damn. dudes that played here 10 years ago loved him? must be the top choice
someone ban this man
damn. dudes that played here 10 years ago loved him? must be the top choice
La La LaFester Rhodes!!!
Can we get a Victor Alexander take??
(No. Really. Can we? Loved that guy!)
When is the last time we hired a coach with evidence they could win here? Johnny Orr?It will work perfectly if he wins!!!
The issue I have is I have not seen much evidence that he can win here.
When is the last time we hired a coach with evidence they could win here? Johnny Orr?
I do think it is somewhat interesting, only Naz and Thomas have tweeted about Prohm being fired that I have seen. Of the guys Hoiberg that were on the team. Monte and Georges have tweeted a few times since Monday night.
“In trouble” lol TJ’s had one bad season that happened to be a pandemic year.You make a valid point.
But I'd say that we haven't hired a coach that was in trouble at a school a level down from Iowa State. Actually, Wayne Morgan had been fired at Long Beach State or some school out in California before he went to Syracuse or after he was at Syracuse. McDermott and Prohm had been very successful at their schools. Hoiberg was a complete question mark.
None of this means that TJ won't be successful. But there are legit question marks.
“In trouble” lol TJ’s had one bad season that happened to be a pandemic year.
“In trouble” lol TJ’s had one bad season that happened to be a pandemic year.
I used to cover the Cyclones when T.J. was an assistant and I spoke to him hundreds of times and he's a really good guy but more importantly he loves ISU and will make this a destination job. I don't think people are factoring this aspect in when criticizing the hire.
What others might not also understand is just how much the players loved him. When I would talk to Melvin Ejim, Naz Long, Georges Niang, Diante Garrett, Matt Thomas, they all swore by him (this is why Hoiberg had to have T.J. on his staff).......he relates incredibly well to young players and really believes in his guys which I think is very important......there's nothing phony about T.J. Otzelberger....
While everyone mentions that T.J. will lock down Wisconsin, they also forget that he will likely hit up Canadian recruits pretty hard......he has lots of connections in Canada and right now Canada is exploding with talent.
Some people are also talking about a rebuild but that's not the way T.J. thinks. I feel he will recruit as hard as possible from day one and try to add the pieces to make the 2021 team highly competitive. Guards are extremely important and if we have a starting backcourt of Tyrese Hunter and Rasir Bolton that would be a great start. With all the grad transfers and the JC market, I feel he could strengthen the frontcourt also.
Either way, I personally feel he's the right guy for the job.
I do think it is somewhat interesting, only Naz and Thomas have tweeted about Prohm being fired that I have seen. Of the guys Hoiberg that were on the team. Monte and Georges have tweeted a few times since Monday night.
You missed at least one.I do think it is somewhat interesting, only Naz and Thomas have tweeted about Prohm being fired that I have seen. Of the guys Hoiberg that were on the team. Monte and Georges have tweeted a few times since Monday night.
When it’s the one year you go below .500, I’d say there could be a correlation. They’re also in completely different situations. ISU was a veteran football team who was likely going to have a great year regardless of this virus. UNLV was the complete opposite.Not sure I can dismiss a pandemic year as an ISU football fan. I mean not even a little.
I think that if this year would’ve been a good year for him, a lot more people would be very excited. He was meh this year and now only some people are excited.Then it will likely be fine. My opinion is that I wasn't impressed with his time in Vegas. My opinion isn't worth a whole lot though.
You missed at least one.
You might have noticed the Louisiana game.Not sure I can dismiss a pandemic year as an ISU football fan. I mean not even a little.
Hey UNC is in the tourney!You might have noticed the Louisiana game.
The thing about this year in sports is, teams with strong cores of of experience coming back flourished. Teams relying on newcomers? Look at the likes of the Duke, North Carolina and Kentucky basketball teams.
Monte was fairly close with Prohm. I've always gotten the feeling that Georges wasn't. I think Georges will be VERY happy with TJ.
Ron Falenscheck gave his endorsement!La La LaFester Rhodes!!!
Can we get a Victor Alexander take??
(No. Really. Can we? Loved that guy!)