This would be why I would hate to be a coach. .3 seconds more time on the block, Monte hits a game winner and Prohm just outcoached Scott Drew and got a top 25 road win.
Baylor Loss Thread
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This would be why I would hate to be a coach. .3 seconds more time on the block, Monte hits a game winner and Prohm just outcoached Scott Drew and got a top 25 road win.
They did exactly that in the Oklahoma State game and Niang was able to get 2 layups to seal the game. Whatever is working, just do the opposite is Coach Prohms philosphy I guess?
IT'S MCKAY. MCKAY MCKAY MCKAY. Does your computer not have a K on it? Right next to the J and L.
Did anyone else see the pic in The Des Moines Register of Burton getting clawed in the face while a Baylor player was trying to push him off? I missed some stretches of the game, please tell me that was an offensive foul.
It's not so much the loss as it is that the actual chance to win was wiped out by a team or coach not recognizing what sharing the ball/getting the ball to a high percentage situation is when there's ample time left.
Matt Thomas, Niang, and Burton are all very capable of creating space for a much more open shot than what Monte got. What was there, 2-3 guys up on Monte when he shot? There had to be an open space somewhere. If he makes it, great, probably an ISU win, but it's still poor late-game management. Would have been a 'No!....Yes!' kind of deal.
I said this last night, but I'm not sure how a team gets something like a 4 seed with 10-12 losses, 4-5 of them being due to badly played basketball late. Is that common?
The way things are looking now its likely we will finish 21-10(10-8) in conference. You can probably expect another loss in the Big 12 tournament so that brings us to 21 or 22-11.
Just last year North Carolina was a #4 seed with 10 losses and Georgetown was a #4 seed with 11 losses. With our top end wins its not out of the realm of possibility to get a 4 seed. I would say at this point a 6 seed would be the most likely outcome and might even be favorable to getting a 4.
As usual, just pretending like there isn't another team out there that doesn't want us to get in to that high percentage situation.
It isn't. But neither is playing 14 RPI Top 50 teams in your first 26 games (with many more to come). College basketball does it right and really looks at your schedule. Right now we are 4-4 vs. the RPI Top 25 and 3-3 vs. 25-50. Not a ton of teams have that many wins.
To compare Iowa is 4-4 vs RPI Top 50 and 1-1 vs. 26-50. And is a number 1 seed. The line is very fine between the very top and teams like ISU.
I don't think people realize that other teams ranked around ISU also will have more losses along the way as well. Look at last week. People freaked out after tech and they are ranked in the same spot. You also have to factor in that two top 20 teams aren't allowed in the tournament this year.
I haven't seen any reason to be encouraged about the "real season" either. This team does not look like a threat to make a run in March. I think there are a lot of posters clinging to this idea and setting themselves up for a big letdown.
Last year's team looked like it was set up for a big run in March and lost first round. You just never know. I do agree though, we're at the point where we're putting all the eggs in that basket. If they don't make the second weekend it will defintely be a disappointing season.
The refs were not great last night but in the end you have to make plays to win. By the refs not calling fouls may have did ISU a favor since they have issues shooting FTs at the end of games.
Lets just split the difference and say a 5 at this point. Its a shame we couldnt close out a couple of the those road games like Baylor and Texas or we would be sitting in excellent shape for a 3 at this point. Nobody in the 15-20 range has our top end wins like Iowa, Kansas, and Oklahoma. On the flipside nobody in that range has as many total losses either.
Honestly with this team I really don't think the seed matters that much. They're either going to put it together for the tourney or they won't.
One thing, I was just looking at our RPI. We are 4-4 against the Top 25. Only 3 teams in college basketball have more top 25 wins than Iowa State at this point.
It kind of puts things into perspective a little, yeah we are all dissapointed over losing these games but we're still having a pretty good season.
Edit: Wow, 6-6 in our last 12, one of the worst in the entire Top 50. This team is so bipolar looking at every metric.
It kind of puts things into perspective a little, yeah we are all dissapointed over losing these games but we're still having a pretty good season.
Edit: Wow, 6-6 in our last 12, one of the worst in the entire Top 50. This team is so bipolar looking at every metric.
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