This trend in road games is really bugging me

[Darius Bieber]

Lack of depth. Especially in the back court. Tech played 10 guys tonight, and they had two starters out.

We get tired and lose focus and lose the big leads. TJ needs to learn to trust some other guys on the bench. Hell, he trusts Rob out there, why not put King out there to rest guys when we get up big for a bit?

Playing the way TJ wants exerts a LOT of energy. He needs to learn to get players rest.

 

[jsb]

Lack of depth. Especially in the back court. Tech played 10 guys tonight, and they had two starters out.

We get tired and lose focus and lose the big leads. TJ needs to learn to trust some other guys on the bench. Hell, he trusts Rob out there, why not put King out there to rest guys when we get up big for a bit?

The weird part about King was that I thought he was OK in the first half. Why not give him a shot in the 2nd?

 

[awd4cy]

Did they forget Tre King was on the roster tonight?

He stunk out there. But so did others I guess.

 

[Darius Bieber]

The weird part about King was that I thought he was OK in the first half. Why not give him a shot in the 2nd?

Exactly. And I guess you could also throw Eli King too. Have him spot Lipsey for a little bit when we’re up 20+. We’re losing big leads anyways, might as well have guys rested for it.

 

[allfourcy]

The weird part about King was that I thought he was OK in the first half. Why not give him a shot in the 2nd?

Normally I would agree, but King was allowing himself to make some over agressive fouls. But we sure could have used him for a rebound. UGHHHHHHHH

 

[jsb]

He stunk out there.

Any more than the 5 players that were on the court for the last 10 minutes? He got rebounds in the first half.

 

[madguy30]

Lack of depth. Especially in the back court. Tech played 10 guys tonight, and they had two starters out.

We get tired and lose focus and lose the big leads. TJ needs to learn to trust some other guys on the bench. Hell, he trusts Rob out there, why not put King out there to rest guys when we get up big for a bit?

Playing the way TJ wants exerts a LOT of energy. He needs to learn to get players rest.

I think Tech played guys that had not played much and they basically just street balled.

 

[jsb]

Exactly. And I guess you could also throw Eli King too. Have him spot Lipsey for a little bit when we’re up 20+. We’re losing big leads anyways, might as well have guys rested for it.

The Eli King stuff is stupid. But Tre King was playing fairly well in the first half. He got rebounds---I think he had 6. But when we were melting down, maybe give him a shot. It literally couldn't have been worse.

 

[cyhobby]

Just not that good of a team. Just need to be happy with making the tourney and maybe winning a game or two

you are exactly right, very overrated team.

 

[CoKane]

Just not that good of a team. Just need to be happy with making the tourney and maybe winning a game or two

Man, it sucks, but I feel like my assessment was right after the Oklahoma State game. We're not contenders, we're overachievers.

 

[madguy30]

Not to say this isn't a really disturbing trend, because it is. But the flip side is that we've had some deficits at home too (early against Baylor and Texas) and roared back to win somewhat comfortably - the mirror image of these Okie State and Texas Tech games. If you looked at any of these final scores without knowing how the game played out, you probably wouldn't be surprised by any of them.

So maybe it's just that we're a team of runs and droughts that come and go at different times.

Per your last sentence...are you saying this is...a basketball team?

They're pretty good when they're good, and get way off when they're not.

 

[NATEizKING]

He stunk out there. But so did others I guess.

Led the team in rebounding in 16min and I'm not sure he could be any worse on O than everyone but Caleb.

 

[ClonesFTW]

Obanor and others were killing us on the boards. Why Tre didn't play much in the 2nd half is mind boggling

Everyone looked legitimately scared in the 2nd half, same looks on their face we saw in Iowa City. Tre King isn’t getting punked like that, he’s more likely to get a T for being too physical than get scared on the road. He should have been in the game.

 

[dahliaclone]

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Yep. They outscored us fuckking 40-16 after that.

 

[fsanford]

How in the hell am I supposed to go to bed right now

Gummies

 

[cayin]

Big Rob Energy needs those minutes…

he tried to catch and shoot in the air late in the game, was at point blank range, and freaking didn't even hit the rim>. Hit the backboard though, lol. Anyway, he hits that bunny, this game would be over

 

[dahliaclone]

Man, it sucks, but I feel like my assessment was right after the Oklahoma State game. We're not contenders, we're overachievers.

Which I am actually fine with. Tonight sucked but I'm not pissed we lost...I am worried about how we're giving up big leads and how we lost. Also worried about our next couple games...all the games obviously...but how we come out against KU and WVU will tell us alot. Lose both...panic mode creeps in.

 

[cayin]

then Tech started body-checking on defense away from the ball & the officials allowed them to do so. Pushed our sets further from the basket & we settled for too many jump shots & didn't attack the basket enough to match what they did.

This where TJ needs to get on the officials. Does he confront them on such things? Does he ask them why they are letting Tech body check our guys? Or make sure they let our guys do it too?

 

[jsb]

Per your last sentence...are you saying this is...a basketball team?

They're pretty good when they're good, and get way off when they're not.

They did just have the second worst blown lead in the history of the conference. A regular loss by 3 against the worse team in the league is one thing. Tonight was just really bad.

 

[madguy30]

They did just have the second worst blown lead in the history of the conference. A regular loss by 3 against the worse team in the league is one thing. Tonight was just really bad.

Yep the last 12 minutes was the bad version. Really really bad. Iowa game bad.