Sunday, January 23, 2005
What can I say?
That was one of the worst losses I've ever seen as an ISU fan. It didn't reach Hamptom standards but it was close as far as sheer improbability of it. Going into the game Colorado had won in Ames exactly one time in the last two decades and they are a horrible team. So, the Cyclones come out flat and manage to score 20 points in the first half (including 2 free throws from a technical foul before the game even started). The team acted like all they had to do was show up and they would win this game. Do they not realize that they started 0-3 in the conference? Do they not realize that they have zero quality wins at this point so they might want to pick up a few wins in general if they want to go to the NCAA tournament? This was pathetic. There is no excuse to lose to Colorado in Ames this year. The problems were the same they have been all year. Let's go through them even though it's a broken record.
No outside shooting
2-15 from three point land. Curtis Stinson 0-5, John Neal 0-4. Neither one of these guys can shoot. Gary Thompson was saying that Neal can hit them all day in practice but other than two times in his career its never shown up in a game.
No halfcourt offense
We only had 8 fast break points last night. CU did a good job of stopping the break and not letting the ball inside. We had to shoot jump shots all game and we obviously can't do that.
Poor effort on defensive end
CU couldn't hit anything but they were open plenty of times and especially at key moments. We couldn't finish the game in regulation or overtime because we couldn't get a stop when we needed one.
No rebounding
CU 52 ISU 31 It's unconscionable that we would be outrebounded by over 20. It seemed like CU was getting 2 or 3 shots every trip down the court. It's tough to rebound in a zone but that is just an excuse for poor effort.
Horrible shot selection
The big three shot a combined 15-44. Homan shot another three (1-8 on the year...just stop). We have the ball with 8 seconds left and need a bucket. After the timeout Stinson pulls up and shoots a three. First of all, he can't hit them. Second, please, please, please tell me that wasn't the play that Wayne Morgan called. Please. Twice we had the ball with a chance to win or tie and we blew both of them.
I want to believe that Morgan is a good coach but I'm just not seeing it. Getting to the NCAA's was probably pretty tough for this team but there's no excuse for how they've played.
No outside shooting
2-15 from three point land. Curtis Stinson 0-5, John Neal 0-4. Neither one of these guys can shoot. Gary Thompson was saying that Neal can hit them all day in practice but other than two times in his career its never shown up in a game.
No halfcourt offense
We only had 8 fast break points last night. CU did a good job of stopping the break and not letting the ball inside. We had to shoot jump shots all game and we obviously can't do that.
Poor effort on defensive end
CU couldn't hit anything but they were open plenty of times and especially at key moments. We couldn't finish the game in regulation or overtime because we couldn't get a stop when we needed one.
No rebounding
CU 52 ISU 31 It's unconscionable that we would be outrebounded by over 20. It seemed like CU was getting 2 or 3 shots every trip down the court. It's tough to rebound in a zone but that is just an excuse for poor effort.
Horrible shot selection
The big three shot a combined 15-44. Homan shot another three (1-8 on the year...just stop). We have the ball with 8 seconds left and need a bucket. After the timeout Stinson pulls up and shoots a three. First of all, he can't hit them. Second, please, please, please tell me that wasn't the play that Wayne Morgan called. Please. Twice we had the ball with a chance to win or tie and we blew both of them.
I want to believe that Morgan is a good coach but I'm just not seeing it. Getting to the NCAA's was probably pretty tough for this team but there's no excuse for how they've played.
# posted by Ben @ 1:56 PM 
