*** Official #2 Houston vs IOWA STATE Game(Day) Thread ***
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Am I the only one who doesn't think lack of students is a big deal? They suck most of the time anyway unless it's KU or Iowa.
No good feelings for this one. Weather will hurt crowd turnout and ISU is still a work in progress against teams that are just as (or more) big, fast, and physical. This has 80-60 written on it to me
I was in college during Fred years 1-4, and it seemed to me like Fran fell in love with us during that timeframe. I don't have much frame of reference before that, but that's how it felt to me.What is the history with Fran and Iowa State? I know he truly loves Iowa State, but I'm not sure why? It's got to have been certain people that he has met and become friends with?
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The guy's a CBB fanatic, and he appreciates Hilton's atmosphere and the college town vibe of Ames.
I'm normally as optimistic as they come, but I'm worried about Houston's aggressive play at every level causing us fits offensively.
Gonna say 76-62 Houston. I look forward to quoting this post later and calling myself an idiot for doubting Hilton Magic.
Gonna say 76-62 Houston. I look forward to quoting this post later and calling myself an idiot for doubting Hilton Magic.
That would be very bad but a 10 point loss wouldn't be surprising.
Things like speed and length are the difference and might continue to be.
Not in the cards for me to attend in this weather. Glad it's Fran F though so I can have someone good on TV
Haven't seen anything from ISU that makes me think they can win. Houston is everything ISU struggles with(long, aggressive and can shoot).
UH is largely untested this season, and this will be their biggest test of the year so far IMHO. They have a great interior defense, so 3 point shooting will be critical tonight. This UH squad reminds me of some of the Baylor teams from 5-8 years ago.
I see this game as a near no lose scenario... it won't hurt our ncaa chances too much if we lose, but it will catapult our chances if we win. One thing we know will be true - Otz will have his team ready to play and will fight to the end no matter the outcome.
I see this game as a near no lose scenario... it won't hurt our ncaa chances too much if we lose, but it will catapult our chances if we win. One thing we know will be true - Otz will have his team ready to play and will fight to the end no matter the outcome.
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Not going to predict a win, but I think we'll see enough positives from the team tonight, specifically Tamin and Keshon, that we'll feel good moving forward. Really like that Milan was more aggressive, trying to score at OU. His offensive skills are something we haven't had under TJ. Once he gets settled in to playing higher competition, we'll have so much higher ceiling than the past 2 years. I think we already have a higher floor, with BRE and Hasan being able to score ugly when things get bogged down.
I think this game goes one of two ways -
More likely - we play well, but can't make enough shots against Houston's very very good defense and come up short in crunch time - something like 60-57 Houston
OR - Hilton magic + Texas kids in a snow storm happens. We get easy buckets off of turnovers and the 3s are falling (at least 10) and we coast to a double digit win (75-64).
Either way, I think we can hold Houston to the 60s, it all depends on if we can score
More likely - we play well, but can't make enough shots against Houston's very very good defense and come up short in crunch time - something like 60-57 Houston
OR - Hilton magic + Texas kids in a snow storm happens. We get easy buckets off of turnovers and the 3s are falling (at least 10) and we coast to a double digit win (75-64).
Either way, I think we can hold Houston to the 60s, it all depends on if we can score