The key difference may be if we have the ability to get more rebounds and put backs. That can generate quite a bit of offense. This group looks to be better in that regard IMO
AJ Green Leaves the Portal - Staying in Draft
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I find this all very comical. AJ spent the last 2 months going through the pre-draft process. He has worked out for a variety of teams, heard feedback, etc. He is, by all accounts, a smart and grounded kid, who is being guided in this process by his family, which just so happens to include a guy who has coached D1 basketball for two decades. They took in all the information and made an informed, well-thought out decision, which I'm sure included an honest look at his NBA prospects even if he performed well next year.
But you, guy behind keyboard with no actual information about what he was told or what he sees as his long-term prospects, thinks he's made a bad choice.
I don’t want to say it like that but I think it’s fairly obvious he’s not an Iowa State fan. And that’s ok. Hope he made the right decision for him.Maybe AJ Green was just a Pantherhawk messing with us?
I think the part that people misunderstand with peoples frustrations is that they liked college basketball for what it was. Maybe a lot of this already went on in the background but it was hidden from us.
I also think that there has been a seemingly giant devaluation of the pageantry that comes with college basketball.
I know I don’t hate anyone who makes a decision for themselves. I don’t think most others frustrated do either. I think the distinction is that the business aspect that is growing hurts the product and people much less enjoy it. If I wanted to just watch the best players and best teams I would watch the NBA. There was always a reason I didn’t and watched NCAAB instead.
There is nothing wrong with people who aren’t enjoying this new reality. I’ve always said the true bad actors are the NBA and NFL restricting who can join their leagues. If people want to go pro that’s great and they should. If they want to play college basketball then they need to play college basketball.
I also think that there has been a seemingly giant devaluation of the pageantry that comes with college basketball.
I know I don’t hate anyone who makes a decision for themselves. I don’t think most others frustrated do either. I think the distinction is that the business aspect that is growing hurts the product and people much less enjoy it. If I wanted to just watch the best players and best teams I would watch the NBA. There was always a reason I didn’t and watched NCAAB instead.
There is nothing wrong with people who aren’t enjoying this new reality. I’ve always said the true bad actors are the NBA and NFL restricting who can join their leagues. If people want to go pro that’s great and they should. If they want to play college basketball then they need to play college basketball.
Disappointed yes, but he's 23, if he's just done with the college life so be it. He can still make good money (not NBA level money) to play the sport he loves.
How is ISU the only school that hires a kid's dad and the kid doesn't come with. Just ISU things.
Picked the one coach who wanted to leave his son and go coach somewhere else. Wisconsin Milwaukee can get a five star recruit to play for their dad but we hire the one who cant even get his son to follow him to a B12 school.
Well thankfully Kyle Green is a great assistant, and that coaching spot wasn’t wasted. But still kinda frustrating
I’m confused by the surprise and level of disappointment…and especially by the idea that him not coming is somehow an ISU thing. We had the best shot we could have asked for due to his dad coaching here and Hunter leaving. I’m sure his decision comes as no surprise to his dad or the staff. Perhaps they were still hopeful, but they certainly shouldn’t have been caught off guard like Hoiberg was with Vaughn. The kid is a good player…and he’s not exactly young. If he’s choosing to try to play pro ball, I’m sure his dad thinks it’s a good decision too…
Yeah, it would have been great to have him at ISU, but it certainly doesn’t feel like a player that should have been ours to me.
Yeah, it would have been great to have him at ISU, but it certainly doesn’t feel like a player that should have been ours to me.
All true, but AJ playing at ISU or Duke isn't the only or maybe best way for AJ to get to the NBA.
AJ is a very good shooter, decent athlete and nice size for an off-guard. At this point having to go to class could be a distraction. Why not go all in on developing his game? International & G-League coaches can hone Green's game as much as Dukes or ISU's staff.
Sure playing in the NBA is the end goal. And there are many paths: Morris vs. Thomas vs. Wigginton. I would be surprised if any of the 3 would say another year in college would have helped achieve their goal.
Green will be 23 this fall, so maybe he felt it was time to move on. His floor is probably playing overseas this season. Not a bad first job out of college!!
Kind of a different situation. Probably would have been different if he was a high school kid but he'd already played 3 years somewhere else with great team and individual success.
0 NCAA tournament games played, great success!
I'm ok with no story. There's not much to gain anymore. I realize all of the ties to us, but, at the end of the day, it still ended up as a player we wanted staying in the NBA draft.
If we write a story about AJ and don't for other recruiting misses, it sorta highlights it more for Kyle. And I'm sure he's heard enough about it at this point.
