Our style of defense was a good strategy when TJ first got the job and didn't have a lot of talent. I'm not sure if its the best strategy at this point of his ISU tenure.
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I mean this with 100% respect... But that is delusional to think this is a 1 seed after losing a near Q3 game by double digits. Especially coming off a BTS whooping at KU
Buchanan and Toure have 12 combined points the last two games. That has to get figured out.
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Toure can average 20 a game. They need to get Lipsey out of the way and just accept he's never going to be healthy. He's a more talented player than Tamin Lipsey
We have 2 conference losses in the middle of January. Have you watched how Houston has been winning the Big 12 the last few years?
I have no idea honestly if TJ is a good coach, bad coach, good assistants, bad assistants...I just know they look terrible right now...2 road games...a lot of teams will struggle on the road...
Maybe some home cooking will get their confidence back.
Maybe some home cooking will get their confidence back.
They don’t hand out the seeds until March. This team either will or won’t deserve one based on their entire season. But getting sad because we were trending that way in January and then stopped trending is a waste of sad.
They bring A effort win or lose. (They usually win)
Hard to admit, but this is right.
Arizona and Houston look like #1 seeds. Neither of them are going to get steamrolled by Cincinnati. Nor is Michigan or UConn.
Same thing as previous years...
The trapping/switching defense works great against lesser physical and athletic opponents, but it doesn't hold up nearly as well against Big-12 caliber opponents. That style continually provides mismatches and open looks for the opponents offense, and most of the teams in the Big 12 can make ISU pay for it.
The offense doesn't look prepared strategically, physically, or mentally for Big 12 play. They look lost at the start of games. Things seem to pick up at some point later in the game for a few minutes, but trying to come from double-digit deficits against the conference opponents is too hard to consistently win.
IMO, this is a coaching philosophy/preparation issue. The staff needs to adapt better to the realities of Big 12 play.
The trapping/switching defense works great against lesser physical and athletic opponents, but it doesn't hold up nearly as well against Big-12 caliber opponents. That style continually provides mismatches and open looks for the opponents offense, and most of the teams in the Big 12 can make ISU pay for it.
The offense doesn't look prepared strategically, physically, or mentally for Big 12 play. They look lost at the start of games. Things seem to pick up at some point later in the game for a few minutes, but trying to come from double-digit deficits against the conference opponents is too hard to consistently win.
IMO, this is a coaching philosophy/preparation issue. The staff needs to adapt better to the realities of Big 12 play.
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The issue is not 2 road losses, it’s that we didn’t stand a chance for either of them.
Losing at the Phog was not a big deal, but we got our asses handed to us.
Today we looked like a Steve Prohm team.
Strategy is fine, but you have to play with crazy intensity every possession.
They have lacked on the intensity side, the first 10 minutes of games is the burden of proof
ISU shot a higher percentage from 3 and shot same percentage as the Bearcats overall.
The problem is you can't give a team 20 more shots
Just get in the tournament. Learn from these struggles and start to play your best ball come tournament time
I’ve said it before, but every team will go through peaks and valleys. Obviously ISU MBB and WBB are deep in valleys right now. But the season isn’t lost.
I’m okay losing games where the other team gets hot and hits shots like KU.
We just lost to a Cincinnati team who played their average game (below average shooting, actually) and beat us by 9.
We look like a shell of ourselves both offensively and defensively compared to a month ago.
We just lost to a Cincinnati team who played their average game (below average shooting, actually) and beat us by 9.
We look like a shell of ourselves both offensively and defensively compared to a month ago.
Jefferson has been soft as ****. He needs to man up and finish at the rim. Be aggressive and own your man. He is just hoping for a foul call
BYU wouldn’t either and I think they are a clear level below those teams.
Buchanan isn’t good, he misses point blank shots consistently. He lacks any sort of toughness either, consistently out of position or just turns it over. Asking him to score? Zero chance lol
