TJ should have never taken the UNLV job. He was just trying to keep moving up the ladder but he didn't fit there. You aren't going to be accepted there trying to run a real basketball program.
Official Announcement of TJ as the New Iowa State Mens BBall Coach
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In my 30ish years with Iowa State, I can't think of a single hire that was this lazy and underwhelming.
I've been a heavy defender of Pollard until today. I could look past tucking windbreakers into black jeans and being overly preachy to the fanbase because he got results, but this is just too damn much.
I've been a heavy defender of Pollard until today. I could look past tucking windbreakers into black jeans and being overly preachy to the fanbase because he got results, but this is just too damn much.
At least hiring your friends is a time-proven, successful strategy.
I wish him the best just like any coach. I really hope he succeeds. With that being said, I'm not very happy with JP and how he did this. Cronyism/nepotism/whatever you want to call it at its finest. But let's see what kind of staff is put together.
I don't know.
When you look at KU's dominance of the Big 12 historically...and see where they got a challenge from the few times they had a challenge. It's been ISU as much or more than any other program.
As a coach I look at ISU as a place you can win in a major conference. That's really only about 40-50 destinations...5-10 of those being blue bloods. Ames might not be a nationally desirable city for coaches, but our program is in the top 20% of college basketball very easily in terms of a place you can win and get a ton of support.
According to message board posters? There is a significant percentage of posters on any team's message board that will absolutely dive off the deep end at the first (and every) sign of adversity.
Not excited regarding the hire, but didnt spend the last 2 to 3 days slamming our new coach either like many CF children. Time will tell and good assistant coaches will be important. I hope he is very successful. When CW said a few days ago that he might have to step away from covering MBB if TJ was hired, I figured TJ was probably the guy. CF doesn't do any hard hitting coverage anyway, regardless of school or media channel, fwiw.
Go Cyclones!
Go Cyclones!
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If you're in Texas, it's the TJ Whataburger.
Thank you! As for great assistant coaches making a difference, check out Miles and his record without Smith. Or Romar WITH TJ. Oops.
C'mon now; nobody (at least that I've seen/read so far) "hates" TJ. However, fans have a right to have some concerns about the hire and express that. Other fans also have the right to be excited and happy about the same hire.
Count me in the first group there, but now that it's official I'm looking forward to the next chapter of ISU men's basketball, even if the first couple of pages might start out rough and uneven. I'll be fine with something like 10 overall wins next season, and if is season two we make the NIT or even the NCAA's then I think we'll definitely be on the right path moving forward. I'm willing to be patient.
I think we might know immediately how this is going to work out.
We brought him in to secure talent. Does he secure the best recruits? Does he bring in any of his former recruits? Does he sign a great class right away. Does he fill in the missing gaps in the lineups with great transfers every year like we did during that long stretch of being ranked in the top 25?
If we fail to do that for a year or so I think we already know. If it all happens relatively quickly at least he's doing the things that got him the job.
This is not lazier than the Wayne Morgan hire. So you appear to have a very short memory even if you've been here 30 years.
