I don't buy the "lack of depth means we're tired" argument. Games are 40 minutes. Twice a week. 30+ games a year. The NBA is 82 games for 48 minutes. The only legitimate depth concern relates to foul trouble.
Who do you want to avoid in the first two rounds?
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Then why don't teams just play their best five or six guys all 40 or 48 mins?
While I am less concerned about it with the way McKay is playing, I still hate to see teams that attack the offensive glass. I think Brice Johnson might get 10 offensive rebounds against us. I just don't want to face teams with big guys that are really good at drawing fouls and delivering from the line. With any of our main guys sitting with early foul trouble or having to be tentative to avoid fouls, we won't beat good teams. On the flip side, if we are hanging around at the 8 min mark and we don't have foul trouble, I like our chances against anybody.
Man a lot of you just have been spoiled rotten...we just lost our last 2 games...1 was senior night at fricking Lawrence Kansas and we were in the game with 3 min to play....the other was conf tourney vs a potential 1 seed playing against the nations best offensive player and again in it with 2 min to go..not to mention horrific officiating 1st half...
Put this team into perspective...right now this team is playing night and day better than a month ago. If this team has that energy and rebounding effort in NCAA tourney then I'm not worried one bit. We didn't play that well offensively and nearly won..We have a full week off to heal, rest, and regroup. I feel totally opposite than what I did last year. Last year we were a team that didn't care for a half nearly every game then came back to win not to mention entering tourney after 3 grueling games. This year....this team is playing as a team and doesn't appear now to have a BDJ bleeding our energy. You want to be playing your best bball right now and I'd say we are playing our best basketball right now post Naz.
Put this team into perspective...right now this team is playing night and day better than a month ago. If this team has that energy and rebounding effort in NCAA tourney then I'm not worried one bit. We didn't play that well offensively and nearly won..We have a full week off to heal, rest, and regroup. I feel totally opposite than what I did last year. Last year we were a team that didn't care for a half nearly every game then came back to win not to mention entering tourney after 3 grueling games. This year....this team is playing as a team and doesn't appear now to have a BDJ bleeding our energy. You want to be playing your best bball right now and I'd say we are playing our best basketball right now post Naz.
Agreed 100%. Guess you guys are right... we didn't "close" against Kansas, or OU, or Texas-- come on people, quit ***** and moaning. We are 21-11 in the hardest conference in American-- we aren't going to face another team with a Buddy Hield type player, either.
Shut up, enjoy the NCAA Tournament and better yet, enjoy that we are going.
All three were in Hilton also. It's a little concerning that they don't have a decent win away from Hilton all season. Edit: I guess there was the Cincy win. Their first round opponent should be beatable, but on a neutral court, it's hard to say.
I'm a firm believer that if they play well, and get that first round win, then I really like their chances in the second game. Iowa St, no matter their record, or issues, or depth is a matchup no team looks forward to on short notice.
He had 2 buckets and 1 called away last night. The travel in the 1st half which both announcers said was not a travel but a foul and basket. Then the charge in the 2nd half which again the announcers said should have been a foul and basket. That also led to the technical foul.
Both cases Hield was involved and the POY got the calls. Nadar was aggressive in the right spots, just didn't get the calls to go his way. That charge call was the turning point of the game.
i was glad we got the refs screwed us game out of the way in the b12 tourney.
we are definitely playing better, but man, we have so many dumb turnovers. its not about closing, its about our sloppy play early.
we are definitely playing better, but man, we have so many dumb turnovers. its not about closing, its about our sloppy play early.
I know I don't want to see what Lunardi has projected right now. Akron shoots a lot of 3's. and I think would be a terrible matchup for ISU. Also, would not want to face UNI again with the way they are playing giant killers this year.
Also don't want to see ISU end up in Denver, or any other high-altitude site. This team is gassed enough at the end of games....don't need to compound that with a lousy location.
Also don't want to see ISU end up in Denver, or any other high-altitude site. This team is gassed enough at the end of games....don't need to compound that with a lousy location.
Need to avoid a physical pressing team like WVU, otherwise I like our chances for a couple rounds at least. The team is playing pretty well right now, last two losses were close losses to excellent teams. A little rest will be good leading up to next week.
We beat Colorado on a neutral court and Cincy at their place. Two tournament teams
Ok, but still your main point is players should never need to be subbed for just because they are tired, is that right?
