Iowa State

[HawkOptimist]

I thought earlier this season Iowa State was a legit Final 4 team. After an early exit from both this year’s Big 12 and NCAA tournaments, not to mention finishing 5th in the regular season standings, you have to consider this season a failure. So what happened? Overrated? Coaching? Bad team chemistry?

 

[Thunderlips71]

Ames water + cocky fan base

 

[jdv77]

Injuries.

 

[Birky]

Gilbert injury hurt them, but yeah, they crapped the bed.

Heartbreaking.

 

[ozzie8]

Long season and injuries. ****ing grind

 

[Bobhaywood]

Coach's shirts to small.......

 

[ISUBryce]

I thought earlier this season Iowa State was a legit Final 4 team. After an early exit from both this year’s Big 12 and NCAA tournaments, not to mention finishing 5th in the regular season standings, you have to consider this season a failure. So what happened? Overrated? Coaching? Bad team chemistry?

November/December it looked like the best isu team in a generation. Then Gilbert got hurt, Lipsey got hurt, momcilovic got hurt, and Jones went through an illness and they could never achieve the potential of the team.

Season isn’t a failure, it’s just a what could have been type year.

 

[LetsGoHawks83]

They forgot to pack their black and white uniforms for the tournament. Oops

 

[MWardT]

Their season reminds me of Iowa’s 20–21 season. Iowa was in the top 10 most of that season and finished third in the Big Ten. Iowa got blown out by Oregon in the second round. Most consider that season a failure for Iowa.

 

[Birky]

November/December it looked like the best isu team in a generation. Then Gilbert got hurt, Lipsey got hurt, momcilovic got hurt, and Jones went through an illness and they could never achieve the potential of the team.

Season isn’t a failure, it’s just a what could have been type year.

The one ISU fan on here I don’t ignore is correct.

 

[MikeyHawk]

Gilbert injury hurt them, but yeah, they crapped the bed.

Heartbreaking.

Except Gilbert is injured

 

[iahawkeyes17]

They were rolling then Arizona half court shot to send to OT happened and they lost. With that loss finished rest of year 8-8. When healthy their 8 man rotation was great. But Achilles heel was health. Momcilivic missed games with wrist. Jones & Lipsey banged up. But Gilbert injury killed them. One guy could get to basket when he wanted late in shot clock. I remember watching big Monday blowout at KU. Fran fraschilla said with their depth his concern is that 2nd game be first or 2nd weekend with 48 hrs or less between games could cause problems and proved true today.

Have heard this Rumor in clone land from 2 people that are fans and both said Gilbert became a distraction late in the year with his injury. both insinuated he could’ve potentially play this weekend and asked for more NIL $. That’s why he didn’t even travel to Cleveland which is one thing where I think maybe there could be more because he traveled to other games including big 12 tourney and was on the bench in street clothes. Figured if true hear more by now but maybe now season is over if any truth whatsoever or anything going on more than injury with him may hear as time goes on.

 

[Ladell-hawk]

Injuries.

They had injuries but no more than most teams. They were under .500 in their last 17 games. Their shooting was inconsistent.

 

[Birky]

Except Gilbert is injured

Yes. Gilbert is injured. That was essentially the entire point of my post.

Is this a joke that I didn’t get? Are you saying it with an emphasis on the word IS?

 

[TheRealHerky]

Had a really bad shooting night and Ole Piss played out of their minds.

 

[MikeyHawk]

Yes. Gilbert is injured. That was essentially the entire point of my post.

Is this a joke that I didn’t get? Are you saying it with an emphasis on the word IS?

Except Gilbert isn't hurt

 

[General Tso]

Iowa who what now?

 

[jdw10224405]

 

[Birky]

Except Gilbert isn't hurt

Ha!

Yeah, I think you’re correct. He was, but maybe not anymore. There is something weird going on there.

 

[ItsAllBallBearingsNowadays]

Except Gilbert isn't hurt

Yes, it’s going to be interesting to watch the players media accounts after this. I suspect they had some clubhouse issues.

 

[Jimmy McGill]

ISU shit the bed.


I have heard rumors here in town about Gilbert. Overall, not a good locker-room by the end of season. A lot egos.

 

[elipse]

Does ISU ever have a single player more than one year? (Kinda joking)?

 

[mro1978]

they were WAY over seeded

 

[stillh8unlv]

Hired guns - phoned it in late, typical ISU.

 

[MeetTheFerentzes]

Have heard this Rumor in clone land from 2 people that are fans and both said Gilbert became a distraction late in the year with his injury. both insinuated he could’ve potentially play this weekend and asked for more NIL $. That’s why he didn’t even travel to Cleveland which is one thing where I think maybe there could be more because he traveled to other games including big 12 tourney and was on the bench in street clothes. Figured if true hear more by now but maybe now season is over if any truth whatsoever or anything going on more than injury with him may hear as time goes on.

