We are up 6, have all the momentum, win a fracas on the floor, get a big WV player ejected, both teams awarded 2 technical free throws.

We miss our two freebies, WV makes their two PLUS a 3-pointer next trip down the floor. Our 6 point lead that looked like we might stretch to 10 or 11 is suddenly down to 1 point. Instead, WV has US in a chokehold....new ballgame. Momentum over.

It also didn't help that it took the refs 90 minutes to sort our the technicals.....

Nm

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I remember covering Ryan as an Illinois HS recruit that Iowa State had pursued before he ended up signing with Rutgers. The Cyclones had him on campus for an unofficial visit in the summer of 2019 and later offered.

we win by 10 last night. He would not have put up with the BS from Fat Bastard. Would have been a flagrant and that is all. ISU shoots FT and gets the ball. Plus many other suspect calls that went to Fat Bastard. would not have been homered at home. JMHO.

...or is Settles starting to sound like a sober Bill Walton?

Has anyone ever heard a sober Bill Walton? I'm just speculating.

Florida State AD now threatening to leave unless uneven revenue sharing is enacted. They say them and Clemson bring more to the table and deserve more. And there may be a way out for them. ESPN may have to sweeten the pot for those two schools , but this will start the blue bloods demanding more in the other conferences I believe. Having a conference of equals sounds good to me. I hope the Commish doesn’t screw it up. Now the Clemson AD is saying the same thing. ESPN helped create this mess, now they are trying to put their finger in the dike and keep FSU and Clemson from bolting.

LSU has hired a person to manage NIL and the transfer portal like an NFL GM. The game we love is now on another level of screwed. 😢

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2024 Sunshine State WR hearing from multiple I-State coaches

TRANSCRIPT: Iowa State's head coach talks home loss to West Virginia

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Just so we all can understand how open the NCAA tourney could be, there were 23 loses by top 25 teams last week. And yes, we had 2 of them.

The former ISU assistant coach is joining the Denver Broncos as RB Coach.
Imo, He's one heck of a coach and recruiter, and we've missed him since he left. The Broncos/Sean Payton got a good one.

If we lose to West Virginia....

Losses at Baylor and in the B12 tourney would be expected at that point....we'd be underdogs in both games.

Now you'd be talking about us as "Team A":

Team A numbers:

17-14 overall
Lost 10 of last 12 games of the season
Finished on a 6 game losing streak
Won 2 road games in the entire season
Had 8 Quad 1 wins

I know we are in the Big 12. That fact has been carrying us the entire year. But we better thank God for the Quad 1 wins we got earlier this year, because without them, that is not the resume of an NCAA team. Maybe a first 4 team at very best.

I really think we need to win vs West Virginia or it's going to get very, very nerve wracking around here...

Averaging 4.1 rebounds per game.

Am I just from the old school, or does that seem pathetically low for the leading rebounder of a Big 12 team?

I know we are a decent rebounding team and our guards help make up for it as they (especially Grill and Lipsey) are good on the boards.

But 4.1 rebounds per game leading a team? Man, that just seems crazy low to me.

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It is always amazing to me that coaches are so stubborn not to see things are not working during a game and won’t adjust accordingly
Both fball and b-ball

We can’t score. Plain and simple. In our motion offense, guys aren’t even looking at the basket for the first 10+ seconds. Eyes only on who they are going to pass to in stead of looking of options to score

We dont start the offense by posting Osun on the block, dump it to him to either take his time to get a good shot or get defenders to sag and throw the ball back out. No pick and rolls with him.

We could be a lesser version of Tarks running rebels. Put in a combination of Ward ,Watson, King and full court Press press press. Let Osun protect the rim. Ton of length on the court and they can play above the rim. Create turnovers and attack the rim. We don’t get open shots in our set offense, so let’s go uptempo to create good looks.


We play into the hands of teams who press us. They don’t have to worry about protecting the rim since we never attack, we always pull up to run our offense. There are plenty of better looks if we would look to score when pressed than running our offense.


Not playing King, Ward, and Watson at all in the second half was odd. We were getting pounded with the guys he was using, why not change to a whole different approach? Make a team adjust. I would like an answer from TJ why they don’t play. Bad attitudes or etc ?

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ISU moving quickly with 2024 Florida DL

Onions in your biscuits and gravy or not?

How about butter on your biscuits before pouring the gravy over them, yes or no?

The Fran fade seems to be real. Iowa dropped 3 spots on the Net ranking today. They are now 44th. They are now in serious danger of falling behind Texas Tech (who is 49). That is the 9 place team in the Big 12 they could actually fall behind. They have to be getting into the bubble range now.

A little humor on a Sunday.

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