Steve Prohm
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Only a 'southern Creighton' situation will keep Prohm from returning next year. Just don't see Pollard coughing up the buyout cash.
The way he uses his timeouts to kill his teams momentum and what he does during a time out(spends very little time with players which may be a good thing), indicates a lot about his coaching
I don’t remember Fred losing to Milwaukee or Florida AM. Can we agree the “floor” is substantially lower with Steve.
CycloneErik
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We ought to. We're looking at 10-15 wins this year and maybe next, with 10 more likely than 15.
I really, really hope we don’t get stuck in the McD no mans land where there is almost no hope of success but you know he won’t be fired.
He still recruits a lot better than McD but we are unlikely to play another meaningful game this year. If TH goes pro, probably won’t play a meaningful game next year either.
He still recruits a lot better than McD but we are unlikely to play another meaningful game this year. If TH goes pro, probably won’t play a meaningful game next year either.
Ceiling is lower too. With his own players It sure looks like 9-9 in conference and a six seed.
I’m not minimizing anything. I’m also not romanticizing it the way some do. Yes, he made us relevant again. I miss having an offensive game plan. I miss being able to score on an out of bounds play. But this same message board complained about Fred too - not working the refs, too much hero-ball, no defense, bad losses.
And he was not a good recruiter of HS talent. The backend of that roster was a mess after he left because of Fred’s recruiting misses.
Fred was a good coach but some on here act like he was a God. There are a lot of coaches would would want this job. A lot of young, hungry, innovative coaches. We don’t need to stand around like a jilted ex-girlfriend for Fred. It’s over. It was good while it happened but time to move on.
Who recruited Georges Niang, Matt Thomas, Monte Morris, and Naz Long?
And yet Prohm will go and rip off some road win we'd never expect to get in the Hoiberg era, get everyone back on board, then drop some home game Fred would never lose. It's maddening.
Steve is still a young coach. Hopefully, something clicks and he gets through this, and it is just a blip.
If he has a weakness it is personnel management. But let’s be clear, he is not mcdermott bad.
If he has a weakness it is personnel management. But let’s be clear, he is not mcdermott bad.
I bet every time, as he’s going for the “like” button, he says “What is this sorcery”? And the staff just shrugs their shoulders.
When you are looking for something to criticize and you have to resort to “well the back end of the roster on the Top 10 team he left for the next coach was weak”... that should be a clear sign that you are really, really reaching.
I don’t remember all this fan criticism you reference. I guess I was too busy enjoying exciting, winning basketball to listen to minor gripes. And I think our recruiting was just fine, as evidenced by our success and all those great cyclones currently playing in the NBA. Again, you are overstating the negatives and minimizing the good.
You are probably right that era is done. Hopefully we make a great hire and bring back similar levels of success and excitement. The current trajectory of the program doesn’t look good for the near future.
Go back to a game thread from the 2012-13 season, or after games like the Baylor and Tech losses in 2015, or the UAB loss, and you'll find plenty of criticism.
