Official Non-Crybaby Game Thread
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Yes. I think everybody gets caught up in the good offense with teams like this, and don't get me wrong, Duke is as good as there is in spacing a team out and taking advantage of what they're given offensively. I really think they're better defensively than offensively though. Great team defense all the way around...if you watch our team I think we've come a ways fundamentally on defense individual-wise (close-outs, on-ball defending), our real shortcoming still is rotation and finishing possessions with a strong rebound. Having seen the amount of time that has needed to be dedicated in practice to individual fundamentals I'm impressed that we're as far along as we are...
wow 2 bad foul calls.. this is a good game for us though.. it is really going to make our team better in the long run
I think we have about the right mix this year...would have been nice to spread out the Northwestern/UNI/Cal games a little more but other than that we've had a good mix of challenges and easy games. If we can gel here over the next several weeks it'll ease the pain of this one :smile:
CycloneErik
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I'd say length of time in the program is a lot more of a factor than the talent disparity in this game...you can tell a bigger chunk of Duke's impact guys have been together for a while if you watch their spacing, ball-movement, and rotations.
Who on our team do you feel has talent to match up with Duke?
Not athleticism.. basketball talent. Great all around games?
Its not close. Thats why we were 15-17 last year and have lost every meaningful game this year.
Just because our talent is better than last year, doesn't mean we are still close to top 5 teams.
I agree, hopefully we can learn and improve by playing some of the best. I think Duke is playing at close to the top of their game-we're not there yet by a long shot. But at least there is head room for improvement.
Duke is just a much better team, especially on D, than ISU right now.
It's a great measuring stick for where we are at and what we need to work on to get better.
Also, thank you very much for this thread. It's the first game thread I've actually read on CF in over a year.
It's a great measuring stick for where we are at and what we need to work on to get better.
Also, thank you very much for this thread. It's the first game thread I've actually read on CF in over a year.
I actually feel better about this team now than I did after any of the last 7 or 8 games. They're showing a lot more intensity,movement, whatever than we've been seeing from them. If we can just bring that intensity to lesser opponents(Duke has looked VERY good tonight), we may have a chance to beat some people. Sure, we're turning the ball over a lot, but I'll give Duke and what they're giving us a lot of credit for that. I like the driving into the lane that we're seeing tonight--hopefully we'll continue to see it even if teams let us shoot the three in the future. Hopefully, this game will make CB mad and he'll start making himself more available for the ball.
I agree.. actually discussing things is a lot of fun.
We are still 10-4 with a lot to play for.
I certainly haven't seen the type of improvement needed for the next level. He won't be able to score on his own, defend any one, let alone grab a rebound at the NBA level imo. He better get 50 against KU.
Most of the guys who play for us belonged on the court with Duke tonight...not everyone was as good as Scheyer or Singler, but we had no business going down the way we did...after 2 1/2 years at ISU, Brackins should be able to know what a good shot is...and we have NO business being this bad of a rebounding team...do I think we are as good as Duke?...no...Am I happy with the way we played tonight?...no...and I don't understand how anyone who's been around the game could be.
i think it was a good game to get our players ready for the big 12. Even with the lost i saw a lot of good things, we still have a long way to go with rebounding and free throws. i see this team getting better everytime they take the floor!
