ISU vs. Texas A & M Gameday Thread

[CycloneErik]

I watch every single game...you think we're playing good? We're hitting our open shots, and that is why it's a 7 point deficit at halftime...we're playing the worst defense we've played since November, and we've put up some shots that are as good as turnovers...otherwise we'd be in a great position to pull an upset today.

Know what you're talking about before you call me out...I can promise you not one of our coaches is happy with our play in the first half.

It's one of our better offensive halves in a while. Movement, open shots, made shots.

Defensively, it looks nothing like us.

 

[ajk4st8]

I feel bad for whoever we have trying to guard Carter

 

[Wesley]

Based on today, i see three starters and the rest do not appear to matter: CB, JVB, and Booze. The rest have to improve to make it worth their minutes.

 

[cyclonepower]

carter 100/100

 

[BigSkyCy2]

Would this be the biggest ISU road upset in the last 20 years?

No. A few wins at Kansas shouldn't have happened.

 

[LindenCy]

Haluska's shot was a bad one...but Garrett also took one, and Brackins has put up a couple of awful shots...this is the worst I've seen us play in quite a while, and it's too bad, because our open looks are dropping-and we'd be in really good shape right now if we would've played halfway decent defense in the first half, and been smarter with shot selection.

I don't mean to trash Haluska. He is playing great defense and isn't that bad a shooter, but he seems to always force a shot or two that just look bad. I think because he isn't getting looks.

 

[EggMcClone]

Not a good series for DG. Ugly drive and a turnover followed by a guy crossing him over and dishing for the dunk. Timeout, Greg.

 

[ajk4st8]

Game over... Great first half.

 

[CycloneErik]

One of the only times I've heard 'perky' to describe a basketball team.

Good timeout call. We need to stop this right now.

 

[Drive4cy]

Do people still wish to defend our defense in this game?

 

[ajk4st8]

No. A few wins at Kansas shouldn't have happened.

I suppose, but we took a lot better teams there.

 

[BigSkyCy2]

Back to back Dunks. Lovely.

 

[LindenCy]

Glad the refs were updated on who should win during halftime.

 

[A-town Cy]

Way to come out of halftime ready to play, again, on the road.

 

[rochclone]

That last last (Elonu) rebound over Craig and easy put back in the reason why CB needs one more year. He is offensively skilled enough but he needs more weight and and strength to become a better defender. The difference between a 15-20 first round pick and a 5-10 first round pick

 

[cyclonepower]

positives: at least the dunks were not and 1's and Josh Carter actually missed a 3

 

[CycloneErik]

Game over... Great first half.

Not so fast, my friend. We put together some nice comebacks at Kansas, and that lead was worse against a tougher opponent. aTm is playing well right now, but this ain't over.

 

[Awesome Rick]

This is rediculous. Again, another failed second half allowing the other team to put the game away early in the second half. I don't know if it's our coaching or our conditioning, but this is awful and it happens every single game minus the Baylor game.

 

[ajk4st8]

The second we go to a team that only looks for CB to score we lose.

 

[Clone_12]

We're hot enough from the field that if we played even half as tough on defense as we normally do, we'd have an excellent shot at pulling an upset today, but our performance on the defensive end in the first half was lethargic...some people on here clearly have no concept of the game of basketball other than the score.