I've been pretty critical of Fran and still am not sold on him. But what he was able to do with all the injuries' last year was pretty remarkable to say the least. Not many teams would have been in position for a 5 seed with all that went on in such a tough conference.Why do you think losing a player for the year is a big deal? Iowa lost 2 starters for the majority of last season, had another starter out several games and lost a top 100 recruit as well. Iowa was still really solid last year despite all this. Maybe Prohm should try to build up some depth like Fran.