MATT ****ING THOMAS

CyCloned

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with Burton coming back soon it might be time to put Thomas in the starting line up, we need his defense in there and Naz is a perfect gunner off the bench.

Never thought I would see those words associated with Matt T. The guy was a liability at best his freshman year. There was an article a couple years ago that stated that he never played Man defense before he got the ISU. He as really become a lot more than anyone expected him to be. Amazing what a lot of determination to get better does.
 

CYCLNST8

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I came here to see if people agreed with my multiple texts of MATT ****THOMAS. Too late.

I was thinking if we win this game, it's because Matt Thomas kept us in it. Clutch.

I love everyone on this team. Anyone can step up and have a fantastic performance. Glad to see Matt get his moment. Excited to see more.
 

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Never thought I would see those words associated with Matt T. The guy was a liability at best his freshman year. There was an article a couple years ago that stated that he never played Man defense before he got the ISU. He as really become a lot more than anyone expected him to be. Amazing what a lot of determination to get better does.
His freshman year he was bad on D. Wayyyyy overextended on help defense. Last year was better but he still had a lot to work on. Now he's easily a net positive on defense.
 

CyCloned

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Uthoff def made it look bad. Hope Nader doesn't let it get in his head

I don't know if it was coaching or Nader, but there is no way that Uthoff should have been getting a decent look at the basket after the first 10 minutes of the game. Nader kept leaving him to help on the inside, which lead to a lot of the open 3s and some easy drives.
 

HitItHard58

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His D late in the game was huge and was the difference for us imo. He fought through screen after screen and stayed right on Jok's ***. Most clutch D I've seen since Babb. Big time props MT.
 

carvers4math

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Cried buckets when I read the Gottlieb piece. Cried again for Matt when we pulled that game out. Read the piece again, comments about knocking down your first shots in a game for confidence, and Matt's ability to guard several positions. Prophetic.

About the happiest I have ever been for a single player in an ISU uniform.

Oh, and as always, **** Iowa.
 

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KneeGusto

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Announcers keep complaining about our bench depth. It is difficult to have bench depth when you have 6+ starters.

Incredible defense exactly when we needed it. Awesome game by Matt Thomas.

Oh, and all those points.

And the steals.

The rebounds were helpful as well.
 

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