Did not ignore what you were responding to. I doubt there was a lot of disrespect in 1999 on message boards considering The Boneyard was new in 1998. Probably a little more in 2004 and 2011. That and besides those three years, it looks like opposing teams fans were correct
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I guess that depends on what you define as for real. This team does not match our 1999 or 2004 championship teams. Whether it is comparable to our 2011 team is a subject of debate. To be honest our 2011 team went on a great run at the end so that for a good part of the Big East season the 2011 team wasn't as good as the team that went into the Big East and NCAA tournament. Because of this we are not sure of how high our potential is. Going in to the tournament most would have been happy making the sweet 16. After the brackets were made some thought there was an outside shot of making the elite 8 or possibly considering where we were playing the final 4. Although not many believed that. This team has some matchup problems with certain teams that we would have trouble beating (see Louisville). Daniels finished last year in such a way that we thought he would be a monster. But he started this year slow, and was just starting to regain that play when a minor injury seemed to push him back. The past few games he is once again exhibiting the Daniels we thought we were going to have all year. So I am not sure any of us are 100% positive whether Daniels continues on that path or he reverts. Bazz has been amazing, but for a few weeks prior to the tournament he was battling a finger injury and his shooting was only human, as such his percentages suffered. However, he does so many things for our team that even an average shooting Bazz can still lead us to victory. If he is healthy and his normal self he could elevate this team on his own, although as Daniels has gotten healthier, Brimah has developed, Boatright has started playing within himself and for the team, and our other pieces have been handled well by Ollie, we don't need him to do that like we did earlier in the year.
Only one fan base was correct each year. That happens when you make the tournament as often as we do, a problem you guys only hope to have.
This fanbase is so cute. You call us a mid major because you play in the Big 12. Yet we've been to the sweet 16 more times than you've been to the NCAA tournament.
You're like Vanderbilt Football bragging about the SEC. Except Vanderbilt at least has academics.
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My point about having been there and done that is UConn fans recognize when the Huskies are in trouble, because we have seen a lot of very good UConn teams stumble in the Sweet 16 and Elite 8. This year's team is good, but not nearly as good as some of the better UConn teams. That said, UConn has a good draw, which is critically important, and Iowa State is missing one of its best players.
Losing a key player during the tournament is a death sentence for the postseason hopes. You guys are still good, but you are living on borrowed time. You wouldn't have gotten the 3 seed if you had lost Niang 3 weeks ago. Iowa State is not a 3 seed caliber team anymore, and UConn is the last team Iowa State has a reasonably high probability of beating in this tournament.
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I think what we are saying with things like "if we bring our "A" game or if the "real" DD shows up is the fact that we have had games were we played terrible during the year (and those games were painful to watch) and games where DD just did not show up.
The interesting thing about this years team is that they seem to have saved their best ball for the NCAA. We have a senior leader similar to ISU and he simply lifts the play of everyone around him. I don't expect anything but our "A" game and I am not worried about DD showing up. We worry just like any other fans base but if do play our best- it is going to be a lot harder for you to score then against a very inconsistent UNC team.
I think most fans here have a great deal of respect for your team and coach. It is an interesting game to talk about- lots of funky match ups. I think our "A" game on D can hang with your "A" game on O and I think we are underrated offensively. We both have two players that can score 25 points at will and are nearly impossible to stop- we both have a talented supporting cast. it's as close to a "pick em" as you can find in the Sweet 16.
I am going to age 10 years during this game.
WE ARE DOOMED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The interesting thing about this years team is that they seem to have saved their best ball for the NCAA. We have a senior leader similar to ISU and he simply lifts the play of everyone around him. I don't expect anything but our "A" game and I am not worried about DD showing up. We worry just like any other fans base but if do play our best- it is going to be a lot harder for you to score then against a very inconsistent UNC team.
I think most fans here have a great deal of respect for your team and coach. It is an interesting game to talk about- lots of funky match ups. I think our "A" game on D can hang with your "A" game on O and I think we are underrated offensively. We both have two players that can score 25 points at will and are nearly impossible to stop- we both have a talented supporting cast. it's as close to a "pick em" as you can find in the Sweet 16.
I am going to age 10 years during this game.
WE ARE DOOMED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Uconn has been somewhat inconsistent offensively over the year. Probably the biggest question marks are Daniels and Boatright. If Daniels scores in the first few minutes he stays aggressive throughout the game, when he misses his first few shots he sometimes loses focus. Boatright is just a very mercurial player, sometimes for the better sometimes for the worse. The nature of the tournament seems to have brought out the best in both of them. Brimah is also inconsistent based on both being a very raw freshman and a tendency to foul troubles. He too has shown steady improvement lately and is a major wild card because in the view of some, and I include myself here, he might be the most athletically gifted player on the floor. It would not surprise me if he were a lottery pick in a few years. Uconn is for real because defense is an every night affair and this team plays big time, man-to man, help defense. It's not fancy -- no presses, no traps, not much zone, but with KO if you're not defending, you're on the bench.
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Not sure I ever called you a mid major. And I am sure when someone does it is tongue in cheek. Sarcasm jokin. Kinda like iowan potatoes and noodling(seriously guys Iowa is not in the South).
