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  1. bawbie

    *** Official #2 Houston vs IOWA STATE Game(Day) Thread ***

    I had said before the game in this thread that was a concern of mine - it's something the team needs to figure out. I'm not really worried about it anymore. Although, as I said before, the OU and TAMU games were both problems late because Tamin had fouled out (coincidentally the only two games...
  2. bawbie

    *** Official #2 Houston vs IOWA STATE Game(Day) Thread ***

    He's a G-League player right now because of his height only - if he were 6'5" he'd be a lottery pick
  3. bawbie

    *** Official #2 Houston vs IOWA STATE Game(Day) Thread ***

    That's a ridiculous statement. He's at 39.3% from 3pt range - what do you want? He needs to make his damned free throws and improve a couple other areas, but he's a NBA-level guard defender already.
  4. bawbie

    *** Official #2 Houston vs IOWA STATE Game(Day) Thread ***

    Cryer had been awesome this year - prior to last night. He had 9 turnovers in 14 games before we forced him into 3 last night. And he's scoring 17ppg on 40% 3pt shooting at 87% from the line.
  5. bawbie

    *** Official #2 Houston vs IOWA STATE Game(Day) Thread ***

    He played 18 against OU and 14 last night (with foul trouble). He'll be in the 15-20 minute range all season. I could see maybe up to 25 if Rob is off or in foul trouble, but 15-20 high energy minutes is his sweet spot
  6. bawbie

    *** Official #2 Houston vs IOWA STATE Game(Day) Thread ***

    Lipsey had his second straight game of only 1 steal - the only two of the season - but he still leads the country in Defensive Efficiency and is #3 in Steal Rate. I wish there was a place that tracked "forced turnovers" because Lipsey forces a ton, whether it's balls going out of bounds...
  7. bawbie

    *** Official #2 Houston vs IOWA STATE Game(Day) Thread ***

    I bet we score 70 on Saturday Most efficiency metrics are adjusted for an average opponent and by pace, so if we mostly only play top 20 defenses the rest of the season at an extremely slow pace (as the last two games have been), we don't need to score 70 to have a top 30 offensive efficiency.
  8. bawbie

    *** Official #2 Houston vs IOWA STATE Game(Day) Thread ***

    Last year our offensive efficiency was in the 120-130 range, depending on the site. This year we are top 30.
  9. bawbie

    *** Official #2 Houston vs IOWA STATE Game(Day) Thread ***

    I said that pregame in this thread - Houston's defense is absolutely bonkers - they are #1 in block rate AND #1 in steal rate - and hold teams to ~20% on 3pt shots and ~40% on 2pt shots. Doing all 4 of those that well is unheard of. It seemed like they had a ton of blocks, but their 15%...
  10. bawbie

    *** Official #2 Houston vs IOWA STATE Game(Day) Thread ***

    Highest Free Throw Rate that Houston has given up all year - AND we made them! I thought there was absolutely no way we could win this game without getting hot from 3 - I said we needed to make 10 pregame to have a chance. We made 3. The consistent aggression to the hoop, especially from...
  11. bawbie

    *** Official #2 Houston vs IOWA STATE Game(Day) Thread ***

    Especially with a snow storm crowd. I think that's overlooked or discounted a lot (since the game is inside), but it's just a different vibe
  12. bawbie

    *** Official #2 Houston vs IOWA STATE Game(Day) Thread ***

    Especially with a snow storm crowd. I think that's overlooked or discounted a lot (since the game is inside), but it's just a different vibe
  13. bawbie

    *** Official #2 Houston vs IOWA STATE Game(Day) Thread ***

    I disagree with the first sentence, but the second is spot on. Both games had everything to do with our energy level and intensity. We forced Houston into 16 turnovers, which was their season high by 4. We only turned OU over 10 times, which was >4 under their season average. I think...
  14. bawbie

    *** Official #2 Houston vs IOWA STATE Game(Day) Thread ***

    There's travel not advised on all the roads around CR now, and it's only going to get worse as the wind picks up more this afternoon.
  15. bawbie

    ***Official 2024 Weather Thread***

    we're between 8-9" now in SE CR, they are predicting 2-3 more, but it will be light blowing stuff this afternoon
  16. bawbie

    ***Official 2024 Weather Thread***

    ~8" on the ground here in CR, and still coming down pretty good. Looks really pretty out with heavy snow on the trees.
  17. bawbie

    *** Official #2 Houston vs IOWA STATE Game(Day) Thread ***

    That's not crazy high, predicting 68-64, basically, but I'd definitely take the under if I bet (which I don't, so ignore me)
  18. bawbie

    *** Official #2 Houston vs IOWA STATE Game(Day) Thread ***

    Agreed with the last sentence completely - one of my biggest concerns is that this team hasn't figured out how to grind out wins at the end of the game yet. Of course, the fact that Lipsey has fouled out in 2 of our 3 losses doesn't help. But learning how to win close games is a real thing...
  19. bawbie

    *** Official #2 Houston vs IOWA STATE Game(Day) Thread ***

    What's the O/U? You may want to hammer the under too (if you don't believe in magic)
  20. bawbie

    *** Official #2 Houston vs IOWA STATE Game(Day) Thread ***

    I can't explain how nuts this part is: To be top 5 in all 5 of those categories is both insane and insanely lucky (3P% and especially FT% are not really a defensive skill) But holding opponents to 40% shooting on 2-pt shots is bananas - and to do it while leading the nation in blocks and...
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