Official Gamethread @ Iowa State

[pdub]

We hounded them defensively.
Harris and Yes bothered them constantly.
But CnB's right in that they aren't a good/average team offensively.

[CrimsonNBlue]

They were also really cold from the floor last night too. 41% from the floor and 22% from 3.

Not sure if they’ve played Kansas state yet, but that matchup of those front courts will be the all time pillow fight.

[Sparko]

Their defense was a surprise last time out. The team understood their methods better and settled down. Between UK and Baylor, could not ask for a better test. But Baylor also has length like UK. We'll see.
It was good to watch ISU miss shots. It seems like the always have kind bounces and 30-ft ranges since the Hoiberg era.

[twocoach]

I’ll say it again, I’m not sure how ISU is ranked. From a talent perspective, they seem like they could be the worst in the league.

How disappointing has Enaruna been?

They are ranked thanks to wins over Xavier, Texas Tech and Texas. Two of which are teams right below them in the rankings so ISU has a head to head on them to keep them below ISU. Other than that you have teams like Bama, Murray State, Saint Mary's, Boise State, etc... just outside the rankings. Bama has two awesome wins vs. Gonzaga and Houston but some terrible losses to Mizzou and Georgia. Murray St. and Saint Mary's have beat no one of interest.

Honestly, it's hard to find 25 good teams to rank.

[Sparko]

After Saturday, I am not going to mention rankings for a while.

[Qusdahl]

I’ll say it again, I’m not sure how ISU is ranked. From a talent perspective, they seem like they could be the worst in the league.

How disappointing has Enaruna been?

5 points and 3 boreds in 17 minutes this year, starting every game

2 points and .5 boreds in 11 minutes against his old team.

(Yet he somehow had a 23 and 8 game against Baylor?!)

He drew comparisons to Svi initially, just cuz a big euro kid. But go figure he was closer to Justin Wesley all along.

[NewtonHawk11]

Also, I feel bad for Enaruna. You know these 2 games against Kansas were important to him. And he scored a total of 4 points in those 2 games. With a total of 22 minutes played.

[Qusdahl]

I think it was CnB who pointed out in the first game he went a whole possession guarded by Dajuan, and never once called for the ball, posted him up, did anything to look like a 6’8” D1 starter being guarded by the little neighbor kid who all the moms say you have to let him play, etc.

[CrimsonNBlue]

I think it was CnB who pointed out in the first game he went a whole possession guarded by Dajuan, and never once called for the ball, posted him up, did anything to look like a 6’8” D1 starter being guarded by the little neighbor kid who all the moms say you have to let him play, etc.

Good memory. That was the play that made me think I will never miss him. And I was really bummed when he transferred. Now, both Thompson and TGF seem like bigger losses to me.

[pdub]

Thompson, sure.
TGF, seems about even.

[Qusdahl]

Thompson was the biggest loss from last year’s transfer portal.

Caught the fanbase off guard. Everybody was expecting him to have a big role st KU this year.

[pdub]

He's still shooting pretty dismal numbers down there in Stillwater.

[Qusdahl]

Yea.

9.9 points at 45% and 31% deep in 24 minutes, has started most games.

Not awful, but not great either.

But still, a big athletic burger guard, and a legacy, he seemed to have a lot of upside, like he’d be a big piece for us.

[Mjl]

Kalscheur this year and last year shoots more than 5 3s a game, and shoots at about a 25% clip. I don't understand how his coaches have allowed that to continue.

Then you have Brockington, who is Nate Oats' worst nightmare, launching 837 18-footers a game.

And those two take most of their shots. That's a recipe for a really shitty offense.

[pdub]

I'm seeing 39.8 and 30.8.
Sub 40 is no bueno.

[CrimsonNBlue]

Then you have Brockington, who is Nate Oats' worst nightmare, launching 837 18-footers a game.

Watching this possession after possession to start the game last night, I thought it was a damn joke. Like, "Hey KU, I know your KenPom AdjD is not good, so let me help you out."

[PhDhawk]

exxcept every time he shot, it did feel like it was going to go in.

And in the game at AFH, I think he made a bunch in a row down the stretch.

[NewtonHawk11]

exxcept every time he shot, it did feel like it was going to go in.

And in the game at AFH, I think he made a bunch in a row down the stretch.

A ton. Hanni pointed it out last night during broadcast many times that Brockington gets extremely hot in the last 6 minutes of the game. And after he said that, he made back-to-back shots and then maybe a couple of FTs as well.

[randylahey]

Bryce Thompson would probably have jcl role this year

[pdub]

I'd say that's fairly accurate - i'd bet he'd have more MPG than JCL but just so slightly.
He can start in Oklahoma.