*** Official #23 BYU vs #10 IOWA STATE Game(Day) Thread ***

[1SEIACLONE]

Name another team we are competing with for a 3 that has losses as bad as Kansas St and Oklahoma State.

It wasn't just that we lost, we were throughly outplayed by 2 teams under .500.

True every team is going to have an off night and play poorly, but when you have the WV, KSU and OSU games where we basically do not show up and get blown out, its not a good sign. It's this that separates great teams from pretenders.

 

[rosshm16]

I remember when the Hawkeyes were super-hot going into the tourney then lost to the Richmond Spiders. Really enjoyed that.

 

[NENick]

Maybe overlooked from these past 2 games, Lipsey has scored 15 in each, with 16 assists to 1 turnover and 5 steals.

 

[deadeyededric]

Maybe overlooked from these past 2 games, Lipsey has scored 15 in each, with 16 assists to 1 turnover and 5 steals.

Doesn't matter if you don't win. Him not being able to consistently take the ball to the rim hurts the team imo.

 

[cayin]

I was hoping we'd have a deeper rotation this year. Obviously that hasn't materialized.

How common is it for major-conference teams to play 9+ guys serious minutes? Is that a common thing? Just looking at some top teams this year, number of guys who average 6+ minutes per game and have missed no more than 10 games:

Auburn: 9
Duke: 10
Houston: 8
Tennessee: 8
Florida: 8
St Johns: 10
Alabama: 9
Michigan State: 10
Texas Tech: 8
Iowa State: 8
Clemson: 9
Wisconsin: 9
Maryland: 9

Obviously we don't have the depth of some of these teams.

Michigan State is interesting, no one averages more than 26 minutes, and they only have one player averaging more than 23 minutes.

and Izzo's team appars fresh and is surging just at the right time.

 

[deadeyededric]

Excellent research.

As frustrating as the past 6-ish weeks have been, and some nagging tendencies (turnovers, offensive staleness, lead swings, inability to close) it's good have some perspective about whether there's trend of fading.

Another element that would require deeper dive, we're using strictly W-L without considering strength of opponent during the stretches. Not sure if that'd be favorable or not for this season's stretch vs. previous years.

OSU is awful and we should be able to beat KState and even BYU at home. Tough schedule no doubt. With some big wins this team has also had head scratching loses.

 

[cyatheart]

and Izzo's team appars fresh and is surging just at the right time.

His teams always get better as the year goes, rarely are they not peaking in march

 

[NENick]

Doesn't matter if you don't win. Him not being able to consistently take the ball to the rim hurts the team imo.

Just pointing out a positive from the disappointment. Last night he only made one 3, so his other points came from driving and scoring or getting fouled and making fts. At least some of his 8 assists came when driving, maybe most. I'll have to go back and watch.

 

[deadeyededric]

Just pointing out a positive from the disappointment. Last night he only made one 3, so his other points came from driving and scoring or getting fouled and making fts. At least some of his 8 assists came when driving, maybe most. I'll have to go back and watch.

He doesn't seem to consistently go to the rim with authority. I'm talking about the season as a whole more than anything. I'd like him to draw more fouls. He's a really good PG but he's not on the level of like Monte Morris to me. If he was we would be on top of the conference.

 

[#1BYUFan #IOWA Stanks]

Man Iowa State is trash Cougars on top! Better find a different sport ehh? I’m sure your interpretive dance team is really good knowing how odd the state of iowa is

 

[deadeyededric]

Man Iowa State is trash Cougars on top! Better find a different sport ehh? I’m sure your interpretive dance team is really good knowing how odd the state of iowa is

Nobody from Utah should ever call any other state odd.

 

[#1BYUFan #IOWA Stanks]

Nobody from Utah should ever call any other state odd.

ever been?

 

[deadeyededric]

ever been?

Yes. Very pretty but certainly odd.

 

[Malone]

Man Iowa State is trash Cougars on top! Better find a different sport ehh? I’m sure your interpretive dance team is really good knowing how odd the state of iowa is

Oh boy. You really got us.

Imagine being able to pay far more for athletes than 99% of other programs then gloating about the accomplishment. Bra. F*cking. Vo. Bravo.

 

[dahliaclone]

Man Iowa State is trash Cougars on top! Better find a different sport ehh? I’m sure your interpretive dance team is really good knowing how odd the state of iowa is

Shouldn't you be soaking right about now?

 

[3TrueFans]

Man Iowa State is trash Cougars on top! Better find a different sport ehh? I’m sure your interpretive dance team is really good knowing how odd the state of iowa is

Will you soak with me?

 

[#1BYUFan #IOWA Stanks]

dang yall really got me i would be sad but oh yeah i didn’t lose last night

 

[#1BYUFan #IOWA Stanks]

let the game talk boy

 

[deadeyededric]

Oh boy. You really got us.

Imagine being able to pay far more for athletes than 99% of other programs then gloating about the accomplishment. Bra. F*cking. Vo. Bravo.

A college that doesn't allow sex or booze? What's the point of even going to school.

 

[#1BYUFan #IOWA Stanks]

A college that doesn't allow sex or booze? What's the point of even going to school.

sure you wouldn’t know that bc you live in your moms basement and watch hentai on her ipad all day