TJ’s Weaknesses Exposed Tonight

[Halincandenza]

King not playing more is a mystery to me. 7 rebounds in 16 minutes in a game we rebounded awful.

This.

 

[CyJack13]

Lipsy was able to blow past his guy when he drove late, up one and it’s set up for grill to jack one up? I know he was hot earlier but his previous 3 barely hit the front of the rim.

What the hell was Grill doing at the end? He took 3 desperation shots in the last minute when we had plenty of time and didn’t have to force any of them.

 

[quasistellar]

What the hell was Grill doing at the end? He took 3 desperation shots in the last minute when we had plenty of time and didn’t have to force any of them.

I give grill a pass, but he's the only one that gets that pass. I'm guessing he was in significant pain by the end. I mean really the guy shot 7/8 (I think?) from 3 before the game went down the toilet.

 

[cayin]

I’m certain this has been mentioned by now, but the plays he’s drawn up all year have been absolutely horrendous. It’s almost a guarantee they aren’t getting a bucket out of a TO or set play.

our end of game , end of half plays are pathetic. Every single time I think to myself, that's what we had drawn up? They only time we pulled it off was at TCU, but that was only because Kalscheur made a heroic shot.

 

[CapnCy]

I'd imagine it was a quiet place ride home. Sometimes something like this forces coaches to put aside their own beliefs/style/stubbornness or whatever is driving them as this isn't "a couple things didn't go out way"

As a leader, need to find out how to make this a lesson that drives the team in a positive direction and not a "wheels start falling off" moment

 

[Cyinthenorth]

Yes it does, actually. You stated a reason for King being pulled that was erroneous and false. The way you stated it implied Jones and/or Osun were BETTER options due to King's defense. Jones is not, was not, nor will ever be a better option than King. For anything. The last several games teams have went to the high screen/ pick and roll for the sole intent of forcing us to switch Jones on a guard. This results in a direct chance from the ball handler blowing by Jones or results in open shots by way of defensive breakdown. It's literally a wash, rinse, and repeat EVERY single time he's out there. Not only that, but Jones is the worst 'recover' defender we have. He lacks the athleticism, quickness, and reactiveness to make up ground. It screws up our entire defense.

I'm trying to think of another that's received as many unnecessary minutes as Jones and I can't. That's for any team, any sport, and any era (college or pros).

I'm not arguing with you. Nor am I defending Jones. He was pretty bad last night. Nobody could defend Obanor. At least not without getting a whistle blown against them

 

[NoCreativity]

This is worse than the Hoiberg losses down there. What a total joke.

 

[cycloneworld]

TJ was awful tonight. You almost have to try to lose that game tonight. It’s almost impossible to do. Some teams might actually be investigated for throwing a game losing like we did. Just throwing the ball right to the other team nearly every time up the court.

This seems like hyperbole but it’s not. We had a 99.6% chance to win with 16 mins left and up 23. So we aren’t exaggerating that this was a historic, epic meltdown.

 

[NoCreativity]

TJ and the entire team should be ashamed!!!! That's absolutely inexcusable.

 

[jsb]

This seems like hyperbole but it’s not. We had a 99.6% chance to win with 16 mins left and up 23. So we aren’t exaggerating that this was a historic, epic meltdown.

Those percentages are stupid.

But, yes, it was an historic meltdown.

 

[NoCreativity]

Well, let's at least try to get to .500 now. This team is completely lost, Kansas will embarras us in Hilton.

 

[jsb]

Well, let's at least try to get to .500 now. This team is completely lost, Kansas will embarras us in Hilton.

That’s stupid. We are less than a week past beating a better team than Kansas at Hilton.

But we will see what this team and coaches are made of. They’ve got to bounce back mentally. And the coaches have got to try a few new things. They might not work but they owe it to the team.

 

[NoCreativity]

That’s stupid. We are less than a week past beating a better team than Kansas at Hilton.

But we will see what this team and coaches are made of. They’ve got to bounce back mentally. And the coaches have got to try a few new things. They might not work but they owe it to the team.

Ok, we'll see. Numerous times we've played we'll in Lawrence then they turn around and control is the entire game in Ames. Kansas is getting on track, Iowa State is going downhill fast.

 

[NoCreativity]

Canceling my trip to Manhattan, I thought I'd be seeing the Big 12 title on the line, not a team fighting to get to 9-9. Refuse to watch thsi team on the road, they can't even win in half empty arena let alone in a hostile environment.

 

[jsb]

Ok, we'll see. Numerous times we've played we'll in Lawrence then they turn around and control is the entire game in Ames. Kansas is getting on track, Iowa State is going downhill fast.

We’ve played 3 really awful halves. I’m not sure if that’s us going downhill fast or not.

But like I said, they’ve got to try some different things. OSU, Missouri, and Tech have figured out the keys to beating us. I refuse to believe there are no adjustments we can make.

 

[NoCreativity]

We’ve played 3 really awful halves. I’m not sure if that’s us going downhill fast or not.

But like I said, they’ve got to try some different things. OSU, Missouri, and Tech have figured out the keys to beating us. I refuse to believe there are no adjustments we can make.

Lol, those **** teams have figured us out but you donr think Bill Self and Scott Drew will figure us out the 2nd time around?

 

[Gossamer]

someday before I die, I hope we have a coach who can draw up a Bill Self inbounds-type play...just for once...because in my 50+ years, we've never had one

also, who was the last player we had who was truly a leader on the floor...when it mattered the most you KNEW he'd get the ball?

 

[madguy30]

Agreed. And this was 100% a historic choke. I expect to destroy KU at Hilton on Saturday, or something is going on with the team that we aren’t aware of.

If they don't destroy KU, there's problems in the team?

KU's likely going to put a really good game together Saturday regardless of how well ISU is playing which favors them most days.

 

[jsb]

Lol, those **** teams have figured us out but you donr think Bill Self and Scott Drew will figure us out the 2nd time around?

I was going to post something about that. Gates might be a good coach. But we lost to two of the worst coaches in this conference.

 

[madguy30]

someday before I die, I hope we have a coach who can draw up a Bill Self inbounds-type play...just for once...because in my 50+ years, we've never had one

also, who was the last player we had who was truly a leader on the floor...when it mattered the most you KNEW he'd get the ball?

You think KU's players don't have something to do with those plays?

ISU doesn't have a go-to scorer. That's not been a secret.