Official Announcement of TJ as the New Iowa State Mens BBall Coach

[Beyerball]

Wonder if David Jenkins Jr would consider following TJ again. Dude was a stud for him at SDSU and UNLV

No Thanks...Jenkins had zero desire watching UNLV..He can stay at UNLV..

 

[CycloneWarrior]

All in!

 

[clones2005]

Who did you want?

No one in particular. Something with a more proven track record mostly.

 

[Dandy]

My vote is for a breakfast burger

- Egg, bacon and cheese is a killer combo
- Hot sauce complements it well
- Most satisfying poops

Second person TODAY to reply to a post of mine referencing food/drink causing poops.

 

[cycloneworld]

Who knows how this will turn out (hopefully like when Creighton hired McDermott) but when one side is very “meh” on the hire and one side is thrilled - but the thrilled side is the program LOSING the coach - ISU can’t be upset this hire isn’t going to be widely celebrated.

The one way TJ will win over all ofhis skeptics? Just win baby.

 

[ZuriCyclone]

There is no way to go lower then 2-22 seasons. Next season will be a rebuild, hopefully you can get into the dance by 2022.

 

[TheHelgo]

just watching the JP video now. the UNLV AD 'did everything to keep TJ, including offering an extension'. Really?

 

[Rabbuk]

just watching the JP video now. the UNLV AD 'did everything to keep TJ, including offering an extension'. Really?

/Doubt

 

[Dandy]

Did you know Kaluma was teammates with current ISU commit Jayden Nunn?

Yep.

Did you know Nerlens Noel was teammates with current ISU legend Georges Niang?

High school teammates can go to different schools...

 

[WhoISthis]

Don’t give a **** what scummy UNLV fan thinks. This is obviously what I would say if I were a butthurt mid major fan.

What a hire. As Gunner will tell you, UNLV is historically a better program than ISU. Easier to win and recruit. So we’ll take their trash...wait.

 

[CyGuy5]

Hope it works out, just not very optimistic about it

 

[ribsnwhiskey]

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Just for a little perspective. I used T Rank to compare the career averages for each coach in the Big XII. Smart, Beard, Phrom and TJ are the only coaches that had info available at the mid major level. I included a break down of their averages at each level. Chris Beard made the biggest improvement from his one year at ARL. He improved by 48 spots. TJ will have to improve by 54 places to match Steve Prohm's ISU career average.

I hope for the best for everyone involved, but this is a big leap of faith.

Ok, so you are making comparison to a bunch of coaches who weren't available. Can you show the same comparisons to coaches who may have been potential hires? And I'm not criticizing you, I'm just saying, it would be more informative to know how TJ compares to actual candidates, not coaches we weren't going to hire.

 

[Cyched]

Did you know Nerlens Noel was teammates with current ISU legend Georges Niang?

You don't say

 

[CYphyllis]

Spent millions to bring in the 7th place coach in the Mountain West. This program is a ******* joke.

 

[TheHelgo]

still watching the video, and it almost seems like JP is begging people to buy in.

As mentioned, I am in, will support and am excited to see staff and recruit news, but on the surface it is underwhelming.

 

[werdnamanhill]

You don't say

did you know that Charlie Kolar played basketball with Trae Young?

 

[Dandy]

You don't say

What? Have you never heard that before?

 

[carvers4math]

just watching the JP video now. the UNLV AD 'did everything to keep TJ, including offering an extension'. Really?

Secured the full buyout

 

[Tpups21]

Just not sold on Otz. Hope he proves me wrong. Really interested to see who he brings in for assistants.

 

[GlenEllynClone]

Bingo on the staff.

I doubt Kaluma comes.

I am confident Hunter stays.

He needs Fred's equivalent of Doc Sadler. He is not a proven X's and O's Coach. That makes 3 in a row, including Hoiberg!