Time to start listening to coach
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Niang and Thomas are playing their guts out.
It was always the case that this team was going to rise and fall by player leadership. You can argue whether Prohm should've been more of a tough guy from the get-go, but I don't think these guys were going to respond to that after Fred, who was the ultimate player's coach. Like it or not, this is Fred's team and we won't really get a true feel for Prohm-ball until next season.
If Monte and Jameel don't take the losing personally then we are going to flame out in dramatic fashion. It has been written about multiple times how Steve has brought Georges in almost as an assistant coach. I wonder if there is some resentment from Monte about that arrangement, because he just doesn't look bought in right now.
I feel bad from Prohm. This season was over-hyped, starting by Hoiberg on his way out. The same Hoiberg who left nothing in the cupboard for the next few years, by the way.
By all accounts, Prohm is a good guy. And he is going to get blasted by the idiotic part of the fan base who think anything less than a Final Four this year is disappointing. Fred wouldn't have lived up to those expectations. No one could have with this team.
By all accounts, Prohm is a good guy. And he is going to get blasted by the idiotic part of the fan base who think anything less than a Final Four this year is disappointing. Fred wouldn't have lived up to those expectations. No one could have with this team.
Prohm has point guards in the NBA, right? I don't get the disrespect for him. Maybe he fed it by letting the guys have their way on offense at the beginning of the season.
First sign of adversity and they lose control, go isolation, and quit passing. Prohm can't make them get out of it, they have to play through it.
It was nice to see Thomas taking control aka Naz in the huddles, starting some communication. He needs to step it up to Deandre Kane levels, and beat some of the others to the ball, just like he did. Naz is too nice, and it seems that Monte might be a little bullheaded about it.
First sign of adversity and they lose control, go isolation, and quit passing. Prohm can't make them get out of it, they have to play through it.
It was nice to see Thomas taking control aka Naz in the huddles, starting some communication. He needs to step it up to Deandre Kane levels, and beat some of the others to the ball, just like he did. Naz is too nice, and it seems that Monte might be a little bullheaded about it.
McKay or Burton, it doesn't matter. Niang was taking that shot, nobody else. With 3 seconds left, not enough time to find someone else even if well defended. When you need a three on the road like that, you are going to your best guy, period.
I think these players need to get together, sit down, and have a good old fashioned playas only meeting. Figure this **** out between each other. They've got a chance to do some special things, but right now, they're looking like an NIT team.
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Except on defense. If my wife comments on you getting constantly beat on defense and she doesn't know **** about bb then you have issues.
Why would someone that doesn't know **** about basketball be a good source of accurate analysis?
That was evident to me after the ESPN guys commented on how Prohm and the staff wants Nader to drive to the basket and create rather than settling for mid-range jumpers. I don't know how many times these last few games I'll leave the room for a minute, come back to the room as Nader is taking a fade away 16 footer. That is terrible shot selection for him and he continues to try them at a high rate...frustrating to watch.
If that continues, I'd sit him in place of Burton. It seems Burton has the team first mentality that a few of the guys just don't right now...
Why does Nader continue to shoot threes? Especially with the score that close that late in the game. I can see if we have a huge lead.... go ahead go for it, use the time to work on it and get better, but the dude continues to threes at critical points and, aside from the cinci. game, it is killing us. It is a, damn near, 70% guaranteed turnover.
The thing is that Niang can play decent defense. He did it last year against KU in the Big 12 tourney championship. The team as a whole just doesn't value defense, and in order to be successful this year, they need to value it.
Just goes to show you that when teams start losing, fans start LOOKING for things to ***** about. There are plenty of legitimate things to ***** about without getting mad at Niang for his post game comments. What's he suppose to say? "We won't get it figured out" ??
Stay positive, get back in the gym, and figure out how to play team defense.
Stay positive, get back in the gym, and figure out how to play team defense.
