Exactly....historically, Pollard's negotiations with coaches have taken place around kitchen tables, not in public restaurants
Anyone else hearing that JP has already decided Prohm is coming back?
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To answer your question, it’s because a reporter asked TJ his thoughts on the ISU job and he responded with “I don’t have any comment on that.”
To be fair Sig, You usually have about 5 graphs from Bartvic(?) KenPom etc.... to back up most of your thoughts. But really this yr we're just badso there is no reason to.
Yeah, I didn't even do a computer rankings/projections thread this year. There was no point in it.
As to the broader point, to use some Rush lyrics, replace "maples" with "defense" and "oaks" with "offense."
"So the maples formed a union
And demanded equal rights
'The oaks are just too greedy
We will make them give us light'
Now there's no more oak oppression
For they passed a noble law
And the trees are all kept equal
By hatchet, axe, and saw"
It is easier to bring everybody down to the same level than it is to build everybody up.
All it took for our defense to be better than our offense was, as you said, the worst offense in school history.
His "defense" has given up the most points per game in the Big Ten, scoring margin is last by a mile - over 10 pts/game, and his rebounding margin in next to last in the conference.
That's all about effort.
Well, UNLV is up 30 in their opening round game, looks like he’ll be coaching at least thru tomorrow
Welllll one of those recruits got arrested for killing someone while driving under the influence.. He could likely face 26 years in prison.
Points per game is meaningless without being adjusted for tempo.
The scoring margin is due to their offense.
I know it doesn’t fit the narrative, but Hoiball has good (enough) defense.
Yeah I know. Was just thinking perception of him might change if that’s what would happen. I for one think that I’d rather have Craig Smith or Dennis Gates first but I think TJ would be a solid option because you know what types of players he’d be able to get.
They say you should never hire your friends.
Well, UNLV is up 30 in their opening round game, looks like he’ll be coaching at least thru tomorrow
Just beat the mighty Falcons of Air Force (5-20) for the third time. So if we include this as a conference win that would be 9. And of those 9....7 were against teams with combined conference records of 8-46, and overall records of 16-51. Maybe he can get Utah State tomorrow. He did it once this year, so that would be 2 good wins. I imagine if he really gets lucky and they win the conference tourney there will be virtual ticker tape parades on Cyclonefanatic. Which would be odd considering I have been told countless times the last three seasons that things like getting hot during a weekend conference tourney really don't mean much.
agree, adjusted the defenses were not that bad. And Fred sacrificed some matchups defensively in order to have favorable offensive matchups. That’s the deal to let a talent like George’s create. He can’t guard the KU big man, but the KU big man can’t guard him either... and we will run him off the floor eventually. Then you throw Babb on their best guy and it works, people forget Babb was maybe the best defender we ever had here.
No. This entitlement we have as fans is silly. JP, just do your job.
Are we sure there actually is a coaching search?
I've been watching this thread for weeks and just want to add my two cents. I don't think it's going to be Freddie; you can't catch lightning in a bottle twice. I like both DeVries and Ben Jacobson. Why? Both love the state and could recruit top Iowa talent. Don't underestimate the cohesive value of recruiting Iowa talent. Our top AAU programs do VERY WELL in national tournaments. Check out the rosters at UNI and Iowa. LOADED with Iowa talent. Of course, you won't win national championships with only Iowa kids, BUT you will have solid team cores with young men who LOVE their state and school and will STAY FOUR YEARS. Say what you will about Fran, he recruits and plays Iowa talent. Jacobson as well. UNI was down this year but Jacobson's run there has been excellent. `Iowa high school basketball is better than many realize. Year in and year out, ISU has failed in recruiting the top Iowa talent. I believe both the aforementioned coaches would succeed in Ames. After those two, I like Bryce Drew. Yes, he failed at Vanderbilt, but he is a bright ambitious basketball lifer.
