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HoosierTrav

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    (2024) PF - Derik Queen to Maryland

    I don’t think I’ll be interested in opening another recruit thread until after Woody is gone. Feels like things are going to spiral out of control.
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    Fire Coach Woodson

    If any of you were the one who made this tweet…..bravo. Made me laugh
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    (2024) PF - Derik Queen to Maryland

    IU would never get another top 50 kid again under Woodson, if this were the case.
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    Fire Coach Woodson

    I will be shocked if Liam ends up on campus. Things are falling apart at the seams.
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    (2024) PF - Derik Queen to Maryland

    He gone….. Trilly GIF to Maryland.
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    (2024) PF - Derik Queen to Maryland

    He’s not going anywhere this season. Im not thrilled about it but it’s pretty much a given. Assuming that’s the case, personally, I'm going to be rooting that we get this kid. These Montverde guys are not your standard run of the mill 5 star kids. They are difference makers as soon as they hit the floor. If we can have 2 of them in one class, it changes the calculus for us. Obviously we need to put more pieces together but it makes that more of a possibility. These are the kinds of kids that even Mike Woodson can win with. I said it before: if we can rebound and have a similar year to last year, next year, we will have avoided a ton of bad optics and will likely open up the candidate pool tremendously. im rooting for us to get this kid and bounce back next year. Go read my post history. That’s completely against the grain for me.
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    Fire Coach Woodson

    When does Stevens daughter fly the coop?
  8. HoosierTrav

    Fire Coach Woodson

    This well has to dry up soon, if it hasn’t already…. No?
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    IUBB vs Northwestern - Sun 2-18-24 3pm FS1

    I’m not arguing that. Just mentioning to the quoted poster that we likely wouldn’t keep McNeeley if we move on from woody.
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    IUBB vs Northwestern - Sun 2-18-24 3pm FS1

    The only way to keep McNeeley would be for us to hire a big name. Even then the odds of keeping him committed would be slim. Maybe have to retain Walsh AND hire a big name. I’m surprised we haven’t heard rumblings of a decommit already. As it sits now, he’s not going to be winning much at Indiana.
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    Fire Coach Woodson

    Me too. To think he’s going to come into the B1G and out coach/recruit a lot of really good coaches, just doesn’t seem like a likely scenario. My blood isn’t going to get pumping unless we hire a Nate Oats, Brad Stevens type. Other guys are going to take far too long to get going here.
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    Fire Coach Woodson

    Quinn Buckner gets to hire our coach and watch Haliburton and the Pacers play instead of the team he’s directly responsible for. Dolson by all accounts is a manchurian. mark my words…. Indiana University basketball will NEVER get back to elite status. It’s over. We are no longer a destination job for the top coaches and now our only options are to have complete rebuilds with mid major 50/50 guys. we are all better off realizing this and adjusting our expectations for good. Stop giving this program your money. Cut the donations. No more nil collectives. No more flights, hotels, and travel. Cut them the **** off.
  13. HoosierTrav

    Fire Coach Woodson

    The answer came when we hired Mike Woodson after 4 years of Archie Miller. It was an unfathomably horrible hire at the time.
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    Fire Coach Woodson

    Does Mike Woodson love Indiana enough to step down?
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    Fire Coach Woodson

    Even if this staff adds players in the portal, does anyone here actually believe that this staff can coach them up and compete? Play a style of ball that can win? I don’t. Other than guards, this team has so much more talent than northwestern. this team is worse than any Archie team and I thought those days were outliers.
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    IUBB vs Northwestern - Sun 2-18-24 3pm FS1

    I’m over the season. I tried to give this game a watch. Not worth the energy on a rest day before a work week. This team sucks @$$.
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    IU unveils its alternative jersey

    How many shots has Mbako gotten today?
  18. HoosierTrav

    Fire Coach Woodson

    Sounds like money may not be the deciding factor. just noticed his buyout is 17 M’s. That makes no sense given his age. Moving on.
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    IU unveils its alternative jersey

    Where I’m at…… if the players and potential recruits like this sort of thing, then I’m all for it. the IU fans are all in an uproar over it on social media. The noise from the fans is more embarrassing than the uniform itself (which I think is hideous). we are collectively the “old man yelling at the clouds”. not that big of a deal.
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    Fire Coach Woodson

    Oats doesn’t seem like a realistic target but he probably has the highest ceiling at Indiana than anyone I can think of, outside of Brad Stevens. I’ve warmed up quite a bit to the idea of Dusty May as well. I just don’t see him getting things going very quickly and frankly I’m really burnt out from waiting for a winner. More than I ever have been. I have no clue when our next game is. I don’t even care to know honestly. Oats can maximize every ounce of upside potential here. with that said, I would be happy with May. He seems like he has a genuine love and passion for the state, the program, and basketball in general. I don’t get the sense he would lack energy for the job, so that’s an upgrade at this point. If paying a penance is required and paying our penance means we have to hire a young guy then let him have 2-3 years before we start to experience being competitive, then so be it. Waiting to make that move just sets the timeline back even further. sounds like Woodson is getting another year come hell or high water. He needs to have a miracle offseason.
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    IU unveils its alternative jersey

    Are we going to be wearing the leggings and Kanye space helmet as well??
  22. I think the staff needs to win at all costs at this point. Whatever is giving them caution, throw it into the wind and land this kid. The portal is a resource for when things don’t go as planned. My two cents anyways. He certainly has always passed the eye test with me. But what do I know. I’m a roofer.
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    Fire Coach Woodson

    Not only that. Dolson is an IU guy…. Buckner an IU guy….. Woodson an IU guy……. George Carlin’s quote about there being a big club and we’re not in it, seems appropriate here.
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    Fire Coach Woodson

    You’re taking the career exception and making your point. I’ve tried this before and fall flat on my face each time. Look at his other 3 years… look at his form. We need to get better at his position. I remember a few years ago I got lambasted for saying that we would never be competitive with Robert Phinisee and Al Durham. We tend to build these emotional bonds with these players and let it cloud our judgement. like I said…… Galloway being an energy and effort guy off the bench is ideal. If he’s expected to have a bigger role than that, we simply won’t be good enough to move the needle offensively.
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    Fire Coach Woodson

    Not saying he can’t be valuable. I’m saying he is an awful shooter. Beyond awful. We need shooting. Especially from the guard position. System isn’t going to fix Galloway’s awful form and tempo.
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