2nd year too. They played some very good basketball toward the end of the year, and it was cool to see Solo come along and be critical to the win at KU etc., but looking back we can wonder if their strengths were utilized enough and what that team looks like with a grad transfer rim runner type that's there to run around to do just that.
Anyone else hearing that JP has already decided Prohm is coming back?
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2nd year too. They played some very good basketball toward the end of the year, and it was cool to see Solo come along and be critical to the win at KU etc., but looking back we can wonder if their strengths were utilized enough and what that team looks like with a grad transfer rim runner type that's there to run around to do just that.
That may have been the first reddish flag type of situation. Solo was out with his hand so was behind but after the KSU game CSP basically said he'd waited too long to play him more.
There were a string of 'yeah I should have done that' that followed.
Guy just has a weird blind spot for going with what works in the moment.
just shows steve’s stubbornness to change or his inability to adjust. signs of a bad coach
This year really amplified that. Instead of trying different things, it seemed the game plan was exactly the same loss after loss after loss. And guess what, the results were exactly the same too.
He is way too rigid with his lineups too. Remember when Wiggington continued to come off the bench? That’s fine but Prohm had this weird thing where he wouldn’t sub until the under 12 minute TO. So basically Wiggington wouldn’t see at least 16 game minutes because of Prohm’s stupid “philosophy”.
Ran them out of the effing gym.
Purdue was very similar except we played THEIR game for most of the game. Same with ohio st too. Basic Sun Tzu, fight on favorable ground except CSP does the opposite.
Coaching matters.
There is only one good choice for the next ISU Men's Basketball Coach: Fran Fraschilla!
The 1994 Football Season was worse IMO.
Self loathing Prohm insults are unnecessary at this point, I wish they would stop.
It shows that he has absolutley no idea what he is doing. And further, no assistants smart enough to give ideas or suggestions. God what a train wreck
the Purdue game still bothers me, tgat should have been a repeat of ND and we played their game for 30 minutes, we should have beat Purdue, tgat team was perfectly constructed to kill Purdue, and steve wasn’t ready
You'd think even if he doesn't start, that there would have been a match up issue even early and a chance to screw up the opponent. Wigginton was a 'gets buckets in droves' kind of guy and to not utilize that is weird. I also wonder if LW would have bought in more if that role were managed better even if not starting.
Lard had his own stuff but even when he was in good graces he was a shell of his first year, thinking too much, and that's a guy you just tell to go out and play.
Sounded like much of the onus was on them as well but not fully having the LW/CL ying-yang in 18-19 that was apparent their first year was a huge missed opportunity.
The 1994 football season was good as it finally got rid of Walden. We were all rooting for the winless season, otherwise Walden would get his couple of wins, including an upset, then somehow still keep his job. Embarrassing seasons force the university to make a much needed change.
'94 winless season got us Dan.
'15 K State debacle got us Campbell.
Better days are ahead.
You have a fan base that has gone through a merciless experience. What else do you expect?
One issue with the Purdue game was that that Purdue team was pretty Dr. Jekil and 'good Purdue' showed up that night. They could score in bunches despite the 'Slow B1G team' stigma and were hitting.
That said, trying to make it a battle in the post was a mistake; tiring out Swanigan and making Haas move should have been the goal from the start.
this sounds more like a game plan than a coach saying we are going to out rebound them and limit our turnovers. guess which one our coach used
Personal insults should be out the window, but the fan to coach relationship is about to end.
It's good and healthy to reflect on why it's the right decision.
Add to this that we saw Campbell audition for the FB coaching job during the overtime loss at Toledo.
Do we have a similar situation this year or last...someone who auditioned for the head BB coaching job, beat us and wants to be here? That's who I'd be talking to.
Too bad the fan base has to endure sinking so low before a change is made. It's exhausting.
We played Drake at WFA in DeVries' first year, and they gave us a game. Ended up being a 9 point win
