Predictions for the 2020-21 Iowa State men’s basketball season
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If Foster is 1/2 as good as advertised, 3 of our top 7 or 8 players are big fellas (Solo, Conditt, Foster) -if Prohm insists on only 1 of them on the court at any time all season, we will be 8-20 again, to the bank with it (if it's open late pm Wed).
There are enough uncertainties about this team, it’s hard for me to predict much of anything for the season. I do think they’ll be better than most people think, though.
Wait...you think we didn't play 2 big men enough last year? I hope we see very little of it. It's not really a matter of the guys we are playing, to me, it's more about the staff not seeming very comfortable playing that way. A lack of 3pt shooting ,guys who could create offense and overall poor half court offense really hurt any kind of flow we had when 2 bigs were on the floor, in theory, we've improved those things so it should open things up more but the sample size we have playing two bigs just doesn't look encouraging to me.
Who is your preseason-MVP for this year’s Cyclones?
It's gotta be Bolton.
If he stays healthy and is not our MVP at the end of the year then that likely means that someone else has exploded on to the scene.
Who do you peg as this year’s breakout player for ISU?
Tre Jackson.
He could have the biggest jump in impact on the team's success this year.
This is more of a "sneaky" breakout because he's not the type of player to go out there and get NBA scouts talking like Foster or maybe Javan.
But I do think he's going to get a ton of minutes at the point guard because he showed that he is an asset on defense last year. He also shot 37% on 3 pointers during conference play.
Iowa State will have a successful 2020-21 season if…
We can have at least, on average, 2 players scoring well per game. What I mean is that we will be shut down on offense if Bolton is our only good scorer.
Look at the last time we were good. We had Wigginton, THT, and Shayok to go get buckets along with Haliburton and Weiler-Babb to distribute. Having several offensive threats looks like a necessity for the schemes that Prohm runs.
Iowa State will not have a successful 2020-21 season if…
Our outside shooting does not greatly improve.
This was a huge problem for us last year.
Coleman-Lands, Harris, and Johnson could be capable of shooting good percentages for us. The freshman are more unknowns.
Where do you expect the Cyclones to end their season?
8th place in the Big 12
There are too many questions and what-ifs coming in to this year to get optimistic. But that does not mean I'm not hopeful and excited.
It's gotta be Bolton.
If he stays healthy and is not our MVP at the end of the year then that likely means that someone else has exploded on to the scene.
Who do you peg as this year’s breakout player for ISU?
Tre Jackson.
He could have the biggest jump in impact on the team's success this year.
This is more of a "sneaky" breakout because he's not the type of player to go out there and get NBA scouts talking like Foster or maybe Javan.
But I do think he's going to get a ton of minutes at the point guard because he showed that he is an asset on defense last year. He also shot 37% on 3 pointers during conference play.
Iowa State will have a successful 2020-21 season if…
We can have at least, on average, 2 players scoring well per game. What I mean is that we will be shut down on offense if Bolton is our only good scorer.
Look at the last time we were good. We had Wigginton, THT, and Shayok to go get buckets along with Haliburton and Weiler-Babb to distribute. Having several offensive threats looks like a necessity for the schemes that Prohm runs.
Iowa State will not have a successful 2020-21 season if…
Our outside shooting does not greatly improve.
This was a huge problem for us last year.
Coleman-Lands, Harris, and Johnson could be capable of shooting good percentages for us. The freshman are more unknowns.
Where do you expect the Cyclones to end their season?
8th place in the Big 12
There are too many questions and what-ifs coming in to this year to get optimistic. But that does not mean I'm not hopeful and excited.
You don't look at recruiting rankings of Foster (Google)? He's hardly practiced, but I would imagine there is much optimism within the program from the rankings alone. I absolutely thought we went small too often last year when Solo and Conditt could be 2 of our best 5 on any night and seemed like they shared the post work with Jacobsen. Granted, I didn't watch too many games after about the halfway mark, would be curious to see the lineup combos, maybe I'm way off base.
If CMC and the boys win on Friday. Prohm dis-likers like myself will stay at bay. If football blows our opportunity at a conference championship.. Our anger/disappointment will already be high heading into a likely disappointing season
Part of why I agree that we won't be any good is that the Big 12 is freakin LOADED this year. 50% of the league is in the top 9 of KenPom right now...
Part of why I agree that we won't be any good is that the Big 12 is freakin LOADED this year. 50% of the league is in the top 9 of KenPom right now...
I do look at recruiting rankings, but I also see how it takes big men longer to adjust to college basketball. I hope I'm pleasantly surprised and Foster plays really well. My expectations for him this year are minimal.
We have to find a way to guard the pick and roll. We break down so easily, and give up wide open shots.
Cmon Prohm, let's step up the D this year!
Cmon Prohm, let's step up the D this year!
If we go .500 in conference play this winter. We are a lock for the NCAA tourney given how loaded this league is.
I'll give you naming rights to any future children of mine if this happens
I penciled in a possible loss in that one already (i'd go about 55/45 to sweep SDSU & DePaul).
