*** Official #3 IOWA STATE vs Iowa Game(Day) Thread ***

Cymark86

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Refs were horrible last night and pretty clearly toward Iowa in women's game. They were fine first half, maybe made a few mistakes but nothing one sided.

This is a bunch of Iowa kids shooting out of their minds because the superior local program comes into town ranked #3. They just want it more. It's exactly like our games on the road against UNI used to be. They aren't talented enough to make deep March runs but they are talented enough when the play like they are on fire they'll win against a B/C effort.

They're ahead for the same kind of reason a lot of our middle of the pack Big 12 teams beat KU at Hilton.
Are we still talking about the women’s offiating? Tonight they are fine. So far.
 

RezClone

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He just didn’t have any rhythm in the first half.
I agree but iowas defense doesn't require a whole lot of rhythm when you're Keshon Gilbert

I watch every single one of their games. I highly doubt others here dragging me do.

They are sitting ducks and practice dummies even in position. They have no rim protection. Keshon is the one guy with that ability we've needed. Keshon needs to take every opportunity to take it downhill until they stop it.

How many charges have they taken? How many shots have they blocked?
 
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clonedude

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Game has a real super bowl for one team, just another game for the other team feel.
This happens every time we go there in the last 10 years. It's flat out embarrassing.

If you don't show up to play EVERY game... you are not elite in any way.

So sick of this s**t... it was so predictable.

Why are we constantly doubling 30 ft from the basket and giving them wide open looks?? Just stupid. They have good shooters TJ! And offensively... we should have pounded it inside all night... that's where our advantage is.. and it would likely get Freeman in foul trouble.

We are getting outcoached on the bench... and just schooled on the floor.
 

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Good thing is they shot very well and we are lurking.

3 for 13 is not going to win
If Iowa shoots 60% they won’t lose to anyone

I don’t understand how all of our all conference players die at carver. It’s not like it’s a crazy environment
Its a mausoleum. That's where things go when they die.
 

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Iowa played an A+ for them and we played about a D+ and we’re down 7.

On offense Iowa is daring us to shoot threes and collapsing on anyone that gets to the lane. We have to get to the lane, kick out, then get right back into the lane. We did that a few times and had open shots at the rim. Hitting some threes would help too.

Defensively, we have been late and lazy on some close outs. We’re also allowing way too much penetration to the lane.
 
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I just have a feeling Iowa will stretch the lead out to begin the half and that will do it.
Certainly possible, but even two years ago in that embarrassing loss, ISU out scored Iowa in the second half
 

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At the game. This crowd is pathetic. It is insane how lethargic we look. The view from the stands is they have had several last second panic buckets that have gone down.
 

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Yeah that is a huge positive. I thought if we were losing at half, we would have 2-3 guys with 2 or 3 fouls. That lets us play aggressive in the 2nd half. Gotta play tougher def when we can't hit anything. Get easier shots.
They won't let us play aggressive. It's the halftime changearoo that happens whenever we do something different.
 

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Didn't go well in the first half, to say the least. Iowa isn't making it easy, we seem "sped-up" and out of comfort zone.
Sped up is a good way of explaining it. We haven't been smooth. We had a few side open shots that should start falling.

We can't let one mistake/miss become 2-3 positives for Iowa. Lock in and get them frustrated/sloppy. And drive and score (and of course make FTs)
 
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