Not sure about that, he did get the ball a couple of times and was not strong with it at all, which I think is why he didn't get it again. There's a reason he wasn't getting it I think.
Way Too Early Look at Next Year
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We won't be facing that kind of size very often at least.
Young can be pretty physical, but he was playing against some monsters.
Our conference doesn't usually have that.
There's promise there for sure, but his footwork and hands need some work and I think that was exposed yesterday with Swanigan just doubling up Monte rather than worry about the roll. He has to improve, or that will become the norm I'd guess.
I'm trying to not be hard on the kid, I praised his defensive effort and he's accepted a limited role dependent on hard work and not a lot of glory, which says a lot about his character.
Agree about concerns with scoring, but I think the staff will probably focus more on stopping teams defensively rather than trying to outscore them like in the past ~6 years.
With the next year's personnel I think ISU can be a top 20 defensive team...or will have to be to get to another NCAA tournament. The offense will have to be a gradual progression throughout the season.
I am very excited to see what Prohm can do. If anyone still has questions about his coaching ability, next year will be the proving grounds. I have a feeling we will be positively surprised this time next year if the expectation is the NIT or worse.
I am not a recruiting expert, but aren't we going to have more 4* recruits out of high school on our team next year than ever? The 3 incoming freshman, plus Long, Lard, and Young? Prohm is a good coach, he will figure out how to win with talent. Plus Jackson. I think we should be competitive.
With the increased commitment defensively, I think this team can surprise some people. It'll be tough to lose the senior leaders but if the guys waiting in the wings and the incoming freshmen are as good as advertised, they'll do their best to fill those shoes. Expectations for me are to make a push for the bubble, around .500 in conference play. I don't think we've seen half of what D-Jax (or NWB) can do next year.
I think he definitely had some freshman jitters at times. But also showed the ability to make some pretty athletic baskets in the Big 12 and NCAA tourneys.
There were a few times last night where he was open off the pick and roll and didn't get the ball when he should have. It would've opened things up for Monte. And lately Solo has been good about going up strong to dunk and getting fouls...when he did get the ball (and caught it cleanly) down low.
Uh, no. We don't make our run this year without Jackson. His shot at KU was worth a year of eligibility in itself.
No one really knows. But Babb barely played his freshman year and sat out last year. So this year he was basically a freshman and hit the freshman wall like a lot of players. Prohm has said he can be really good and if you think about who he has said that about---Nader and Burton---I wouldn't bet against Nick being a very solid player and starter for us.
I also think that Nick is our best bet to turn into the type of leader that his brother and Naz were for the team. That's something that will be greatly needed.
That's not how it works though- we wouldn't have played 4 guys. Just as easily another guy hits a shot or it would have forced Prohm to develop Babb.
Run to what? Jackson is talented, but I think we could have reached the tournament even with him redshirting.
I get the concern about scoring, but I have faith a lot of the guys will step up (after some early growing pains). Frankly, the guys we have next year have more raw talent than some of the guys that have led us to successful seasons.
That said, I do hope Prohmball is more like LE/Floyd next year. Without even adding anyone, guys like Jackson, Wigginton, Babb, Lard, and Young give us a chance at our best defensive/rebounding team in a long time.
That said, I do hope Prohmball is more like LE/Floyd next year. Without even adding anyone, guys like Jackson, Wigginton, Babb, Lard, and Young give us a chance at our best defensive/rebounding team in a long time.
No, it's not just as easy. We didn't have a guy that would have hit all of the big shots that Jackson did. Did you see his percentage from three in the second half of the season?
Our run where we won 10 of 11 and secured a 5 seed instead of missing the tournament.
A lot of new pieces to the puzzle, but Prohm showed he could shape returnees w/ unknowns pretty well. It'd be great if it can get rolling a little earlier in the season, but on the other hand we had 3 major veteran contributors back this season, and we won't be as fortunate with that starting point next season.
Jackson obviously is an excellent player to have back, and Young is going to have an exciting college career. Not bad as a core.
Jackson obviously is an excellent player to have back, and Young is going to have an exciting college career. Not bad as a core.
Wiggington
Jackson
Lewis/Babb
Lard
Young
Will be a nice mix of young and experience. We will be on the bubble. Let's hope the Big 12 is down next year.
I think Young and Babb could be big time players for us in the future. Can't wait to see Lard & Wiggington play.
Jackson
Lewis/Babb
Lard
Young
Will be a nice mix of young and experience. We will be on the bubble. Let's hope the Big 12 is down next year.
I think Young and Babb could be big time players for us in the future. Can't wait to see Lard & Wiggington play.
Yeah, NWB looked a little shaky with the ball in his hands down the stretch. I think PG will be DJ or Wigginton at this point.
KU will still be KU, but lose Mason and Lucas
WVU loses Myers, Adrian, Phillip, Long, Watkins, but keeps Carter as of now, and their style doesn't require studs
Baylor loses Motley (probably) and Wainright, but keep almost everything else
OSU lost their coach, Forte, and Hammonds
KSU still has Weber for now (a negative), loses Johnson and Iwundu, but keep a lot of their scorers
TCU loses Shepherd, Parrish, Washburn, Williams, but they made a big step this year, could do the same next year
Tech loses Thomas, Hamilton, Ross, Livingston, McLean, Temple... who knows with them
Oklahoma loses Woodard, Harper, and Cole - they could make a big step
Texas loses Isom, McClurg, Yancy, and any of their "stud freshman" that they were supposed to have this year.
Moral of the story everyone is pretty unknown. I think KU, WVU will still all be towards the top, after that I'm not sure.
a case can be made that CSP can get the guys to the place he wants them sooner since this whole team won't have a bunch of guys that spent a lot of their career playing for another coach and another system. It's all his guys. I mean, lets face it, as much as we love our veterans from this years team, it took awhile for them to play the way CSP wanted them too. They got it done and hopefully for our new team the process will be quicker.
I really think Lewis can be the wild card for us next year. I do not think he will start at the beginning of the year, but as it goes on I could see him gaining a starting role with experience.
