Thanks for the excellent article about our improved D. I think you're spot on. If we can combine this with a still-strong-offense (which could be this year if MM can routinely shoot well and score ~15-18), even more success should follow. Future looks bright.
Well said, Brent B. (improved D)
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Ha! Thanks for reading, here is the link for those confused. http://cyclonefanatic.com/2017/01/blum-goodbye-hoiball-and-thats-okay/
Yep, excellent points by Brent. I knew when Fred left that our offensive prowess would drop, we were a machine when he was here. I was just hoping it would be a gradual process, and in turn our defense would improve. In terms of numbers (and decent amount of wins), the results are encouraging. And people have to remember we don't have a legit big man in the backend of our defense, which would only help.
Hopefully these defensive numbers continue throughout the rest of our Big 12 play and we end up in the tourney again. I don't care that much about seeding. As long as you make the field (and I'm not counting the "play-in" games), you have a chance to make some noise. Also hoping Steve still recruits some skilled, unique offensive college players the way Fred did. I don't want us to become all D and no O.
Hopefully these defensive numbers continue throughout the rest of our Big 12 play and we end up in the tourney again. I don't care that much about seeding. As long as you make the field (and I'm not counting the "play-in" games), you have a chance to make some noise. Also hoping Steve still recruits some skilled, unique offensive college players the way Fred did. I don't want us to become all D and no O.
Last year they ended up with a great offense, as great as any Hoiberg had. I don't think it is goodbye hoiball in terms of spacing ball movement etc because Prohm has been preaching that all season. I just think Prohm wants both to be great. This year the team is limited offensively.
I really would have like to see this team with Malou, as Prohm had expected for most of last year. While he wasn't going to be Niang he did have a similar stretch 4 skillset to diversify the offense. Plus his ability to block shots would have helped the Defense too.
Good article Blum.
Yes, Hoiball without Georges would have been different. But no doubt in my mind if Fred was still here he would have found the needed offensive players (high level HS or transfers) to not see much of a drop-off. And according to a few on this site, we would have signed Amir Coffey, who is having a nice FR season at Minny.
It is very hard to have a great offense if you don't have a post scorer or guards that are good at penetrating and getting to the rim. ISU has neither this year. I think the offense is getting better and I think has a ceiling as a top 30 offense. I think these guys are almost maxing out on defense this year. Having Malou would have improved both like you said. At least, I am guessing it would.
And another year he had one of the biggest mismatches in recent times in Royce. Add in guys like DG and Clyburn as guys you could count on to create. Hoiberg was elite in utilizing and dictating matchups at a high/GM level, but he never had the tactical challenge faced by Prohm (and largely due to Hoiberg's lack of recruiting).
Hoiberg wouldn't have this team tangibly better on offense imo, and the defense and rebounding would undoubtedly be significantly worse.
I reject the premise of the article that I must say goodbye to Hoiball and be "ok" with it.
Hoiball has changed the structure of my brain and its perception of basketball, and given the lengthy exposure and the overwhelming euphoric response created by the repeated use of Hoiball, I will NEVER say goodbye.
Hoiball FOREVER!
Hoiball has changed the structure of my brain and its perception of basketball, and given the lengthy exposure and the overwhelming euphoric response created by the repeated use of Hoiball, I will NEVER say goodbye.
Hoiball FOREVER!
