Interesting Stat

[88clone]

I hadn't seen this before, but I'm not surprised. From espn.com:

Iowa State has a reputation as a gunner's paradise, a place where 3-pointers glide down from the winter skies above Ames with the same relative frequency as snow. And that's usually true. This season, though, the effects of Iowa State's spacing and penetration have been most visible inside the arc, where it shoots 56.4 percent, the fourth-highest mark in the country. Meanwhile, for all of the cracks in Texas's 6-7 Big 12 start, the one truly solid place on this defense is rim protection -- the Longhorns allow the lowest 2-point field goal percentage (37.3) in the country. If Texas is going to knock off the Cyclones Saturday, and pick up its second top-50 win in the process, its ability to prevent ISU's usual flurry of layups will almost certainly be the reason why.

 

[bosco]

Interesting stat. But the analysis is ham fisted.

The best way to stop a high efg team is to play good defense around the rim? ESPN should have included that they need to score more points than the other team to win.

 

[cdekovic]

They still have to beat us down the floor to stop the lay ups. Georges drive and dish with our spacing will sooner or later pull defenders out of the paint. We have to hit some threes early. Don't forget there are two ends to the court. McKay has developed a game that wasn't there yet against TX the first game in Hilton.

 

[Cyclonepride]

I've been contending for a while that the key to our offense and three point shooting is using that to open up the middle.

 

[swarthmoreCY]

Chuckers. Niche basketball.

 

[cyfanatic13]

Iowa State is 19-0 when scoring more points than the other team and 0-6 when they don't. I think that is the key to today's game

 

[Cyclonesince78]

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[cmjh10]

Iowa State is 19-0 when scoring more points than the other team and 0-6 when they don't. I think that is the key to today's game

 

[tim_redd]

Because Texas did that so well the first time we played...

 

[cyfanatic13]

I'm gonna watch the Dark Knight now

 

[bawbie]

Because Texas did that so well the first time we played...

We shot 59% on 2s in the first game.

 

[isulive2train]

Got to get Ridley out of the game. Foul trouble is always a plus on the road.

 

[cmjh10]

Got to get Ridley out of the game. Foul trouble is always a plus on the road.

Ridley doesnt worry me at all. He cant keep up with Georges.

 

[clonedude]

I still think a lot of this shooting % inside the arc has to do with Fred wanting us to either take 3's or layups basically.

Fred has ALWAYS stressed that the worst shot in basketball is the long 2. He wants either 3's, or shots inside 5 feet if at all possible.

Oh, and by the way, Fred is correct on this..... as always.

 

[isulive2train]

Ridley doesnt worry me at all. He cant keep up with Georges.

I think Mckay can get him in foul trouble and continue getting to the line.

 

[CycloneErik]

Iowa State is 19-0 when scoring more points than the other team and 0-6 when they don't. I think that is the key to today's game

I hope Fred figures this out before it's too late.

 

[CyFan61]

I think Mckay can get him in foul trouble and continue getting to the line.

I'm worried about the reverse of McKay guarding the big man and picking up some early fouls.

 

[cmjh10]

I bet Niang guards Ridley and McKay guards Holmes if they come out in a 3 guard lineup.

 

[88clone]

I've been contending for a while that the key to our offense and three point shooting is using that to open up the middle.

This is absolutely the correct answer. Some people have said that, when we're not on, we should stop shooting, but I agree 100% with what you've said.

 

[88clone]

Got to get Ridley out of the game. Foul trouble is always a plus on the road.

I don't know if he can keep up with us to play enough minutes, or at least that's what I hope. Last year, when they beat us, he had 27 minutes. In the games last year and this year when we've beaten them, he played 16 minutes in each game (he had no fouls in either loss, so the lack of minutes was not due to foul trouble).