*** Official #7 IOWA STATE vs #1 Houston Game(Day) Thread ***
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I made my own fleece last week….
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Yeah, I was on the record saying there was no chance we get a 1 seed, but I’m going to walk that back. Even Jay Williams and Seth Greenberg seemed a bit uncertain about things after the game…
Anyone remember when Pitt embarrassed us in the 1st round of the dance last year by holding us to 41 points? Well, we just did the same thing to the #1 team in the nation on a neutral court, and gave them the biggest whoopin they've had in a long long time.
I'd say one is a bigger accomplishment than the other.
Tre King had a quiet game, but had 9 rebounds. Great team win. Gotta love the Cyclone bigs today and all tournament. Ward is the un-sung hero of this tourney, outside Gilbert getting the MVP.
Great article. ISU made history tonight:
"The margin was the largest over a No. 1 team since UCLA beat the Cougars by 32 in the 1968 Final Four."
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"The margin was the largest over a No. 1 team since UCLA beat the Cougars by 32 in the 1968 Final Four."
No. 7 Iowa State blitzes No. 1 Houston in second half, wins Big 12 tourney title 69-41
Milan Momcilovic had 18 points and Keshon Gilbert scored 16 as No. 7 Iowa State used a big second-half to rout No. 1 Houston 69-41 in the Big 12 Tournament final.
There are three fans bases shaking their head tonight—
Houston— how did the #1 team in the country get their a$$es handed to them so badly?
UNLV— what the hell happened to TJ and Gilbert after they got to Iowa State?
Iowa— we have to face TJ Otzelberger and his staff for the next 20 years?
Houston— how did the #1 team in the country get their a$$es handed to them so badly?
UNLV— what the hell happened to TJ and Gilbert after they got to Iowa State?
Iowa— we have to face TJ Otzelberger and his staff for the next 20 years?
I know this stuff belongs in the uniform thread but what the heck. We just won the damn Big 12 Tournament!!!
Here is the original from Kagavi,
then my mods on both HappyCy & AngryCy,
Great year in sports for Cyclones! Wrestling and hoops titles!
If you haven’t watched us prior to this year you missed nothing. This is pretty much how we play every year on defense. On offense the way we play varies depending on personal. This year with Cryer and Sharp as good shooters we run the offense through Shead driving and fishing with more off ball screens. While last year we played a lot of iso ball with guys like Tramon Mark, Jarace Walker, Marcus Sasser(pretty painful to watch). Sampson says he likes to give guys freedom to do what they want and are good at. He varies how a play is run based on the talent of the team.
I will say that it seems to work especially for the guards. We’ve had 3 all American guards in the last 4 seasons.
I would probably say under Sampson this is our second best team. The 2022 team that lost in the elite 8 was without a doubt the best team we had under Sampson.
That team was a really complete team and we were deep too. We went to the elite 8 and lost by 6 to Villanova.
Injuries really derailed the ceiling of the team. Tramon Mark and Marcus Sasser were missing and that was 30 points a game. Without them the team didn’t have anyone to create and make a shot besides maybe Shead and Kyler Edwards.
That team fully healthy was the best. There may be an argument that this team this year may compete with that 2022 team that was injured. A lot of the guys in the starting lineup to us year have performed better than I expected. We knew Sharp and Francis had potential but there was worry relying on them might shoot us in the foot. But they really have improved so much.
I will say that it seems to work especially for the guards. We’ve had 3 all American guards in the last 4 seasons.
I would probably say under Sampson this is our second best team. The 2022 team that lost in the elite 8 was without a doubt the best team we had under Sampson.
That team was a really complete team and we were deep too. We went to the elite 8 and lost by 6 to Villanova.
Injuries really derailed the ceiling of the team. Tramon Mark and Marcus Sasser were missing and that was 30 points a game. Without them the team didn’t have anyone to create and make a shot besides maybe Shead and Kyler Edwards.
That team fully healthy was the best. There may be an argument that this team this year may compete with that 2022 team that was injured. A lot of the guys in the starting lineup to us year have performed better than I expected. We knew Sharp and Francis had potential but there was worry relying on them might shoot us in the foot. But they really have improved so much.
