*** Official IOWA STATE vs Oklahoma Game(day) Thread ***

[Gunnerclone]

Didnt think we'd give it up in 2 minutes before half when the announcers are commenting on how gassed OU was. We gave them those 10 points.

Pro tip: CBB announcers are generally ******* morons.

 

[CloneLawman]

He only really participated in two plays...

One) He drove the ball, got fouled, made his shots. About as good as you can ask for a possession.
Two) Got off a bad shot with withering defense crawling all over him... would have happened to any of them.

I didn't see any particular lapse on defense from him.

Niang turning the ball over like four times and not passing out of triple teams hurt a lot more.

I know Thomas is a relative disappointment versus his ranking and how Morris developed from the same class, but he was a slight + contributor in limited minutes so far tonight.

You are right. Niang's mishaps hurt way way more than anything Thomas did.

 

[cyclonepower]

Love monte but does he miss more than layups than anyone in the NCAA?

 

[CRcyclone6]

Fred is ****** about all the second chance points. You know that's one thing he said we could not allow tonight in order to win. ANd every loose ball bounces right to a white jersey. It's maddening.

No doubt. How many of those loose balls were so close to being breakaways for us. Maddening is right.

 

[QCCyclone]

Well blew that lead

Partly because they cant miss

should be. Blew a 10 point lead off dumb turnovers

2nd chance points and ******* turnovers

Ou cant ******* miss

You are just not a happy person. Our shooting % is still higher than OU's at half.

 

[swarthmoreCY]

Niang is not a point guard

He has good ball-handling and passing skills for a post, but teams are keying on him so much right now.


Georges is a great player, but asking him to be one of our primary ball-handlers while also being the go-to guy is a tough order.

 

[Pwnzrschreck]

x1000. ******* away that lead is almost entirely on Niang.

 

[Mumbai1986]

Morris needs to take the ball away from Niang as the ball handler. Niang is getting really tired it seems and gets sloppy with ball.

 

[AuH2O]

This is crazy. If Georges didn't turn it over we would have the lead. If you would have told me this morning we would be tied at half with OU I would have taken it in a heart beat. Play like this in the 2nd half and we win easily.

Well, ISU shot 64% from 3. That's not going to happen the 2nd half. However, if we shore up the defensive glass we'll have a good shot. Easier said than done.

 

[Cyclonesince78]

I don't think anyone is blaming Thomas. It's just a coincidence that teams start their comebacks when he's in the game.

 

[enisthemenace]

It's my fault. I changed my pants.

 

[Final42b]

Monte is off

 

[Die4Cy]

I'm not sure if people are seriously blaming Thomas for any part of that late debacle. I sure hope they are joking...

Think most people are just trolling hard on Thomas, is all.

 

[Final42b]

It's my fault. I changed my pants.

You know what to do

 

[aeroclone]

Right on cue, Thomas becomes the whipping boy for literally no reason whatsoever. It would be funny if it wasn't so sad.

While Thomas didn't make any bad plays directly, the entire flow of the game seemed to change as soon as he came in. Maybe it was a coincidence, but it certainly happened.

 

[CoKane]

If we weren't Iowa State fans we all would be ready to crown this one game of the year.

 

[Cyclonesince78]

This meltdown is going to be epic.

 

[67CY]

Why does Georges feel the need to take over handling the ball when we get good leads?

 

[enisthemenace]

You know what to do

Done.

 

[clonefan24]

Think most people are just trolling hard on Thomas, is all.

Matt Thomas was briefly a Top 10 trend on Twitter in the United States a few minutes ago. I'm not sure that it's all trolling.