Tough day for EIU hoops hopes

[CascadeClone]

Yes, Caitlin Clark is gone and Iowa won't be sniffing the Final Four again soon. However, given the strong recruiting class they have coming in and the typical honeymoon period for a new college coach, I'm sure there will still be very strong interest in Iowa women's basketball next season.

Even though we should have a really strong team next year, I'm expecting Carver Hawkeye Arena will be a sold out hornet's nest when we play them next year and our ladies will have to play really well to beat them.

Too bad they don't have interest in their women's field hockey team, swimming & diving team, gymnastics team, etc. I am sure there are some storylines about those...

 

[nfrine]

Hope he is kicking into WW

Don't hold your breath.

 

[CyPunch]

I don't know where you are going with this.

More speaking generally than about Payton Sandfort specifically.. People don't understand the NBA draft. It's generally older people who are still confused at why Armando Bacot and Hunter Dickinson aren't surefire lottery picks.

 

[BillBrasky4Cy]

I am agreeing with you but I am also fascinated by how misguided Boomers and Gen Xers are in general about the NBA draft. They don't really learn either.

My FIL has entered the chat.... we've had the same discussions over and over regarding underclassmen entering the draft.

 

[Pat]

I agree. Furphy seems like a guy that could definitely use at least one more season of college basketball, but the NBA seems more and more content to draft guys like this early and let them develop on their benches and in G League.

The belief is that 1) the player will develop faster in the pros, and 2) if we don’t get him now, someone else will, and we’ll be kicking ourselves in 3 years when he has value as a player.

The flip side of this: there 450 players on a roster during the season, plus another 90 on two-ways. A lot of these guys may never make the league even after being drafted. That’s why teams reach in the higher spots - if the expected return is nothing, take big risks.

 

[1UNI2ISU]

What do you call an 8 year journeyman NBA player?

A multi-millionaire.

 

[Cyinthenorth]

Don't hold your breath.

Yeah, both TH and THT were part of an abysmal stretch at ISU under a poor coach. I would not be surprised if THT has never looked in the rear view mirror when it comes to ISU. Frankly I am surprised Tyrese thinks so fondly of ISU given his experience and who his coach was.

 

[BillBrasky4Cy]

Yeah, both TH and THT were part of an abysmal stretch at ISU under a poor coach. I would not be surprised if THT has never looked in the rear view mirror when it comes to ISU. Frankly I am surprised Tyrese thinks so fondly of ISU given his experience and who his coach was.

I think he is pretty close to Prohm.

 

[Cydkar]

More speaking generally than about Payton Sandfort specifically.. People don't understand the NBA draft. It's generally older people who are still confused at why Armando Bacot and Hunter Dickinson aren't surefire lottery picks.

Got it. I was confused...frequent event.

 

[Cyinthenorth]

I think he is pretty close to Prohm.

That is good to see, honestly

 

[Rabbuk]

I'd rather take Sandfort I guess in the 2nd round than an 18 year old from Azerbaijan who averaged 1.8 ppg in the ABA but both will make a similar impact on an NBA roster

 

[qwerty]

Well since some of us watched him play in high school and at Iowa, I'd say we're just as expert as the the Iowa fans.

That would make us more knowledgeable since Iowa fans don't watch MBB . . . .

Kyle Green made the remark at Cyclone Tailgate Tour in Muscatine for Eastern Iowa Cyclone fans to pack CHA this fall when we play Iowa MBB. Should be plenty of tickets available since the Iowa women aren't playing that night.

 

[Texbudman]

Yeah, both TH and THT were part of an abysmal stretch at ISU under a poor coach. I would not be surprised if THT has never looked in the rear view mirror when it comes to ISU. Frankly I am surprised Tyrese thinks so fondly of ISU given his experience and who his coach was.

I'm not sure I would call it abysmal. Their freshman season did produce 23 wins and a big 12 tourney championship. Now I do agree that they had enough talent to be even better and that Prohm mismanaged them. That Ohio St game was a terrible loss

 

[VeloClone]

Spent what little NIL money they had on a backup QB who their fans think is the next Johhny Manziel.

Did somebody say Johnny Manziel?



I'm not even a eATMe fan and that is embarrassing to me...

 

[Pharmacy99]

Am I missing something? I’ve seen the Sandfort kid play 6-8 times now, and he’s not even a good player, let alone an NBA player. He’s a spot up shooter who’s not even very good at that. He doesn’t do anything else even average. He’d play 5 minutes off the bench at most for ISU.

He is a pure shooter. With his size and shooting ability, he will be a good bench player in the NBA

 

[jcisuclones]

Hope he is kicking into WW

I'd be shocked if THT ever stepped foot in Ames again.

 

[dafarmer]

The best thing Prohm did for Tyrese is make him sit on the bench after his injury to get healed up!

 

[mwwbbfan]

I'd be shocked if THT ever stepped foot in Ames again.

THT came to a ISU Men's game a couple years ago when he was playing a G-League game in Des Moines.

 

[CyJam]

He better interview well, because his metrics are crap.

 

[CyJam]