Hopefully we won't become frustrated with all of the fouling and as a result get ourselves into foul trouble (especially Niang). Also hope Prohm stands up for his players early when the mugging begins.
Iowa State at West Virginia predictions
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One of the keys to countering this style is to play on through the fouls and assume that they're not going to call them. Sometimes I think you see the guys let up and lose the ball that way. As far as frustration and foul trouble, the refs seem to even it out regardless of how clean the opponent plays. It's really hard to justify, but it's been happening all year (and before).
I predict that Thuggins will make is first complaint to the refs within 12 seconds of the opening tip and not stop until the final horn. I also predict that the refs will call a bucket of fouls on WVU in the first 6 minutes or so but will eventually listen to Bob's incessant whining and will start to call it to even things out by calling fouls on ISU and swallowing their whistles while Mountaineer players go through Cyclones to steal the ball or get offensive rebounds. ISU ends up with close to 20 turnovers, nearly half of which are due to uncalled fouls.
Prepare your anus.
Prepare your anus.
The other thing they've mastered is the art of initiating contact into a guy in legal guarding position and drawing the foul. That drives me bananas, as it's pretty blatant at times.
Right, Matt Thomas, who has flourished like never before under Prohm ( and TJ) and has become probably the 3rd most loved player on the team behind GN and MM, regrets remaining here and says Prohm has no control of the team....and this comes from a new CF sign up from a month ago ( who hangs out on Phog.)...
This isn't true either, as battling booze and having a DUI after a couple drinks are VERY different....careful with how you phrase that, in fairness to Thomas....
Prohm will have to change his ways of substituting, least in Big 12. Otherwise WVU and Huggins will do to us what Baylor did, score in the paint. Substitute freely while wearing us out with a full court press defense and fast break offense. Without McKay at his best, we are doomed to a blowout.
Prohm is doing a horrible job of resting Morris and the starting 5, so they :wideeyed:
are fatigued at the end of the game when they are needed to rebound, play D and run their high octane offense. Bad coaching so far.
This. When you've been around a long time, you tend to learn this. Usually the hard way.
I think it is important to recognize that Matt didn't have a DUI in that he did not blow a .08. I am pretty sure he was charged under 321J.2A for being under 21 and having an alcohol concentration over .02. I don't know that I would call that either "battling booze" or a DUI.
And only sure thing is CF meltdown, win or lose at this point.
thanks for the added clarity, further makes my point that saying "battling booze" is pretty poorly worded
