"I just won the lottery! Dammit, now I have to buy a new wallet!"
*** Official #22 TCU vs #19 IOWA STATE Game(Day) Thread ***
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"I just won the lottery! Dammit, now I have to buy a new wallet!"
You're amazed at how many people? Maybe that should tell you something about your posting habits.
His hands looked straight up and he took one to the face
I mean, that's fair.
The biggest thing for me is it looked like we had our legs back and the body language was so much better, which allows us to play our game. It gives us more room for error on the offensive end than 300+ teams and gives us a puncher's chance against anyone.
We've seen that we can win a lot of games, big games with the peak Kyle Green/TJ ball formula and one guy getting hot. Even if we don't score well, it's gotta be no fun at all to play us when we defend to our capability.
Anyone who has played basketball at any level past rec league can appreciate that nobody gets into basketball to pass out of traps/doubles or drive into a host of guys that are eager to wall up for charges every time you put the ball on the floor. This team can do that better than anyone.
Every win must be kept in "context".
Every loss is a concerning trend.
And every compliment needs a "but".
It's incredible how some CFers still don't seem to grasp what value or impact a player can have if they aren't stuffing the stat sheet, especially on a team that has to lean heavily on defense to have a chance.
It's like how making the NCAA tourney isn't good enough for many; I don't think ISU has had more than a handful of teams earn a 5 seed (my count is 6 teams I think?) or better in the NCAAs so the meltdown if they get like a 6 will be entertaining to watch.
Great move getting Jaz into the starting lineup and reducing Grills minutes, he is forcing things of late to the point he's really been a negative the past couple of weeks, teams know he can't drive.
Remember when they went 7-11 last year and got into the tournament? Johnny's teams?
Getting this win last night gives new house money to ISU so hopefully they can tack on a couple more wins but the tourney should be a shoe in right now which, despite many CFers' troubles with success, is REALLY good.
I was sick yesterday and wasn't going to be able to stay up for the whole game, so I just went radio silent before I went to bed. Woke up about 5 times wanting to check the score, but knew that either way, finding out would wake me up too much. Very happy to see them pull this one out, and can't wait to watch the replay today!
I think we're in already regardless, but it would be nice to come into the postseason on a roll. Need to get the two home games for seeding purposes, and any win in the 3 road games would be a huge boost.
Yeah getting a conference winning record would be pretty outstanding for this group so it really all is icing from here on out.
I'm not too concerned with how ISU is playing entering the tourney. We've seen several examples of how it doesn't seem to matter how a team is playing 4 days prior to the first round.
We scored 30 points in the first 4 minutes of halves, and 40 points in the other 32 minutes. Seems to be a common theme this season, don't understand why
ISU's defense takes a lot of energy to play but is the better part to focus on, because the team has no pure scorers.
Good to see Kunc back in rhythm. Last night made u wonder where we'd be sitting if he hadn't got injured. I don't think Oky st or Tech on the road happen with him in the lineup. Now get Grill healthy for the tournament. Team should have a hair cutting ceremony to get him out of his funk.
Kunc can also handle the ball well for a four. We were missing some of that as well to get us through full court pressure.
This team is far from perfect. You pointing out their flaws over and over again that are quite obvious to even the most casual fan isn’t enlightening in the slightest. Maybe you’re misinterpreting the push back you’re getting? A majority of us don’t live in the land of rainbows and unicorns.
You’re right that some people on here do get too wound up if someone dares to be negative. There’s also a few on here that are too invested in pointing out the negative. Find a balance between those two extremes and you’ll get better interactions on here. Or don’t. As you said, it’s a message board.
He moves really well for a guy his size. Gets to his spots early which makes him a great screener. I think this is the most underrated part in his game. He really disrupts the other teams flow.
Fair point. I look at it like CG is getting healthy for March. Having Jaz back is super helpful.
