100% agreement.
If you told me 8 yrs ago that we would be hoping to finish in the Top 1/2 of the Big 12 and hoping for a Trournament Bid, I would call you Crazy.
NCAA Tournament an Expectation for ISU?
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100% agreement.
If you told me 8 yrs ago that we would be hoping to finish in the Top 1/2 of the Big 12 and hoping for a Trournament Bid, I would call you Crazy.
CycloneErik
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It seems like deja vu that suddenly a ton of lofty expectations ride on Staiger again. I'm excited and anxious for the season but I'm a little hesitant on being confident. I lot rides on Gilstrap and if his game doesn't translate to the Big 12...uh oh.
For me a successful season isn't making the NCAA's, a successful season is wining a couple games in the tournament.
For me a successful season isn't making the NCAA's, a successful season is wining a couple games in the tournament.
I think that they SHOULD make the tourney. If they don't, I won't be ******, just disappointed. As in, disappointed that the next three years will be VERY tough to watch because they are basically playing out the string and waiting for Pollard to drop the hammer. Fans will see this and attendance will fall to iowa-like levels.
If GMac can't do it this year, he's never going to...unless HB comes in and saves the day.
If GMac can't do it this year, he's never going to...unless HB comes in and saves the day.
Coach Mac should either be coaching in one of the Top 2 Postseason Tournaments in March... or should be looking for a new job.
We HAVE to make it to the dance this year. This is our only chance in many many years. We cannot make it to the dance next year when our 2 or three best players are gone
If we aren't expecting to make it back to the NCAA tourney this season, we might as well take our ball and go home. We have been building towards this season, and we have an All-American caliber big man to build around with plenty of solid, experienced players around him.
The fact that some people think its unreasonable to make the tourney this year makes me sad, alot of folks' expectation for our basketball program has really dropped the past few years. :no:
The fact that some people think its unreasonable to make the tourney this year makes me sad, alot of folks' expectation for our basketball program has really dropped the past few years. :no:
This is the most talent we have had in years, and I don't think we are going to be any more loaded in the next year or two than we are now. Add to it the fact that the conference may be a little bit down and you have to ask yourself, if not now, then when?
We aren't asking to win the conference or go deep in the tourney or anything. We are just talking about making it. A 10 or 11 seed and a first round exit even. If that is setting the bar to high at this point in McD's tenure here, than what the hell is he building here? Do or die this season.
We aren't asking to win the conference or go deep in the tourney or anything. We are just talking about making it. A 10 or 11 seed and a first round exit even. If that is setting the bar to high at this point in McD's tenure here, than what the hell is he building here? Do or die this season.
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Yes, what this guy said.
To not make it in the tourney in 4 years as a coach, at ISU? We aren't KState.
You need two stars and a decent supporting cast. You need depth to give guys breathers and handle foul problems. You need athletes and strength.
I think this team has all of those items. Recall Fizer's Junior season. That team came out of NOWHERE. They lost to Drake early. They were picked to finish 11th. I'm not saying we can repeat that season but there is NO reason this team shouldn't be in tourney. NO REASON.
In my opinion, it really boils down to guard play. If the guards are as deep as we hope, if they improve over last year, I think that will be the difference.
Brackins is a constant, he'll be fine. Gilstrap will get points, the guards are the difference.
Brackins is a constant, he'll be fine. Gilstrap will get points, the guards are the difference.
NCAAs very possible but if I had to bet the farm on them in or out I would have to say out.
Main reasons being
1. 4-12. This team was so far from being competitive last year. It's not like we were almost there and this is our year to make a small step forward.
2. GMac has shown next to nothing relative to expectations at ISU. An NCAA berth will hinge on beating a team or two that we aren't supposed to. This would be a new concept under GMac.
My expectations are NIT but NCAAs are a definite possibility. Looking forward to a great year.
Main reasons being
1. 4-12. This team was so far from being competitive last year. It's not like we were almost there and this is our year to make a small step forward.
2. GMac has shown next to nothing relative to expectations at ISU. An NCAA berth will hinge on beating a team or two that we aren't supposed to. This would be a new concept under GMac.
My expectations are NIT but NCAAs are a definite possibility. Looking forward to a great year.
Expect? I expect to be talked about as a bubble team and to be playing for something down the stretch.
Tough schedule, Big 12 = best conference this year . . . Can't say I "expect" to go to the tournament.
Tough schedule, Big 12 = best conference this year . . . Can't say I "expect" to go to the tournament.
QFT. If Utah rode Andrew Bogut to the Sweet 16, we damn well better be able to ride Brackins to an NCAA berth.
Pretty good thread to look back on. Thus far, our projected NBA lottery pick hasn't really played like one...and the season is looking more like no NCAA and a maybe for the NIT. Certainly time for a turn-around, outlook isn't great.
Yeah, interesting to re-read. Do you really think that this team can win 5 or 6 games in the Big 12? I'm not sure. We play horribly poor defense and can't rebound a lick. Not a good formula for getting wins in the Big 12.
