Is Texas Tech in Lubbock a trap game?
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Just saw a CW retweet that Justin Gray of TT (freshman) is out for the season with a knee injury. I think he averaged about 6 pts, 3 Rebs or so
Keep in mind that we didn't have McKay against some of the zones we have faced earlier in the year...Tech will have to collapse in some when McKay is working, allowing the perimeter to open up. Take care of business here and then get ready for the Horns.
This. It isn't going to be easy winning in Lawrence, Austin, Manhattan, Stillwater, and Norman. If we can't win in Lubbock, we're in trouble.
Yup, some of us were born before this recent surge of ISU sports. I've been a fan a long time and one thing is for sure, Iowa State will always pull and Iowa State when you least expect it.
The funny thing is that my friends who are Alabama, Kansas, Duke etc. fans all feel the exact same way. I always remind them... try being an Iowa State fan! At the end of the day, all teams lose ones they shouldn't ... I'm happy to be a Cyclone.
You got me. I didn't see us losing this one at all, and we did.
No game is a gimme for this team, and that has been demonstrated against Texas Tech and South Carolina.
Unfortunately I saw us losing this one. Well, at least i was very worried. My buddies thought I was crazy. I was really hoping I was wrong. This was the absolute definition of trap game.
Some people are saying this is a mentally weak team. I don't think so, and my evidence is how this team has played in the final four or five minutes of their games. They've played well during that time. That wasn't true last year. In many road games, we played well until the final two minutes and then we fell apart.
This year, we fall apart to begin the game. I don't think this team underestimated Tech, because they played the same way against a ranked Baylor team. I think it has more to do with the style of defense we play. Guys just take possessions off because we employ that sag defense that is supposed to encourage the other team to take jump shots. Well God, any team can hit threes if you don't guard them. I'd like to see us mix up our defenses by sometimes pressing, sometimes not, sometimes playing zone, sometimes not. It would keep opposing offenses' on their toes about how to score on us.
This year, we fall apart to begin the game. I don't think this team underestimated Tech, because they played the same way against a ranked Baylor team. I think it has more to do with the style of defense we play. Guys just take possessions off because we employ that sag defense that is supposed to encourage the other team to take jump shots. Well God, any team can hit threes if you don't guard them. I'd like to see us mix up our defenses by sometimes pressing, sometimes not, sometimes playing zone, sometimes not. It would keep opposing offenses' on their toes about how to score on us.
