Has it really come to this?
Seems like a billion years ago (in reality, 2014) that we were headed to Madison Square Garden full of hope. The team had NBA players and a charismatic NBA player turned coach. Why has it gone so bad?
The non-conference schedule was a bummer, including the road loss to that despised Big Ten team that we shall not speak of.
Now we stand at a pathetic 5 - 4 conference record and if trends hold, probably won't make the tournament.
Guess having a star point guard isn't enough, huh?
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I am, of course, talking about UConn, which currently sports a 10 - 11 record, thanks to a lack of height due to multiple injuries, despite being led by a five-star point guard named Jalen Adams. Sound familiar?
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Iowa State has been in the NCAA tournament five consecutive years, which is a longer streak than these four teams in particular:
All are teams that have won the national championship during the past five years. All have missed the tournament during these five years, largely due to recruiting misses or players who were one-and-done. All have been placed on probation in the past, because the NCAA essentially rewards cheating.
I wonder if it is realistic for some fans to expect ISU to have a longer sustained period of success than these schools?
Seems like a billion years ago (in reality, 2014) that we were headed to Madison Square Garden full of hope. The team had NBA players and a charismatic NBA player turned coach. Why has it gone so bad?
The non-conference schedule was a bummer, including the road loss to that despised Big Ten team that we shall not speak of.
Now we stand at a pathetic 5 - 4 conference record and if trends hold, probably won't make the tournament.
Guess having a star point guard isn't enough, huh?
___
I am, of course, talking about UConn, which currently sports a 10 - 11 record, thanks to a lack of height due to multiple injuries, despite being led by a five-star point guard named Jalen Adams. Sound familiar?
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Iowa State has been in the NCAA tournament five consecutive years, which is a longer streak than these four teams in particular:
Louisville
Kentucky
UConn
Villanova
Kentucky
UConn
Villanova
All are teams that have won the national championship during the past five years. All have missed the tournament during these five years, largely due to recruiting misses or players who were one-and-done. All have been placed on probation in the past, because the NCAA essentially rewards cheating.
I wonder if it is realistic for some fans to expect ISU to have a longer sustained period of success than these schools?