OT---THT Declares for Draft
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Basically these kids get a forum for displaying their talents while they get fed and coddled until they are draft-eligible. If you allowed them to just declare out of HS it would end this charade. But once they declare and hire an agent, do NOT allow them to play NCAA basketball on any level!
More defections to come still...several guys that were done with Ames one way or another. Next year is not gonna be a fun one from Prohm.
Are they declaring or looking to transfer to, I don’t know, Hoiberg?
The NBA doesn't care if it's a charade though.
They have the rule so they can weed out all the busts.
Sounds like it's going away though, probably because they can use those highschoolers to generate interest in the G league.
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I'm going out on a limb here and say this isn't an April Fools joke either. After Brady faked his retirement today I'm almost taking everything I read today with a grain of salt.
That being said interested didn't say he was testing the waters but sounds like he's going no matter what which I can't blame him. Mock drafts like ESPN and Yahoo have him 1st rd like so many others based on potential but key to be a 1st rd guy and get that guaranteed contract.
Would be funny to see him on the Rockets so him, Eric Gordon, & PJ Tucker can all run around looking like the same person.
Yeah yeah I know none of you people like real basketball & watch the Association so that reference will fall on deaf ears.
Yeah yeah I know none of you people like real basketball & watch the Association so that reference will fall on deaf ears.
Good luck to THT. Kid seems to have talent but will need to work on his chucking ways if he wants to stick in the league.
Best of luck to Talen. Never expected him to be in Ames for 4 years - was hoping for 2. Hard to argue with his decision IF he is a 1st rounder- that is life changing money.
ISU-wise, things now key on Wigginton. Like THT, I get why he would leave ($$$). With no LW and THT, they still have the pieces to be good. The "addition by subtraction" theory applies here. Depth is fine, but sometimes I think it's better to have a solid 7-8 guys. If LW stays (I think and hope he will), he "could" average 20+ and be "the guy". They have a couple of new guys who will have to play bigger roles now.
Time will tell.
I'm still happy Duke and Kentucky lost yesterday.
ISU-wise, things now key on Wigginton. Like THT, I get why he would leave ($$$). With no LW and THT, they still have the pieces to be good. The "addition by subtraction" theory applies here. Depth is fine, but sometimes I think it's better to have a solid 7-8 guys. If LW stays (I think and hope he will), he "could" average 20+ and be "the guy". They have a couple of new guys who will have to play bigger roles now.
Time will tell.
I'm still happy Duke and Kentucky lost yesterday.
So you're saying, with LW leaving too, that losing 5 of your top 7 from a team with 12 losses would still be good? I'd be scared to death of next year. Hell I'm nervous how Iowa would perform with the departure of Cook alone.
I never get too worked up over Player A or Player B leaving. Players come and go. People never thought ISU would survive losing Ejim, or Niang, or Morris - but they did.
If LW stays, they have:
Nixon
Wigginton
Haliburton
Jacobsen
Conditt
Without Wigginton:
Substitute Terrence Lewis or Zion Griffin or a freshman or grad transfer.
ISU will be fine
If LW stays, they have:
Nixon
Wigginton
Haliburton
Jacobsen
Conditt
Without Wigginton:
Substitute Terrence Lewis or Zion Griffin or a freshman or grad transfer.
ISU will be fine
Lol. I’m a big Hawkeye homer, but this is next level.
Dont worry about little brother, they are in on a replacement.
https://cyclonefanatic.com/2019/04/recruiting-former-sdsu-signee-schedules-visit-to-iowa-state/
https://cyclonefanatic.com/2019/04/recruiting-former-sdsu-signee-schedules-visit-to-iowa-state/
I would expect several replacements to be found. This kid's highlight video is pretty impressive though.
Players come and go. You want some coming and staying. It's a COLLEGE sport fer gawd's sake.
colle sport, for gawd's ske.
