Quick look at Pitt

[Cyclonepride]

I'd rather ISU gains strength in frustrating a team as the game goes on. Obviously getting a good lead out of the gates is good but ISU's at their best when they grind a team out.

I fully expect Pitt to be the opposite of last night in their defense etc. as is true ISU fashion this year.

I don't. They have some guys who are pretty active, and some guys who basically go through the motions. MSU got some open shots whenever they ran a coherent offense (which wasn't all that often).

 

[heitclone]

Pitt will settle for jumpers, that usually plays into what we want teams to do.

 

[AlaCyclone]

Metrics, Shmetrics.
It is an NCAA Tournament game vs. an ACC team in ACC Country.
It will be tough.

Let's Go State!

 

[madguy30]

I don't. They have some guys who are pretty active, and some guys who basically go through the motions. MSU got some open shots whenever they ran a coherent offense (which wasn't all that often).

Point being a team can shed trends in a one game situation.

'They're soft, don't do much, ISU plays in the Big 12' goes out the window.

 

[Cyclonepride]

Point being a team can shed trends in a one game situation.

'They're soft, don't do much, ISU plays in the Big 12' goes out the window.

Of course they can, but I like the matchup. If we play our game, we win. Simple as that.

 

[Daserop]

Pitt Top 50 NET Wins. Also, Mississippi State was up by 1 with 38 seconds to go. MSU missed two layups and one 3 pointer at the end.



Home win to #27 Virginia
Home win to #35 Miami (FL)
Away win @ #41 Northwestern
Away win @ #41 NC State
Home @ Away win to #46 North Carolina
Neutral court win to #49 Mississippi State

 

[alenz95]

How on earth will we stop Pitt’s baseline drive?

 

[Statefan10]

Of course they can, but I like the matchup. If we play our game, we win. Simple as that.

I agree. Obviously it’s the NCAA tournament so absolutely anything is on the table, but the tournament is all about matchups and quite frankly, this matchup favors Iowa State.

 

[trevn]

How on earth will we stop Pitt’s baseline drive?

Lol

Over/Under 3 charges taken

 

[CoachHines3]

 

[CycloneVet]

We should know one of their players pretty well with Hinson

 

[casey1973]

Well we're the better team. If the refs get whistle happy we're in for a dog fight.......

 

[jcyclonee]

Some nuggets:

• BartTorvik had them winning by 2. They won by 1
• BartTorvik has them as #85
• NET is 67
• 4 Q1 wins
• 1 Q1 loss
• 1 Q4 loss
• KenPom is 77
• AdjO is 24
• AdjD is 142
• Notable loses:
  • WVU by 25
  • Michigan by 31
• Notable wins:
  • Northwestern by 29
  • North Carolina by 1
  • Miami by 3
• They have SIX WINS in the VERY average ACC by 3 points or less.
• Using BartTorvik...a loss to Pitt would be our worst loss by a LOT. Texas Tech is our worst loss and they are #54. Pitt is #85.

Is this team a lot like Iowa?

 

[GMackey32]

Lol

Over/Under 3 charges taken

Over

 

[enisthemenace]

If we are allowed to play the way Mississippi State was allowed to play, which was very physical, we should have no problems with Pitt.

If it’s called tight…all bets are off.

 

[helechopper]

Remember how cocky Notre Dame was back in 2013? We rolled them like a dung beetle does a piece of sh!7.

Let’s not be Notre Dame.



Clones by 23.

 

[enisthemenace]

Remember how cocky Notre Dame was back in 2013? We rolled them like a dung beetle does a piece of sh!7.

Let’s not be Notre Dame.



Clones by 23.

That was a fun game.

 

[GMackey32]

Remember how cocky Notre Dame was back in 2013? We rolled them like a dung beetle does a piece of sh!7.

Let’s not be Notre Dame.



Clones by 23.

Who was their player that compared us to DePaul in the pre-tournament press conference?

 

[Tre4ISU]

Is this team a lot like Iowa?

Maybe more Baylor in how you beat them. Run them off the 3P line and offensive rebound. They got handled by Duke which is one of two good defenses they played. They beat Virginia because they went to the line 13 more times but Virginia's defense isn't like ours. I'm not sure what Duke's defense is structured like.

I'd say ISU by 10-12.

 

[madguy30]

Remember how cocky Notre Dame was back in 2013? We rolled them like a dung beetle does a piece of sh!7.

Let’s not be Notre Dame.



Clones by 23.

ISU went un-Hoiball that night. ND had 17 turnovers and ISU went inside after leading the country in threes.