Fred
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If Prohm has any kind of success he's gone too. Not seeing him passing up the Louisville or Kentucky jobs and not take his wife back home to Kentucky. I worry about that as both coaches are getting toward the end, especially Pitino. I'd guess he'd strongly consider Georgia or Alabama too.
Fred took a roster of what 3 scholarship players and got them to the NCAA's after 1 year of making over the roster. Fred wouldn't have skipped a beat if he stayed here next year. He would have brought in way better transfers at the end of the year that Prohm did, and he would have coached this years teams better.
To try to pretend that Fred who is an NBA coach after only 5 years of sitting on a bench wouldn't be doing better than Prohm currently, or going forward is just sheer lunacy.
http://www.blogabull.com/2016/2/19/...-complete-organizational-failure-from-the-top
good article on the failures of the Bulls organization.
good article on the failures of the Bulls organization.
Frustration would be my word of choice for the end of the Fred era here. It appears that he wanted out (for whatever reason) two years ago. Otherwise, why even pick up the phone when the Gophers called and evidently interview with every NBA team that was looking for a coach the past two years.
He was an excellent recruiter when he could commit to being at Iowa State... Niang, Morris, Thomas to name three. If he was actually serious about staying at ISU long term recruiting wouldn't have dropped off like it did.
I don't think Fred had an issue with recruiting until he decided two years ago he'd rather be somewhere else... Gophers, Pelicans, Golden State, Bulls... wherever.
I don't believe Fred is a liar. Having to lie to recruits about his future in order to get them to sign is something that would be distasteful.
He was an excellent recruiter when he could commit to being at Iowa State... Niang, Morris, Thomas to name three. If he was actually serious about staying at ISU long term recruiting wouldn't have dropped off like it did.
I don't think Fred had an issue with recruiting until he decided two years ago he'd rather be somewhere else... Gophers, Pelicans, Golden State, Bulls... wherever.
I don't believe Fred is a liar. Having to lie to recruits about his future in order to get them to sign is something that would be distasteful.
Maybe he didn't like living in the fishbowl of Ames, and would rather live in Chicago where he can probably go out to eat with his family without someone interrupting him.
But lying to the fan base is okay. I want to retire here (actually not a lie, but deceiving). He should have said, "after I make millions coaching elsewhere, I want to retire and head back to Ames."
Doug McDermott is going off against Toronto right now. Career high 30pts so far. Remember when we had Greg McDermott as a coach? And how we didn't get Harrison Barnes? I just thought if we are dwelling in the past might as well bring up more people in the NBA currently.
If Prohm is successful who cares what he does. He is only human. I wouldn't mind coaching Kansas. I personally always loved how he represented ISU. A class act. Some things I was a little butt hurt over. Oh well life goes on.
What part of this is nuts. That he's not going to have success here or he wouldn't take those jobs? I'd be more worried about the former than latter. If he takes this team a few rounds deep into the tournament and does the same with his recruits in a few years his agent's phone will be ringing from big boy programs. He'd have the same resume as Tubby Smith or Billy Gillispie. Louisville would likely favor somebody with a less slimy pedigree after Pitino.
I really like the guy, but he and his wife have roots from Kentucky southward. This is a stepping stone gig for him someplace warmer.
Its not like he was making minimum wage here. He was doing pretty well....
He likely would have given Prohm a chance. You think that Diallo doesn't regret going to KU at this point? He would get 10 minutes a game in an ISU uniform no problem, just to rest some of our guys.
diallo must be miserable at ku. He got yanked within 15 seconds today. Self has no patience with him.
Diallo would have played zero minutes at ISU given how the NCAA barely cleared him to play for KU. Any player with eligibility questions who has blue blood offers would be insane not to go that route regardless of how the playing time competition looks.
You're dreaming man. He doesn't regret anything:
http://www.draftexpress.com
He probably didn't even know college basketball existed before he came to the US.
Sure, who wants to live in a small town you grew up in where everyone fawns over you and the media treats you with kids gloves. Much better to go to a franchise that is clearly in decline so everyone in one of the largest cities in the country hates you and the media eviscerates you. No one would bother him at dinner unless they want to tell him he sucks. Sounds great.
