NCAA Tournament - Iowa State

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Wisconsin will not lose.

Well, you can't win em all.

[Codytwo]

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What time does Iowa State play today?

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What time does Iowa State play today?

Lololololol. Nightmare scenario for the dopes in Ames. UNI dominates and moves on, with a real shot at the second weekend. Iowa has the most lopsided performance of the entire tournament and suddenly looks very scary. Iowa State? The actual title contender from the state? Home. Fred says he's burned out.

[BCPanther]

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I'm thinking Fred is doing a ton more babysitting than we're being led to believe. Apparently, Dejean-Jones had an absolute meltdown at halftime and McKay was throwing and breaking stuff after the game.

Looking back, Royce White and DeAndre Kane had to be looked after constantly. He also had two OWIs this fall with Nader and Thomas.

I still believe this is the only way you can win at Iowa State, but it has to be exhausting. What happens after next year, when your only two character guys (Niang and Long) are gone?

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I'm thinking Fred is doing a ton more babysitting than we're being led to believe. Apparently, Dejean-Jones had an absolute meltdown at halftime and McKay was throwing and breaking stuff after the game.

Looking back, Royce White and DeAndre Kane had to be looked after constantly. He also had two OWIs this fall with Nader and Thomas.

I still believe this is the only way you can win at Iowa State, but it has to be exhausting. What happens after next year, when your only two character guys (Niang and Long) are gone?

It's a question worth asking, particularly if you have a legacy NBA franchise sniffing around. Nobody has to keep Rose eligible, which is good, because it's impossible.

That was a shocking slip of the tongue. Easy to read to much into it though.

They'll be qualitatively better next year, but they may have reached their ceiling (which is quite high, in fairness).

[SteinPizza]

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It's a question worth asking, particularly if you have a legacy NBA franchise sniffing around. Nobody has to keep Rose eligible, which is good, because it's impossible.

That was a shocking slip of the tongue. Easy to read to much into it though.

They'll be qualitatively better next year, but they may have reached their ceiling (which is quite high, in fairness).

Good points. In the NBA, nobody has to worry about player grades, corrupt boosters, corrupt assistants, scumbag AAU and high school coaches getting the players heads, meddling parents, dramas over playing time, etc. Just win, period. Granted, you have occasional issues with player entourages, occasional disagreements with agents, and the players corporate sponsers (an issue with Derek Rose and the Bulls), but the majority of that is dealt with by the General Manager and his staff (the front office). As a college head coach, you ARE the front office.

[UNIdad]

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What time does Iowa State play today?

Ouch. That hurt.

It is even going to be worse on Sunday when IOLA is still playing!