*** Official #9 Kansas vs #2 IOWA STATE Game(Day) Thread ***

[inCyteful]

I don't think I have ever enjoyed watching any athletic team more than this one.

 

[NENick]

KU was very impressive on defense but they’ll be so much better when Harris, Dickinson and Adams move on. They just bog down the offense so much.

I don't know about that. Haven't done well getting offense in the portal.

 

[AllInForISU]

Probably because we've been kicking his ass

By my count, it’s 5-11 in the past 6 years and 3-8 since TJ took over. Has been competitive, but that’s certainly not us kicking his ass.

 

[Dgilbertson]

Survive? How about stormed over.

Probably written by ai fwiw

 

[inCyteful]

Is Hunter Dickinson the most overrated basketball player of this generation?

I dunno, there is a LOT of competition out there. Speak of the devil, Hawkins on line 2.

 

[Dgilbertson]

My 90 year old grandma has never paid attention to bb. Now she's hooked on it! She's in love with CuJo, thinks he's really cute!

Old ladies becoming adorable creeps is one of life’s greatest things.

 

[bosco]

Hilton magic this year.

 

[twincyties]

I dunno, there is a LOT of competition out there. Speak of the devil, Hawkins on line 2.

I just don’t see it when I watch. He’s always flat footed. Doesn’t do much with back to the basket. A few of his makes were right at the hoop with fluke defensive breakdowns or bad bounces for us.

Probably the 7th-8th best player on the floor tonight.

 

[fsanford]

Is Hunter Dickinson the most overrated basketball player of this generation?

Many of the real big money NIL guys have sucked

Got their cash and lost their heart

 

[Dgilbertson]

Hilton magic this year.

?

 

[FerShizzle]

?

Because it isn’t needed for magical comebacks and whatnot.

 

[Dgilbertson]

I just don’t see it when I watch. He’s always flat footed. Doesn’t do much with back to the basket. A few of his makes were right at the hoop with fluke defensive breakdowns or bad bounces for us.

Probably the 7th-8th best player on the floor tonight.

He’s regressed from what I can tell. He was a much greater threat last year (was he there two years ago?)

 

[Lexclone]

I dunno, there is a LOT of competition out there. Speak of the devil, Hawkins on line 2.

I don’t know. Dickinson is Greyson Allen-level hateable. That’s rarified air.

 

[Dgilbertson]

Because it isn’t needed for magical comebacks and whatnot.

Ah. To me that’s the biggest difference. Past solid teams let teams and games like this back into it.

That said the 8-0 run to end he 1st half and then the way to stretch it at the end was pretty magical

 

[hoosman]

Nice win, but worried that Heise/Watson combined for only 1 point.

 

[NATEizKING]

Just another game at home, expect to win, and win handily

 

[inCyteful]

Many of the real big money NIL guys have sucked

Got their cash and lost their heart

It has to create unhealthy dynamics on the team.

 

[twincyties]

Nice win, but worried that Heise/Watson combined for only 1 point.

Not worried as we clearly didn’t need it. They did exactly what they needed to do tonight. That is the beauty of this team. Curtis and Jackson outscored KU in the first half. Others stepped up in the second.

Neither of them forced anything. 8 boards (3 offensive), 3 steals, a block, only 2 TOs and only 2 shots taken.

All we needed was solid minutes with good defense and “little things” which they both gave.

 

[ISUNJ23BS]

Dickinson is a good player. I think he's been around so long that the book is out on him. Doesn't look like his game has really improved much. Jackson and Chatfield are stronger than him so that wore him down. He also doesn't have great defensive footwork.

 

[NY Chicago Fan]

Other than Auburn has anyone else beat two top 10 teams this year? Seems unlikely.

Duke got beat by this Kansas team. ISU should be afraid of nobody. They just need to keep playing their game and improving