The unfortunate part is that this year and 2017-18 have been the worst two defenses since 2002 for Iowa State. We are a wildly inconsistent program at this point. Game to game and year to year.
COLUMN: An analysis on the future of Iowa State basketball
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The unfortunate part is that this year and 2017-18 have been the worst two defenses since 2002 for Iowa State. We are a wildly inconsistent program at this point. Game to game and year to year.
What the hell are you talking about?
Agreed. It's not like Hoiberg had some legendary intense practices. In fact it sounds like they were not all that strenuous. All of that stuff just doesn't matter. Hard practice, soft practice, etc etc. I don't care. Put a winning team on the floor.
Very true. But I think that has more to do with his ability to put a team together on the fly as opposed to actual coaching. I think he is doesn't recruit the JUCO ranks or the transfer market well nor did he plan for the two down seasons well. Although I think part of the problem with two years ago was injuries. If everyone was healthy that year I think they would have finished been better. Not an NCAA team but an NIT team.
In college basketball all it takes is a couple guys to turn a team around.
I 100% agree with all of this and none of it excites me. I hope I'm wrong, but we need a lot out the freshmen and/or a big surprise transfer that can play immediately.
The crappy thing with all of this is when Prohm recruited Wigginton, Lard, Horton-Tucker, and Haliburton; they were solid 4 stars and Haliburton that we expected to build the program around for multiple years. I don't think anyone expected us to have a void of talent with all of the recruiting success we've seen the last 4-5 years, which really sucks.
CycloneErik
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Just another dude who doesn't know the NBA at all.
I did exactly the same, and this is the first season in my life that I have not really watched games.
With how bad things are right now, I just don't see a path for us getting even close to the tournament next year. There is just too big of a gap from where we are currently to where we need to be as a program.
So which of the following do you not think is not needed for hope next season? One or more the four frosh to excel, add a JC or transfer, or shake up the assistant coaching staff?
This post says 1) you don't watch basketball at any level 2) you definitely haven't been paying attention to Big 12 basketball in the past decade
Staff. A shakeup would not add to my hope. You need jims and joes. They could hire Coach K but if they don't have legit Big 12 guys, they aren't going anywhere.
If you have a star Freshman and a really good immediately eligible transfer you should be able to make the tournament. That is assuming guys like Young, Conditt and Bolton continue to improve.
You don’t think they already communicate about every single detail of the program?
jesus.
Texas Tech is a better team (and at this point a better program) then Texas, but we should not go from blowing them out by 29 to just a week later losing by 30 to Tech on the same floor.
Prohm doesn't strike me as a leader who can rally a player/team/program. The culture is clearly tainted, and I don't see that changing.
What I don't want to see is the fence-sitting. If it is OK for ISU to make a change after next year, then it might as well be done now. Or, if ISU believes in Steve Prohm as the head coach of this program, then go ahead and extend him again after this season.
Having Steve Prohm exist in a state of coaching purgatory next year does nothing to advance ISU basketball...
Having Steve Prohm exist in a state of coaching purgatory next year does nothing to advance ISU basketball...
Get a new line dude. You've been off the mark more than anyone on this board, and you should feel bad for posting.
I don't understand why you continuously attack other posters like this.
You should actually read critically and not fall into group think.
that may be asking to much though. Don’t sprain anything
