*** Official #25 Washington State vs #4 IOWA STATE Game(Day) Thread ***
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Jones is their tallest guy in the starting lineup. They have a few taller guys that come off the bench. Their perimeter guys are big but they don't have much size in the interior.
Tre King due for a big game. Pulls Wasu bigs out from the lane and hits 3 or 4 threes. Book him for 20 and 10 tonight. Clones 62, Wasu 49.
Yeah, I was talking about their inside height. Jones is really their only post player and he's 6'9". Their height is on the perimeter. Rice is a good sized PG, Wells and Jakimovski are tall but they're perimeter guys. They have some height off the bench but those guys aren't overly athletic while the Cyclones frontcourt guys are very bouncy.
On kenpom Washington State's average height is 79.3" (a little over 6'7") which is #2 in the country, and their "Effective Height" is +1.5, which is #28. Those numbers for Iowa State are 77.6" (a little under 6'6") and +0.4.
"Effective Height" is evidently the average of the center and power forward positions. I would guess the number is inches above or below the Division 1 average but I'm not sure of that.
WSU's shooting guards are particularly tall, +3.2, #1 in the country by far.
These numbers all exclude players who have played less than 10% of the minutes.
They have two posts that start 6'9'' and 6'11''. Their bench isn't huge, that's true.
I think you're talking about #45. I haven't noticed him in the starting lineup lately but I could be wrong.
Athleticism, energy, and positioning can negate a couple of inches.
Idk… they don’t seem like they have much guard skill. Imagine ISU starting a lineup of Ward, Bob, King, Watson, and Curtis. That lineup would be tall, and it would cause problems for opposing offenses, but it would also struggle to do a lot of things on the other end.
Noticed 4/5 of the Wash State starters all played 34-39 tough minutes against Drake, now have to put up with our defense having 1 day to prepare. I think with how the Drake game played out and WSU late rally they were grateful to win that game, meanwhile we felt confident of the win our entire game. I could see this being close and low scoring to start if the guys can't hit some shots, but feel like we pull away getting the big men plenty of buckets. Crowd should be stacked with ISU fans, guys should feed off the energy. I have faith!
73-57 good guys
73-57 good guys
A quick start again would be a good thing. ISU with a lead allows them to dictate what kind of game it will be
ISU did... and we won pretty comfortably. One of their worst losses of the year to that point in terms of margin.
That's actually a pretty good comparison. Except we played then in Cincinnati, not Hilton.
Yeah it's not a big suprise to see a team full of low major transfers (or worse) be pretty stiff and awkward. They have height, they play hard, they are pretty fearless given their limitations, and they do have some sneaky good shot making ability based on what I've seen...but they aren't overwhelming anybody in D1 with foot speed or athleticism.
