RELAX
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I rest my case. There are (or were) two sets of expectations running around here.
I'm kind of in the middle of that- I did expect to compete for the Big 12 championship, but more importantly, for a deep run in the tournament. The first one is off to a rough start (but not yet impossible), but the second is fine. Just need to finish strong, as seeding is important in making a run.
Naz goes down however media hype surrounding "depth" heats up. We have an injury problem more than we have a depth issue. Those two problems can lead to same issues (not enough players, over-playing some players, etc.) but our depth was fine when the season started knowing Burton was coming along.
Why do people keep comparing this year to last year like it's a good thing? With all the similarities everyone brags about, I suppose we should expect a first round loss just like last year to0?
What scares me is the "depth" issues root now, but flower late in the season as fatigue takes its toll.
Yikes...this is a team with a guy that can be the National Player of the year (Niang), one of the top PGs in the country (Morris) and a guy that is supposed to be a rim protector (McKay) and this is what we have sunk to. This was supposed to be ISU's year. I am resigned to the fact that the Big 12 regular season title is probably out of reach now. But 5th? This is so Iowa State...
I realize Hoiberg left us in a bad spot but we still have talent and should be able to be 12-6 in conference. If we pee these games down our legs this week, lock the doors because bad things will happen the rest of the season for these guys. Hopefully they decide to play some defense and maybe send more than a couple of guys half heartedly for offensive rebounds.
No, this is so CF. Our list of don't haves is just as long as haves. We just are not that talented IMO. We don't have a single elite two-way player and only one good one.
I'm more scared of dropping games we shouldn't along the way because we don't want to get fouls. Take out the UAB game and the last few years we always played best at the end of the season and we played our main guys a ton of minutes
With another OU game and KU game in Hilton in next two weeks, our conference fate may be determined if good or bad.
With all things being equal the odds of that happening a second time (3 v. 14 upset) have to really really small. The dumb thing is that we actually have been here before. We lost as 2 seed in '01, have we gotten upset in every first round where we've been the higher seed since then? JFC it's the NCAA tournament move on, if you aren't getting upset every so many years you're probably never putting yourself in that position to begin with.
I miss Hogue! I suggest someone plays with a toothpick in their mouth to channel Hogue's toughness.
I don't know which thread to post in first.
I'll start w/ most positive spot and work my way around, I guess.
Not to ignore the weak points of the team's performance this year, but one thing didn't help: That Baylor loss shellshocked them, rattled their confidence. Almost like they fear the other shoe is about to drop.
I think they got some of it back with the late rally to force OT, but again, too late to expect to pull it off.
It the opposite of needing a wake-up call or "not taking opponent seriously," as we heard last season.
I'll start w/ most positive spot and work my way around, I guess.
Not to ignore the weak points of the team's performance this year, but one thing didn't help: That Baylor loss shellshocked them, rattled their confidence. Almost like they fear the other shoe is about to drop.
I think they got some of it back with the late rally to force OT, but again, too late to expect to pull it off.
It the opposite of needing a wake-up call or "not taking opponent seriously," as we heard last season.
It's not attitude or effort. They are legitimately trying. They Just don't know how to play defense. They are going to have to rely on their offense to win games. It is just who they are and it's not going to change.
