*** Official IOWA STATE vs Oklahoma Game(day) Thread ***

[CST8WIN]

Wheres the D! (old lady voice from where's the beef commercial)

 

[Doc]

No chance this team wins another road game, way to soft

*too. I think they'll win two more road games.

 

[awd4cy]

Appears Thomas is just going to go down as a bust.

 

[dirtyninety]

With a heavy dose of missed free throws contributing to malaise, funk, and demoralization. A general immature attitude and lack of pride.

And....OU is pretty darn good. I wish I had one of their bigs. We do have Edozie and he should have been used for effect tonight. OrrBall though.

 

[awd4cy]

I wouldn't bet on us winning at TCU. That won't be easy.

 

[Cyclone_Power]

Lol only Iowa St on the road could shoot 55% from the field and lights out from 3 and be tied at half. This team is no different from the Stinson/Blakock teams that didn't do **** on the road.

Here's an idea for practice tomorrow. Learn how to shoot free throws and let Monte do lay ups under the hoop for 2 hours so he can figure out how NOT to brick them 90% of the time

 

[Gunnerclone]

Fred needs to spend more time on defense and employ some of Floyd's junk defenses. Fred won't even change defenses during the game to slow teams down when they're in a groove.

My gawd, Floyd picked his guys to play that style. Hate to break it to you but Shawn Bankhead isn't coming back for a 3rd year.

 

[swarthmoreCY]

Fred needs to spend more time on defense and employ some of Floyd's junk defenses. Fred won't even change defenses during the game to slow teams down when they're in a groove.

That is not true.

 

[surly]

Deandre Kane or Melvin Ejim would have punched someone on this team in the face by now.

Too little credit given to these two during the build-up this year. They were terrific players and tough as nails competitors.

 

[POTF]

Is there something in the water in Ames that prevents any of the Cyclone teams from playing ANY Defense????

 

[Blandboy]

Tired of not blocking out and missed free-throws. The basics seem lost on this team.

 

[kucyclone]

The 45th best offense in college basketball (entering the game, per KP) just put up 1.29 points per possession. This is a problem.

 

[CyJack13]

Appears Thomas is just going to go down as a bust.

Down to 23% from 3 in conference play

 

[Mtowncyclone13]

Tired of not blocking out and missed free-throws. The basics seem lost on this team.

According to CF you can't coach free throws

 

[WastedTalent]

Too little credit given to these two during the build-up this year. They were terrific players and tough as nails competitors.

They were, but still lost at ku, at OU, at Baylor, at kst, at WVU, at Texas

 

[cygrads]

That is not true.

So are you saying he doesn't need to spend more time on defense or he does change defenses?

 

[psyclone51]

Like a bunch of hyenas, jumping on the team when they are down. Of course they didn't play great tonight, but most of these posts are ridiculous. Anyone who expected us - or anyone else - to cruise through the Big 12 this year, home AND away, was smoking something funny. The comments about Fred are particularly galling; not one person posting here has half a clue about the game compared to Fred. And since you have no idea what Fred was instructing his players to do, you have even less basis for the stupid comments.

We have a very good team and a great coach. And we lost. Get over it.

 

[CycloneWanderer]

first half of the first half was probably the best I've seen us play offensively.

 

[cyatheart]

The 45th best offense in college basketball (entering the game, per KP) just put up 1.29 points per possession. This is a problem.

Problem you have is that George just can't guard anyone, and it puts a lot of stress on everyone else defensively. As gifted as he is he just isn't able to play defense at this level effectively. It was really a problem tonight and you are seeing teams go after him again and again.

Add to that, Fred just isn't terribly concerned about the defensive side, not until later in the year anyway. It is what it is, I think we will get better but it's going to be really hard to win a road game with this unit.

Hogue probably needs more touches as well.

 

[cygrads]

My gawd, Floyd picked his guys to play that style. Hate to break it to you but Shawn Bankhead isn't coming back for a 3rd year.

Floyd picked guys that were tough and defended but he also would change defenses to break other teams rythum.