*** Official Iowa Vs IOWA STATE Game(Day) Thread ***

[JaCyn]

Sorry but we're not going to be a very good team this year. I'm OK with that knowing we have good coaching and good players coming into the program.

That would only be true if this was his second year here.

 

[cdfree]

Prohm is an interesting case. He has a certain earnestness that allows him to be a really good recruiter, but the guy just can’t coach. He’s either an ace asst/recruiter for a top 10-15 team or a mid major coach. But he’s not a big-time coach.

 

[Baseline23]

My wife just settled me down by returning the discussion to basic logic and sensibilities.
"It's not that complicated a sport, is it? Some players can put the ball in the basket, and some players can't. The Iowa kids apparently can."
"Well, yeah," I said.
"Can we turn the station now?" she asked.
"Oh, sure, yeah."

 

[cycloneworld]

Conditt/Hali: 5/7 from the field

Rest of team: 6/25 from the field

And yet Prohm does nothing after others continuously jack long threes. Terrible.

 

[CyclonesRock]

Nixon should not be allowed to shoot....ever!

 

[Prone2Clone]

Looks like we're playing DePaul out there.

Honestly if you had to come up with a worse half of basketball for ISU on both ends of the floor, could you even think of one that was close?

I can think of a road game where Indiana destroyed us by like 50. Maybe that one.

 

[DemHawkeyesTho]

Not gonna lie.. ISU looks terrible.

 

[BWRhasnoAC]

They come out with the starting line up for the second half.. always super annoying.

With the way Jacobsen is playing it just feels like a pity start.

 

[Baseline23]

Prohm is an interesting case. He has a certain earnestness that allows him to be a really good recruiter, but the guy just can’t coach. He’s either an ace asst/recruiter for a top 10-15 team or a mid major coach. But he’s not a big-time coach.

Yup. But you said "interesting," and I might have said something more vulgar.

 

[clonedude]

I can’t believe how more athletic Iowa is compared to ISU.

I wouldn't say they are more athletic, but yes, they definitely hustle more, play harder, make good crisp cuts.... and definitely shoot the ball a LOT better.

 

[Doc]

Was Ejim here for Solo's first year? Cause that would probably be it.

He wasn’t. That was that Burton/Monte/Naz/Thomas team. I suppose playing with four NBA players helped Solo’s game a little then

 

[BWRhasnoAC]

I can think of a road game where Indiana destroyed us by like 50. Maybe that one.

Yikes what year was that?

 

[MilehighClone]

The whole team looks like they have completely lost their confidence, especially Solo and Jake. I didn't see this coming, thought we would bring it tonight. If Sh had Sandro we probably leave that one with an L as well.

 

[bosco]

Good job! Good effort!

 

[BWRhasnoAC]

The whole team looks like they have completely lost their confidence, especially Solo and Jake. I didn't see this coming, thought we would bring it tonight. If Sh had Sandro we probably leave that one with an L as well.

I miss Ejim. He would not stand for this ****.

 

[Doc]

I wouldn't say they are more athletic, but yes, they definitely hustle more, play harder, make good crisp cuts.... and definitely shoot the ball a LOT better.

I’m also wondering if our guys are having to think and make more reads and that is why they are playing slower. I think we play with more freedom but not sure that’s always good, especially early in the season.

 

[simply1]

He wasn’t. That was that Burton/Monte/Naz/Thomas team. I suppose playing with four NBA players helped Solo’s game a little then

I'm guessing injuries, he seems slower and his defending the rim is lacking the pop he used to have.

 

[Prone2Clone]

Yikes what year was that?

1989

 

[clonedude]

My wife just settled me down by returning the discussion to basic logic and sensibilities.
"It's not that complicated a sport, is it? Some players can put the ball in the basket, and some players can't. The Iowa kids apparently can."
"Well, yeah," I said.
"Can we turn the station now?" she asked.
"Oh, sure, yeah."

Bingo! It is fairly simple. You need to put the round ball in the basket. If you have nobody on your team that can do that, chances are... you aren't going to be very good.

And the problem is, Prohm isn't really bringing in any "shooters" next season either, and Haliburton will be gone.

 

[cyatheart]

Reality is, Fran has out coached steve badly every time we have played. That doesn’t make Fran unique though.