For me anyway, if this season were food, it was an awesome meal with a great appetizer, fantastic main course, sides and beverages but a poor desert. Not at all disappointed with the meal, just wish the desert had turned out a little better. It was a hell of a meal!
A poor desert? Can't you at least say average desert? We made the sweet Sixteen. I don't think our fanbase warrants being so spoiled we turn our nose up at delicious chocolate cake because it's not creme brule.For me anyway, if this season were food, it was an awesome meal with a great appetizer, fantastic main course, sides and beverages but a poor desert. Not at all disappointed with the meal, just wish the desert had turned out a little better. It was a hell of a meal!
At the beginning of the season I thought we would be eating at a Chilis.
A poor desert? Can't you at least say average desert? We made the sweet Sixteen. I don't think our fanbase warrants being so spoiled we turn our nose up at delicious chocolate cake because it's not creme brule.
1 out of 4 of the higher seeds won tonight. The success was the whole season. One game elimination tournaments are a crapshoot.IDK that i'd say 'poor' but i probably wouldnt say 'average' either. Somewhere in between i guess. A 'successful' run for a 2 seed is probably an elite 8.
To belabor the restaurant analogy, its one thing to have the chocolate cake when you're at chilis, but if they serve you the same chocolate cake at a high end restaurant it'd probably feel fairly disappointing.
Eh, I see little difference between sweet 16 and elite 8 program wise. The benefit is getting talked about on a national scale, and you get that from 32 to sweet 16 because of the long break. The only team that's going to get talked about next week is whoever makes the final four. If that's UCONN, which seems likely, hardly anyone is going to care about ISU or Illinois.IDK that i'd say 'poor' but i probably wouldnt say 'average' either. Somewhere in between i guess. A 'successful' run for a 2 seed is probably an elite 8.
To belabor the restaurant analogy, its one thing to have the chocolate cake when you're at chilis, but if they serve you the same chocolate cake at a high end restaurant it'd probably feel fairly disappointing.
The benefit is getting talked about on a national scale,
You’re certainly entitled to disagree. But I see it as the last 2 seasons ended because we showed up unprepared and laid some eggs.
We absolutely beat ourselves tonight.
Thanks, I'm surprised it is that many. I was thinking 10-15. Still a pretty good accomplishment as there are around 350 teams so ISU is still in elite company.Not sure if it was rhetorical, but if a question is asked about the tournament, I can't help but answer. The answer is 23 (22 other than Iowa State), but only 11 have been there more than 3.
Thanks, I'm surprised it is that many. I was thinking 10-15. Still a pretty good accomplishment as there are around 350 teams so ISU is still in elite company.
Today I learned the postseason College Basketball Invitational still exists (all hail the Seattle Redhawks).And of those 350 teams, only 3 will finish their season with a win. So when that season ending loss comes, you can’t stew over it. Enjoy the season you had and forget the loss that ended it.
It's not just TJ, this is the 4th time since 2000 we've made it this far then looked like a deer in headlights.You’re certainly entitled to disagree. But I see it as the last 2 seasons ended because we showed up unprepared and laid some eggs.
We absolutely beat ourselves tonight.
We underperformed our seeding for the 2nd year in a row after overachieving in the first year.How is it laying an egg when you make it to the Sweet 16?
We underperformed our seeding for the 2nd year in a row after overachieving in the first year.
A trend has now developed where we get to play a bad defense in the tournament then have no answer for their bad defense. Miami, Pitt, and Illinois were both good scoring teams with dog*** defenses and we struggled to score.
We won't take the next step and have a chance at a national title until we get a better offense.
We underperformed our seeding for the 2nd year in a row after overachieving in the first year.
A trend has now developed where we get to play a bad defense in the tournament then have no answer for their bad defense. Miami, Pitt, and Illinois were both good scoring teams with dog*** defenses and we struggled to score.
We won't take the next step and have a chance at a national title until we get a better offense.
It's not just TJ, this is the 4th time since 2000 we've made it this far then looked like a deer in headlights.
We were never really in this game at all, but at least it looked better than Hoiberg, Prohm, and Tjs first team who all got completely embarrassed.
This is what always scares me about playing a team with an elite offense in the tourney like Illinois.Underwood himself said IL played better defense last night and it showed. They can play defense, they just haven't with leaning on offense so much.
This is what always scares me about playing a team with an elite offense in the tourney like Illinois.
My theory is they might be bad on D all year, bit get in a 1 game situation and all bets are off. You can make up for it in a 1 game setting with intensity and hustle.
Unfortunately i don't think the opposite is true when you have a bad offense, you can't just will your way to making more shots.