Oh, boy oh boy oh boy, don't you just love "college" athletics, nowadays?

 

[GOHOX69]

I had said they were overrated many months ago and I was told by the experts, isu was final four bound. What happened, experts?

It was fun to see isu getting embarrassed on national TV.

Poor monchichi. And titlesburger.

 

[HawkLogic]

Oh, boy oh boy oh boy, don't you just love "college" athletics, nowadays?

I don't watch nba g-league games....college sports is now pre-NFL, NBA professional sports. I still follow Iowa, but I'm mostly
boycotting anything I see on TV that is not an Iowa game. There eventually need to be some rules of fairness.

I did read an article about Illinois fans complaining about Underwood blowing it with his high paid team. Probably a lot harder
job to run a team now that some of the players are getting $500K or more.

 

[DJ_Kool_Herk]

All that amounted to them winning one more tourney game than us.

 

[Jimmy McGill]

ISU fans will have to look down again when they see me in town with Iowa gear, Both their mens and womens teams completely fell short of pre-season predictions.

 

[mrcyfan]

ISU fans will have to look down again when they see me in town with Iowa gear, Both their mens and womens teams completely fell short of pre-season predictions.

No I won’t.

 

[ROCKY MOUNTAIN HAWK]

Coach's shirts to small.......

Big belly + baby gap shirts / short dude = blowout loss to Mississippi

It’s science

 

[ROCKY MOUNTAIN HAWK]

November/December it looked like the best isu team in a generation. Then Gilbert got hurt, Lipsey got hurt, momcilovic got hurt, and Jones went through an illness and they could never achieve the potential of the team.

Season isn’t a failure, it’s just a what could have been type year.

Sorry but being objective, it was an enormous failure of a season.

You did barely win your Super Bowl game though.

So maybe beating a bad Iowa does make it a successful season to ISU fans.

Drake would’ve taken you to the woodshed btw.

 

[ChiPackHawk]

I don't watch nba g-league games....college sports is now pre-NFL, NBA professional sports. I still follow Iowa, but I'm mostly
boycotting anything I see on TV that is not an Iowa game. There eventually need to be some rules of fairness.

I did read an article about Illinois fans complaining about Underwood blowing it with his high paid team. Probably a lot harder
job to run a team now that some of the players are getting $500K or more.

Your last sentence is exactly why you cannot have low paid, inexperienced coaches leading in this current college set up. It only takes a few malcontents to ruin a team.

 

[Fran-Con-2]

Except Gilbert isn't hurt

Gilbert’s “injury” had NOTHING to do with $$. Absolutely not. Don’t even mention it!!

 

[blubberhawk]

Long season and injuries .

Every team has injuries and the season is the same length for everyone. 3 of the 4 players Bryce mentioned played over 30 minutes each last night. Boo hoo.
ISU was over seeded.
9-9 their last 18 games and got a 3 seed?
They got the best seed and best location possible. Home court enviroment for ISU against the 8th best team in the SEC. ISU played last night like they played the last 20 games or so. (like an 8 or 9 seed).

 

[HawkOptimist]

ISU fans will have to look down again when they see me in town with Iowa gear, Both their mens and womens teams completely fell short of pre-season predictions.

I remember back in late fall when the Des Moines media was slobbering all over the fact Iowa State’s football, men’s bball and women’s bball teams were all in the AP Top 10 at the same time. Kept thinking, it’s not where you start, it’s where you end up. Men’s bball will somehow probably end up finishing in the top 25, though they don’t deserve it. And I think the football team ended up in the top 25 thanks to Cam Ward sitting out the second half of their bowl game.

 

[iowahawkeyes1982]

ISU shit the bed.


I have heard rumors here in town about Gilbert. Overall, not a good locker-room by the end of season. A lot egos.

Yep. I know one of their managers and was told directly they had major locker room issues. Which showed on the court yesterday

 

[Arbor1]

Just gotta give more nil money to 20 year olds. MUST have more money!!! Youre not a fan unless you give more money to nil!! Dont you want to compete?!? MORE money!👍

OPT out.

 

[Underscore2]

ISU is a case study on what we don't want to happen with NIL drama. Will McCollum's precise team oriented style kinda auto-eliminate all the entitled "athletes" we don't really want long term, or even short term? Hope so.

 

[Legs94]

ISU shit the bed.


I have heard rumors here in town about Gilbert. Overall, not a good locker-room by the end of season. A lot egos.

Here there was some beef over a girl between Jones and Gilbert. Source is a former player.