You see the difference is a lot of years, ISU has made the tourney, we realize our expectations and don't blow off other's opinions. I didn't see ISU fans on tOSU's board last year touring how good we were and how Ross and Craft would be shutdown. I didn't see ISU fans on Kentucky's board claiming we would beat Kentucky with White. ISU fans did think we would beat ND and UConn in those years and considering everyone picked ISU to lose we didn't think the team had anybody's respect. ISU fans also think this team has Elite eight potential. And yes, when UConn fans say that ISU will lose with Niang out, they do think that is a little disrespectful to Kane, Ejim, Hogue, Long and Morris. Hell, a lot of ISU fans undervalue Hogue and Morris.
IMO- this game is a toss up. I think Shabazz is unreal and have no doubt he gets his. I really think Boatright will hurt us more and Daniels is really impressive. ISU has seen much, much better big men than Brimah and while Giffey is a better shooter than Heslip/Forte/ Hield...he doesn't seem like the type that shoots on the run with a hand in his face and is easier to defend than the aforementioned. Samuels is scary.
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No they aren't a three seed but are they a 5 or 6? Do they drop to a 7 or a 9? That is what remains to be seen.
This is a good UConn team. It's not a great one. I don't think anyone came into the season thinking this team was the favorite for a NC. 2004, 1999, maybe 1995, 2009 and 2006 all had those expectations (final four at least). Of course everyone comes in hoping but that's not being realistic.
I think most expected a good shot at a sweet sixteen as the barometer for this years team. They have met preseason expectations.
Now with the brackets and injury to ISU expectations/hopes have increased. Right now all anyone can really say is that the game is a toss up on paper with UConn being ever so slightly favored due to venue. That said it wouldn't shock me to see either team win by 10+ in the right circumstances (ISU or UConn foul trouble, cold/hot shooting night, etc.)
Just a note back to 2012, that was a flawed team, people had hopes preseason but after seeing about 5 games I think people capped their expectations quite a bit while dreaming it would click. Obviously Drummond was a year or so away from beasting. Napier a year away from being a leader the team needed. ISU started that game incredibly hot and Calhoun probably played Oriakhi/Drummond too long on White before switching Smith onto him. If there was a big coaching flaw with Calhoun it was his stubbornness.
I think most expected a good shot at a sweet sixteen as the barometer for this years team. They have met preseason expectations.
Now with the brackets and injury to ISU expectations/hopes have increased. Right now all anyone can really say is that the game is a toss up on paper with UConn being ever so slightly favored due to venue. That said it wouldn't shock me to see either team win by 10+ in the right circumstances (ISU or UConn foul trouble, cold/hot shooting night, etc.)
Just a note back to 2012, that was a flawed team, people had hopes preseason but after seeing about 5 games I think people capped their expectations quite a bit while dreaming it would click. Obviously Drummond was a year or so away from beasting. Napier a year away from being a leader the team needed. ISU started that game incredibly hot and Calhoun probably played Oriakhi/Drummond too long on White before switching Smith onto him. If there was a big coaching flaw with Calhoun it was his stubbornness.
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Please don't generalize the entire Iowa State fan base because of what one or two posters say. 99% of ISU fans recognize UConn as a perennial power in basketball. It's not even a question... Every fan base has it's trolls.
And I bet you were there every year insulting those fanbases that were correct.
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Is it really true Iowa St has only 3 bowl wins???
If Niang was injured before the tournament. I would say they drop to a 4-5. I think it's safe to say UConn also isn't a typical 7 seed. UConns SOS was 34, ISU SOS 29. UConn was 26-8 after AACT. ISU was 26-7. The big difference was RPI where UConn was 23 and ISU was 8. UConn should probably be 5-6 seed. Again, that's why right now the game is a tossup.
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Yeah, I don't know how you can sleep at night knowing some of our fans don't think you're as good without one of your best players as you are with him.
Like you guys, we believe we can win. Crazy huh? If that's disrespect then you should never have come over here to engage us.
I didn't insult any of the other fanbases, none of them were stupid enough to refer to us as a mid major. (see cyclone fanatic)
Yes. Iowa State has been horrible in football throughout most of its life. I personally witnessed a 0-10-1 season while I was in school. We were bottom feeders in the Big 8 and then in the Big 12. We had some success under Earl Bruce in the late 70's that led to two bowl losses. Dan McCarney breathed some life into the program in the late 90's and early 2000's. Iowa State has always had to fight against schools like Nebraska, OU, KSU, CU, MU, Texas, OSU etc. Schools that have far more resources and tradition at their expense. ISU has resided at the bottom or near the bottom of the conference in regards to athletic budget and until recently football facilities have been crap. The biggest dretiment to ISU football in modern times was Hayden Fry. He took over and rebuilt Iowa at the same time Earl Bruce left ISU. Iowa is a low population state and the hokeyes sealed off the fanbase for 20+ years. It is very difficult for a state like Iowa to fund two successful football programs.
