They play and guard different positions.
And Heise even shooting a three when he's absolutely capable of hitting them at least makes the defense have to account a bit.
No. 3 ISU's Nate Heise vows to banish shooting struggles Tuesday against UCF
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They play and guard different positions.
And Heise even shooting a three when he's absolutely capable of hitting them at least makes the defense have to account a bit.
I'm not sure 1 game counts as a "funk".
Just quit letting him shoot until we are kicking the other teams ass. Can’t have him shooting in crunch time. That’s a wasted possession
Then you get freshman year Tamin and we play 4 on 5 every possession.
If you didn’t notice against West Virginia, they totally allowed Heise to shoot the open shot and crowded the lane on us . So basically him missing has resulted in the same thing. At least freshman Tamin didn’t try and shoot
It just becomes a rotational issue without Milan and with Heise not making shots. You have Chatfield and Dishon who you don't guard outside 15 feet. Then you have Tamin, Jefferson, Heise and Keshon who you kind of have to guard outside 15 feet but if they get an open three you can kind of live with it. When you have 3-4 guys on the floor you don't have to run off the line, it becomes incredibly congested in the paint.
At the very least with Milan, you had to respect his outside shot. You do not with Heise, Tamin, Gilbert, Jefferson. That means going under screens and sagging off. Not a huge surprise that we got beat. We need those guys to be more consistent, otherwise the lane is going to be clogged and we'll pick up multiple losses over the next few weeks.
Hey! I resemble that comment. How dare you assume a bunch of Cyclone fans would drink alcohol!
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I hope you're being sarcastic...otherwise you're as dumb as a box of rocks.
Gilbert n Tamin can both be a factor from the 3pt line…. Just have get in a rhythm
Heise has not been a "bust right now." He's still provided excellent D - particularly given his length and size - and does a good job scoring on back cuts and around the basket. He just needs to keep the confidence and keep letting those good shots fly. He's taking good shots on kick-outs and reversals where he's typically quite open. He needs to keep shooting those and trust they will start falling. He's a better shooter than his 3 pt averages this year; I have faith he will come back to the mean.
Heise is like a poor man’s Gabe right now. Can play defense but never know what his shot is going to do every game
There have been a lot of bad takes on this board. Add this to the list.
Thinking more unforced TOs etc.
Gilbert only put up 7 shots vs. KU and ended with 7 points.
Maybe don’t call him “No 3” in the title if the article
No. 3 ISU's Nate Heise vows to banish shooting struggles Tuesday against UCF
Iowa State Cyclones guard Nate Heise (0) rebounds the ball around Utah Utes forward Ezra Ausar (2) during the second half in the Big-12 men’s basketball at Hilton Coliseum on Jan. 7, 2025 in Ames, Iowa. © Nirmalendu Majumdar/Ames Tribune / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images AMES — Nate Heise antcyclonefanatic.com
I think this is the reason Gilbert has been struggling too. He can't get into the lane.
We weren’t playing Milan much at the 4 though, and we rarely play more than 5 minutes of Gilbert, Jones, Milan in such a game
1-17 is abnormally poor. As were the low FT attempts. Letting Small torch us in crunch time. That all hurts more than a structural change from not having Milan.
That’s life on the road though. We knew weeks ago that on the road against a very physical West Virginia team is going to be a tough game.
