*** Official #3 IOWA STATE vs Colorado Game(Day) Thread ***

Cyclonepride

Thought Police
Staff member
Apr 11, 2006
98,822
62,384
113
55
A pineapple under the sea
www.oldschoolradical.com
tamin is a freaking Jedi. the dude communes with midi-chlorians.
Two plays in particular stood out in this game. On one, he was trailing his man out to the top of the key and anticipated the pass without really looking, stole it and went down for a layup.

On the second, the ball was going out of bounds near mid-court, and rather than dive along with the Colorado guy, he stopped and waited right where the Colorado player saved it to, another fast break layup.
 

BWRhasnoAC

Well-Known Member
SuperFanatic
SuperFanatic T2
Apr 10, 2013
30,179
27,854
113
Dez Moy Nez
Two plays in particular stood out in this game. On one, he was trailing his man out to the top of the key and anticipated the pass without really looking, stole it and went down for a layup.

On the second, the ball was going out of bounds near mid-court, and rather than dive along with the Colorado guy, he stopped and waited right where the Colorado player saved it to, another fast break layup.
I enjoyed when he jumped into Malone, made the shot and flexed on him.
 

FinalFourCy

Well-Known Member
Mar 5, 2017
10,435
10,160
113
41
It's been clear for a while that this is going to be an 8 man rotation. For a bit Nojus was making it 9, but TJ's decided to keep this at 8. The last noncon game even in garbage time TJ was sticking to the rotation.

In a backcourt emergency Nojus will play, and a frontcourt emergency Watson will play. But if everybody is healthy and not fouled out, this is probably what it's going to be.

An 8 man rotation with a frontcourt and backcourt emergency player is probably the most common rotation in college basketball.

Rotation being the key word imo

But only 8 players entering the game? That’s not terribly common imo, particularly two midseason games in a row, one of which was a blowout buy game
 
  • Disagree
Reactions: CychiatricWard

FerShizzle

person slash genius
SuperFanatic
SuperFanatic T2
Feb 5, 2013
16,094
20,015
113
Des Moines
Two plays in particular stood out in this game. On one, he was trailing his man out to the top of the key and anticipated the pass without really looking, stole it and went down for a layup.

On the second, the ball was going out of bounds near mid-court, and rather than dive along with the Colorado guy, he stopped and waited right where the Colorado player saved it to, another fast break layup.
His anticipation is elite. S tier. He is a peripheral sensory savant.

I never saw him play football, but I imagine he was absolutely electric there too.
 

Cupped

Well-Known Member
Feb 11, 2016
1,747
3,732
113
Sometimes the assist numbers are lower BECAUSE we shoot poorly - I think that was at least one reason for that number last night.

Good point. Will also add that offensive rebounds with put backs (20 OREBs led to 14 second chance points) and some of the steals leading to run-out scores (22 fast break points) will also reduce total assists.

Tough to criticize offensive boards and fast break points!
 

jcf817

Well-Known Member
Mar 2, 2023
2,005
2,278
113
North Carolina
TJ is a saint. He actually wants to be here and is building a program that's not only fantastic but maintains character and he gets the most out of his players. This years squad is incredible and it's going to be a fun time leading up to March and April. If we hadn't blown that lead against Auburn, we would be number one right now. I think a rematch with Auburn, we would be able to beat them. Hopefully we meet Auburn in San Antonio in 2025 for that rematch.
I just don't trust the committee to put us and Auburn on opposite sides of the bracket even if we're clearly the #1 and #2 teams in the country.
 
  • Agree
Reactions: cytor

cyfan92

Well-Known Member
Sep 20, 2011
8,223
13,096
113
Augusta National Golf Club
The big 3 guards dominate minutes in the backcourt and the presidents + Chatfield take up all of the 5 minutes and at least 1/2-2/3 of the 4 spot minutes. That leaves probably around 40-50 minutes a game for Milan and Heise.. No one on our bench is likely seeing the court unless there is significant foul trouble or the game is a blowout.