In the late 80's and early 90's the football program received very little administrative support as well. At the same time Johnny Orr built basketball to a consistent winner. He was followed by Tim Floyd and Larry Eustachy. Late 90's early 2000's were ISU's best years with success in both sports. LE decided to drink with coeds and his firing led to a rushed hire of Wayne Morgan followed by Greg McDermott. Dan McCarney was pushed out because even though he had been ISU's most successful coach, he wasn't take them to the next level. We were blessed with a POS Gene Chizik.
Currently, the fanbase is very excited with Rhoads and Hoiberg. Throw in increased revenue and much improved facilities and this is a very exciting and potentially explosive time for ISU.
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I think you guys have been alright. A litte dismissive at first about Niang's injury. But you're ISU fans, if you don't think your team will win, who will?
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I believe some of the "mid-major" stuff posted on CF was mostly in response to some possible trolling posts by "UConn" fans... No knowledgeable basketball fan would seriously believe that UConn is a university...
Well, I never referred to you as a mid major but you felt the need to insult. And in all fairness, you were in the Big East when facing the other teams and the Big East was definitely not a mid major.
I can guarantee the ISU fanbase does not view UConn as a mid major. Sarcasm is hard to get on a computer screen. I guess I thought reading comprehension would be better at a fine academic institution Like UConn. That was sarcasm if you didn't catch it. I am still trying to find where anyone has said ISU is as good without Niang. I just haven't seen that anywhere. The question is how far do they drop without Niang. In the only example we have to date....they didn't drop too far. I realize a 7 seed in UConn is better than a 6 seed than UNC. Again sarcasm. I realize that this is a completely different matchup. However, I did not take into the account the effect Jim Calhoun's National Championships will have on this game. More sarcasm. so forgive me for thinking that ISU can/will hang with UConn. It was ignant. I guess I is the moron you claimed I is. I will git back to noodling and eating little debbies.
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The loss of Niang cannot be understated. He has been a very major part in Iowa State's success this season. I wouldn't say fans have been dismissive but rather a little in denial... I stated in a previous post anytime a team needs 3 players to step and and replace 1 player's output, it's never a good thing.
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On the first thing: forgive us, we're touchy. Imagine being better than all the other teams in your league at basketball, and just as good as most of them in football (Cincy and WVU excluded), and then suddenly all of them leaving you behind. Not a thing we joke about.
As for the second: I think UConn is better than 6 seed UNC. A lot of people, including the selection committee did not. But they also thought UMass was better than UConn, so I think they're a bunch of dopes.
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Fair enough. We've been there. In 2009 we were the best team in the country, dammit, and then Jerome Dyson went down for the season. Thankfully, we were a deep enough team, and it happened early enough, that we somewhat recovered, and made the Final Four. But I still firmly beleive we win the whole thing with him.
I think, without Niang, your team's ceiling is the Elite 8. Without him, you can still beat UConn, because we don't exploit the interior. That changes when you're going against Virginia or MSU.
UConn has been inconsistent on offense enough where I don't quite know what their ceiling is yet.
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One guy at the CF forum was trying to tell me that UConn's #10 defense ranking is invalid because UConn is part of the AAC. I don't expect people to fully grasp how stats are put together when it's more than just a simple multiplication or division, but that just seems like denying something that you don't want to think is true.
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Someone came here and posted the average points per game of each team. When I pointed out that they're much closer when you adjust for pace, the only response was: you don't think teams have tried to slow down ISU?
He seemed like a nice guy, but geez, it was like talking to a wall there. Thankfully, one of the guys peers pointed out that problem too, so it's not all ISU fans.
He seemed like a nice guy, but geez, it was like talking to a wall there. Thankfully, one of the guys peers pointed out that problem too, so it's not all ISU fans.
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Thing that UCONN fans are so relieved about, is that Niang is the type of player who bothers us. The unconventional Point Foward type. We aren't as concerned about the production, as much as the style of play. That does indeed help us. Will we win? Who knows.
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I believe this to be a very fair statement. While I believe with Niang this team would have a legitimate shot at the title, without him they will have to play their best basketball of the year and be the recipient of some poor play on the part of opposing teams to continue on. This includes the game Friday.
While I am a Cyclone fan through and through, I am able to take a step back and look at this realistically. Without Niang in the lineup, it dramatically shortens the bench and forces players who haven't been asked to make great contributions all season to do just that. If no one steps up it could be a long night tomorrow.
UConn, (while not exceptional on either defensive nor offense imo) is very solid in both aspects and is playing great ball at the right time.
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It's as simple as "someone posts a statistic that favors their team, I'll post one that favors my team or a statement that presumably negates their stat"
http://www.cbssports.com/collegebas...502569/q-a-iowa-state-head-coach-fred-hoiberg
A nice interview with Fred. Pretty cool that Him and Ollie are close and sit with each other alot at recruiting events.
A nice interview with Fred. Pretty cool that Him and Ollie are close and sit with each other alot at recruiting events.
I think pace of play is going to be huge. ISU can play slow down ball but that is where they will miss Niang the most. Does ISU's defensive rebounding and UConn's lower shooting % (relative to ISU) help ISU get running?
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