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i am sick of these nba wannabees. lets have a team of people who want to be here. banned at the worst time what a meltdown for cyclone basketball. cf is suprisingly quiet, i think the constant meltdowns during the season over there took a toll on people as possibly doom was sensed on the horizon. hopefully prohm finally works some magic next year. hes got some parts and has 3 post players that are servicable. nixon will have to point because i am penciling wigg gone. and unless he wants to come back and win as a team he is better off gone. ive been back on the prohm wagon since the day of the bannin and still am.
Amazing today both Horton Tucker and Nassir Little of UNC turn pro but one could argue they aren't even the top 2 or 3 players on their teams this year. But that's what NBA draft is all about anymore the potential of these young guys.
Where you can't blame either for turning pro, strike while the iron is hot and get that guaranteed contract. One example I always think of as a cautionary tale is Melo Trimble from Maryland. Projected as a late 1st rd pick as a freshman comes back and has a poor sophomore year. Plays his junior then finally leaves and never sniffs the NBA.
Where you can't blame either for turning pro, strike while the iron is hot and get that guaranteed contract. One example I always think of as a cautionary tale is Melo Trimble from Maryland. Projected as a late 1st rd pick as a freshman comes back and has a poor sophomore year. Plays his junior then finally leaves and never sniffs the NBA.
Wigginton will be back he wants to be a first round pick and has said he does not want to be in the D league.
He will declare not hire an agent be told to go back and work on things
I believe you can hire an agent and still come back this year. I think Wigginton wants to 100% leave but will not hear what he wants to hear from the NBA folk. Not sure what he will decide to do.
Well he's been in Nova Scotia which would make it hard to make it to class in Ames so unless he loaded up on online classes this semester I would say the likelihood of him coming back is slim.
He almost left last year and it seemed like he was always only coming back for one more year.
The wording of the THT statement looks to me like he's gone, period, the end. It's kinda ironic, because while he's seen by most of the projections as a first rounder, his playing time lessened as the season progressed. He frequently wasn't on the floor at crunch time.
Not saying I'm happy he's leaving; I wish he'd stay. But it's a reflection of the times vis-a-vis the NBA.
Smart move by THT considering how much Wigginton and Lard regressed from year 1 to year 2 under Prohm.
List of top prospects before any declarations: https://www.cbssports.com/nba/draft/prospect-rankings/
ISU has THT at 27. Wiggington at 64. Halliburton at 71. Tyler Cook not listed in the top 75.
Others of interest(all underclassmen): Romeo Langford of Ind at 17, Ayo Dosunmu of Illinois at 29, Bruno Fernando of MD at 32, Isaiah Roby at 39, Jalen Smith of MD at 40, Carsen Edwards of Purdue at 41, Ignas Brazdeikis of Mich at 58, and Jordan Poole of Mich at 75.
ISU has THT at 27. Wiggington at 64. Halliburton at 71. Tyler Cook not listed in the top 75.
Others of interest(all underclassmen): Romeo Langford of Ind at 17, Ayo Dosunmu of Illinois at 29, Bruno Fernando of MD at 32, Isaiah Roby at 39, Jalen Smith of MD at 40, Carsen Edwards of Purdue at 41, Ignas Brazdeikis of Mich at 58, and Jordan Poole of Mich at 75.
If a player projects to be drafted at all they should probably go pro. Tucker is gone,no doubt. He resembles Eric Gordon in every way except maybe shooting prowess.
I will welcome the elimination of the one and done rule. We will see more final fours like this year...bravo.
I will welcome the elimination of the one and done rule. We will see more final fours like this year...bravo.
Why do Iowa fans think Hoiberg is still there and nobody else plays the transfer game?
Prohm has been less than successful with a majority of his transfers at ISU and that is especially true for grad transfers.
This guy thinks it’s hilarious when his PG is benched and regresses in every meaningful category.
Honestly, seemed like they both regressed. Hell, it seemed like Babb got worse too.
