Prohm is a Magician
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I agree Steve Phrom can flat-out coach MBBall.....I think he will have a long winning career here at ISU .....Great fan turnout in Maui....way to go Cyclone Fans....
GO Cyclones
We don't agree on a lot but this I'm with you 100%.
Underachieved? I mean I love Fred and all, but what did Fred achieve with all those guys now playing professionally? Maybe, just maybe Sweet 16s were the max for that group of players. No shame in that!
Fred left us with some great players, and NO bench, and no future. That is part of his legacy too.
Niang, Morris, Naz, Burton and Nader I think all owe Prohm a ton for installing some basic defensive skills that have helped them all get time in the Association. I am not sure if that happens for all of them under Fred's defense optional coaching.
Most of the issues in those first two years were getting the kids to buy in and believe in the guy who only had four years of head coaching experience at a mid-major and half of one season of Division III experience as a player. Not an easy thing to do when following a guy like Hoiberg.
He runs most of the same sets as Hoiberg did. The only difference is that he's a better coach defensively and was left in a pickle recruitingwise. The ceiling is higher with Prohm IMO.
Compare the shot charts...
SDSU was all over the place.
We had a few mid-range jumpers in the flat, which are not the worst shots in the world, but 90%+ of our shots were threes or point blank range. Terrific!
Point blank being something that often goes in, draws a foul, or gives a chance for an offensive board. I know that THT and Shayok uncorked a few times without looking for a good shot first, but they are at least shooting from good spots on the court.
This team is not flawless, but that is the shot chart of a disciplined offense.
KenPom adjusted offensive efficiency (points scored per 100 possessions)
2013-14: 118.9
2014-15: 119.0
2015-16: 121.2
2016-17: 119.7
Link: https://kenpom.com/index.php
People WAY overestimate the impact of a coach beyond his tenure. Second year after Dean Freaking Smith left UNC was mediocre. Four years removed and they were 8-20!
No team coaches itself. let's not forget that while ISUs team of guys that had to claw to get some NBA minutes after a couple of years were winning tourney games, a generational talent in Ben Simmons was not even sniffing a tournament appearance. No, Prohms first two teams did not underachieve. Was more possible? Sure. Was a lot worse possible? Absolutely.
You can really judge a coach's offensive ability based on the shots that become available. Great shots were available for as much as you can possibly hope for in all three games. For people that appreciate good team basketball, ISUs offense was a thing of beauty.
Yup, there will be many a game when shots aren't falling but the D will keep the team in the game. At the same time, there's so much offensive talent on the team, someone will be able to score even when others aren't hitting their shots, such as with THT today. Getting players to buy in with effort/determination is the most important aspect of coaching. Heard nothing but praise about Prohm (and the team) from the Maui announcers. Great pub for the program.
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as long as it is not a politician. We will leave that to the Nebraskans, ala Tom Osborne
Agree, Beverly as the scapegoat doesn’t even make a good joke.This was the verbal equivalent of, well, this...
Hopefully Wigginton and this team have better shot charts this year.
Some people in these threads must have forgotten what McDermott's teams looked like. Prohm is a good coach
Wut? Can someone translate?
You seem to be critical of where Prohm has the program but believe some people are too critical of where we are as a program?
You seem to want the program at a level where we can expect to be in the tourney each year with an occasional miss - yet we are in the tourney every year with one miss?
Does your head hurt?
