*** Official #3 IOWA STATE vs Arizona State Game(Day) Thread ***

CloniesForLife

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Curtis Jones is the only dude that can score today. Keshon really needs to step it up. Hopefully Jefferson goes bonkers as well as we saw earlier this week he can take over a game.
That was a half keshon should have been effective with the tight whistle. He should've been attacking the paint but he was very passive
 

isucy86

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Offense was pretty anemic other than Jones, but for the Clones to win it will be due to defense. ASU is getting into the paint way too easily. Sometimes we fall in love with playing defense with our hands to create turnovers vs. moving our feet.

On offense we need someone other than Jones who can hit a couple jumpers (3's would be a bonus). I wouldn't be adverse to giving Indrusaitis a couple minutes early in the 2nd half to see if he add some outside offense.
 

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Unfortunately there aren't many young refs emerging. It's been posted that the shortage runs deep.
Blame parents. Young refs are going to get their starts in high school but fans at that level are pathetic. I reffed and after my first son was born, I spent a lot of time struggling on whether I wanted to to keep doing it. I wasn't a star, but I decided to stop because of parents. I hate that me quitting like some many other refs means kids are having to cancel games but the ******* pathetic fans weren't worth it.

I actually respected the fans that yelled at me when I screwed up. It's the morons yelling all time who have ruined it for the kids.
 
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The body language in the first half (and West Virginia) appears like guys who think they can just show up and automatically win. They better get their **** together and realize you have to show up EVERY game or you will lose in this conference.
 
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If you look at the average lead/deficit on Torvick this is an ASU that has been thoroughly destoryed in 5 out of the 8 Big 12 games they've played so far, 5 out of 7 since Colorado at home shouldn't even count.

This will be a catastrophic loss to a terrible team with a terrible coach when it comes March.
Step back from the ledge. There’s 20 minutes of basketball left to be played.
 

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Too much dribbling and not enough movement of passing the ball. Not a sharp looking first half at all, outside of Jones, no one else is doing much. Tighten up the defense, starting moving the ball from side to side and we will be fine. No way ASU shoots 50% from the floor the 2nd half, and if they do, they have earned the win.
ISU has to learn how to play away from home as a highly ranked team.
 
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Jefferson getting two fouls so quickly (well one foul and one “foul”) f*cked us a little.
 

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My biggest gripe is how we cAn have 4 different guys score 25 points at any game but they all can disappear at once
 

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You know who doesn’t have these kinds of issues/complaints? Houston.
Have you watched every Houston game? I sure haven't. I have no idea if they have these kind of complaints.

We are 16-2. Refs didn't bother me against WVU. Today and the Kansas game are the only two that I have noticed a horrible red.
 

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Hoping we see a team with an edge come out this second half. No more playing like we’re walking on eggshells let’s ******* go Boys!!!