Hallice Cooke on Prohm

[xboxfever]

I knew Prohm was going to be a failure in his introductory press conference. It’s been over a decade now, so I don’t remember the specifics of what he said exactly, but he essentially made it sound like he wasn’t going to change anything and let the players be in control. What that team needed was someone to bring just a little bit of defense and discipline and they would have been a national title contender. That team had 6(!) guys who would go on to play in the NBA, they were all upperclassmen, and the seventh man in the rotation was the reigning Big 12 defensive player of the year. You won’t find another team that had that much upperclassmen talent that did nothing. He should have been fired after year one. You had to be one pathetic coach to finish with the record that team did.

And he still had people defending him all the way up to the day he was fired. His biggest supporter on here was a poster named “Cat Steven’s” who coincidentally disappeared from posting right after he was fired. Had to be a relative or close friend of Prohms.

 

[ClonesTwenty1]

Prohm was a solid recruiter. Not a good head coach. I do think he could be valuable on a bench as an assistant/recruiter somewhere.

 

[bluestarcyclone]

Prohm was a miss but i bet TJ would have suspended him too for being late.

I find it interesting he was saying they all asked for it when it seems like Hallice would have barely known TJ. Hallice redshirted here in 2014-15 when TJ was still at washington, and TJ only was announced as returning a couple months before Fred left. He was here as an assistant when he stuck around for Prohm's first year (when Hallice was suspended).

 

[mjhavlo76]

Hallice was a Hoiberg guy. But Prohm definitely had issues coaching.

 

[madguy30]

I remember in year 2 there was an interview with Monte, Burton and Thomas and while it was good, there was a segment where they were joking about the way CSP used chap stick or something while giving directions and it seemed to blur the lines of having an inside joke like teams do to not respecting him.

 

[JP4CY]

I don't understand why it wasn't put there in the first place.

(Current bball) Dickson Jensen donated it conveniently located near many apartment complexes owned by Dickson Jensen.

 

[CYdTracked]

Dont see a reason to pick at a scab with where the program is at now. I've said it many times before here and I still stand by it: TJ is a better coach today because he went and got head coaching expirience at smaller programs first. There is no guarantee he would have had this kind of success had he been hired over Prohm and its not like his UNLV team was setting the world on fire either when we hired him. He got to make his mistakes and learn on the job at smaller schools before he took a power conference HC job and I think that is why hes had the success hes had here.

 

[BWRhasnoAC]

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Mmmmmm nitrates.

 

[clone37]

Prohm getting fired his second time around at Murray proved he was a turd. In retrospect he did seem to be way over his head. Especially when he wasn't winning.

He was the worst basketball coach in school history, but the numbers will never show it since he had momentum and key leftover players from Freddie.

 

[RedlineSi]

Prohm was a mistake, but it got us where we are now I suppose.

 

[CascadeClone]

No one is rougher on CSP than me. But that intro press conference i think he NEEDED to say players would have a big say, everyone was worried guys would leave. So it was kind of required at that time.
Now, he didnt coach worth a damn anyway, totally out of his depth.

Also, i want to say Cat Stevens poster might have died irl. Not sure but i seem to remember that.

 

[DoctorZ]

He was the worst basketball coach in school history, but the numbers will never show it since he had momentum and key leftover players from Freddie.

Ken Trickey (10-16 in '74-'75 and 3-24 in '75-'76) says hello.

 

[Cyched]

TJ should send Prohm a fruit basket for setting the bar so low.

And ultimately allowed TJ to go scorched earth and rebuild the program as he saw fit.

TJ would’ve done fine if hired in 2015, but he would’ve also had the “don’t screw this up” expectation that Prohm had to deal with.

 

[Sevey]

Ken Trickey (10-16 in '74-'75 and 3-24 in '75-'76) says hello.

He was coach my freshman year at Iowa State. He was a total joke. Worst basketball I’ve ever seen as a Cyclone fan.

 

[Drew0311]

I wanna hate Steve but he is a good guy. Not much of a coach but a good guy

 

[awd4cy]

Prohm was a solid recruiter. Not a good head coach. I do think he could be valuable on a bench as an assistant/recruiter somewhere.

A solid recruiter doesn’t miss on as many recruits as he did. He also recruited the worst roster I’ve ever seen at Iowa State.

 

[bluestarcyclone]

Also, i want to say Cat Stevens poster might have died irl. Not sure but i seem to remember that.

He got banned at some point back in 2021 it looks like. I think he mightve had some alts though

 

[ISUTex]

He was the worst basketball coach in school history, but the numbers will never show it since he had momentum and key leftover players from Freddie.

Think pre Johnny Orr. I don't Prohm was the worst. Plus, he did more than McDermott. He at least had the team with Wiggington, Lard, Jacobson, , Shayok, Haliburton % Co.... They won the Big 12 Tourney title and he made the Sweet 16 with Hoiberg's guys. McDermott had losing records with the likes of Diante Garrett, Christopherson, Mike Taylor, Lucca Steiger, Marcus Gilstrap, and some guy named Craig Brackins. Prohm wasn't one of ISU's greatest coaches, but he wasn't the worst (at ISU).

 

[swessball]

His first year was a disappointment imo. They should have been a 30 win and a realistic NC contender. I thought he'd figure things out but it did seem like after a while he knew he was in over his head.

I’m not gonna defend the guy, but there’s some revisionist history about that 2015-16 team. The top end talent was clearly there, but that team had no depth, especially once Naz went down. It was essentially a 6-man rotation where 6’4” Burton was asked to play as the 5-man to spell McKay.

 

[NWICY]

Prohm was a solid recruiter. Not a good head coach. I do think he could be valuable on a bench as an assistant/recruiter somewhere.

Shoot last I heard they built a new house down in Ky from his ISU money, if I was him I'd coach my kids grade school teams and chase Katie around the house she was pretty cute if I remember right.