Especially when “getting to the line” is supposed to be a major component of this team’s offense.
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Seems like teams clogged up the lane the last two games. Today, once we lost momentum, I think we got frustrated with that and started driving to dish out. Got a lot of open missed shots out of that and some turnovers too. Probably need to drive/dish/drive/dish and get that extra pass that gets them scrambling.
We had been shooting about 15-17 threes a game, and that seems about right
One thing about today's NCAA, this will always be the case, so can never really be an excuse, right?
Last thing I am going to add to this before I move on with life.
I feel the best when the ball filters through Tamin and Milan. Everyone else should be on the same page about that. NOthing worse when you have an elite shooter two passes away and that one guy always holds it too long or doesn't even look at the big picture.
we have a lot of players that need to settle into their roles and once those roles are established, be good at them.
Right now it feels like we have 5 guys trying to make the rotation and they are forcing things or trying to hard.
I am not sure what to do with Watson and Omaha. you would think we would need those two with how physical and athletic they are. they will have to play in league play, but so far I am concerned.
need ward back for sure...
Just my opinion.
night all
I feel the best when the ball filters through Tamin and Milan. Everyone else should be on the same page about that. NOthing worse when you have an elite shooter two passes away and that one guy always holds it too long or doesn't even look at the big picture.
we have a lot of players that need to settle into their roles and once those roles are established, be good at them.
Right now it feels like we have 5 guys trying to make the rotation and they are forcing things or trying to hard.
I am not sure what to do with Watson and Omaha. you would think we would need those two with how physical and athletic they are. they will have to play in league play, but so far I am concerned.
need ward back for sure...
Just my opinion.
night all
And we had a long streak of home wins in that game even through some bad teams. I'd never assume that game is a loss
Yeah that is the concerning part. This team isn’t any younger or ‘newer’ than past TJ teams, yet it’s already in mid-season slump form. Meaning, the team is making the SAME mistakes that the last 2 teams made when they were slumping. Fans are frustrated because, while there are some new players, the style and themes and mistakes are the exact same.
I would argue that the strength of TJ’s staff is how they’ve been able to build a team in the offseason that has essentially gelled by November. It’s been really incredible. We have seen that the last couple years, and TJ should get a ton of credit for this. We all HOPE though that this team just simply haven’t gelled yet. But what if this is them gelling? What a bummer to ponder! I really didn’t think we would walk away from this tourney 1 play away from 0-3.
Maybe he just can't create like Georges but I'd like to see more Milan getting touches at the high post or even just post up touches. He's been great shooting the 3 but not sure I want to just be content with him as a catch and shoot guyLast thing I am going to add to this before I move on with life.
I feel the best when the ball touches Tamin and Milan. Everyone else should be on the same page about that. NOthing worse when you have an elite shooter two passes away and that one guy always holds it too long or doesn't even look at the big picture.
we have a lot of players that need to settle into their roles and once those roles are established, be good at them.
Right now it feels like we have 5 guys trying to make the rotation and they are forcing things or trying to hard.
I am not sure what to do with Watson and Omaha. you would think we would need those two with how physical and athletic they are. they will have to play in league play, but so far I am concerned.
need ward back for sure...
Just my opinion.
night all
Like it or not Iowa has been making the tourney, so I wouldn't say they're average. Once they get there they massively underperform though.
My Houston reference was more so based upon defense, something Iowa doesn't usually play well at, and Houston is excellent in, and we play them twice. If we try these hook shot passes, they'll run wild in transition.
The massive amount of dribbling won't go well with Houston either or most teams with a pulse, see: the past two games.
We out shot them from 3!The team shot 25% from three.
Take a look at this box score and tell me who shot well.
Texas A&M 73-69 Iowa State (Nov 26, 2023) Box Score - ESPN
Box score for the Texas A&M Aggies vs. Iowa State Cyclones NCAAM game from November 26, 2023 on ESPN. Includes all points, rebounds and steals stats.www.espn.com
The only hope here is that Gilbert, Pav and Jones have had seasons in the past where each has shot over 35% 3s and over 75% FTs so they are capable, and hopefully they can get back to these numbers soon.
From 2:44 in first half to 15:14 in second half we missed 12 consecutive shots and sprinkled in 6 turnovers.
Score went from 35-14 to 38-37. Outscored 23-3 (but we made 3-4 FTs).
TAMU went 7-12 (3 threes) and 6-7 FTs during that stretch.
Score went from 35-14 to 38-37. Outscored 23-3 (but we made 3-4 FTs).
TAMU went 7-12 (3 threes) and 6-7 FTs during that stretch.
That’s fair. The opportunities with be there. I don’t see a team right now that I’m confident in with those opportunities though.
Correct. We aren’t any younger or newer than we’ve been previously, and many, many teams are structured this way due to the Portal these days.
Of course, as we saw with some of the teams just below us last year (with the big 12 being slighted a bit), at some point the committee still factors in W-L, probably more than it should.
