Prohm Press Conference Notes
- Thread starter Halincandenza
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Yeah. Look at it this way - they lost six contributors from last year's team, including a First Team All Big 12/honorable mention All-American in Marial Shayok. Of those six, five played on an NBA summer league team. Two of those five are on an NBA roster as of this morning.
Anything short of a historically good recruiting class for ISU was going to put them in the bottom half of the preseason rankings. Lost too much from last year and not enough known about this year's team.
7 seems good. Puts us on the bubble. I probably would have said 8 or 9 before Bolton was eligible.
I enjoy seasons like this much more than seasons where we have a ton of expectations. We have a lot talent on the roster and a ton of potential. I'm really looking forward to seeing how this team grows and develops over the year.
That, and it’s not true.The way you're bringing it up is probably why you got ripped on it
Two years ago it was a bad team that tried hard. Last year it was a talented team that (for large portions of the season) just looked like five individuals taking turns with the ball every possession and had zero interest in defending.
Maybe this year's team will be talented AND easy to cheer for.
Many non-conference games on are on Cy TV as per usual then the ESPN+ thing starts happening in conference play.
Hope they do well so they get ESPN 2 instead of ESPNU, which I don't get as a channel. Trying to avoid Slinging it or other $30/month services.
IMO Hilton Magic is centered around a team unleashed a bit to go crazy and the crowd willing them to it.
I'm not in the anti-Prohm school of thought but iirc he has a trend of calling time out just as the team is getting on a run, correct? That's gotta be a factor in the lack of feeling energy in the place.
I think that might be a very small piece of it, but I also think it has to do with the connection we had to some of those players during the years. The past two years there hasn't been a guy that has created a special relationship with the fans as guys like Monte, Naz, Matt and George did. I think Halliburton is starting to do that and is going to bring that energy back to Hilton this year. I also believe that a guy like Conditt is cut from a similar cloth.
If TH has developed a consistent floater at a long 6’5 then that will be unstoppable.
I think George is a big time worker. I’m looking forward to his continued development.
I would say it's more we've finally scored a basket to end the other team's run.
That's maybe a part of it. We were spoiled with that group because four year guys who are that good are rare anymore in college basketball. It's tough to establish that connection with one and done players or guys who clearly have one eye on the next step while they're in Ames. I'm encouraged because looking at this year's group doesn't appear to have any of those issues. You have a good mix of some vets who have been around for a while and some young players who look like they'll be good but no so good that they'll bolt after one season.
