Lineup going forward

[BryceC]

Solo and Conditt rarely play together which doesn't make sense to me because Conditt is a true 5 and Solo is a true 4. It seems like a no-brainer to pair them up.

My hot take is that Tre starts in front of Nixon by B12 play. We need a shooter in our starting lineup if this team is going to make the tourney. Jackson hasn't been great behind the arc but his potential far outweighs Nixon's. Tre just so happens to play great defense too. This is not a knock on Nixon btw, I think he has been solid but at some point Prohm needs to roll the dice a bit.

There are some scorchers in there. I don't think Solo is a true 4 at all. There is no way he can guard guys on the perimeter. He's the heaviest guy on the team and he needs to be on the block.

Jackson's potential is better than Nixon's, I'll agree with you there. But we've seen Nixon have some great games now. The last 4 games he's shooting 33% from 3. That's perfectly fine.

 

[omar34]

TH
Bolton
Nixon
Zion (MJ sub)
Conditt (Solo Sub)

Jackson/Grill sub for the 3 guards. I think part of the problem with our bench production/Zion is they play scared; a missed shot and Steve relegates them back to the bench to be lost for most of the 2nd half. Got to let some guys find some rhythm but hard to do with 4 minutes a night. We frequently cut back on subs in the second half and get gassed late.

That's why Lewis hasn't matured into the player he should have, miss a shot and back to the bench he goes!

 

[moores2]

That's why Lewis hasn't matured into the player he should have, miss a shot and back to the bench he goes!

It wasn't because he missed shots, it was because he missed multiple defensive rotations that led to easy buckets. Same for Zion right now. You can see TH getting in his face after possessions.

 

[Doc]

There are some scorchers in there. I don't think Solo is a true 4 at all. There is no way he can guard guys on the perimeter. He's the heaviest guy on the team and he needs to be on the block.

Jackson's potential is better than Nixon's, I'll agree with you there. But we've seen Nixon have some great games now. The last 4 games he's shooting 33% from 3. That's perfectly fine.

Yeah, Solo isn’t a true 4 by any means, but he did play there a bit two years ago. I’m looking back and they actually beat two top 25 kenpom teams by playing Talley, Solo, and Lard together. I think I’ll have to look up one of those games and see how they played because that’s pretty foreign under Prohm.

 

[Tyler_CyMBA]

Changes to the rotation are needed.

 

[Baseline23]

Changes to the rotation are needed.

Exactly. The rotation of coaches.

 

[HouClone]

I would say the rotation but who can we rotate in that will make a difference? Let's get Lewis in the lineup quicker to see what he can do with extended minutes.

The difference we need is some different plays. Take Halli off the point for a bit and have him run the baseline runner Prohm loves. Flash Jacobson to the middle like they started in the 2nd half.

Need something more for plays instead of standing around and passing around the perimeter which doesn't do anything.

 

[heitclone]

Lewis is going to be popular around and I love the energy he brought but he got lost all night on defense. We're going to have to find ways to hide him on that end of the floor if he's in the rotation,I hope Prohm can figure out a way bc we desperately need him to bring some offense.

 

[ISUCY23]

Get that guy who shot for JD mower on scholarship. He can shoot at least.

 

[Cytown12]

I think Griffin needs more minutes to show what he can do I feel like Prohm doesn’t even give him a chance to do anything. It’s like he misses one shot and boom out of the game never gets into rhythm or flow of the game.

 

[moores2]

I think Griffin needs more minutes to show what he can do I feel like Prohm doesn’t even give him a chance to do anything. It’s like he misses one shot and boom out of the game never gets into rhythm or flow of the game.

It was also a really bad shot selection.

 

[brett108]

It was also a really bad shot selection.

At this point I feel like I would just do the opposite of what Prohm does. Because we just got thumped by 16 in Hilton.

 

[jcisuclones]

Whatever happens, Nixon needs to go from a green light to a yellow light as far as shooting goes..

This still stands.

 

[clonehoodie]

If like previous years with other stars, Haliburton won't play defense, as he IS the offense, and he won't chance a foul called him. (and he needs to rest up for the offensive end). The only way people sit is if they get in foul trouble - and the past stars have never wanted to do that.

 

[CascadeClone]

Get that guy who shot for JD mower on scholarship. He can shoot at least.

His technique was atrocious, poor stance, wonky release... Kinda between Nixon and Bolton in terms of technique.

 

[CascadeClone]

Whatever happens, Nixon needs to go from a green light to a yellow light as far as shooting goes..

Needs to go from green light to Sukup. As in, during the games, he should be in Sukup on the other side of town.

 

[Dingus]

In 6 games vs P6 opponents this year, ISU has been outscored 67-45 in the first 5 minutes of the game. That's down 22 points over only 30 minutes.

It's not about who starts, its who finishes, blah blah, but dear Lord, perhaps its time to start your 2nd best player. Starting the halves is the easiest way to give someone an extra 3-8 minute run each game.

I'm not saying it's going to solve everything, cause it won't, but stop being so reluctant to make changes and FREE CONDITT!!

 

[moores2]

In 6 games vs P6 opponents this year, ISU has been outscored 67-45 in the first 5 minutes of the game. That's down 22 points over only 30 minutes.

It's not about who starts, its who finishes, blah blah, but dear Lord, perhaps its time to start your 2nd best player. Starting the halves is the easiest way to give someone an extra 3-8 minute run each game.

I'm not saying it's going to solve everything, cause it won't, but stop being so reluctant to make changes and FREE CONDITT!!

Noticed, every time Conditt stepped on the floor, Iowa went to zone. Started both halves in man, then when he came in went directly to zone.

 

[CyPunch]

If you believe the move is to add Conditt into the starting lineup... who are you taking out?

It's awkward in my opinion because we basically have 3 centers. Jacobson has a little more versatility than the others but he's best in a position to succeed as a small ball 5. The caveat there is we don't have any big wings to help rebound and zero rim protection. Zion was a key piece this year and it's killing us that he hasn't shown much growth.

 

[omar34]

I think Griffin needs more minutes to show what he can do I feel like Prohm doesn’t even give him a chance to do anything. It’s like he misses one shot and boom out of the game never gets into rhythm or flow of the game.

But Bolton and Nixon can miss them at will but never see the pine! Besides Nixon's defense both of them are not to impressive! Give Griffin and Lewis a chance! It's going to be a long season probably anyway!