*** Official Pittsburgh vs IOWA STATE Game(Day) Thread ***

[3TrueFans]

I probably should have been, what an unmitigated disaster.

There's still time!

 

[Marcelason78]

Often shooting percentage is a byproduct of shot selection, which was terrible all game. Shots were forced inside, Holmes often took flat-footed shots, and a lot of our outside shots were rushed. If you take out the drives and easy buckets the shooting percentage is even worse. I'd probably classify 20% of our looks as good shots (open/makeable/in-rhythm).

Just a complete lack of game plan or approach by the team and the staff. It feels like teams adjusted/prepared for us as the season went on and we were ill-prepared to adjust. Admittedly we don't have the best personnel but what we just witnessed was head-scratching at best.

Gabe, Holmes, and Jaz simply missed wide open 3s. We make them, we win. Like we did in top 10 victories this year.

 

[Cfinnerty16]

I would’ve thrown away 100 dollars to get the win today

 

[CyNews]

Simply put, that was the most pathetic game I’ve ever seen.

Hit the portal hard, none of those guys coming back should have spots secured

Watch basketball much?

 

[Die4Cy]

As bad as ISU played, and we sucked, Pitt is nothing to write home about. Easy to pack it into the lane when the other team cannot buy a shot from the outside.

Said it all year, teams that cannot make shots and cannot hit free throws are living on borrowed time. Defense can only take you so far, but little things mean a lot, and ISU just did not do enough of the little things to advance deep in this tournament.

And that's exactly how this team was all season. They could usually find it well enough in spurts to make a go of it, but not today.

We'll always have Baylor, I guess.

 

[marothisu]

I wonder how many teams have scored only 41 or less in tourney history. Probably not a top 10 seed.

Loyola Chicago scored 41 points last year in their loss - they were a 10 seed. Also not 41, but Houston scored 44 points last year as a 5 seed in the Elite 8. And the year before that, #1 seed Michigan put up 49 in the Elite 8 against 11th seed UCLA.

I can go back further but there's at least examples of schools who failed to put up 50 points in a game, and sometimes those were single digit seeded teams

 

[cymac2408]

You're welcome Mrs. Lipsey

You probably shouldn’t have told me to google. Jacy was a career 33% 3 point shooter who only shot around 18 3 pointers his freshman year for .278. Shot 4 three pointers missing all of them his sophomore year. He improved his junior year making .316 of hi s 3 pointers. His senior year he hit for .371. So you did try to make it look better but you failed. Google is your friend.

 

[Klubber]

As bad as ISU played, and we sucked, Pitt is nothing to write home about. Easy to pack it into the lane when the other team cannot buy a shot from the outside.

Said it all year, teams that cannot make shots and cannot hit free throws are living on borrowed time. Defense can only take you so far, but little things mean a lot, and ISU just did not do enough of the little things to advance deep in this tournament.

Our margin of error entering the year was slim.

Then we lose JW for the season, Kunc and King for basically half the season, and then the Grill situation.

The worst part is seeing us beat elite teams soundly but then playing like this. The season's still a success IMO.

 

[cymac2408]

One of them was a big one.

Yes it was.

 

[ISUTex]

Often shooting percentage is a byproduct of shot selection, which was terrible all game. Shots were forced inside, Holmes often took flat-footed shots, and a lot of our outside shots were rushed. If you take out the drives and easy buckets the shooting percentage is even worse. I'd probably classify 20% of our looks as good shots (open/makeable/in-rhythm).

Just a complete lack of game plan or approach by the team and the staff. It feels like teams adjusted/prepared for us as the season went on and we were ill-prepared to adjust. Admittedly we don't have the best personnel but what we just witnessed was head-scratching at best.

our guards weren't athletic/talented enough to do anything other than what they did.

 

[CYEATHAWK]

Simply put, that was the most pathetic game I’ve ever seen.

Hit the portal hard, none of those guys coming back should have spots secured

With so much energy.....you can't stop Jones, only hope to contain him which........as we have witnessed all year isn't that difficult to do.

But if Jones is back bank it.....he will have a spot.

 

[SoleCyclone]

You probably shouldn’t have told me to google. Jacy was a career 33% 3 point shooter who only shot around 18 3 pointers his freshman year for .278. Shot 4 three pointers missing all of them his sophomore year. He improved his junior year making .316 of hi s 3 pointers. His senior year he hit for .371. So you did try to make it look better but you failed. Google is your friend.

So you're telling me you wouldn't take a career 33% from Lipsey. I for sure would. But 17%? Not for me

 

[ISUTex]

With so much energy.....you can't stop Jones, only hope to contain him which........as we have witnessed all year isn't that difficult to do.

But if Jones is back bank it.....he will have a spot.

WTF did Jones do to his forehead. Run full speed into a door frame?

 

[BWRhasnoAC]

WTF did Jones do to his forehead. Run full speed into a door frame?

His nose was busted on the bridge as well.

 

[CloniesForLife]

WTF did Jones do to his forehead. Run full speed into a door frame?

I was wondering that too

 

[CYEATHAWK]

His nose was busted on the bridge as well.

His face ran into something.

 

[madguy30]

Imagine losing after holding a team to 59 points , we just witnessed that. Insane that football and basketball have the same problem

Held UAB to 60.

 

[Klubber]

Look, this game was the worst, no question about it. But we lost our starting point guard before the season and lost our starting shooting guard at the end of the year. Has any other ISU coach made the tourney in his first 2 seasons?...especially taking over a decimated program? Still proud of the last 2 seasons for this team and program. The depth and talent phase will begin next year. If you guys really think the offense will be this bad in the future with TJ's recruiting ability, you are wrong. Give it time to gel.

Yeah. I think most of us didn't think we'd make the Tourney in either of TJ's 1st 2 years with what he inherited.

But we're going to get a lot better offensively really soon IMO.

 

[CY88CE11]

VCU, St Peters, and George Mason have advanced further than Iowa State has in my lifetime

Ok? We're in year 2 of a full deconstruct and rebuild, so I'm not sure this year's team was the one to pin your "miracle run" on.

 

[HFCS]

Loyola Chicago scored 41 points last year in their loss - they were a 10 seed. Also not 41, but Houston scored 44 points last year as a 5 seed in the Elite 8. And the year before that, #1 seed Michigan put up 49 in the Elite 8 against 11th seed UCLA.

I can go back further but there's at least examples of schools who failed to put up 50 points in a game, and sometimes those were single digit seeded teams

This is what I'm talking about, it's objectively not exciting sometimes with these scores and shooting.

Of course the game is 8 minutes shorter but these crazy low scoring games are just part of college basketball. It's not exciting/fun/popular because of that, but in spite of it.