*** Official #2 IOWA STATE vs West Virginia Game(Day) Thread ***

[Stumbles]

Or maybe shoot the ball better and take better control of the ball would had resulted in a win.

Did the officials have an impact in the game? Of course. But the team played like crap today. Let’s just be honest with ourselves. Teams don’t win games going 1-17 from behind the arc and having the ball stolen 14 times. That’s why they lost, not officiating

Did I not say that? I'm sorry. I thought I specifically said that.

But good God, the sanctimonious characters here complaining about people saying the officiating sucked is hilarious.

 

[AllInForISU]

Kansas went 17-1 in 2019-20. That was the best mark I remember. Definitely think KU wins the championship that year if not for covid.

I know they went undefeated at one point. Maybe 2001-2002?

 

[rosshm16]

I'm going to keep b*tching about the stripes and no one can stop me.

 

[ClubCy]

And they still had a chance at a Q1A win while playing terribly.

Agreed. Missed opportunity for how bad WVU shot the ball.

No team in college basketball is immune to a bad day or week of basketball. Even the elite teams.

Rebound and go on another win streak.

 

[madguy30]

Did I not say that? I'm sorry. I thought I specifically said that.

But good God, the sanctimonious characters here complaining about people saying the officiating sucked is hilarious.

I thought the officiating sucked.

I thought the reason ISU lost was from being impatient on offense and not getting a few threes to drop.

Also not chasing off the 3 point line.

 

[Cyburbbalz]

Top ten after a loss is awesome!

Top 3 after a loss is even better.

 

[cayin]

Have we ever had the court stormed on us?

Yes, Texas did it in 2001

 

[Cychl82]

According to today's numbers about everyone needs to hit shots.

Couldn’t finish around the rim at all or hit a 3. That was bad

 

[67CY]

I can’t understand why Jefferson and Jackson work their ass off to get a layin, but it seems to only go in 1 out of 3 times

 

[alarson]

I know they went undefeated at one point. Maybe 2001-2002?

Correct. 16-0

2001–02 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[CloniesForLife]

Need Heise and Jefferson to start hitting some open 3s. WVU was really sagging off Jefferson

 

[cyclonestunners]

Hey man, I thought the refs missed some calls, for sure. Happens every game. Same with the Kansas game, same with the Texas Tech game.

Every game and even separate threads complain and blame losses or close wins on the refs. Doesn’t matter if it’s 30 pages, 50 pages, 70 pages, every single thread had of it is complaining about the refs. It’s so annoying when you go the thread to actually talk about the game and what os happening and it’s ref talk.

It’s also the same posters. Probably never played a minute of competitive sports in their life.

I made a simple post about us not playing well today and that it wasn’t the refs fault and now I have more quote notifications telling me I’m dumb than I have ever seen before.

The.pushback is in extreme games like this where posters on here try to claim they had no effect on the game.

It's possible that refs effect a game and the result..and some on here refuse to accept that as a possibility

 

[ProStateCubs]

It’s always the 2nd game after a key injury where it shows the most. 1-17 from 3. Only shooting 7 free throws all game. We are a team that gets the line at a good rate. Hope being humbled today I think helps this team moving forward. Protect the home floor and hope Milan is back by the game at Houston Feb 22nd.

 

[Cyhig]

Have we ever had the court stormed on us?

Nebraska in 2000? But they stormed in a loss!!

 

[rosshm16]

We tried to get to the line but the stripes wouldn't allow it.

 

[AllInForISU]

Nebraska in 2000? But they stormed in a loss!!

What? Why?

 

[madguy30]

Couldn’t finish around the rim at all or hit a 3. That was bad

Imo not being able to get inside stuff to go is worse than 3s not dropping.

Although 1/17. Like, not even 3/17?

 

[cal-cyclone]

I think the pushback you’re getting is:

1) Literally every thread ever has fans complaining about refs. In the history of sports. You have the power to literally just Block/Ignore those that you feel fall into that bucket of “annoying fan that always blames the refs and probably never actually played competitively”. It will take you 2.7 seconds to complete this task. So yeah, knowing that you could very easily do this but instead you find it important to flood the thread (the same thread you want to be focused on game-talk) with anti-ref-complainer talk - is very annoying. We get it - you don’t think the refs influence how teams play.

2. The refs very clearly influenced HOW both teams had to play today. Iowa State didn’t respond to it as well as WVA did. Many things can be and are true at the same time.

I just can't personally stand the "must not have played competitive sports before" comment. No one knows for sure that you did either dude, and it doesn't matter.

 

[Jnecker4cy]

I was being sarcastic? We can’t laugh after a loss?

We are 15-2 and will still be in the top 5 and a projected 1 seed come Monday. We played (I hope) worst game of the season. By far our worst game of the season.

Regroup. Move on. Start a new win streak.

I agree, scrap this one and move on. It is a message board however and folks are gonna talk about the game.

 

[1TwistedCyclone]

1/17?!???

So apropos