Brodziansky is a big that can shoot. I hope whoever is on him is ready to guard him from deep. Solo struggled with Wade, and that dude from Texas.
I would think Lard would be the better candidate to guard shooting bigs, because he is more athletic and can recover faster. However, he is the less experienced of the two, and pulling him out top, opens up the rim more.
If I had to put odds on it, I'd say TCU has a 60% chance to win and ISU 40%. I'd say there's maybe a 10% chance of a TCU blow out and a 3% chance of an ISU blow out. Yes, those odds are completely pulled out of my butt, but I'll stand by them.
Solomon played three minutes in the first match up. Vlad lit up Iowa State, but not Solomon.I like Solo on him because he tends to get better position quicker and deny the pass. At this point, I also think Solo also is better at boxing out and preventing those garbage put-backs that killed us in FWTX last year. After that first meeting where Brodziansky lit him up, Young seemed like he made it his personal mission to shut him down. And like you said, I'd much rather keep Lard in the paint rather than chasing Brodziansky around the perimeter.
I'm curious to see how the game plays out. The guys seems to play a little looser on the road. Hopefully that translates to some offensive success. I assume Wiggi will be matching up on Fisher when TCU has the ball, and that could be a fun one.
Solomon played three minutes in the first match up. Vlad lit up Iowa State, but not Solomon.
I went back and looked, Bowie only played 16 minutes in that game and Holden didn't play. So for more than half of the game Iowa State was playing Burton or Weiler-Babb at "center"Yeah, I meant to say "us" not "him"
I went back and looked, Bowie only played 16 minutes in that game and Holden didn't play. So for more than half of the game Iowa State was playing Burton or Weiler-Babb at "center"
The implied probability of TCU winning the game based on the no vig Vegas moneyline of -471 is 82.5%.Will be interesting to see how it plays out.
The implied probability of TCU winning the game based on the point spread is 90.3 percent.
Go ISU!
Ugh, that Bane DJ matchup doesn't look good for us.You're probably right. TCU is a bit of tricky matchup, because their lineup is pretty non traditional. Brodzianski and Fisher get talked about, but imo their best player is still Kenrich Williams, a 6-7 guard. He's averaging 15 and 9. Plus they still start JD Miller, a 6-8 forward.
So my guess:
Wigginton - Fisher
Jackson - Bane 6-5
Babb - Williams
Lard - Miller
Solo - Brodziansky
With the idea of really challenging Wigginton to keep Fisher out of the lane. If you remember, Fisher roasted Morris down there last year.
Wow. He's huge for them. He's been their EOG guy. Alex Robinson will likely start in his absence. He averages the same amount of minutes, distributes the ball well, but doesn't shoot or drive as well as Fisher.Just announced Fisher is out tonight.
Out indefinitely. Knee injury. Tough start to his career. He seems like a good kid with a ton of talent.
Just announced Fisher is out tonight.
Out indefinitely. Knee injury. Tough start to his career. He seems like a good kid with a ton of talent.
Interesting to see what happens to the line now. If it doesn't move much then we know what Vegas thinks of our team.Just announced Fisher is out tonight.
Out indefinitely. Knee injury. Tough start to his career. He seems like a good kid with a ton of talent.
The line moved slightly toward ISU from +10.5 to +10.
If I'm not mistaken, ISU recruited Fisher some.
My guess is that is solely from public betting. It should continue going down. Fisher being out is a pretty big deal, to the point where I think this game could be in ISU's favor.
Gonna play devils advocate here a little. Yes, I'll preface this by sayingFisher is a very big loss for them.My guess is that is solely from public betting. It should continue going down. Fisher being out is a pretty big deal, to the point where I think this game could be in ISU's favor.