*** Official #25 Baylor vs #3 IOWA STATE Game(Day) Thread ***

alarson

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One good thing about today when you are ahead by 20 in the last four or five minutes, you hold the ball more and have less defensive possessions to guard against. That’s important to have when most of the games can be a grind that wears you down towards the end of the season. My hope is that Auburn has a ton of games that go down to the wire and wear on them by the time the NCAA tournament rolls along. IMHO.

Earliest we could probably see them is the final 4 if things go the way they certainly could. So I just hope they keep winning and making our game look better.
 
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We are REALLY good. That is all
Look, I'll go ahead and say it even though it's early in conference play: This team is legitimately Final 4/National Champion good.

There's a long season to play, and guys getting banged up or hurt could happen. But if we're going to do something epic that no other ISU hoops team has ever accomplished, then this is the team to do just that IMO.
 

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any way to watch the Baylor game as a re-play on CBS other than their designated re-play times? Wish the games were on ESPN rather than CBS as they give you the option to watch the entire game at a time that works for you. Daytime games are an absolute pain.
 

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Certainly better than the alternatives. But for those who get to hilton less often (like a friend I brought today who was in town from out of state), its more fun when hilton gets rocking. Its just a special environment when it gets that way.

fair enough
 

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Earliest we could probably see them is the final 4 if things go the way they certainly could. So I just hope they keep winning and making our game look better.

yeah, if trends continue we're both going to be 1-seeds. and while we're at it... it's really fun legitimately chasing a 1-seed this year. i know we've been in the conversation previously (2000, 2001, some of Fred's teams, last year), but it just seems different this year - probably because we're projected as a 1-seed this early in the season.
 

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Probably discussed here already or elsewhere, where can we watch the reunion ceremony? I've been on work shift pretty much since end of game and doing some catch-up.
It was not very long. I'd imagine ISU will post something on social media eventually, not seeing anything yet. You might find a recording of a stream on twitter, that's how I saw it.
 

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I have absolutely no problem with the 8 man rotation. It’s obviously working and no one is close to having too many minutes. With Jefferson playing minutes at the 5 and Milan and even Heise at the 4 there’s no need for anyone more in the front court and obviously no need at the 3 with Jones, Heise, and Milan.
 

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Earliest we could probably see them is the final 4 if things go the way they certainly could. So I just hope they keep winning and making our game look better.
True, but I guess I was mostly thinking of us. If we can take a little of the grind out, that makes it better for us in the tourney.
 

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yeah, if trends continue we're both going to be 1-seeds. and while we're at it... it's really fun legitimately chasing a 1-seed this year. i know we've been in the conversation previously (2000, 2001, some of Fred's teams, last year), but it just seems different this year - probably because we're projected as a 1-seed this early in the season.

Yeah, we've definitely been in that "theyre a dark hose to make a 1-seed\f4" role, but not really the "they're legit in my final 4" talk we're hearing from some analysts now.
 

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You can find some recordings of it on Twitter. I don't see anything official on ISU's socials yet.