*** Official #9 IOWA STATE vs Oklahoma State Game(Day) Thread ***

[HouClone]

Dean is not guarding anyone. Runs around going for the steal. And it's worked as we haven't done anything about it.

 

[cstrunk]

Curse of #9 again.

 

[nrg4isu]

How many times can the announcers say "it's been a bizarre night"?

 

[CycloneVet]

This honestly has been the big surprise for me this year

Why? We replaced 2 very active and good defensive posts with 2 guys that aren’t bad, just not as good. It’s not that hard

 

[Istater4life]

Need to realize that when 2 or 3 guys are guarding you someone else is open.

 

[ClonerJams]

Milwaukee is out the window.

 

[cyclonehomer]

Its what almost every ISU team with any kind of expectations has been like. Allergic to expectations, and doesn't just fail to simply miss them but goes and blows up spectacularly.

TJ saying stuff like him preferring to be the hunter and uncomfortable as the hunted keeps coming back to me. The whole point is to be good enough to be hunted!

 

[cal-cyclone]

We are lucky were were good for most of the season because this is going to be a really bad loss. Is this the same team that battled against Houston? It doesn't look like it at all. Really disappointing in the effort on def in the last 5 minutes. Are guys injured? If not, then they just aren't competing.

 

[KCyclone2010]

This and the K-State game are real head scratchers. Piss poor effort in each game

 

[Ben4Cy]

Does anyone else notice how we dont show any sense of urgency at all when down 10 with four minutes left? Why are we walking it up and running full possessions?

To me, it feels like we always concede.

 

[bostrem00]

Is this what 2002 Cyclone football felt like

No because the collapse started with 30/40 pt losses that were over in the 3rd to top tier teams like OU and an ascending Texas squad, then 2 bad losses happened to a middling Colorado and absolutely boat racing by Kansas State with a win mixed in against a young Brad Smith led Missouri team before collapsing against UConn and Dan Orlovsky.

 

[Erik4Cy]

Just not enough time left now.

There is. But it basically has to be perfect from here on out.

Stop. Score. Stop. Score. Stop. Score. etc.

Odds: very low (but not 0%)

 

[CyGuy5]

If TJ doesn’t give them one of these tonight then it’s so over… either that or make them run suicides until they turn the lights out like Herb Brooks

 

[ClonesTwenty1]

This team is bad unfortunately. will be interesting to hear wtf went on after the season is over.

I don’t think we are bad at all. I think we are mentally weak though. We are damn good when things are rolling, but hang our heads when they aren’t. When things aren’t falling just play hard and even play dirty if you need to. Just show 10000% effort.

 

[HoustonClone]

Need to realize that when 2 or 3 guys are guarding you someone else is open.

Said my middle school basketball coach.

 

[ScottyP]

What is our offense exactly? The lack of any kind of motion or set plays is mind boggling.

Nate Schmidt sucks as our offensive coach

 

[Cardinal2001]

getting beat by double digits ugh

 

[Cychl82]

Tamin we are down 10 maybe push the ball up the court a bit?

I was thinking that same thing.

 

[NY Chicago Fan]

Either turnovers or misses when need a bucket. Offense has been bad. Almost time to flush this game and move on.

It seems ISU needs to be at full strength, not enough if everyone not playing well together. And in their losses they look bad with turnovers and shooting woes

 

[CYDJ]

I am sad.