The weirdest thing is that the 2 wins were against the best teams of the 6 so they are more than capable of righting the ship. Collapse at Texas Tech still has this team mentally ******.
*** Official Oklahoma State vs #11 IOWA STATE Game(Day) Thread ***
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Is that 6 out of 8 losses now? This season is shades of Prohms 2019 with the losses piling up fast snd furious in the back end of the schedule.
This team needs to stop making absolutely dumb plays. I know there's a talent cap on this team, but that doesn't mean you can't clean up the idiocy. There's playing tight defense, and being stupid with your hands. Combine both of those with some of the worst free throw shooting I've seen in my entire life, and you will lose every game vs equal or greater competition.
I think they'll get right, but as I said after the Tech meltdown: just get to the tourney.
I think they'll get right, but as I said after the Tech meltdown: just get to the tourney.
How quickly everyone forgets almost everyone would have been giddy for 7 conference wins at this point in the season before conference play started. I know it's too soon for most to be rational right after a tough loss, but too many on this board never reach rational.
I bet you're right. At the time, I was trying to figure out there voices, and the broadcast wasn't coming in great. Typical rural reception. ATT not so high speed internet!
Having a lead at half against this OSU team on a 4 game winning streak means you did something right. Maintaining at as they lean on their strengths and ISU doesn't have answers isn't 'not ready to play'.
Is this team experiencing the Tom Thibodeau effect from a long season of intense practices...intense games...not much rest...limited offensively anyway. Gabe, Grill, Holmes...lots of missed 3s and free-throws. Big12 grind along with TJs relentless way of doing things...hopefully can find a way to get some confidence back.
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Truth be told, I don't know what the right strategy is when it comes to working the refs. But TJ's normal strategy isn't getting it done lately. I'm glad he isn't Fran McCaffrey for what it's worth
It would be nice if Cyclonefanatic members could shoot FTs for the team. 1000% convinced it couldn't be any worse than this.
The percentage doesn't even begin to tell the story. So many missed on the front end of 1 and 1s. Just brutal.
The percentage doesn't even begin to tell the story. So many missed on the front end of 1 and 1s. Just brutal.
Upgraded talent the next few years will be huge for us. We are basically doing this in the tougher conference with mid major talent. When we get some nba quality players we will be really good
Well, according to the stat/number crunchers online, we have a 99.9% probability with 18 wins (2 more). So, I would say you are trolling. Hell, we have a 93.7% with only one more win.
So? There is literally a 0% chance we don’t get in at 8-10. Zero. Nada. Zip. Zilch.
ISU's offensive floor is lower than every other team in the league. They are coached to win doing other things than score and have been good at that. But sometimes it comes down to who can get the ball in the hoop. Tonight was a night where the great things they do defensively were not enough to overcome ISU's offensive limitations.
The Holmes charging call near the end was EXACTLY the right call. He CLEARLY lowered his shoulder right into the defenders chest.... it was so stupid on Holmes' part. It's exactly the kind of things we've been doing lately that have killed us.
We got absolutely hosed at WV by the officials IMO, but not tonight. We just played terrible... and dumb.
That charge on him he dipped his shoulder right into the defender's chest. That was absolutely the right call. That was textbook Jaz.
OSU might play into like the 8/9 game. They're right there in the conference standings. Imo they've underachieved with the players they have.
