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*** Official #10 IOWA STATE vs Kansas State Game(Day) Thread ***
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Does anyone else kind of wish there were more of the NBA Live '95 (SNES) kind of view like this? It's fun to see why some things are or aren't there and how a play develops.
I like that view as well. There was another Lipsey drive where he pulled the ball back like he was going to pass and it completely froze the defender. He is really good at that now.
AI cameras aren't far off, install 37 of them in each arena.
I'm gonna call it now that he transfers to Illinois to play with his Brewster teammate cause people are gonna flip out when we're playing 5 freshman next year.
was at the game, they were jawing and the ref called it in between free throws. odd, but I guess he’d had enough
I loved this one by Tamin, in the 1st half, even better than the one he did in the 2nd half, from the Rt. side, which was also great!
There is only one Tamin. It would be nice if he could further develop that type of play, the misdirect or no-look pass, etc. He is ready to be an assist wizard of sorts, if he wanted to.
Tex,
Just a comment about that "tough BYU loss." I'm going to be 70 this month, and I've watched a lot of basketball in my lifetime. That ISU/BYU game was one of the two or three most hard-fought games I've ever seen. I remember thinking at the start of the second overtime that whoever won, there was no shame in losing because both teams had given absolutely everything they had to try to win. Everybody who follows basketball has seen games where you think it's really sad someone has to lose because both sides gave their very best all game long. That game was definitely one of those games.
I didn't know much about Iowa State until last season, when I came to CF and read about "Hilton Magic". You ISU fans give a lot of credit to the enthusiasm of your fans for your success at home. After watching that ISU/BYU game, I can see why. "Hilton Magic" is a very real thing. I thought the Cyclones really got a boost from the way the ISU crowd got into the game. You've certainly got incredibly enthusiastic fans, and they also show a LOT of real class. After such a tough loss, your fans giving both teams a standing ovation as they left the court speaks very highly for both your fans' basketball knowledge and their sportsmanship. The people who were BYU fans that attended that game and wrote about it on the BYU fan forum, "Cougarboard," were unanimous in their praise for the way they were treated at Hilton. They had nothing but good to say about their experience there.
Because of that, I went to CF and read the entire 118 pages of the CF thread on the game. I was impressed by the depth and breadth of basketball knowledge shown. You have some very sharp people on this forum. I apologize for the bonehead who claimed to be a BYU fan and wrote some derogatory things toward the end of the thread. If he was a real BYU fan, he embarrassed us, but it's possible he was a Utah Ute fan trying to make BYU look bad. That happens sometimes.
I watched your postgame interviews with Milan Momcilovic and Curtis Jones. They had good answers and handled themselves well in what was clearly a tough spot. Speaking of Jones, he and Tamin Lipsey are sheer misery for every backcourt you guys face. BYU's guards got eaten alive by their trapping defense, as is shown by BYU's 29 turnovers. For my money, those two are the best backcourt in the Big XII. A poster on Cougarboard said your team plays defense "like a pack of rabid dogs." I guarantee you he meant that as a serious compliment. Lipsey and Jones are the kind of guys you just hate when they're on the other side, and who you'd be wanting to erect a statue of outside your stadium if they played on your team!
Last of all, I watched T.J. Otzelberger's postgame interview. He is an incredibly good coach. He gave great and very well-considered answers to the questions asked, and it's clear he is a superb student of the game as well as a master motivator of young men. If Kevin Young got hit by a bus tomorrow and BYU's AD asked me for some advice on who might replace him, I think Coach Otzelberger's name would be the first one out of my mouth. Be really grateful you've got him, ISU fans. He's as good as they come.
BYU's fans are both very glad and very grateful to be in the Big XII playing in a conference with such fine schools, and ISU is right at the top of that list. You've got a great coach, fine players, and outstanding fans. I hope to make it to Ames one of these days to see ISU play someone NOT named BYU. I'd like to add my cheers to that "Hilton Magic!" once before I cash in my chips.
I have nothing but the utmost respect for you folks at ISU. You're top notch. Good luck in the rest of the season!
Happy birthday CCoog. It will be official now ( I’m already past the 70 mile marker).
Oh boy can’t wait for the Otz to BYU thread.
CCoog let’s lace them up once more in KC. Will you be watching the tournament in KC at the T Mobile live? I highly recommend it for basketball fans. ( hope this doesn’t make a problem if you and Tex are … you know)
Dammit. I was going to make some smart ass comments about Saunders but now I can't. Well played.
Now that is a Presidential Wall, with an American flag and everything.
Might want to send this to Fran McCaffery.Here are the new rules!
Explaining the New NIT Rules & How to Qualify in 2025
A look at tweaks to the selection process and rules for the NIT in 2025.
I had carryover dislike for Saunders after last year, but I feel differently after the recent game. He's really good and did nothing outside of making winning plays. He was respectful in the post-game interview too.
They had a fools gold 5 game stretch where everything they did seemed to work...but at the end of the day Tang really had no idea why it was working...just that it was. Once it went off the rails, this team had no togetherness with each other and they could never recapture what was working for them earlier.
Agreed but this is the first year in maybe forever I don’t care results of B12 tournament or think it matters for what the team can do in the NCAA tourney
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I don’t think conf tournaments hold much weight anymore. Feel brackets are mostly set by this point with regular season aside from auto bids
