*** Official Virginia Tech vs #4 IOWA STATE Game(day) Thread ***

[jj-cyclones]

Even in his interview he talks about Fred. Steve, this is your team now, act like it.

 

[Hoiball92]

Are the 3 players suiting back up for Illinois Dee Brown, James Augustine, and Deron Williams?
ISU is ranked #4, has 3 All-Big 12 players, an All-American, one of the nation's best PG's, and one of the nation's best front courts. Have some confidence people! This isn't one of McDermott's teams.

Exactly. People were worried about the Chattanooga game and we won by 20.

 

[Hoiball92]

Statistical Stuff:

• ISU shot 57.8% from the field. Only one player shot under 50% — it was Niang (!); but he was 2-of-3 from 3.
• Morris: 7 assists, 0 turnovers
• Six players in double-figures
• 61.9% from 3-point line. That won't happen every game, but 7 players hit at least one.
• Nader double-double.

A few negatives from the stat-line, but I don’t feel like worrying about it right now.

Morris 17 ast 1 TO in last 2 games

 

[ISU42]

Statistical Stuff:

• ISU shot 57.8% from the field. Only one player shot under 50% — it was Niang (!); but he was 2-of-3 from 3.
• Morris: 7 assists, 0 turnovers
• Six players in double-figures
• 61.9% from 3-point line. That won't happen every game, but 7 players hit at least one.
• Nader double-double.

A few negatives from the stat-line, but I don’t feel like worrying about it right now.

Unless they credited it to somebody else Morris had a turnover in the first half.

 

[Gnomeborg]

Unless they credited it to somebody else Morris had a turnover in the first half.

like on the first play, wasn't it? Threw it baseline and had it taken away, I thought.

 

[Clone_12]

Exactly. People were worried about the Chattanooga game and we won by 20.

Illinois on a neutral court will be tougher than Chattanooga was in Hilton. I guarantee it. And I realize Illinois is not a world beater and that we are a very good team.

Look at this year's Colorado game, last year's Alabama and South Carolina games, the year before's UNI (when they sucked), George Mason, and Boise State games, the year before's Drake game, and the year before's Providence game.

Early season neutral court games against decent opponents, even when we have superior talent rarely end in blowouts...it's not lack of confidence, it's common sense.

 

[Hoiball92]

Unless they credited it to somebody else Morris had a turnover in the first half.

I think it was Niang that got that TO

 

[ISU42]

like on the first play, wasn't it? Threw it baseline and had it taken away, I thought.

Yeah it was pretty early when he drove baseline and instead of hitting somebody at the 3 point line he tried to no look it to Niang. Gottlieb talked about it.

 

[ISU42]

I think it was Niang that got that TO

You're probably right, but that was Monte's TO.

 

[Thomasrickj]

Even in his interview he talks about Fred. Steve, this is your team now, act like it.

Maybe he just realizes how much this fanbase loves Hoiberg and the fact that the only reason he has the #4 team is because of him. It's a sign of respect so quit crying. I liked hearing that.

 

[bosco]

I'm looking ahead. I like watching WVU play teams other than Iowa State.

Yep. I feel the other team is looking around and saying do you see this ****? And I'm saying don't look at me, we play them twice a year.

 

[bosco]

When we play team ball, we are unstoppable. When we play individual one on one basketball, they make runs like it did against Virginia Tech.

Hope we can continue with flawless team basketball.

It's not our offense that concerns me.

 

[LLCoolCY]

Even in his interview he talks about Fred. Steve, this is your team now, act like it.

I think a lot of people still see this as CFH's team after all each of the players committed to Fred, the commentators last night referenced him multiple times.
Fran Frachillia had a good commentary in the Colorado game where he mentioned his experience taking over a NCAA tourney program with a lot of expectations for an established coach (Manhatten). He said the players could pretty much coach their team themselves early in the season and it took a couple close games where he made the critical play calls and player decisions where the team finally became his. This ISU team hasn't given Prohm the opportunity to make those calls yet, but it'll be coming and then we'll see him own the success and less Hoiberg homage.

 

[Cydkar]

No it won't, we already beat the best team in this tournament before we even left for Florida.

Do people not understand how basketball works?

 

[acgclone]

Even in his interview he talks about Fred. Steve, this is your team now, act like it.

He gets asked about taking over for Fred every time he's interviewed. He also knows that ISU fans have an intense love for Fred.

It's getting a little old but it's probably a smart thing.

 

[Die4Cy]

I think a lot of people still see this as CFH's team after all each of the players committed to Fred, the commentators last night referenced him multiple times.
Fran Frachillia had a good commentary in the Colorado game where he mentioned his experience taking over a NCAA tourney program with a lot of expectations for an established coach (Manhatten). He said the players could pretty much coach their team themselves early in the season and it took a couple close games where he made the critical play calls and player decisions where the team finally became his. This ISU team hasn't given Prohm the opportunity to make those calls yet, but it'll be coming and then we'll see him own the success and less Hoiberg homage.

Fran asked to come to ISU during preseason workouts, remember. It wouldn't surprise me one bit, having watched how Prohm has handled these guys, if he really took Frashilla's experience to heart.