Talley Up the Win

[Snyder21]

Lots of great things to be happy about after this win, but probably none bigger than what I saw from Zoran tonight. Hasn't played a minute in most games this season which has to be tough for a senior who was honestly one of the better players on last year's team.

He had great body language and was honed in on defense the entire game. It's rare to have 6'7 guys who can handle and pass as well as he can, and I have a feeling he's going to be a real player for us the rest of the season.

Lots of respect to Zoran Talley for the way he has bought in and handled himself this season.

 

[ArgentCy]

Definitely. He looked really good tonight and if we get him going that is a really good sign.

 

[ChickenNuggetMan]

I’ve always been a Talley fan and it speaks volumes that he’s been patient and goes hard every time he gets a chance to play.

 

[cyclonedave25]

Love seeing him get PT.
With the deep runs this team is capable of in both tourneys, we’re gonna need fresh experienced bodies ready to go.

 

[cyclones500]

I was surprised to see Zoran enter the game so early in the game. Was he first off the bench? (Maybe Wiggy and Lard already were in and I didn't notice).

 

[Cyclonepride]

Need to do this more often just to keep everyone engaged, and to keep the top 7 more fresh.

Talley, Lewis and Conditt are all capable of quality minutes.

 

[madguy30]

I think he's just a good matchup vs. WV's scheme.

 

[Michael2034]

He looked very well today

 

[ca4cy]

Come March, he's a guy that could come up huge in a game where matchups dictate that we need him on a short turnaround. I give him a ton of credit for the way he's handled himself and been ready for his number to be called.

 

[Cyched]

He had a great game last year in the upset against a much better WV team. Makes sense that Prohm likes the matchup enough to have him as the 8th tonight

 

[cyclonedave25]

Need to do this more often just to keep everyone engaged, and to keep the top 7 more fresh.

Talley, Lewis and Conditt are all capable of quality minutes.

Heck, throw in Griffin too. He certainly held his own early this season when we had no other option. He’d probably be the last one in of those 4, but the dropoff isn’t big at all. And he definitely gets 10+ mins/game last season.

The future is certainly bright.

 

[mynameisjonas]

Talley is a guy that can get to the rim, and is a solid player. Hope he can earn some more minutes.

 

[JP4CY]

Talley is a great slasher.
He got a few steps behind on a couple defense switches but it all in all it was really good to see him out there getting those minutes. We'll need him.

 

[clonedude]

I was SO happy to see Talley in there so much tonight and giving Prohm good productive minutes. As he showed last season, he's talented enough to be in the regular rotation, and you can always use a 6'7" long guy that plays defense and can actually drive it some too.

We know that both Talley and Lard have struggled off the court to do what Prohm wants out of them. That is well known. But it seems like they've really come around and both are starting to perform how Prohm wants them to on the court as well.

IMO, Prohm knows that this team can be VERY special come March if he can get everyone gelling together at the same time. That is the ultimate goal. Look what Prohm did with McKay.... same thing. Make them buy in both on and off the court first, and then hope they do so you can peak at the end of the year.

This team is still far from perfect, but my word, if Wigginton keeps on improving at the pace he is, and Lard does too, and then throw in Talley at times as well.... watch out folks. I hate getting too excited because like I said, at times we still look lost, but the potential of this team is off the charts if Prohm can get all the pieces working together.

 

[Cyforce]

This is as close to a blue chip roster as we've ever had. Last two off the bench, Lewis and Griffin both 4 stars that play well even with limited minutes.

 

[clonedude]

This is as close to a blue chip roster as we've ever had. Last two off the bench, Lewis and Griffin both 4 stars that play well even with limited minutes.

That's pretty scary when you think about it. Lewis and Griffin would play a ton, and start, for a LOT of teams in the country. I know a team a little east of Ames that would love to have their athleticism on their squad (no I'm not talking about UNI either), but they can hardly find any minutes at ISU.

We have a LOT of pieces on this team to make a great run if we can just put it all together.

 

[NoCreativity]

Great to see Talley putting in significant minutes tonight. Even better that he was able to come in and not blow a 15 point lead just by being on the court.

 

[CycloneVet]

Talley will be needed to matchup with Texas

 

[Jayshellberg]

My 16 year old asked me who in the hell is this Talley guy and why hasn't he been playing? I thought Zoran was really impressive tonight given his lack of playing time.

 

[cyfanatic13]

My friend that's a friend of a basketball manager said before the game that Talley's been doing great in practice lately and expect him to start getting some more minutes. I thought that meant like 5-10. Great to see him be a key part of the rotation