2024-25 ISU WBB Season Thread

[Three4Cy]

Wilson's minutes have really been cut. I wonder if that is just because of Emily getting heathier, or is it a talent thing, or is she in the dog house for some other reason?

I would say it is Emily getting healthier. The comment was made on the TV broadcast that Emily is up to 30-32 minutes a game. Yesterday, KSU was going to press, and you needed experienced ball handlers on the floor. Between Emily, AJ, and Addy, you were set yesterday, plus using Audi and Kelsey. We did a really good job of beating their press. Reagan gets sped up, and KSU would have taken full advantage of that yesterday.

 

[acoustimac]

I would say it is Emily getting healthier. The comment was made on the TV broadcast that Emily is up to 30-32 minutes a game. Yesterday, KSU was going to press, and you needed experienced ball handlers on the floor. Between Emily, AJ, and Addy, you were set yesterday, plus using Audi and Kelsey. We did a really good job of beating their press. Reagan gets sped up, and KSU would have taken full advantage of that yesterday.

Wilson does a lot of good things, but the two things she has to work on in the off season are (a) court vision and (b) being an offensive threat.

 

[loyalsons4evertrue]

We all know about the star trio in Audi, Addy, and Em but I think the difference maker down the stretch has been Kelsey Joens. She brings tons of energy, always hustles for rebounds, and she's shooting 40%+ from three

 

[acoustimac]

We all know about the star trio in Audi, Addy, and Em but I think the difference maker down the stretch has been Kelsey Joens. She brings tons of energy, always hustles for rebounds, and she's shooting 40%+ from three

Can't argue with that at all. I'm already starting to write my look at next year and she figures prominently in it.

 

[kcdc4isu]

We all know about the star trio in Audi, Addy, and Em but I think the difference maker down the stretch has been Kelsey Joens. She brings tons of energy, always hustles for rebounds, and she's shooting 40%+ from three

I think she was that missing 5th starter that creates havoc on the other team. I feel it also gets Sid the chance to see the flow of the game so she is ready when she comes in.

 

[swclone11]

The main trio and now Kelsey are getting their deserved flowers, but sometimes AJ gets lost in the mix a bit. She took like 3 or 4 really key offensive fouls on K-State yesterday and has started to shoot more consistently lately. I'm really enjoying that we've seemingly found our core rotation. If we can keep our four sophomores, Sydney, and Kenzie, I think we'll be in a decent spot to pick up from where we left off next year. But still a lot of unfinished work to do! Looking forward to seeing what we can do in KC!

 

[mred]

Below is a breakdown of each player's minutes over the course of the season. I'm using a 5-game rolling average to smooth things out.

I've ordered players by position somewhat, with posts at the bottom and point guards at the top. Here's what stands out to me:

• The combined total of Ryan + Wilson minutes are pretty stable over the season. The observation that Wilson's minutes have gone down as Ryan's have increased seems to be accurate.
• The combined total of Crooks + Williams + Taulelei minutes are pretty stable as well. Crooks' minutes have steadily increased mainly at the expense of Williams.
• During the conference portion of the season, Jackson and Brown have seen fairly steady minutes (although Jackson is down a little bit recently).
• That leaves the middle section (Harris/Hansford/Joens/Tanke). Joens has clearly seen more minutes recently, and while Harris' minutes had dipped, they have come back up a bit. Those extra Joens/Harris minutes have largely come from Jackson and Tanke and maybe a little from Hansford.

 

[Jimbo ISU]

I love this basketball team. The Cyclones have won 6 out of the last 7 and all 6 wins have been by comfortable margins. They were handled by Baylor, but that was a road game against a very good team. I think we will be a dangerous team in the postseason based on our talent and how we are playing right now. For a lot of the season, I have been baffled by the substitution pattern, but we are finally giving more minutes to the best players on the team. If the coaches had shortened the rotation in December to just 7 players and whoever is backing up Audi, I think we would have had a couple more wins and the perception of this team would be a lot different.

 

[BoxsterCy]

Wilson's minutes have really been cut. I wonder if that is just because of Emily getting heathier, or is it a talent thing, or is she in the dog house for some other reason?

(1) yes (2) yes (3) probably not

 

[farm85]

https://athlonsports.com/college/iowa-state-cyclones/fans-put-angel-reese-on-notice-after-huge-performance-from-iowa-states-audi-crooks

 

[NWICY]

https://athlonsports.com/college/iowa-state-cyclones/fans-put-angel-reese-on-notice-after-huge-performance-from-iowa-states-audi-crooks

Alright whoever made the Jokic comment is way the heck off. Reese I can see.

 

[carvers4math]

https://athlonsports.com/college/iowa-state-cyclones/fans-put-angel-reese-on-notice-after-huge-performance-from-iowa-states-audi-crooks

As far as I know, we have no problem with Angel Reese. Maybe they are confusing us with the CC cult.

 

[swclone11]

I have the same question as you. My guess is with Em's minutes going up, Wilson's just went down but, that doesn't get her much time to learn. I do think we've had a harder time starting offense when she's running it but, she's got to learn.

She's been given a lot of opportunities to learn this year, some against competition (well) above her level as a freshman. She will improve, but right now, we're in do or die games. We need Emily for those. Probably just boils down to that.

 

[acoustimac]

https://athlonsports.com/college/iowa-state-cyclones/fans-put-angel-reese-on-notice-after-huge-performance-from-iowa-states-audi-crooks

It’s nice that we have a new nickname…the Cycles!

 

[ZorkClone]

Looks like we either play Cinci or ASU on Thursday. We've beat both, so I'm expecting a win either way.

 

[CY9008]

This honestly surprised me

 

[ZorkClone]

This honestly surprised me

Am I missing something? The big 12 website doesn't even show this as true.

 

[CY9008]

I believe this is in conf games only.

 

[mred]

I believe this is in conf games only.

Fine print in the graphic says "vs Big 12 opponents only". So it might be conference games, or conference games plus tournament.

 

[CycloneRulzzz]

This honestly surprised me

How does best offense finish middle of the pack? Guessing we are near bottom in defense.