TX v ISU B12 Championship Game

[kurupt]

Frustrating game, but isu knows how to beat Texas. Against isu you need a PG like a Brooke who can spread the defense out. With her 3pt shooting isu wouldn't be collapsing on our posts. Isu didn't even try to guard Rori at the 3pt line, they just doubled the posts. And more turnovers resulted throwing the ball into double/triple teams.

Obviously having Sonya would've helped too, but our posts couldn't even make bunnies. Fatigue may have been a factor, but it didn't slow down Joens. I also don't remember Brooke mindlessly throwing so many to the other team either.

I think Vic knows what he needs to get to the next level and I think we have some coming in for next year. At least isu won't have Joens and the gooners lose a lot too. OSU also loses a lot, but some of those may be getting an extra coved year, dunno.

How many 3 pt. attempts did Rori have? And as @old65horn mentioned, she needs to improve in that area next year in order to have a solid, balanced, offense. At least 35% from the 3 point line and 70% FT's.

 

[brnkj]

We beat them 7 times straight before they won in Ames a couple of weeks ago, then again today. On both the last two occasions the same factor attributed to our losses... fatigue. Hoping the portal recruiting season will be a good one for us. We have a couple of holes to fill in our roster where experience and specific skills are needed.

 

[Zig72]

Two tired teams gutting it out and fouling a lot. Iowa State had the “toughness” to pull it out.

Ashley Joens is good. I’m glad we are finally done with her. That said, the refs seem to think you are not allowed to guard her. That’s my only complaint about the refs.

Holle and Gonzales not having an outside game today was the dagger. Morris would have been the difference maker.

This confirms my belief that Net Rankings make much more sense than the useless AP and coaches poll. We just saw #11 play #14. On any given night either could beat the other.

We’ll stay a four seed and they will most likely remain a five.

Good riddance.

riddance: the action of getting rid of a troublesome or unwanted person or thing.

Even with Soares back next season, no Joens = big hurt. The best back to basket game in women's bball.

 

[WCBBNUT]

Vic is 7-2 against Bill including knocking ISU out of the tournament last year. Give me a break on the Iowa knows how to beat Texas. You put one of our two injured starters in the rotation and Vic would be 9-0.

With Morris earlier this year we beat them by 15.

 

[brnkj]

Vic is 7-2 against Bill including knocking ISU out of the tournament last year. Give me a break on the Iowa knows how to beat Texas. You put one of our two injured starters in the rotation and Vic would be 9-0.

With Morris earlier this year we beat them by 15.

My point also!

 

[brnkj]

Post game presser.

 

[JoeDallas]

I wish scoring wasn't so difficult for this team.

ISU is not a good defensive team inside as they lack height and strength; but, we make it easy for them to defend us inside when our perimeter players aren't shooting well.

Yes. And there is so little emphasis on perimeter shooting in Vic's system anyway, and now no subs. I never see a screen for a guard to get a shot. When our inside players are surrounded by five sagging defenders, they are going to miss some shots. Rori's shooting woes are a serious problem for our team right now. Her drives to the basket didn't work tonight, and I don't remember her trying many of her mid-range jumpers. She turned it over trying to get it inside more than I have seen before. She is a great player, but we need for her shot to come back. Maybe it is fatigue, I don't know.

 

[1sahorn]

When we fed the ball down low to Taylor, they collapsed everyone down on her. She was playing 1 on 4/5. Worked well for them.

 

[Jacob Johnson]

Do you believe she will be on and sharp after missing so much time? I hope so, but I doubt it.

I don’t believe so defensively but she can shoot and isn’t afraid to shoot so opponent’s will have to respect her. If they play zone they won’t be able to leave her open like they donHarmon.

 

[brnkj]

Yes. And there is so little emphasis on perimeter shooting in Vic's system anyway, and now no subs. I never see a screen for a guard to get a shot. When our inside players are surrounded by five sagging defenders, they are going to miss some shots. Rori's shooting woes are a serious problem for our team right now. Her drives to the basket didn't work tonight, and I don't remember her trying many of her mid-range jumpers. She turned it over trying to get it inside more than I have seen before. She is a great player, but we need for her shot to come back. Maybe it is fatigue, I don't know.

In the presser I can tell Vic knew his team was fatigued, but didn't want to make excuses or take anything away from Iowa State. That's a classy display of good sportsmanship.

 

[HornView]

Vic also seemed pleased with the defensive performance looking at the numbers. Their goal is 60 and they had 61 and he didn’t have much to complain about (including effort). It boiled down to making shots and we didn’t.

From my seat it sure appeared our bigs were getting fouled a lot on those missed shots that we’ve been making lately.

It was nauseating being surrounded by Cyclone fans. They make no attempt to hide their disdain for anything Texas including our fans and I couldn’t wait to get out of there quite frankly. What a bunch of whiners!

 

[UTexRulz23]

When we fed the ball down low to Taylor, they collapsed everyone down on her. She was playing 1 on 4/5. Worked well.

Yes, and just because she managed to put up a shot every once and while in that, I'd hardly classify that as "beating the zone".

 

[1sahorn]

Yes, and just because she managed to put up a shot every once and while in that, I'd hardly classify that as "beating the zone".

If we can't hit from outside we could be an early out. I think we can/will. I don't think anyone can hold DeYona, Shaylee & Shay down for long.

 

[WCBBNUT]

Yes, and just because she managed to put up a shot every once and while in that, I'd hardly classify that as "beating the zone".

IMO attacking the zone means you get into the paint rather than settling for outside shots. We did that. The fact that those shots didn’t go in was the issue and I think fatigue more than zone defense was the cause. But credit to ISU. They didn’t make anything easy for us and adjusted when our outside game never materialized. We were bad at it early in the season but had gotten much better. It was an off day for us and Joens had a stellar game.

 

[brnkj]

IMO attacking the zone means you get into the paint rather than settling for outside shots. We did that. The fact that those shots didn’t go in was the issue and I think fatigue more than zone defense was the cause. But credit to ISU. They didn’t make anything easy for us and adjusted when our outside game never materialized. We were bad at it early in the season but had gotten much better. It was an off day for us and Joens had a stellar game.

Right... exactly. The times that the zone collapsed and doubled/tripled our post players keeping them from making a move are not the times that are considered beating the zone. It's the times we attacked it producing shots right at the bucket (most of which were blown) that we BEAT the zone and there were plenty of those. Thank you for explaining it.