They will both play some minutes in conference play. Injuries and foul trouble happen.Nojus has a ton of potential and Watson has incredible D. Too bad they can't get on the floor.
They will both play some minutes in conference play. Injuries and foul trouble happen.Nojus has a ton of potential and Watson has incredible D. Too bad they can't get on the floor.
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.tamin is a freaking Jedi. the dude communes with midi-chlorians.
I enjoyed when he jumped into Malone, made the shot and flexed on him.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.
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.
His anticipation is elite. S tier. He is a peripheral sensory savant.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.
Sometimes the assist numbers are lower BECAUSE we shoot poorly - I think that was at least one reason for that number last night.
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.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.
Jackemoffski played in Maui against ISU. Didn't seem to matter much.Listening to the announcers and you would have thought LeBron James was out for them…
Death, taxes and ISU getting jobbed by sports committees.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.
*NSFWThe 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
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.
Especially after a Christmas break where you can be groggy. Add in some altitude too.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.
Final four wouldn't require us being on opposite sides of the bracket...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.
How so? I'd rather meet them in the Final than the Semifinal.Final four wouldn't require us being on opposite sides of the bracket...
****, I’m prepared for ISU to be the #2 in the south region along with #1 Auburn if they go 14-6 or worse in league play.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.
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.How so? I'd rather meet them in the Final than the Semifinal.
I claim that his bb IQ is the highest I've ever seen play at ISU. Yes, higher than Hornacek, which I never expected to say.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.
In Ames, the Chatfield name equates to "stallion."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.
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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.