That's not a bad thing either, we have two guards right now playing at a 1st team all-conference level, the other lead guard was picked on last year and this pre-season 1st team. Our collective front court is the best we've seen in an ISU uniform since Rancik, Shirley, and Fizer. We have the best 6th man in America, our home court advantage, and our starting 3 man (who I haven't mentioned) has the highest offensive ceiling of the entire team.. That top 8 is F4 caliber
 
Last edited:
  • Like
Reactions: NENick and rosshm16

FerShizzle

person slash genius
SuperFanatic
SuperFanatic T2
Feb 5, 2013
16,094
20,015
113
Des Moines
The big 3 guards dominate minutes in the backcourt and the presidents + Chatfield take up all of the 5 minutes and at least 1/2-2/3 of the 4 spot minutes. That leaves probably around 40-50 minutes a game for Milan and Heise.. No one on our bench is likely seeing the court unless there is significant foul trouble or the game is a blowout.

That's not a bad thing either, we have two guards right now playing at a 1st team all-conference level, the other lead guard was picked on last year and this pre-season 1st team. Our collective front court is the best we've seen in an ISU uniform since Rancik, Shirley, and Fizer. We have the best 6th man in America and our home court advantage and our starting 3 man has the highest offensive ceiling of the entire team.. That top 8 is F4 caliber
*NSFW
 

WISCY1895

Well-Known Member
SuperFanatic
SuperFanatic T2
Nov 25, 2009
2,249
6,057
113
Speaking of Rancik did they mention in the broadcast last night that there is a connection to Iowa State?
 

RezClone

Well-Known Member
Mar 2, 2013
4,728
7,486
113
Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, SD
Chatfield is a toponymic surname of English origin with Old English roots, first appearing in the region of Sussex.[1][2] Records indicate that the first people to bear this name were from a location named Catsfield, in Southern England.

Etymology
edit
The surname Chatfield can be traced to the village of Catsfield in East Sussex. The first recorded instance of this name is William de Cattefeld, found within tax records from the area in the early 1300s.[3] Since the surname was most likely granted as a byname, the origin of the name Chatfield is directly tied to the etymology of the village itself. Several theories currently exist as to how the village of Catsfield was named.

The earliest record of Catsfield comes from the Domesday Book, in which the village is referred to as Cedesfelle.[4] It's believed that Catsfield is combination of two Old English words, the first being Catte and the second being Feld, which translates to, "field, pasture, plains, or open country".[5] More specifically, the word refers to an uncultivated land without forests.[2]. There has been some speculation as to the true meaning behind the word Catte.
 
  • Informative
  • Like
Reactions: Acer88 and NENick

JP4CY

Lord, beer me strength.
Staff member
SuperFanatic
SuperFanatic T2
Dec 19, 2008
74,538
95,520
113
Testifying
Any conference road win is a really good win. Looking at Colorado's record at home against top teams. I'd call this a GREAT win. You just can't duplicate a road environment.
Your annual reminder that league play, no matter what league you play in, is really, REALLY hard.

You take a league road win any way you can get it.
Especially after a Christmas break where you can be groggy. Add in some altitude too.
 
  • Like
Reactions: NENick

Thomasrickj

Well-Known Member
Feb 26, 2012
7,870
5,773
113
Arlington, VA
How so? I'd rather meet them in the Final than the Semifinal.
Me too, but I was saying San Antonio as in either final four or championship. It will be interesting to see where us and Auburn end up if we finish as 1's. I'm still not convinced about Tennessee yet. They will be tested eventually.
 
  • Agree
Reactions: Acer88

cytor

Well-Known Member
SuperFanatic
SuperFanatic T2
Nov 20, 2011
8,132
12,986
113
Chatfield is a toponymic surname of English origin with Old English roots, first appearing in the region of Sussex.[1][2] Records indicate that the first people to bear this name were from a location named Catsfield, in Southern England.

Etymology
edit
The surname Chatfield can be traced to the village of Catsfield in East Sussex. The first recorded instance of this name is William de Cattefeld, found within tax records from the area in the early 1300s.[3] Since the surname was most likely granted as a byname, the origin of the name Chatfield is directly tied to the etymology of the village itself. Several theories currently exist as to how the village of Catsfield was named.

The earliest record of Catsfield comes from the Domesday Book, in which the village is referred to as Cedesfelle.[4] It's believed that Catsfield is combination of two Old English words, the first being Catte and the second being Feld, which translates to, "field, pasture, plains, or open country".[5] More specifically, the word refers to an uncultivated land without forests.[2]. There has been some speculation as to the true meaning behind the word Catte.
In Ames, the Chatfield name equates to "stallion."
 
  • Like
Reactions: RezClone

Latest posts

Help Support Us

Become a patron