Impressive...

[dahliaclone]

Some facts to sleep on as we await our seeding/location tomorrow...

Iowa State had regular season wins against teams in their conference tournament finals from the:

• Big 12 (Texas Tech)
• Big East (Creighton)
• Big Ten (Iowa)
• AAC (Memphis)
• Southland (SE Louisiana)

Iowa State has played 32 games

• 18 of those games were against NET top 50 teams
• 23 of the 32 are against top 77 NET teams.

Iowa State has 9 Q1 wins

• top 5 in the country

Iowa State has a SOS of 11th in the country

Iowa State has a SOR of 30th

Iowa State has the #10 best Adjusted Defense in the country

Point is...this season is still insanely impressive after we won 2 last year. We're likely headed to 8/9 seed and yeah that sucks but given we are in the tourney, just making it is gravy to me. I can't wait to see how we do against non-Big 12 teams. Maybe we are toast and **** the bed...who knows. But I can't wait to see them fight another day.

Go Cyclones

 

[cyputz]

Damn well stated!

 

[NorthCyd]

Some facts to sleep on as we await our seeding/location tomorrow...

Iowa State had regular season wins against teams in their conference tournament finals from the:

• Big 12 (Texas Tech)
• Big East (Creighton)
• Big Ten (Iowa)
• AAC (Memphis)
• Southland (SE Louisiana)

Iowa State has played 32 games

• 18 of those games were against NET top 50 teams
• 23 of the 32 are against top 77 NET teams.

Iowa State has 9 Q1 wins

• top 5 in the country

Iowa State has a SOS of 11th in the country

Iowa State has a SOR of 30th

Iowa State has the #10 best Adjusted Defense in the country

Point is...this season is still insanely impressive after we won 2 last year. We're likely headed to 8/9 seed and yeah that sucks but given we are in the tourney, just making it is gravy to me. I can't wait to see how we do against non-Big 12 teams. Maybe we are toast and **** the bed...who knows. But I can't wait to see them fight another day.

Go Cyclones

 

[jdoggivjc]

Some facts to sleep on as we await our seeding/location tomorrow...

Iowa State had regular season wins against teams in their conference tournament finals from the:

• Big 12 (Texas Tech)
• Big East (Creighton)
• Big Ten (Iowa)
• AAC (Memphis)
• Southland (SE Louisiana)

Iowa State has played 32 games

• 18 of those games were against NET top 50 teams
• 23 of the 32 are against top 77 NET teams.

Iowa State has 9 Q1 wins

• top 5 in the country

Iowa State has a SOS of 11th in the country

Iowa State has a SOR of 30th

Iowa State has the #10 best Adjusted Defense in the country

Point is...this season is still insanely impressive after we won 2 last year. We're likely headed to 8/9 seed and yeah that sucks but given we are in the tourney, just making it is gravy to me. I can't wait to see how we do against non-Big 12 teams. Maybe we are toast and **** the bed...who knows. But I can't wait to see them fight another day.

Go Cyclones

TJ apologist. WHERE'S THE ACCOUNTABILITY, DAMN YOU...?

 

[UnCytely]

We are undefeated outside the conference. We could end up doing well in the NCAAs.

 

[alarson]

Some facts to sleep on as we await our seeding/location tomorrow...

Iowa State had regular season wins against teams in their conference tournament finals from the:

• Big 12 (Texas Tech)
• Big East (Creighton)
• Big Ten (Iowa)
• AAC (Memphis)
• Southland (SE Louisiana)

Iowa State has played 32 games

• 18 of those games were against NET top 50 teams
• 23 of the 32 are against top 77 NET teams.

Iowa State has 9 Q1 wins

• top 5 in the country

Iowa State has a SOS of 11th in the country

Iowa State has a SOR of 30th

Iowa State has the #10 best Adjusted Defense in the country

Point is...this season is still insanely impressive after we won 2 last year. We're likely headed to 8/9 seed and yeah that sucks but given we are in the tourney, just making it is gravy to me. I can't wait to see how we do against non-Big 12 teams. Maybe we are toast and **** the bed...who knows. But I can't wait to see them fight another day.

