I was just thinking about how Keshon has become a lock down defender in his first year here after he shut down LJ Cryer for the third time this year. And that was the knock on him during the transfer period, that he wasn't a great defender. Oops.
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Mims and Coach Henderson speaking very highly of T.J. and team.
“I was pretty excited. Even just being from Iowa and playing an Iowa school, I think that kind of even makes it even better. I’m really excited for this opportunity. I have a pretty special connection with T.J. He taught me a lot. I was only with him for a year, but he taught me a lot,” SDSU senior guard Matt Mims said.
“There’s just a lot of respect. It’s exciting to be playing close to home, it’s great for our fans. We have a couple of Nebraska guys, so to be able to get down there and play in front of their families is pretty special. But then obviously with coach Otzelberger, just the amount of respect that I have for him. The opportunities that he’s given me in this profession are just really endless,” SDSU head coach Eric Henderson said.
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“I was pretty excited. Even just being from Iowa and playing an Iowa school, I think that kind of even makes it even better. I’m really excited for this opportunity. I have a pretty special connection with T.J. He taught me a lot. I was only with him for a year, but he taught me a lot,” SDSU senior guard Matt Mims said.
“There’s just a lot of respect. It’s exciting to be playing close to home, it’s great for our fans. We have a couple of Nebraska guys, so to be able to get down there and play in front of their families is pretty special. But then obviously with coach Otzelberger, just the amount of respect that I have for him. The opportunities that he’s given me in this profession are just really endless,” SDSU head coach Eric Henderson said.
South Dakota State Men to face former coach T.J. Otzelberger, Iowa State
The Jackrabbits will be playing close to home in Omaha, Nebraska, and they’ll be playing against a familiar face.
Looks like their coach was a grad assistant under McDermott here. And the was an assistant under TJ at SDSU before replacing him. So definitely some familiarity thereMims and Coach Henderson speaking very highly of T.J. and team.
“I was pretty excited. Even just being from Iowa and playing an Iowa school, I think that kind of even makes it even better. I’m really excited for this opportunity. I have a pretty special connection with T.J. He taught me a lot. I was only with him for a year, but he taught me a lot,” SDSU senior guard Matt Mims said.
“There’s just a lot of respect. It’s exciting to be playing close to home, it’s great for our fans. We have a couple of Nebraska guys, so to be able to get down there and play in front of their families is pretty special. But then obviously with coach Otzelberger, just the amount of respect that I have for him. The opportunities that he’s given me in this profession are just really endless,” SDSU head coach Eric Henderson said.
South Dakota State Men to face former coach T.J. Otzelberger, Iowa State
The Jackrabbits will be playing close to home in Omaha, Nebraska, and they’ll be playing against a familiar face.
I watched them play this weekend. They move the ball very well on offense. I actually thought they could be a dangerous round one opponent. So shocking - Iowa State gets them.
As long as our defense plays normal - we should shut them down.
As long as our defense plays normal - we should shut them down.
We seem to be loading up the defense just a little bit less than we had earlier, and a little more selective in the hard traps. Just staying in front of our guys with just a little help/hedging and then springing the aggressive traps as a surprise. Gave up 57, 62 and 41 (avg 53.3) in the Big 12 tournament, so I'd say it worked.
Which I think is the right approach to this game. In most upsets the 3 ball is the great equalizer. So I'd probably play more straight up and trust the turnovers will come off ball pressure and wing denials. No need to double other than as an occasional curveball.
KenPom has SDSU's adjusted Defensive rating at 163. It seems like if we don't settle we should be able to get what we want offensively. Run good offense and we should be able to bury these guys.
May also have been a tweak to catch other teams off guard from what they expected.
bracketologists has the Clones as 16 point favorites. My guess is we start off fast like in the Non con where we jump up double digits in the first 8 minutes and stranglehold them the rest of the game.
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Agree. Just get the ball inside every time, take a lot of shots in the paint. And then get transition buckets off turnovers.
Thing to watch out for - don't make a three and then get enamored and take 15 more. Just get it into the paint.
We need to play like we are pissed off the committee saw us as only the eighth best team. The fans need to show up pissed off and ready for blood.
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ya, i dont get this reaction by him. its the tourney and a small community. people know each other
They've lost to some pretty bad teams this year. That's all I know about them. K-State blew them out.
They really shouldn't be a problem at all. Didn't we play them in TJ's first or 2nd year at home? I think we won pretty easily.Also had an easy road in the conference tourney (8/4/7 seeds). 134th offense, 163rd defense on KenPom. Haven't played much of anyone, and certainly haven't beaten anyone of note. 0-3 in Q1 and Q2.
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It’s that attitude that I’m worried about. And that’s why I hate our matchups. Too many opportunities for the media to act like either results are good.
It's been 5 years since TJ coached there. I don't think there is a player on their roster that would have played for him. It's not like they're still holding onto some vendetta that would give them extra motivation still. It'd be like us playing Nebraska. Yeah, there would be some intrigue there, but it's not like we're going to be extra fired up to beat a Hoiberg team. That's way in the past.
ISU will win in a blowout. Not worried about this one. Also, hope they face Drake that would be a fun matchup.
Iowa is significantly better. We also played unbelievably well that game though. Probably a top 3-4 performance of the year.
