Well I think the fact that ISU doesn't have a 4th guy averaging 15 points a game is a weakness.
this has probably been discussed ad nauseam here ...
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Well I think the fact that ISU doesn't have a 4th guy averaging 15 points a game is a weakness.
You won't find many teams that do. But I think you'll find a lot of teams getting better bench production. That's not a knock on MT, Naz, SDW or Edozie. They're young and between them they came into the year with almost no Big 12 or tournament experience.
When you play a true round robin schedule in what has proven to be one of, if not the, toughest conferences, it takes a toll on you.
Add that we are undersized, and that makes it even tougher.
The fact that Iowa State has only been "blown out" once on the road, in a fluke shooting game speaks to the toughness and quality of this team.
I don't know what the NCAA tournament has in store for us, but this has been a hell of a fun team to watch this season. Nothing will take that away.
Please continue with the sky is falling conversation, though.
Add that we are undersized, and that makes it even tougher.
The fact that Iowa State has only been "blown out" once on the road, in a fluke shooting game speaks to the toughness and quality of this team.
I don't know what the NCAA tournament has in store for us, but this has been a hell of a fun team to watch this season. Nothing will take that away.
Please continue with the sky is falling conversation, though.
I guess I missed the part where ANYONE in this thread stated that the sky was falling or anything like it?
Yeah, you're probably right. I guess that was a big factor for me but also I thought Georges and Monte looked a bit sluggish...maybe just because of some sluggish passing. I just don't see that team going deep into the Big XII tournament. Now, the team that beat Baylor in Hilton...that team would go to the championship game.
They traveled home from Manhattan last Saturday night. Had Sunday to "rest". Then traveled to Waco Monday. Not sure where you are getting the 3 days of rest from. Just because they don't have a game doesn't mean they are resting.
The tournament is also during spring break so they wont have as much to worry about with school work.
The best teams don't have that many big guys with his passing ability. Much less have some sitting on the bench.
When you leave quite a few shots short a logical theory is you don't have your legs under you. We tend to use the word tired for lack of any other reason. The big 12 has been brutal due to parity and I just think this team needs to play someone else. Win a game or 2 in the tournament stay healthy and make some noise in the NCAA dance.
A couple of people have mentioned Baylor's defense. I tend to agree. I give Drew a lot of crap - well deserved in my opinion - but he has hit upon gold with that 1-3-1 zone and the variations from that with the length he is able to put out on the floor. What I really like is the way he puts Heslip in the middle of it rather than out on the top. ISU was troubled by the combination of the length around the diamond of that zone coupled with Heslip's quick defensive hands in the middle both on passes and on attempted moves toward the basket. If he would have really stuck with that from the beginning of the season, they might have had a much different season overall.
teams play zone to cover weaknesses. i don't believe that's why isu lost the game. they had plenty of good shots left short.
Never said we or anybody else has a big man on the bench that can pass like George. Just that the better the guy is you can put in for him, the better off the team is.
I don't think it can be used as an excuse for Niang; he had plenty of rest sitting on the bench in the first half.
I was thinking the same thing. Great team, short bench, looking a little tired down the stretch. I don't like to think about how that ended.