Go Cyclones

I'm going to end up stealing this to shut up some moron later

 

[Cyclonepride]

Some facts to sleep on as we await our seeding/location tomorrow...

Iowa State had regular season wins against teams in their conference tournament finals from the:

• Big 12 (Texas Tech)
• Big East (Creighton)
• Big Ten (Iowa)
• AAC (Memphis)
• Southland (SE Louisiana)

Iowa State has played 32 games

• 18 of those games were against NET top 50 teams
• 23 of the 32 are against top 77 NET teams.

Iowa State has 9 Q1 wins

• top 5 in the country

Iowa State has a SOS of 11th in the country

Iowa State has a SOR of 30th

Iowa State has the #10 best Adjusted Defense in the country

Point is...this season is still insanely impressive after we won 2 last year. We're likely headed to 8/9 seed and yeah that sucks but given we are in the tourney, just making it is gravy to me. I can't wait to see how we do against non-Big 12 teams. Maybe we are toast and **** the bed...who knows. But I can't wait to see them fight another day.

Go Cyclones

If we had known that was going to be the strength of schedule at the beginning of the year, it would have been optimistic to think they'd get 10 wins. 20 wins took great recruiting to start, great coaching, buy-in from the players, and fantastic effort throughout.

 

[CascadeClone]

We are undefeated outside the conference. We could end up doing well in the NCAAs.

You are a man who's glass is half full.
Of whiskey.

I'm in. I mean, what the hell.

 

[JM4CY]

 

[madguy30]

TJ apologist. WHERE'S THE ACCOUNTABILITY, DAMN YOU...?

What about 3 years from now!?

Why aren't they running 80's Lakers Showtime mixed with mid-90s Princeton back cutting!?

Concerns!!!!

 

[Cyclones1969]

What about 3 years from now!?

Why aren't they running 80's Lakers Showtime mixed with mid-90s Princeton back cutting!?

Concerns!!!!

I am actually mad at TJ for not having incorporated the system from Loyola Marymount with Texas Tech level defense already.

I mean wtf TJ? Coach your team, will you?

 

[MLawrence]

I'm going to end up stealing this to shut up some moron later

Just one?

 

[dirtyninety]

All Big 12 Final Four.

 

[mynameisjonas]

We legit looked like a solidly top 25 team before mid January. And we legit looked like an extremely well coached team as well. i’m not just talking about wins and losses, I’m talking about the eye test. And then everything changed.

 

[CloniesForLife]

We legit looked like a solidly top 25 team before mid January. And we legit looked like an extremely well coached team as well. i’m not just talking about wins and losses, I’m talking about the eye test. And then everything changed.

Didn't you post the other day that TJ hasn't done any coaching?

 

[TXCyclones]

All Big 12 Final Four.

Somebody didn't watch the SEC/B12 Challenge...

 

[mynameisjonas]

Didn't you post the other day that TJ hasn't done any coaching?

TJ hasn’t done any coaching?

 

[AirWalke]

My impression is that they are either worn down by the all-in effort to start the season or that they are extremely streaky and hit a fortunate string of games in the non-conf to make themselves look REALLY good.

I hate to minimize the kind of season they’ve had, because I did not think even making the tournament would be a possibility until they started dominating the non-conference like they did. But the momentum seems to have worn off.

That said, I think they are the kind of team to take this talk personally and go on a tear in the tournament. But they have also shown that they are the type of team to struggle to score 40+ points in a single game lately so it’s hard to tell which ISU team will show up.

 

[Wally86]

We are undefeated outside the conference. We could end up doing well in the NCAAs.

If that meant we would win till matching up against another conference team I’d take it. Unfortunately it might not work that way

 

[Cyforce]

Without our undefeated non con we probably don't make the field but it definitely made us forget our preseason expectations. Having "experts" list us on the one line prior to the conference schedule clouded what a 7 win improvement in Big XII play really means for the program's future.