*** Official Virginia Tech vs IOWA STATE Game(Day) Thread ***
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He had 3 good years........3 bad. My guess is his three good years would beat this team. The 3 worst wouldn't have a chance.
CycloneErik
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No chance of that with his mechanics lol sorry
TJ needs to split time evenly between Curtis, Kheson, and Jackson, at the very least. Gilbert and Jones are getting around 30 min and Pav us only getting about 8. Make them each about 25.
Thoughts: team still determining roles and offensive flow against better competition. Tamin needs to be the straw that stirs. Gilbert is solid, but he needs to excel as off ball and 35% point.
Seemed that he ran primary point tonight.
A lot of wide spacing with slow probing passes, no real intention aside from iso.
Need to get MM watching tape of Rip/Reggie. He’s too good at catch and shoot/turnaround he needs to be steadily moving and getting back screens to make him open.
Left a lot on the court. Too many uncharacteristic turnovers. Tamin on a few that would’ve been 6 points.
Defensive intensity was weak in first half. Legs or focus. Not sure.
They’ll learn to drive that without the fans doing it for them.
Got 3-4 guys that are trying to establish that they belong, and it’s not quite in the “make the next pass/best play” vibe that Cyclones MBB thrives with. Too much iso currently (Gilbert, C Jones, Pav, and Milan)
Haven’t looked but if we do a better job on boards, limiting our turnovers, and of course FT we get that.
They hit some stupid shots as well
Lastly, we’re officially in the “what the H is a block/charge?!?” portion of the season. Very similar plays called wildly different throughout the game. If the goal is to neuter the D just standing like statues not sure what they can legally do, mission accomplished.
Will be interested to see what that looks like come Jan/Feb.
Seemed that he ran primary point tonight.
A lot of wide spacing with slow probing passes, no real intention aside from iso.
Need to get MM watching tape of Rip/Reggie. He’s too good at catch and shoot/turnaround he needs to be steadily moving and getting back screens to make him open.
Left a lot on the court. Too many uncharacteristic turnovers. Tamin on a few that would’ve been 6 points.
Defensive intensity was weak in first half. Legs or focus. Not sure.
They’ll learn to drive that without the fans doing it for them.
Got 3-4 guys that are trying to establish that they belong, and it’s not quite in the “make the next pass/best play” vibe that Cyclones MBB thrives with. Too much iso currently (Gilbert, C Jones, Pav, and Milan)
Haven’t looked but if we do a better job on boards, limiting our turnovers, and of course FT we get that.
They hit some stupid shots as well
Lastly, we’re officially in the “what the H is a block/charge?!?” portion of the season. Very similar plays called wildly different throughout the game. If the goal is to neuter the D just standing like statues not sure what they can legally do, mission accomplished.
Will be interested to see what that looks like come Jan/Feb.
On the road maybe. They'll have to be a top 30 team to be a Q1 at home and a top 75 team to be Q2. I suppose Q2 seems likely there
He’s not even close to Gabe. Gabe was a better defender and a WAY better shooter.
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Patience is required with this team....I imagine this team has already learned a lot of itself from both games so far. It concerns me a bit that Keshon is playing a lot of hero ball in important stretches...forcing lots of ill-advised shots up when driving the lane instead of looking to dish off...but hopefully, that will come with time and coaching.
Maybe this is TJ's Ohio game? Where is the Hot Seat Guy when you need him.
Well my dream of an undefeated season full of flawless victories is gone. Sad day.
MM is likely a great shooter and Tamin could possibly be growing into one. Frank Mason was nothing special as a shooter early on and grew into a ridiculous one, I could see Tamin on that path.
Beyond that it really is a question. Can Gilbert, Pav, Watson and Jones actually shoot it? Are they any better taking shots out there than Tre King? I don’t think we know for sure yet. At least Tre King can hit a free throw, maybe King should be shooting more in that context.
I do think Gilbert brings a lot of other things even if he’s not a true shooter. He had ten rebounds and manufactured offense yesterday, we aren’t even close on that comeback without him. I think MM and Tamin are obviously our most valuable pieces but I’d probably go with Gilbert as the next piece even with ups and downs.
