Naz, McKay, Niang, Nader all graduate: (4)
Currently open: (1)
Possible: Tsalboris & Morris (1-2)
5-7, assuming no additional attrition
BREAKING: Prohm notches first commitment
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Naz, McKay, Niang, Nader all graduate: (4)
Currently open: (1)
Possible: Tsalboris & Morris (1-2)
5-7, assuming no additional attrition
He is a great pickup right now. I have watched him play on the AAU seen and he has the body and skills to play at ISU and be a starter in a couple years. He is athletic and has a wide shoulder base that will allow him to put on a bunch of weight.
Prohm probably realizes that Fred was uniquely skilled at selecting the right transfers and making it work for most of them at ISU--and that the same approach might not yield similar results for him in the long term.
Given the situation, timing, and slim pickings he's a solid addition. But you have don't have a clue what upside and potential is if you think he's better than the Greek.
MM far outplayed MG in that game. but, unlike you, i had an opinion without the benefit of hindsight proving me right. gesell is a pretty good player. MM became an elite player last year.
Absolutely. This has zero impact on one's outlook on Prohm. It just shows you how ****ed we got in recruiting by the Hoiberg NBA lust the past 2 offseasons. At least he didn't stay for next year.
It's just 13. Well NOW I have to totally rethink my argument. 13 take away 8 guys in a rotation leaves 5 guys that are contributing in practice, in the classroom, with depth, being good teammates, leadership. Yep - my argument fails afterall.
This thread is embarrassing! Give the kid a break.
A couple of good coaches thinks he has potential, good enough for me!
Read the QC news article, watch the film.
He is a less athletic than Burton, Nadar, McKay. He looks like he has developed some decent post moves for a high school senior and hustles up and down the floor. His quotes sound like he has a BIG "I am going to work hard to prove you wrong" chip on his shoulder. Some of the same comments in this thread sound like some others we read 3-4 years ago for a guy that is now an All-American.
I hope to participate in drinking games during the 2017-2018 and 2018-2019 when Fran and Brent are talking about how he was ignored by everyone when he was recruited. The only thing missing is he did not play in high school with Nerlens Noel! One big difference is with his high jump ability, they will have to admit he can jump higher than a credit card flat on the ground!
Welcome to ISU Mr. Ernst, I look forward to watching your development.
A couple of good coaches thinks he has potential, good enough for me!
Read the QC news article, watch the film.
He is a less athletic than Burton, Nadar, McKay. He looks like he has developed some decent post moves for a high school senior and hustles up and down the floor. His quotes sound like he has a BIG "I am going to work hard to prove you wrong" chip on his shoulder. Some of the same comments in this thread sound like some others we read 3-4 years ago for a guy that is now an All-American.
I hope to participate in drinking games during the 2017-2018 and 2018-2019 when Fran and Brent are talking about how he was ignored by everyone when he was recruited. The only thing missing is he did not play in high school with Nerlens Noel! One big difference is with his high jump ability, they will have to admit he can jump higher than a credit card flat on the ground!
Welcome to ISU Mr. Ernst, I look forward to watching your development.
Agreed. People don't understand that recruiting HS kids usually takes several months if not years.
Fred couldn't commit to recruits. We only had one assistant with HS recruiting ties, and we basically only recruited kids that could literally go anywhere they wanted to. ISU is never going to win many battles against KU and UK.
I'm guessing that the coaches think he can actually play some minuets next year. If they just needed a body for practice, they could have found a walk-on. Hopefully, he can give us Edozie-like minuets of the bench, play a little defense and grab a rebound or two.
It doesn't matter if you and dognuts are two people or one person.
Either way it's just one or two people who are Hawkeye trolls that pretend to be Cyclone fans for some reason, you might as well be one person even if you aren't.
We all criticize ISU teams at times, but it's obvious when someone is pretending to be an ISU fan. Hope you enjoyed the beatdown at Carver this year.
The other day when his name was brought up in a different thread I said I thought we could do better than a guy with only a "bunch of mid-major" offers. After reading a little more and hearing he had interest in high major schools like Iowa, Minnesota and Texas before he tore his knee makes me feel a little better. What I said still exists and I hope Brady proves me wrong. Glad to have him on board, especially if we lose Georgios.
I think it was the definition of an outlandish comment. Morris is an elite PG, MG is an average PG at best with below average scoring abilities. Nobody with common sense compares two players off one head to head matchup
Holy cow, Batman! Those of us looking for a Royce White-type signee at this time of year were bound to be disappointed with anyone we signed. With a new coach getting going in mid-June, what were you expecting? Are many of you the same folks who were freaked out that we needed bigs depth?!
My take:
- We need some inside depth, regardless of if GT comes back (GT is pencil thin and a perimeter guy; you can't teach 7', I know, but he had lots of improvement to go before he added anything)
- Young Mr. Ernst is obviously a good athlete, if he can high jump like that.
- Understands that we took a chance on him and is going to work his butt off.
- Could be a contributor in a few years, and we might need some minutes from him this year.
- We are evidently going to play some more D and rebound, so there may be a place for him.
- Don't mention Gesell and Monte in the same time zone.
My take:
- We need some inside depth, regardless of if GT comes back (GT is pencil thin and a perimeter guy; you can't teach 7', I know, but he had lots of improvement to go before he added anything)
- Young Mr. Ernst is obviously a good athlete, if he can high jump like that.
- Understands that we took a chance on him and is going to work his butt off.
- Could be a contributor in a few years, and we might need some minutes from him this year.
- We are evidently going to play some more D and rebound, so there may be a place for him.
- Don't mention Gesell and Monte in the same time zone.
That's the point- we are in need of a big man and taking a midmajor kid coming off an ACL is considered a no-lose. This very well may be the current best option, but that fact is telling.
