End of January Update Coach Prohm

[cyatheart]

That is the thing...he was overmatched from the start and it was probably obvious we just all hoped for the best

Yes,

It must be nice to be simplistic enough to look at where this basketball team is at right now, and blame the coach. Gosh, if only all of life were that simple and straightforward.

Its the coach's job to recruit the players.
Its the coach's job to motivate those players.

always a big mystery to me with Prohm, how he just can’t get guys to compete and play hard for 40 minutes, it’s like they forget when they get here....I’m not sure if he thinks guys are playing hard or if the players hate his guts...it’s so damn odd


also it’s just so odd to see a guy around the game as much as he has been, and have such a terrible feel for the game

it’s remarkable how little he knows about basketball, despite being around it his entire adult life

 

[MJN]

I will not renew my tickets if he comes back next year.

 

[cyatheart]

I’m not going to post the full list of factors, but by saying he’s “responsible for everything”, you’re blaming him for, among other things,

A. Blake Lynch’s illness,

B. Xavier Fister’s unhealed injury from high school,

C. Tyrese going pro after two years, when no one could have expected that when he was recruited,

D. Tre Jackson’s bad knee,

man’s lastly...

E. COVID.

That from issues with workouts before the season, to missed, badly needed game experience (we’ve played six fewer games than MSU) to currently missing players.

Are you aware of just how buck stupid blaming someone for all of that is?

And since we’ve played so few games, let alone so long since won, this is nothing but an extended postgame meltdown.

It was just before all the COVID bumps in the road that we were playing Top Ten teams tough, after all. Despite the fact that we have so little experience returning.

Look at Iowa. I’m no expert on them, but I do know they have a core of at least four players who have played at least three years on the court together.

Us? Our “core of experience” would be Bolton and Solomon, who have spent a grand total of one year before now on the court in games together full time.

Basketball is a game of teamwork. This group has had no chance to develop teamwork.

And that sure as hell isn’t Steve Prohm’s fault.

basketball knew for years he was clueless, it’s just reality, our coach is a lemon

 

[cyclones500]

Mississippi State is 10-8
Here are the W’s, ascending order by margin of victory.
3 (tie) Florida, Vandy
6 North Texas
10 Georgia
15 Missouri
16 Central Arkansas
17 Texas State
23 Jackson State
39 (tie) Iowa State, Mississippi Valley State.

MVSU is 0-14.
Want to see how bad MVSU is?
Link here: https://mvsusports.com/schedule.aspx?path=mbball

 

[Tpups21]

1. Bring in Coach Otz
2. Bring the bag men with- I don't care about Sanctions if caught because the NCAA doesn't either
3. Bring back the old Hilton lighting
4. Collect trophies

I second the old Hilton lighting. Iowa State hasn't played the same at home since.

 

[mynameisjonas]

I will not renew my tickets if he comes back next year.

And this is how we can force Pollard to fire Prohm if he chooses not to. We have the power.

 

[Tpups21]

There's no turning back once a fanbase sours on a head coach. Change is inevitable at this point.

 

[NWICY]

I’m not going to post the full list of factors, but by saying he’s “responsible for everything”, you’re blaming him for, among other things,

A. Blake Lynch’s illness,

B. Xavier Fister’s unhealed injury from high school,

C. Tyrese going pro after two years, when no one could have expected that when he was recruited,

D. Tre Jackson’s bad knee,

man’s lastly...

E. COVID.

That from issues with workouts before the season, to missed, badly needed game experience (we’ve played six fewer games than MSU) to currently missing players.

Are you aware of just how buck stupid blaming someone for all of that is?

And since we’ve played so few games, let alone so long since won, this is nothing but an extended postgame meltdown.

It was just before all the COVID bumps in the road that we were playing Top Ten teams tough, after all. Despite the fact that we have so little experience returning.

Look at Iowa. I’m no expert on them, but I do know they have a core of at least four players who have played at least three years on the court together.

