Bingo. Any NBA scout who just looks at a piece of paper that says "# of starts" for his information is actually just some random lurker in his mom's basement.
Iowa State Daily article about Prohm and LW
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Bingo. Any NBA scout who just looks at a piece of paper that says "# of starts" for his information is actually just some random lurker in his mom's basement.
I am not sure starting Lindell would have helped his defense. Also, If he was pressing to get his numbers/buckets when he got into the game, that is the wrong mentality for winning games.
Given what we saw from Wigginton, the staff did Lindell a favor in limiting him to play just the role of scorer off the bench.
It’s better to leave things as question marks rather than putting him in the position that proves he’s just the same player from a year ago (slightly improved imo). At least now he can go test well and use the narrative that he played the role that was asked, rather than it being that at the age of 21 he’s very limited as a pg.
My bad, I had them flip flopped when I was reading his stats. Still not a strong point of his though at 72% for a guy that gets fouled a fair amount.
yeah, I mean look at all the backups that get drafted in the first round every year...
You and I are of like minds about 99% of the time here at CF.....but I really have to say I disagree with this. CSP isn't trying to get these kids ready for the NBA. He's trying to make them a cohesive team so that 1) they can win games and 2) they become better people.
I think it's been pretty obvious since Lindell has been here that he was using ISU basketball as a showcase for his skills for NBA scouts. And there's nothing wrong with that - it's just that CSP doesn't have to be his enabler in that regard.
I just hope the kid decides he wants to come back because he doesn't want to spend next season in the GL.
There is a reason that college coaches are paid so well. They have to be able to manage their team and personnel in ways that make the entire team better. ...and that is no simple task.
Any middle school BB coach could conclude -- Wiggie didn't play well enough to earn his starting spot back.
That is completely failing to recognize the unique talent. As a coach at this level, you must make moves ....sometime bold...sometime unconventional...to help to get the player back up to their potential.
Wiggie clearly needed to start to get his engine going right from the tip. At the very least, he needed to be given the opportunity....and never was...and the entire team suffered by not living up to its full potential.
Any middle school BB coach could conclude -- Wiggie didn't play well enough to earn his starting spot back.
That is completely failing to recognize the unique talent. As a coach at this level, you must make moves ....sometime bold...sometime unconventional...to help to get the player back up to their potential.
Wiggie clearly needed to start to get his engine going right from the tip. At the very least, he needed to be given the opportunity....and never was...and the entire team suffered by not living up to its full potential.
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So ISU isn't the kind of place for kids to showcase their skills for the NBA?
I don't get it. He and Shayock were clearly our most talented players last year. It's just crazy to me that Prohm would start two freshman ahead of Lindell. That's honestly when I started questioning how he was running the program.
yeah, I mean look at all the backups that get drafted in the first round every year...
You mean all the backups that got starter minutes and the highest usage rate on the team in conference play? Don’t be a simpleton.yeah, I mean look at all the backups that get drafted in the first round every year...
The notion that not starting Wigginton adversely impacted his draft potential is archaic, if not illogical. If anything, asking him to play the instant offense role off the bench has inadvertently given him a chance to be drafted by providing an alternative narrative other than the truth that he’s a slightly improved version of the player he was a year ago.
yeah, I mean look at all the backups that get drafted in the first round every year...
If LW even gets drafted last I knew it's not speculated that it would be in the first round so whether or not he started is moot.
Also if CSP is spending the season of ISU basketball worried about how a player looks for the NBA vs. ISU's season, he needs to go too. (I don't think he is which is why that sounds ridiculous)
No, it isn't.
It's for them to win enough games to get into the NCAA tournament and the like.
yeah, I mean look at all the backups that get drafted in the first round every year...
LW was never going to be a first round pick with his current skillset. He plays horrible defense and doesn't facilitate effectively at all. How many first round 6'2 pure scoring guards who don't play very good defense are out there in the NBA? Roughly none.
Do I think LW should have been starting? Yes, in place of the other guy who left for the draft early. Do I think it was some huge dereliction of duties? Hell no. Not being able to reign in THT was a worse coaching failure than the LW situation and that hardly even moves the needle.
I played with a lot of guys who were talented but played less than lesser talented players because those talented players didn't work as hard and/or didn't execute their assignments as well as the lesser talented players.
I know, but you are satisfied now
<Not sure why the quote wasn't included, but this was in response/agreement with Tre4ISU's post above...>
Completely agree. The dissection of the season is a very natural thing for us all to do - and, it didn't end like we wanted. But, to use a point like this (others, not you) to pronounce that CSP stinks just doesn't add up. Where is this perfect coach that does it all right...?
Completely agree. The dissection of the season is a very natural thing for us all to do - and, it didn't end like we wanted. But, to use a point like this (others, not you) to pronounce that CSP stinks just doesn't add up. Where is this perfect coach that does it all right...?
