_redd]

Did TJ choke or just think they had the game with 10 minutes left and let them get sloppy and lazy?

He wanted to build the confidence by letting them play through it, but it backfired.