*** Official #23 Tennessee vs #6 IOWA STATE Game(Day) Thread ***

[CyGuy5]

I can’t wait for next years team to run through the noncon, struggle in Big 12 play, turn it on in KC, and then lose in the sweet 16 again.

 

[KCyclone2010]

Blake needs to grow a pair and put on some pounds too. And the entire team should have to make 200 free throws a day till the season starts. My god he’s jr high teams shoot better

 

[12191987]

Classic Milan disappear in a big game

Maybe he should transfer to somewhere like Duke for $4.5M and have an even better year when a gameplan that focuses solely on shutting him down is a nonstarter?

 

[LutherBlue]

Zero boards in 33 minutes at 6 feet 8 inches tall is an incredible achievement.

 

[paysclone]

2 ways MM gets a shot. Transition open 3. Not many of those, couldnt rebound—Dribble hand off, always contested vs goo defensed

 

[Cyinthenorth]

Milan cannot be our staple. He needs to be the guy that our staple dishes to when they draw a crowd.

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Bingo. That is his ceiling and it's never been more obvious than tonight

 

[CYDJ]

the worst part is that the Hawks are still in it. It's like a knife in my heart. Irrational, but it is what it is.

In what?

 

[LtRaczack]

Guess we need athletes like Iowa has to win.

Well they did beat a one seed with their team so…

 

[demoncore1031]

Milan needs to work on his inside game to be creative like Niang.

I said the exact same thing early in the year. He's slow and not athletic but he can shoot lights out. If he added Niang's inside game it would be a huge benefit to his game and to our offense.

 

[ABECyguy]

People we are down our all-American. Yes we had a chance to win today still, but come on. The team tonight was not supposed to be how this went down. Bad break. It sucks that it happened again like Niang. Go out. Get laid. Smell the roses. Don’t let the trolls get to you. We have a good coach and our program is in good hands. Stay the course and we will get rewarded eventually, I promise.

This^ 100%. In TJ we trust. Has everything been perfect? No, but the program is in great shape. Just keep working and building good teams. the floor with TJ is a perennial tournament team. Just keep making the tourney

 

[APCguy13]

March madness is a combination of being good, getting good matchups, and being lucky. Unfortunately we only got 1 of those seemingly and that’s just how the cookie crumbles.

 

[coolerifyoudid]

Lotta unfamiliar user names lately. Wonder why that is.

 

[AllInForISU]

Much of that had to with the opponents' ability to effectively slow down everyone else.

Like Batemon couldn't get a look tonight, and finding much inside was tough.

I agree to a point, but he can’t no show. Part of that is on coaching. He was just standing in the corner a lot of the game, which is insane.

He also needs to be able to fight through contact better. While I think he gets held like crazy, he just lets physical teams do it seemingly. Not a lot of fight out of that contact.

 

[fsanford]

6'8" Milan with no rebounds. 2/7. If you don't shoot lights out, theres no spot on the team for you.

So don't pay him to stay? Use money elsewhere?

 

[cyclonestunners]

Been saying that all year.... that FT shooting would cost us in the tournament. It was also rebounding tonight... but FT shooting basically cost us any chance in the end.

I dont think ft cost us. Cost it being close...but we ahoot national.average and we still lpse by 5-6

 

[aeroclone]

One of these Sweet 16 trips you'd think we'd break through on dumb luck, a miracle shooting night, something. That stat about being the worst Sweet 16 team winning percentage is f***ing brutal.

This program is straight up cursed. With the number of sweet 16 appearances we have had, we should have a couple more wins just by chance of some guy having a freak career night or the opponent just having a bad night. Forget just showing up and playing a good game and getting a dub.

 

[CycloneBamaFan]

Momcilovic is the softest 6’8 that has ever existed

Disagree. The vols were all over him tonight. We needed better plays to free him up. Maybe he needed more plays in the paint.

 

[cyatheart]

The script is out on MM. He needs to figure out how to play through that and draw fouls or drive to the rim

He needs more help in the scheme too.

 

[isucyfan]

This one stings, but this team gave me a ton of joy throughout a long winter. I'll miss seeing Tamin throw his body around. This season went fast.

 

[ABECyguy]

I'm sad. No more Chicago please. Next time I hope we're in LA or something

Can we get a sweet sixteen in Kansas City?