Darian DeVries
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“Bad right now” does not equal “bad job”
Plus he could possibly lead us to the waukee sophomore as well. Just looking for any positive at this point
I understand the McDermott years at ISU weren’t great, but I think he’s proved himself more than a capable coach at Creighton.
I'll throw in some money to make Prohm GTFO now.
That's a tough one. Prohm has had better talent but McDermott had some decent talent as well. I think that Prohm has benefitted from having multiple NBA players (some who actually get good playing time) under him. McDermott's NBA talent wasn't necessarily like that. To me they are probably in the same ballpark, but I think McDermott has improved a bit as a coach the last handful of years at Creighton. So right now as we speak, I don't think Prohm is a better coach at all.
I think he’s talking about DeVries. Of course Prohm isn’t better than McDermott.
I actually really admire what Greg did, he looked at his time here and made an honest assessment of what he did wrong, and he fixed it. Now he has a top 15 team every year.
Prohm can’t hold McDermott’s jock. McDermott struggled here but a lot of that was just circumstances. If McDermott had walked into the situation Steve did he’d still be here and be headed for ISU legend status. He was trying to fix a mess like Steve has made and had a lot of things against him. Steve just plain sucks.
To me at this point in time it would be like hiring Prohm all over again. Given where I live have watched TJ's teams in action. TJ still learning on the job.
Not sure how you sell a coach to a fanbase who could be .500 or less during his time at UNLV.
The 2 years prior to his arrival I believe UNLV had a higher winning percentage than they currently do under TJ.
Just not sure TJ is the right guy at this point in time for ISU.
I think Drake is just such a hard place to win at let's not even talk about going undefeated.
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Who says DeVries wants to leave Drake? The fanbase at Drake just wants winning seasons, and going to NCAA tourney every once in a while. If he can win a few regular season crowns, beat UNI on a regular basis and graduate kids, that makes the Drake people happy. There is nowhere near the pressure on him there will be at ISU and he saw what happened with McDermott when he made the move from UNI to ISU. Also, he has been around Ben Jacobson who could have easily left UNI but stayed.
Because “pleasing the fanbase at Drake” means pleasing a few thousand people in the Des Moines area, while Iowa State is a Power 5 program that can pay him millions of dollars a year. Ben Jacobson is at UNI because he got a lifetime contract and to some that kind of security in a place where you’re happy is great. If DeVries didn’t have ambitions to higher things he would’ve never left his assistant job at Creighton.
I still maintain that McDermott was the right coach at the wrong time. He walked into a ********, and his best season was his last. He has matured a lot at Creighton, and consistently been a contender for the Missouri Valley/Big East title throughout his tenure.
IMO people are going to be disappointed if they are counting on getting DeVries on the cheap. He will be a hot name, if Drake finishes strong, which means many schools looking to hire him. I would be surprised if ISU would get a home state deal.
Also, why hire him to a long-term deal (more than 4 years). No guarantee he would be better than Prohm.
It's like reading the Tennessee board last week! 
Security is attractive to coaches. He will be cheaper than any other coach on the market because he has two years of head coaching experience and Drake plays in an insignificant conference. I would be shocked if Iowa State didn’t get a home state deal, given that he’s either lived in Iowa or on the border of Iowa his entire life. Low cost would mostly cancel out the negatives of a long term deal.
