He also had 9 new players on the roster this year, 6 freshmen. UNLV hasn't been to the tournament since 2013 and haven't made it past the first round since '08. Their fanbase has some pretty out of whack expectations for where their program is at.
Official Announcement of TJ as the New Iowa State Mens BBall Coach
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He also had 9 new players on the roster this year, 6 freshmen. UNLV hasn't been to the tournament since 2013 and haven't made it past the first round since '08. Their fanbase has some pretty out of whack expectations for where their program is at.
Recuiting quality players to Ames has become something of a red herring. Prohm recruited well here. Fred did excellent. McDermott and Morgan had dudes as well.
Inability to get the most out of those players got you two wins this season, in a league of Hall of Fame coaches whose ability is not a distant #8.
I'll add another comment Jamie made some comment about how some people they contacted weren't interested, some people wanted to think about it, and then there was TJ!
What are the odds that IF there were real contacts with other people that those that candidates were actually still playing? Like maybe if we waited a week....
What are the odds that IF there were real contacts with other people that those that candidates were actually still playing? Like maybe if we waited a week....
I thought returning SR's didn't go against the numbers? They don't for football. I thought they didn't for basketball as well.
The thing that sucks is Prohm has left the program in terrible shape. I think it will take at least 3 years to get back to the tournament (though w/ the crazy transfer market, who knows?). While the vocal minority will try to voice their displeasure, hopefully the majority is realistic and somewhat patient.
Almost as if they didn't really want to do a real search at all. Mr. Ego would never do that, and he sure wouldn't want the opportunity to prove everyone else wrong from before.
There’s no point listening to Jamie.
A week? What are you crazy? He would have been snatched up by.....nobody. Oh yeah, nobody else had interest in him. A true search would have been completed near the Final Four timeframe.
I'm a big fan of what Pollard has accomplished here, and generally see him as a straight shooter. But the heavy spin from those two videos will have a big impact in how I react to what he says about anything going forward.
I think it's fair to be annoyed if the AD of a public university is outright lying. Obviously there are probably tons of instances of more egregious examples, but it still wouldn't be good!
Some people on this board have pretty out if whack expectations for UNLV. They completely ignore what the program has been for over a decade and pretend like it still the 80s.
When Jamie’s failed and in a corner, he’s not good. Not a big deal, it’s just odd some here can’t see through it. Remember his transfer hit piece at the end of McD? For being a P5 AD he sure listens to the criticism and let’s it get to him.
In his defense- there’s not a lot of benefit to listening to most ADs or coaches at these things.
People expect Jamie to do his job. He did it. He hired a qualified candidate. There is no expectation of "process'. Why do you get to define "process"? What is a thorough process? Arguing about process is silly.
Who cares. Jamie's a Cyclone Legend. Most of the fan base is going to roll with him.
This isn’t about where UNLV was in the 80’s, but 3 years ago. The roster crumbled under TJ, they regressed. Next year’s roster was going to be a question, and TJ likely let go.
He clearly said there were two processes, one for TJ and one so he could sell it to people like you.
