*** Official TCU vs #15 IOWA STATE Game(Day) Thread ***

Blandboy

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This team teased us early with all of the upsets; now, showing who we thought they'd be. Too offensively challenged to be a challenger. 18 wins may be the ceiling.
 
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AuH2O

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I get that defense is their identity. But between the long rebounds off bricks their offense is costing them points. This staff needs to figure out something to lift this offense to just being run of the mill bad.

They also are just not creating turnovers and getting in transition.

This is shockingly bad offense. Most of their points have come off early shot clock 22’ 2s off the dribble.

Figure anything out. The offense cannot get worse.
 

Skyh13

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Not going to win a lot of games scoring 23 a half no matter how good the defense is

Right now the only way this team can win is by holding the other team to near 0 points, and that's just... not gonna happen. Doesn't matter how good your defense is, the other team is going to score at some point.

There has to be SOMETHING that can be done on offense to give the team a better chance. Or it's possible that the team is just this terrible, and scoring isn't an option, I dunno.
 

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They know exactly what we are doing on both ends. our defense has played well, most of their points were on easy, open buckets. They are getting the shots they want. We are getting open looks but can't hit them, a recipe for a bad day.
Yeah I don’t think the offense has been THAT bad, they just can’t make anything.
 

CYDJ

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Bad half all around. Time to see what we're made of.
We CAN come back in the second half, but we need to be within 4 and having possession by the 10 minute mark OR they will loose their will and start shooting jump shots again (assuming they play the offense past the first or second pass the first 10 minutes.)
 
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67CY

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Every team knows we have only one shooter A loss today and they probably end up where predicted and
no post season
 
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CyBobby

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With only Brockington shooting the basketball worth anything... its gonna take a lot better shooting performance by the rest of this team to beat TCU!
 

exCYtable

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TJ better be peeling some paint off the walls in that locker room. I expect an entirely different team in the second half. We will make a run.
 

cycophagus

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Stats of the Half

Stat
TCU
ISU
PtsOffTO
9​
3​
BenchPts
7​
2​
PtsPaint
16​
12​
FstBkPt
8​
0​
Steals
6​
3​
 

WastedTalent

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How did TJ look at this group and think he could compete on offense in the Big 12? I get the culture thing but you still have to put a decent shooting group together.
I think he probably looked at this group's shooting and said "****, we better be damn good on defense, or we're toast."
Props to him for patching it together this long I guess.
 

madguy30

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This Team looks different... Not diving on the floor and not chasing after r the loose balls.

It was a question as to if they could sustain November/December and we're getting the answer.

TCU's been good at taking care of the ball so there aren't going to be many loose balls.
 

larrysarmy

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At this point, just get it within two possessions at the 4 min mark. Can’t let them stretch this thing to 15
 

CRcyclone6

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We CAN come back in the second half, but we need to be within 4 and having possession by the 10 minute mark OR they will loose their will and start shooting jump shots again (assuming they play the offense past the first or second pass the first 10 minutes.)

Oh I agree the deficit CAN be made up. Not if the guys play like they did in the first half though. More unforced, lazy turnovers, and can't shoot...again.
 
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