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What to do with Coach Prohm Poll..
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Any chance we could put the basketball program under the Campbell umbrella?
We would start winning between the baselines (margins).
Both of those guys were a couple of the hottest names in the country when they were hired. It also highlights how big of a jump it is from mid major to the Big 12.
Chris beard had experience as an assistant on a p5 staff and understood what it took to win at a program like tech
Prohm and McDermott had never been on p5 staffs.
TJ vs Craig Smith round 2 was last night as well. I'd take either guy honestly but watching UNLV, you do really get a Hoiberg feel. I really like the energy they bring (staff and players) and how hard they play. During Covid, I think it's interesting to see how the bench acts with no crowd, it tells a lot about program culture. Both teams were rowdy the entire night.
I may be forgetting something, but I'm pretty sure when lawyers of two different parties talk its not an attorney-client privileged conversation.
Didn’t see the game, but curious how you would translate the differences you saw vs what you seen from a Prohm team?
Effort, they ran actual plays, guys knew how to set a screen, ball handlers know how to receive a screen, the coaching staff/bench was engaged, they ran multiple defenses, guys moved the ball instead of dribbling for 20 seconds, coaches found favorable matchups and took advantage of them, in an empty arena the bench created their own energy. The biggest thing that reminded me of the Hoiball era was guys chomping at the bit to make a play, everyone is almost begging for the ball, not to put up a shot but to keep the ball moving and get it to the guy who has the easiest play, basically they are playing for one another, as a team, not the 1 on 1 we see every night. The SDSU team that beat us this year had many of the same characteristics.
Passion, solid rotations on defense, rebounding, pushing the ball, a nice split between spacing and ball movement but yet able to run creative sets when the other team is on a run and you need a bucket. Honestly if we played UNLV, Colorado State, Utah State or San Diego State on a neutral court we would lose by double-digits against every one of those programs and there is a possibility that Colorado State and San Diego State could beat us by 20 plus if they shot the ball well.
This is honestly my biggest thing with the last few years under Steve, and this year with the lack of fans it has only exacerbated the lack of energy. You see these good, well coached teams and absolutely everyone is engaged. The guys on the bench, the coaching staff, everyone is giving all the energy they can. Then you look at our team and I see what looks like indifference. No energy, no emotion from the coaches down to the players.
One of the things I can't stand about Prohm's teams the last few years is that they are horrible screeners.
I asked this question last year too. What in the hell do they work on in practice/film sessions? Character Counts lessons? Dead serious.
I felt we had that vs WVU on the road. But then again we played hard, played with confidence, got a lead, etc. Even that game feels like months ago compared to what we’ve seen lately.
When we have stretches of playing competently I always get a kick out of all the "Wow the boys are playing hard tonight" tweets. It's easy to play with some emotion when shots are falling in. It's when they aren't that you really need some energy.
Program Culture, the same reasons CMC and the fb program succeed are the same reasons the bball team struggles.
Great point. And older teams with experienced guys who have played together tend to get out of those funks faster. When you are young and no real established older core...you get valleys that run weeks.
