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[VeloClone]

If you were invisible, what is the first thing you would do (after sneaking in and watching Margot Robbie shower)?

Probably get hit by a car trying to cross the street.

 

[VeloClone]

This thread has to be in the running for worst thread title ever.

 

[madguy30]

There is only two games where could have gone the other way: WVU and Arizona

Houston-maybe

K-State, OSU, Kansas just flat out beat us.

I'll give you KSU and KU as they just played very well, but there seemed like 1,000 chances last night for ISU to take advantage of OSU's ineptness.

Cutting it to 6 several times, 5, and 4 all just needed patient possessions to keep at it, and then the OSU technicals needed the same and instead ISU just flailed around.

 

[Drew0311]

Inexplicable TOs are what holds this team back.

If they were playing great defense it should be expected to turn it over. However, most of our turnovers are not great defense. It's just us being stupid and that drives me insane.

 

[cycloner29]

Thought this was the latest weekly thread of "On That Note"

 

[jcyclonee]

This thread has to be in the running for worst thread title ever.

And the shortest thread title ever.

 

[ClubCy]

Sweet thread title

 

[2forISU]

I'll give you KSU and KU as they just played very well, but there seemed like 1,000 chances last night for ISU to take advantage of OSU's ineptness.

Cutting it to 6 several times, 5, and 4 all just needed patient possessions to keep at it, and then the OSU technicals needed the same and instead ISU just flailed around.

I just saw an OSU team that out played us and it was front the start to end of the game. IF we play OSU ten times this year, we would probably win 8-9 of those games, but our effort/focus lacked last night.

 

[RedDog]

I'll be back to full strength next week.

 

[MTCyclone43]

"IF ands and buts were candy and nuts we would all have a Merry Christmas."

 

[NATEizKING]

I'm still waiting for us to lose again full strength, been a few months.

 

[twincyties]

I think we have 3 (maybe 4) fewer losses.

This is of course all speculation. But the only fact is that we still have only one loss with all our players and that was on neutral floor at the buzzer to #1 team in the country. I personally think that is pretty telling.

 

[Cychl82]

We’d have only 3 losses in my opinion

 

[cyclones500]

And the shortest thread title ever.

Now I'm tempted to start a thread titled "I."

 

[cyclones500]

For this thought experiment, I'll say two.

* I'll assume L at KU and at UH (as I might have expected regardless)
* Win one of at WVU/at UA
* Win either KSU/at OSU

An additional W from any of those categories within realm of possibility. I figure we'd have at least one "dud" along the way even at full strength, and road losses are common, so I doubt ISU would be 27-2.

 

[NENick]

KSU beat 4 ranked teams during their 6-game winning streak. Their schedule from there to then of the regular season was very favorable. Instead they've lost 4 straight. What a weird team.

 

[Remo Gaggi]

Gilbert needs to live at the end of the bench for the rest of the season. More turnovers than points makes him a big liability.

 

[madguy30]

Gilbert needs to live at the end of the bench for the rest of the season. More turnovers than points makes him a big liability.

Lots of ways to go with this but I'll just say ISU needs everyone in order to be their best.

 

[jdoggivjc]

Okie State
Arizona
WVU

Those are the only for sure games I think we could chalk up as wins.

Maybe: Houston

No: Kansas and Kansas State were blowout losses so I can’t say it would have mattered for certain.

It’s crazy how a few games swing changes so many mindsets on how good this team can be. I’m not saying don’t be frustrated but down key starters does matter.

Full strength we are looking at something like 24-4 or 25-3 and no one on this board would be wringing their hands. But we have been dealt injuries and losses added up.

I personally think we can’t hit the panic button until we see what things are like at full strength again. Just the optimism in me. And not faulting people who are down. But don’t agree with saying the season is over and this team is done and this team won’t do anything of note in March.

IMO the K-State loss doesn't happen if Arizona doesn't hit that half court shot... and I don't think the KU loss happens because by that point they were all in their own heads.

I'm going to say the WVU and Houston losses stand (I think that Houston game was as close as it was because Houston didn't take our depleted team seriously and we punched them in the face... and I think they play us completely differently if we were fully healthy); everything else gets flipped.

 

[madguy30]

IMO the K-State loss doesn't happen if Arizona doesn't hit that half court shot... and I don't think the KU loss happens because by that point they were all in their own heads.

I'm going to say the WVU and Houston losses stand (I think that Houston game was as close as it was because Houston didn't take our depleted team seriously and we punched them in the face... and I think they play us completely differently if we were fully healthy); everything else gets flipped.

I thought KU was super sharp in Lawrence and wins but it's a closer game if ISU is normal.