Us? Our “core of experience” would be Bolton and Solomon, who have spent a grand total of one year before now on the court in games together full time.

Basketball is a game of teamwork. This group has had no chance to develop teamwork.

And that sure as hell isn’t Steve Prohm’s fault.

Unluckily where has the teamwork been the last two yrs?

 

[dahliaclone]

I'm not a season ticket holder but isn't fanbase sentiment pretty fairly easy to figure out? Does the athletic department send out any sort of 'are you planning to renew season tickets next year?' type question after the season is over? I have to think the amount of people saying they aren't would be pretty substantial.

 

[Cyclones01]

I have nothing against Prohm personally. By all accounts, he's a good man.

Things have been trending in the wrong direction for awhile. For whatever reason, he's not getting the job done. He's gotta go.

It's really not any more complicated than that.

 

[Rogue52]

I just don’t see it happening in this environment, but perhaps I’m wrong.

 

[Cy$]

I’m not going to post the full list of factors, but by saying he’s “responsible for everything”, you’re blaming him for, among other things,

A. Blake Lynch’s illness,

B. Xavier Fister’s unhealed injury from high school,

C. Tyrese going pro after two years, when no one could have expected that when he was recruited,

D. Tre Jackson’s bad knee,

man’s lastly...

E. COVID.

That from issues with workouts before the season, to missed, badly needed game experience (we’ve played six fewer games than MSU) to currently missing players.

Are you aware of just how buck stupid blaming someone for all of that is?

And since we’ve played so few games, let alone so long since won, this is nothing but an extended postgame meltdown.

It was just before all the COVID bumps in the road that we were playing Top Ten teams tough, after all. Despite the fact that we have so little experience returning.

Look at Iowa. I’m no expert on them, but I do know they have a core of at least four players who have played at least three years on the court together.

Us? Our “core of experience” would be Bolton and Solomon, who have spent a grand total of one year before now on the court in games together full time.

Basketball is a game of teamwork. This group has had no chance to develop teamwork.

And that sure as hell isn’t Steve Prohm’s fault.

Blake Lynch and Xavier Fister have been anonymous this year

 

[heitclone]

How is "he is doing a good job " even an option to choose. Lol

3 ppl chose it. We know at least some of the coaching staff read this site.

 

[Tom Buch]

basketball knew for years he was clueless, it’s just reality, our coach is a lemon

I’ll add Wigginton and THT leaving early and not being able to recruit because they were there.

 

[everyyard]

I’ll add Wigginton and THT leaving early and not being able to recruit because they were there.

geez, I wonder how other teams mangage these problems.

 

[awd4cy]

I’ll add Wigginton and THT leaving early and not being able to recruit because they were there.

So we lose 2 guys and it causes us to become the worst team in program history?

 

[Bigman38]

It’s unfair to weigh the last week as heavily as a lot are, but even once you remove that I don’t see how you can make the case he should be here next year. There’s a very legitimate argument he’s over recruited and under performed every year. I wish him luck at the next stop.

 

[cycloneshort]

And this is how we can force Pollard to fire Prohm if he chooses not to. We have the power.

is that some burnt orange I see in this post?
don’t we criticize UT for this exact same kind of crap?

 

[NWICY]

I'm not a season ticket holder but isn't fanbase sentiment pretty fairly easy to figure out? Does the athletic department send out any sort of 'are you planning to renew season tickets next year?' type question after the season is over? I have to think the amount of people saying they aren't would be pretty substantial.

I've never received any type of questions like that, but I'm a LOL poor that owns season tickets. You just get a reminder email in July that it's time to pony up.

 

[cycloneworld]

Here is a good way to know if your coach is doing a good job: Would the team win more, fewer, or an equal number of games without him as the coach? We certainly wouldn’t lose any fewer games if we didn’t have a freaking coach. You could argue that we would have more wins.