Basketball comes at the perfect time every year, doesn’t it? Just when Cyclone Nation needs a boost after an emotionally draining first season under Matt Campbell, the hardcourt Clones are set to tip off tomorrow evening. While yes, this is technically just an exhibition contest, there is plenty to watch for as Coach Prohm unveils the first Cyclones squad of the post-Niang era.
Defensive Changes
The narrative when Steve Prohm was hired was that he was going to focus more on defense, despite his reputation as more of an offensive-minded coach. While the 2015-16 version of the Cyclones did show improvement at times, the fact still remained that we had an offensive-minded coach with a group of players that hadn’t spent much time working on their defense in prior years.