Big XII tourney ‘25

[leeraymond]

Can't beat Iowa St when Mitchell and Bandaogo each chip in 4 total points.

Also it is hard to win when Mitchell gives up 30 to 64 pounds and Aziz gives up 25 to 39 pounds. Those guys could not stop Iowa State's inside game. Not big enough. Page is actually UC's second biggest player at 240. However, he did not play.

[leeraymond]

dan hoard had the best stat, pre game - i'm paraphrasing, but it was along the lines of "240, 260 and 270" - the weights of ISU's bigs. you can talk all the hocus pocus you want. bottom line, the 'cats just don't have the size to compete at this level.

I am with you on that one. UC's wings have been punished all season on defense because they just do not have the size to play in the paint. For the record, Iowa State bigs go 6'11" 274, 6'9" 240, and 6'10" 260. UC's front line goes 7'0" 235 and 6'8" 210. Reed weighs 220, Simas 225, Betsey 225, Page is actually the second biggest player on the team at 6'11" 240, and McKinley weights about 245.

Not sure why Page did not see the floor today. Aziz needed some inside help today. Mitchell and Simas were no match for Jackson 274 and Jefferson 240.

UC cannot win with these smallest rosters in the BIG XII. This year proves it. Other teams can win with the smallish rosters (Texas Tech and Arizona), because they have the coaching. UC does not.

[Bearcat93]

Sadly, we appear to be getting another full season of this disorganized, non-competitive bs. Wake me when Wes is gone.

[Gmann]

Even though the difference was down to 5 in the 2nd half ISU was never in danger of losing this game. They are stronger and play smarter than the Cats. There's a lot to fix going into next year and I fully expect there to be some defections from the current squad and I'm not sure that's a bad thing.

[djs]

Very disappointing season. We’ve been consistently uncompetitive against good teams. Our Q1 record speaks for itself.

[BearKatz]

Can't beat Iowa St when Mitchell and Bandaogo each chip in 4 total points.

[leo from jersey]

well this wasn't OSU they played a team that tried. Take that for what it is worth.

[BearKatz]

The team totally gave up the last 5mins... Very disappointing season in the Big 12.

[GoBearcats31]

shUCks - didn't expect a win, but there was always hope

[Longtime Lurker]

The number of minutes Lukosius gets is an enduring mystery to me. He is not quick enough/not enough effort to be a passable defender, he makes no attempt to rebound at his size, he just drifts around the outside on offense looking for heat check 3s, he isn't able to get himself open and we don't have a good enough offense to get him good looks. Every minute he is in, Reed or Mitchell have to try to defend 2 players and are therefore less effective on the offensive end. He gives up far more on defense and with lazy passes and lackadaisical effort on the boards for the tiny amount of shot-making he is contributing. it's maddening to watch.

[Jeff Burk]

DS is a bad defender and plays dumb basketball

[Gmann]

You can't beat good teams when they shoot layups and you have to make bombs and circus shots.

[Gmann]

Yeah Page must be gone.

[longtimefan]

We just don’t have the size to match them. I really thought that Page would give us far more than we got this year, or that McKinley would give us some honest bulk. We just don’t have the size.

[Gmann]

Whenever it gets a little tight ISU just bulls their way to the basket and scores. We have none of that with our group. We gave to go through acrobatics to get near the basket.