Is Niang tired?

[CyCloned]

I think GN just knows when he needs to be GN and when he can just let the team win games. I noticed that to start the second half he took the ball at the top of the key, beat his man and made a nice little floater. Kind of like, I could do this to you all game, but my other guys need to work on their shots. I just did that to remind you of who the man is.

 

[madguy30]

He had 11 points and didn't shoot very well...I just thought it looked like there was a lid on the basket for him.

Makes 2-3 more shots and a couple of 3s and it's an average game for him.

Thought that inbounds pass was basically just lack of focus, and there were signs of that in the team late, but they pulled pulled through. Probably a good thing TCU was so aggressive late...that's something ISU will need to be ready for Monday night.

 

[MartyFine]

Probably. Give the man a foot massage

 

[Gunnerclone]

CONCERNSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[isuforlife]

He was gassed ,no question, don't think i have seen him have such a poor game, watch out Kansas

 

[Goldfinger]

Really bad officiating job on Georges yesterday, a couple bogus fouls, but some of the traveling calls were worse.

 

[HornacekFan1414]

I was at the game right behind the bench...Georges let the ref's whistles frustrate him, nothing more....Matt also had a terrible in bounds pass, it happens.....

 

[Jsievers24]

A zone might not conserve energy as a whole, but it should conserve energy for players like Georges, who teams seem to attack every time down the court with the pick and roll. I also agree that it can usually take a team out of rhythm a little.

 

[larry]

The zone defense is also used to protect players in foul trouble, which we had a fair amount of yesterday.

 

[VeloClone]

While a zone may not conserve energy on the whole it can help to spread out the workload. A guy who is guarding Forte, for example ( except for this year) has to expend a ton of energy because he is chasing him around a dozen or more screens every possession. This can be pretty important if you aren't deep.

 

[Skyh13]

This the Niang version of the Royce doesn't sweat thread.

Not at all. Different things. The entire team seemed a bit out of it at the beginning of the game yesterday, and by the end of most of their games, Georges does looked gassed. And understandably so.

The closest we've gotten was "Burton looks disinterested" in another thread -- but it didn't have it's own dedicated thread so we haven't quite gone there yet.

 

[Cycsk]

I was at the game right behind the bench...Georges let the ref's whistles frustrate him, nothing more....Matt also had a terrible in bounds pass, it happens.....

What was going on between Niang and the TCU coach?

 

[jkclone]

What was going on between Niang and the TCU coach?

We were dribbling the clock out and they trapped and stole the ball from Monte. It was basically hey the game is over what are you doing.

 

[Gunnerclone]

While a zone may not conserve energy on the whole it can help to spread out the workload. A guy who is guarding Forte, for example ( except for this year) has to expend a ton of energy because he is chasing him around a dozen or more screens every possession. This can be pretty important if you aren't deep.

It shouldn't.

 

[Cy$]

was Niang sweating?

 

[CycloneErik]

Everyone had struggles down the stretch yesterday. Therefore, I conclude that everyone is exhausted and this season is effectively over.

 

[Cycsk]

We were dribbling the clock out and they trapped and stole the ball from Monte. It was basically hey the game is over what are you doing.

I thought I saw Niang getting a little chippy with him earlier in the game too.

 

[SolarGarlic]

A zone absolutely conserves energy, especially for guys down low. We aren't trying to be Syracuse and go balls out. We're just hoping to stay in decent position, get the opponent out of rhythm and encourage a deep shot. Niang will have to slide 3-4 times a possession. That is MUCH easier than hedging on a pick and roll and recovering to find your man. You guys have been listening to your middle school coaches too much. A zone allows guys like Niang to take a possession off. If it was our primary defense, you might have an argument.

 

[cyguytillidie]

I think they ran the zone more yesterday because it was more effective than man.......