WBB: **** No. 18 Iowa State vs. No. 21 Iowa - 8:00 PM FS1 GAME THREAD ****

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This really could have been blow out if Iowa hadn’t been shooting terribly from the three most of the game.

Or if we could hit free throws.
Or if Iowa hit their freethrows too...both teams were atrocious at the stripe.
 

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I have no doubt about this. It’s not going to be easy AND I expect this team to continue to improve. Will they meet preseason hype of being an Elite 8 or better team? Right now I’m doubtful. There are some serious flaws that need fixed. Can it happen? Yes. I’m just going to have to see tons of improvement in the areas that were so terrible tonight. Free throws, multiple scoring threats, reduce turnovers, and better personnel movement.
So far, the sample size to this season, they're a LONG way off to being where they expect to be...Ryan was terrible tonight at protecting the basketball.
 
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It kinda comes across as laziness or cockiness when she’s not even trying to move to the ball, or even leaning over to pick up a loose ball. But her stroke in the paint is quite smooth!

It kinda comes across as laziness or cockiness when she’s not even trying to move to the ball, or even leaning over to pick up a loose ball. But her stroke in the paint is quite smooth!
It’s weird.
 

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So far, the sample size to this season, they're a LONG way off to being where they expect to be...Ryan was terrible tonight at protecting the basketball.
We have few athletes and only 1.5 players. Going to be tough.
 

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Too much standing around after passing it down low to Crooks. Need more cutting and ball movement.
THIS. To another's post about why our outside shots looked so tough, it's pretty easy to guard someone who just stands on the 3 point line and never moves.
 

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CAN SOMEONE EXPLAIN TO ME WHY IT IS EVENLY REMOTELY POSSIBLE THAT AN INTENTIONAL FOUL CAN OCCUR BUT THE FOULING TEAM CAN GO DOWN THE FLOOR 5 ON 4 AND SCORE A 3 BEFORE THE FOUL IS CALLED?

AND YES I AM YELLING.
They claim they didn't see the hit to the head that sent Audi to the floor. My interpretation is the offense is allowed to keep playing as long as they are advancing and attempting to score. Iowa passed the ball around perimeter three times without advancing or attempting to score before they got a wide open three look from playing 5 on 4. All while Audi is laying on the floor. They should have blown whistle and stopped play as soon as Iowa passed the ball backwards (2nd pass) to reverse it to other side of court. They can blow the whistle and stop play immediately if it is known a player is injured or in imminent danger of being injured. As other have stated, not one of the better officiated games.
 
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Free throw shooting is alarming! Not something I ever thought would be an issue.

i chalk tonight under the rivalry game…sucks to lose..but..we still have a ton of potential!
We better smoke their ass in Hilton next year. Addy looks like she gets it and wants to curb stomp anything with that **** stain logo on it.
 
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Wonder what the team would be like with Denae Fritz, Lexi Donarski and Jalynn Bristow on the roster.
It’s hilarious how nobody wants to talk about the number of players that have left the program over the last 10 years or so. This isn’t a recent issue with players entering the portal. The blind BF loyalty is so predictable… Bill rebuilt the program and has had a heck of a run but it’s time for a new era.
 

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It’s hilarious how nobody wants to talk about the number of players that have left the program over the last 10 years or so. This isn’t a recent issue with players entering the portal. The blind BF loyalty is so predictable… Bill rebuilt the program and has had a heck of a run but it’s time for a new era.
They love to talk about their numbers at other schools but ignore how much you can benefit from continuity. It’s just the same cycle. Talented freshman that he runs into the ground and they eventually leave. Rinse and repeat.
 

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Too many turnovers - Missed free throws - Horrendous fouls called-
Addie Browns first two were absolutely BS. Refs would not call blatant pushes/hacks and then a phantom offensive foul (crowd induced). Next play they call a hand check after an Iowa moving screen pushes Jackson into the player. No consistency at all I would have no idea as a player how to guard in that game play to play.
That said we got pumped by a really really ****** team because of our own mistakes.
 
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Free throw shooting is alarming! Not something I ever thought would be an issue.

i chalk tonight under the rivalry game…sucks to lose..but..we still have a ton of potential!
I'm tired of losing to Iowa....they no longer have the best player in the nation....we let a winnable game slip by because our coaching staff decided it was a good idea to force lob passes to Audi 100 times over.....Audi is great, but she can't be the entire offense.
 

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We better smoke their ass in Hilton next year. Addy looks like she gets it and wants to curb stomp anything with that **** stain logo on it.
Addy right now seems to be the only player with a true killer instinct.....you'd swear she was an Iowa native, because even with the few minutes she played last night, you could see that intensity and drive in her and I appreciate that.
 
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I'm sorry but this is just an awful excuse. Retain your **** players and you don't have this issue. Or do what everyone else does and go to the portal to get more experienced. All successful programs value experience, and that's an easy thing to get in the current landscape. This is a **** excuse.

Oh geez, we are so young and inexperienced. Well let's see-- who has the power to fix that? Oh yah, the guy who is in charge of the roster.
 
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No other coach in the country would have sat Brown the entire 3rd qtr. None!
You may be correct you may not, but ISU still had the lead when she was on the bench, and he was trying to buy more time in the last quarter. Brown sitting the quarter was not what cost ISU the game, it was their lack of 3 point shooting and not being able to make free throws. that 9 to nothing EIU run occurred when Brown was in the game, not when she was on the bench.