*** Official Illinois vs #4 IOWA STATE Game(day) Thread ***

[MIClone]

It kills me that even when Matt Thomas is absolutely on fire, they don't get him the ball when he is open for a shot. Instead we force something and waste a possession. What the hell is up with that?

 

[cyclones500]

Horrible final minute.

 

[CRcyclone6]

Morris should have passed it right back to Matt a couple possessions ago.

 

[Cynonymous]

I'll take it. We didn't play great but lead.

 

[ClonesTwentyOne]

Cooke has been sloppy

 

[cyclonedave25]

Don't like how McKay is trying to dribble around in the paint.. Kick it out to an open shooter.

 

[CyArob]

Defense and rebounding need to be better.

 

[CoKane]

Not a good ending to the half. I like what I saw before that though.

 

[BeneventiCy28]

He's annoying as **** on his talk show, better at this.

Most people who have talk shows are annoying. That's why I prefer not to listen.

 

[Prone2Clone]

Not the half-time score I had in mind. Everybody in the locker room needs to tell Jameel, "Do no shoot the basketball unless it's a dunk or point-blank layup."

 

[isufbcurt]

Too much one on one the last few min.

That's going to happen when both Niang and Nader are on the bench. I am not to concerned.

 

[CycloneErik]

It kills me that even when Matt Thomas is absolutely on fire, they don't get him the ball when he is open for a shot. Instead we force something and waste a possession. What the hell is up with that?

One one one is better than using hot shooters.

 

[Die4Cy]

Going to have to block out a LOT better in the second half. I know this team isn't built to rebound all that well, but you can't give a poor shooting team that many extra possessions. And they are shooting well in their second chances tonight.

 

[Cyclonepride]

Not the best half but still up one. Need to clean some things up.

 

[Cydkar]

I can't be the only one hearing the screaming person everytime ISU scores.......

It was worse last night because there was less crowd noise

 

[isuforlife]

give the ball up Monte

 

[clone4good]

We are going to get buried on the boards in the big 12. Kansas might get 30 offensive rebounds on us. Our defense is terrible also. Like always though.

 

[BeneventiCy28]

Need to box out and get some defensive boards. At least McKay made a free throw.

 

[clonebb]

Just as I predicted - this is going to be a tough game for us.

 

[Clone_12]

Need the players to fully buy into the notion that Prohm's way is better than their's...If they want to be elite, they need to defend and rebound consistently. They say all the right things, but they quit the last 10 minutes of last night's game and they aren't doing either very well tonight.