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Message: [QUOTE="Mike Honcho, post: 4443861, member: 401"] Overall I thought Ajax played a really solid game (especially with his rebounding and defensive pressure) but I thought he was forcing the pass a little too much in the first half. I think Iowa State kicked at least 3 of his passes? He also needs to seek out contact. He continues to model the Jalen Adams contortions at the rim. It worked for him with one layup but it's not a winning formula. Take notes from Tristen. We need to practice against the press more. Too often we were retreating into the sidelines and allowing Iowa State to use the sideline as an extra defender. Tristen did something really heady at one point when Joey and others thought the press was broken but then Iowa State came with 3 defenders before he crossed midcourt. He pulled it back and then found a new path across the half and then found the open man for an easy two points. That being said, our guards need to be decisive and play stronger with the ball, and teammates need to present themselves as options. And I thought there were about two times we probably deserved a 5 second call. Hard to complain about a rout of a really good opponent though. I didn't think we'd be this good of a rebounding team this soon. [/QUOTE]