*** Official #10 IOWA STATE vs Cincinnati Game(Day) Thread ***
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Seem to be pretty fair comments over there; consensus from both fanbases that this will likely be a tight one tonight. Cincy is nearing desperation for a win tonight to get inside the bubble.
The first paragraph of the first comment.
"They are fairly average in conference play across the board... "
From Torvik for just conference games the combined adjO and adjD rankings have us 2nd.
What?
Seems like we've got 2 fan bases that both expect a heck of a game.
I can see how someone on the outside could say that if they just look solely at Big12 Stats page https://big12sports.com/stats.aspx?path=mbball&year=2023.
If you click through rebounding, free throws, shooting percentage, etc. we're "average" in those specific categories alone. Obviously when you gel everything together for a full efficiency rating on Torvik or KP we are near the top.
I copy and paste the setup from the game before. Sorry I messed up and have corrected.
I had a ton of respect for Jess Settles when he played. I remember him playing through a back injury (?) and still out-hustling everyone on the court.
Definitely a guy you'd love to have on your team, and a guy you'd hate if your team was playing against them.
Luckily Cincy is one of the few Big 12 teams that are worse than us in FT%. They are ranked #278 in D1 at 68%.
To be fair, we aren't much better at 69% though.
Only teams in the Big 12 worse than us at free throws are Cincy, Okie State, and for some reason, Houston.
Watched them several times. Their big guy makes Bob look like Steph Curry.
It will become immediately apparent who I'm talking about, trust me.
CycloneErik
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With Cincy's long history of physical play, it's something to have someone say we'll be the most physical team they've played. Probably not wrong, but it's something.
If that’s the case, if the game gets tight late in the game and he’s still out there playing…. put in Keldermann or Hawley or Omaha to just foul him everytime down the court.
Obligatory F Iowa. And then two Fs for toussaint on Saturday, now at TxTech, but a big catalyst in the WVU game last season that was Grill's last
He's gotten really good at TV. He does a ton of Mountain West for FS1 and he's really grown into it.
Good listen.
Danville and Mrs. Danville will be deep in enemy territory behind the Cincy Bench.
Love the hostile environments.
Like our D to turn them over.
Let’s build a lead and hold on for dear life.
UC 71
ISU 75
Go Cyclones!
Love the hostile environments.
Like our D to turn them over.
Let’s build a lead and hold on for dear life.
UC 71
ISU 75
Go Cyclones!
