Dear Houston

[CyNews]

Dear Coogs:

Shead is a grown man- best player we’ve faced in a long time. No shame in us splitting 2 close games with an incredible team.

Best hope you don’t see us in KC, you might be good, but you’re fixing’ to lose to us again if you do.

And you better bring more than a handful of fans.

 

[Cyinthenorth]

Shead and Cryer are a helluva duo.

Cryer sucks if his 3 ain't going in. I like the other guard though, Sharp

 

[Cyclonepride]

I agree that Shead played like the best point in the nation in this game. However I think it looked a little better than it could have been. If they actually call that push off the first or second time he does it he isn't quite as open on those step back threes. His scoring line doesn't look quite as good if he doesn't get the call every time he drives and he draws a little contact or if he gets whistled for the same contact he drew on the other end. He is still a top player, but the home whistle made him look all world Monday.

I don't totally agree on the take that ISU didn't drive and force them to make the call in the first half. ISU started off driving and forcing the issue and wasn't getting the call but instead it resulted in multiple turnovers or missed shots due to no calls. Or when they did get the call they inexplicably couldn't seem to get a shooting foul called. I went and looked and I can't for the life of me figure out why Milan's foul wasn't a shooting foul. Often we as fans will see that and not realize that there was a foul on the drive that was called before the shot so no shooting foul. There was no contact on the drive just a hack on Milan's gather step as he goes up to shoot. That is a shooting foul 100 times out of 100 - well, I guess out of 99 since this call was made.

I think they got a shooting foul on a pass inside where the recipient never even got possession of the ball (not a lob either).

 

[Cyclonepride]

Cryer sucks if his 3 ain't going in. I like the other guard though, Sharp

Cryer can be very, very good. We've just neutralized him lately.

 

[Cyinthenorth]

Cryer can be very, very good. We've just neutralized him lately.

I don't remember him ever going off against us, even dating back to his Baylor days. Maybe as a freshman against the last Prohm team

 

[Cyclonepride]

I don't remember him ever going off against us, even dating back to his Baylor days. Maybe as a freshman against the last Prohm team

He definitely had one game in Hilton where he couldn't miss. Probably his first year?

 

[coolerifyoudid]

I don't remember him ever going off against us, even dating back to his Baylor days. Maybe as a freshman against the last Prohm team

It looks like he scored 13 on us 2 years ago (going 3-5 from 3) and 13 on us last year (2-5 from 3 and 5/5 from the FT line), but we've pretty much kept him in check.

I feel like he was hurt and missed a couple games against us as well, so maybe that is why he doesn't really scream "threat" to us.

 

[coolerifyoudid]

He definitely had one game in Hilton where he couldn't miss. Probably his first year?

Maybe you're thinking of Flagler? I feel like he definitely was a pain in the ass at least one game

 

[Cyclonepride]

Maybe you're thinking of Flagler? I feel like he definitely was a pain in the ass at least one game

Could be wrong, but I was thinking it was Cryer.

 

[Billups06]

It looks like he scored 13 on us 2 years ago (going 3-5 from 3) and 13 on us last year (2-5 from 3 and 5/5 from the FT line), but we've pretty much kept him in check.

I feel like he was hurt and missed a couple games against us as well, so maybe that is why he doesn't really scream "threat" to us.

I want to say Cryer and Flagler hit some tough, contested 2nd half shots against us at Hilton on New Years Day 2022 (Baylor was ranked #1 at the time). Not a bunch of points between them but made shots to stop ISU runs.

I remember thinking during the game that I wasn't sure what more ISU could do on defense, other than deny them the ball.

 

[cykadelic2]

And you better bring more than a handful of fans.

They won't.

 

[4theCYcle]

I believe there is a ton of demand now, but when the program was down not really that long ago in an NBA city I'm sure their fan support was pretty bad. Did they have a packed stadium for the big time Big 12 football this year? Seems they might be front runners.

Just saying it will be interesting to see the next time they are bad. Like I said, Baylor has shown you can be #1 in basketball and top ten in FB with really "meh" fan support in the state of Texas. In some ways it really doesn't matter.

Happens with any program that continuously loses over time. As loyal as ISU fans are/were, Hilton saw an eventual drop off during McDermott years and Prohm years. Success breeds demand and failure doesn't. Somehow our football program did pretty well during down years.

 

[Cardinal2001]

He was going down the list: Dickenson or McCullar player of the year, Furphy: newcomer of the year, Harris: defensive player of the year, Adams: 6th man of the year?!??!? Literally said that because he couldn’t think of another award he could say Adams gets.

well, we beat them fully loaded with mcCullar, so I'll stay on the Greenberg = ESPN Blue Blood Bigot bandwagon

 

[Drew0311]

We all knew this game was gonna happen. Two best teams. Rock fight time

 

[mynameisjonas]

I'm gonna disagree with the OP just a little. I want nothing to do with that game in KC. I would rather go home early rest up and get ready for The Tourney of which we will have a REAL shot. A Houston game just b4 the Tourney would be exhausting.

nah

 

[Freebird]

I'm gonna disagree with the OP just a little. I want nothing to do with that game in KC. I would rather go home early rest up and get ready for The Tourney of which we will have a REAL shot. A Houston game just b4 the Tourney would be exhausting.

lol. This was a terrible take then and it’s even worse now.