were so good at forcing teams out of the paint, id almost allow them to get there and focus solely on taking away the three.
*** Official #20 BYU vs #6 IOWA STATE Game(Day) Thread ***
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I'm afraid that'd look like the layup and FT parade we saw in Provo
Interesting both teams shoot roughly same % from 3, but BYU take HALF their shots from 3, compared to 32% for ISU.
Limit BYU shots by getting turnovers, and then get points off said turnovers. That's the key.
Limit BYU shots by getting turnovers, and then get points off said turnovers. That's the key.
So the way I do these, because I live out of state and can never get back for a game, is I pick out the big games too and bet on the opposition ML every time the amount I would pay if I was going to attend the game. That way, it was like I just paid for my ticket, gas, food, etc. to "see" the game. BUT if we lose, I actually made some coin.
CycloneErik
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This sounds like us. Very likely a defensive masterpiece tonight.
I'm guessing we don't trap this time around. They killed us with their passing and this team shoots better than most when wide open. We have the ability to defend individually against them I think, so I think that's the key. But they don't turnover the ball that much, 10.5/game. So our offensive efficiency has to be up to the task, but they are no slouch on D. KenPom AdjD is 53 I think.
Senior night is a nervous night for many. Hoiberg lost on senior night for crying out loud. I hate that it's a Wednesday night game, and the students have struggled to show for games that aren't the marquis rivals. Hopefully they understand this is a HUGE game. Their team can be only the 5th to go undefeated in Hilton. Take pride and show up!
I feel like we are due for a good game and their proud defense was dismantled in Provo. I believe they come out and play their best game on D and we win while hitting the under. O/U is 145 on DK, the teams avg 82.7 and 76.6, 159.3 total, the #1 and #5 teams in the Big XII. (Defenses #9 and #2 in the Big XII, 69.4 to 61.2 points given up for 130.6 total.) The Over seems like the safe bet, but I'm going against that. (Could be the worst take ever...) Interesting, if you take the offensive total and add the defensive total and divide by 2 you get 144.95. Is that how the line is set?
Senior night is a nervous night for many. Hoiberg lost on senior night for crying out loud. I hate that it's a Wednesday night game, and the students have struggled to show for games that aren't the marquis rivals. Hopefully they understand this is a HUGE game. Their team can be only the 5th to go undefeated in Hilton. Take pride and show up!
I feel like we are due for a good game and their proud defense was dismantled in Provo. I believe they come out and play their best game on D and we win while hitting the under. O/U is 145 on DK, the teams avg 82.7 and 76.6, 159.3 total, the #1 and #5 teams in the Big XII. (Defenses #9 and #2 in the Big XII, 69.4 to 61.2 points given up for 130.6 total.) The Over seems like the safe bet, but I'm going against that. (Could be the worst take ever...) Interesting, if you take the offensive total and add the defensive total and divide by 2 you get 144.95. Is that how the line is set?
Blum is that you?And whatever you win goes to We Will?
A couple of notes about BYU personnel:
Both Trevor Knell and Foussenyi Traore, BYU's second and third leading scorers in BigXII games, didn't play in Provo.
Traore is a big bodied 6'6" PF that doesn't shoot the three (0 attempts in conf play) - a very un-BYU player. He's scoring almost 14 ppg over his last 10, with several 20+ games, and leading them in rebounding
Knell is a 6'5" shooter, maybe their best pure shooter, but he has been a big cold recently - going 10-31 from deep in their last 5 games. He did score 20 in their last game against TCU
Everyone who watched the game in Provo will remember Aly Khalifa, the big guy that tore us apart at the top of the key. He's just an absolutely unique player who has been on a crazy streak. He's not been shooting well (1-9 from 3) but in their last 4 games he has 18 assists and ZERO turnovers!!!
How we defend that high post action when Khalifa is in the game will be huge - we need to turn them over. I wonder if we won't 1) try to deny him the ball in the high post and 2) run a hard double at him. That could certainly give up some open 3s, but we need to keep him from orchestrating in that area without pressure.
Both Trevor Knell and Foussenyi Traore, BYU's second and third leading scorers in BigXII games, didn't play in Provo.
Traore is a big bodied 6'6" PF that doesn't shoot the three (0 attempts in conf play) - a very un-BYU player. He's scoring almost 14 ppg over his last 10, with several 20+ games, and leading them in rebounding
Knell is a 6'5" shooter, maybe their best pure shooter, but he has been a big cold recently - going 10-31 from deep in their last 5 games. He did score 20 in their last game against TCU
Everyone who watched the game in Provo will remember Aly Khalifa, the big guy that tore us apart at the top of the key. He's just an absolutely unique player who has been on a crazy streak. He's not been shooting well (1-9 from 3) but in their last 4 games he has 18 assists and ZERO turnovers!!!
How we defend that high post action when Khalifa is in the game will be huge - we need to turn them over. I wonder if we won't 1) try to deny him the ball in the high post and 2) run a hard double at him. That could certainly give up some open 3s, but we need to keep him from orchestrating in that area without pressure.
Well we need to right that ship tonight.
Our 3pt % hasn’t been terrible since C Jones did a huge 180.
You guys can emotionally hedge all you want, but you're donating the the sports book. Cyclones are going to cover with 4 points to spare.
