Terrible defensive team
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Prohm needs to grow a pair and get into these guys. Defense is worse with essentially the same team. That's coaching.
Even Miles Simon is starting to get ****** at Iowa State's defense. WTF does Prohm have these guys do at practice? Practice alley oops for 2 hours?
CycloneErik
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CycloneErik
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Without depth, you have to have conditioning. No reason for college guys to get that worn out with effective conditioning.
We are horrible defensively and offensively we can't make up for it as we have no identity or adequate adjustments and the offensive genius is in Chicago.
demoncore1031
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Seems like Nader is in double digits on defensive boards tonight. Other than that we are getting stomped on the boards as usual and the defense is just lost.
So when do you get tired of using that narrative? There's a reason all of these teams, including coppin state, hit everything. It's not luck.
I would really like to see Ashton get in there. He's got a bigger body, and has decent handle. Need something from the defensive side of things. Even Ernst in there to give some fouls and make it dificult for people to score on a few possesions. Hoiberg got away with this 7 man rotational crap because he made the best of every offensive possession. We are not doing that right now.
CycloneErik
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Monte was on the screen for their last three. Hands by his side, but he was easily within 3-5 feet.
Ugh.
I think it has more to do with mental toughness and grit. This is a talented team. They are not deep, but I can name several ISU teams that were very successful with about the same depth.
I don't buy into conditioning. These are young men that spend their lives in the gym. There are times when fatigue can be overcome with a strong mind.
When I say grit I think of players like Jake Anderson, White, Kane, Hogue - guys that I would never want to get into it with, guys that lead through that grit and toughness. Not every player has to be that "kind of guy", but there is no doubt that players feed off of that.
This could be the first time since the reemergence of ISU's success that we have not had "that guy". This team can still have success, I have not given up on them, but they have to figure out leading in a different way. This team is just made up differently than the teams in the past. I believe the players are all trying to "figure that out" or trying to "be that man".
IMO this is where the coach will need to step in and be that leader and move them forward.
I don't buy into conditioning. These are young men that spend their lives in the gym. There are times when fatigue can be overcome with a strong mind.
When I say grit I think of players like Jake Anderson, White, Kane, Hogue - guys that I would never want to get into it with, guys that lead through that grit and toughness. Not every player has to be that "kind of guy", but there is no doubt that players feed off of that.
This could be the first time since the reemergence of ISU's success that we have not had "that guy". This team can still have success, I have not given up on them, but they have to figure out leading in a different way. This team is just made up differently than the teams in the past. I believe the players are all trying to "figure that out" or trying to "be that man".
IMO this is where the coach will need to step in and be that leader and move them forward.
But anyone who questioned depth before the season was an idiot... We are plenty deep!!!!! Jk
CycloneErik
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I don't think depth is the issue. It's execution.
We're definitely playing Burton and Cooke a lot more in the 2nd half tonight. That helps.