There is definitely some “disagreement”, and the relationship between the two is the likely hang-up (not the buyout). Not necessarily a bad relationship but prohibitive to Hoiball 2.0. It’s very common in these situations for there to be conditional interest. If JP wanted it to happen, it could. And that’s why donors are talking.
Anyone else hearing that JP has already decided Prohm is coming back?
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Hoiberg would also have to want it to happen, which he doesn’t.
I remember my high school coach stressing to us the effort we had to put out on offense to "earn" good shot attempts - to increase our FG %.
Nebraska does not do this - they just jack up shots. Just because a shot is "open" does not mean it's a "good look."
Wasnt TJ just mentioned in a National article on coaches on the hot seat? Prohm being the one on the hot seat.
He wants it, you want it,just let it happen. Don’t try to stop the force of Hilton Magic.
I wonder if the Premium board looks at the free board speculation on this and laughs and says “They are waaaaay off!”
Ahh the golden boy courtship. Gonna get an eye poked out trying to do that. Fred will just end up with more money, better/bigger contract, elsewhere .... where he should be.
And a large part of that, now, are these “disagreements”. Some people just don’t have great working relationships, and when that’s with your potential boss, interest is diminished.
Personally, I’m not convinced Fred has the conviction to be anywhere. He wants a better situation than in Lincoln. Even without Jamie, that may not be running back Hoiball, but with Jamie being Jamie it certainly isn’t.
There are many people talking though. You asked before their motive? Imo, it’s partially to holding Jamie accountable. Obviously it’s negotiating tactics too. But don’t jump straight to TJ just because of comfort. Depending on the candidate, there are factions that would help land someone else. And Jamie can always use this murmur of Fred interest when chasing other candidates too.
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I will agree that Nebraska did jack up shots last night. In the beginning they were truly getting good looks though and were just missing them. This has been a problem for Fred there as his teams haven't been great 3 point shooting teams.
I honestly have no idea what you're talking about in regards to the bold lol. An open shot is 100% a good look as long as you have the right person taking the shot.
Were you watching Solo?!?! Playing hard and his game don't coincide.
Wait, so we're excited because TJ can recruit the upper Midwest, and will replace a guy that got Haliburton, Hunter, THT, and Foster?
Regardless of where Prohm's ties were, he had no problem recruiting in general, and no problem getting guys from TJs areas.
The fact that TJ got pretty good talent to ISU during the McD era makes me feel good he can recruit, but I don't think it's going to be head and shoulders better than Prohm's recruiting.
buyouts are almost always reduced if the coach gets another job.
he played hard in those 2 games. JCL plays really hard. Tre and Tyler play hard.
You’re right that Prohm did not have a geographical recruiting problem. He has faults, but in my opinion he could have enjoyed more seasons like 2018-19 had he improved his staff. Frankly, he is too good of guy for this level. Staff changes, players liking him but not always respecting him (on the court), etc.
We’re unlikely to hire anyone that isn’t dependent on having a good to great staff. My personal preference is that we can get recruiting from assistants. We can even get game planning and fundamentals taught from assistants. We cannot get the leadership, lockerroom management, and what many have called “culture” from assistants. Greg knows basketball, he didn’t know how to establish his culture here. Having his son at the then MVC creighton helped! Prohm isn’t Greg as a coach, but he also struggled to get the program to reflect what he wants.
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