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Rayl

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    Rayl got a reaction from 8bucks in Mike Woodson to be next IUBB coach. Thad Matta to be associate AD   
    Hi! I haven't been around here for several years. But, there I was on my lunch at work today sitting outside enjoying a nice spring day. Some random guy came by and sat at the bench next to me and saw the IU logo on my jacket. That's who told me we hired a new coach, When he told me who, I sighed. But....
    We've recently had a great offensive coach who couldn't coach defense to save his life. Then, we had a great defensive coach who couldn't coach offense to save his life. So, now we have an IU guy. Someone who knows the way it should be. Maybe we have a guy who can just flat out coach? I don't know. But, I'm going to roll with it and find out. Let's do this.
    Dare I say I have a slight woody for Woody? Nah, that's too cheesy. I'm on board though.
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    Rayl got a reaction from 8bucks in Mike Woodson to be next IUBB coach. Thad Matta to be associate AD   
    Hi! I haven't been around here for several years. But, there I was on my lunch at work today sitting outside enjoying a nice spring day. Some random guy came by and sat at the bench next to me and saw the IU logo on my jacket. That's who told me we hired a new coach, When he told me who, I sighed. But....
    We've recently had a great offensive coach who couldn't coach defense to save his life. Then, we had a great defensive coach who couldn't coach offense to save his life. So, now we have an IU guy. Someone who knows the way it should be. Maybe we have a guy who can just flat out coach? I don't know. But, I'm going to roll with it and find out. Let's do this.
    Dare I say I have a slight woody for Woody? Nah, that's too cheesy. I'm on board though.
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    Rayl got a reaction from 8bucks in Mike Woodson to be next IUBB coach. Thad Matta to be associate AD   
    Hi! I haven't been around here for several years. But, there I was on my lunch at work today sitting outside enjoying a nice spring day. Some random guy came by and sat at the bench next to me and saw the IU logo on my jacket. That's who told me we hired a new coach, When he told me who, I sighed. But....
    We've recently had a great offensive coach who couldn't coach defense to save his life. Then, we had a great defensive coach who couldn't coach offense to save his life. So, now we have an IU guy. Someone who knows the way it should be. Maybe we have a guy who can just flat out coach? I don't know. But, I'm going to roll with it and find out. Let's do this.
    Dare I say I have a slight woody for Woody? Nah, that's too cheesy. I'm on board though.
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    Rayl got a reaction from 8bucks in Mike Woodson to be next IUBB coach. Thad Matta to be associate AD   
    Hi! I haven't been around here for several years. But, there I was on my lunch at work today sitting outside enjoying a nice spring day. Some random guy came by and sat at the bench next to me and saw the IU logo on my jacket. That's who told me we hired a new coach, When he told me who, I sighed. But....
    We've recently had a great offensive coach who couldn't coach defense to save his life. Then, we had a great defensive coach who couldn't coach offense to save his life. So, now we have an IU guy. Someone who knows the way it should be. Maybe we have a guy who can just flat out coach? I don't know. But, I'm going to roll with it and find out. Let's do this.
    Dare I say I have a slight woody for Woody? Nah, that's too cheesy. I'm on board though.
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    Rayl got a reaction from 8bucks in Mike Woodson to be next IUBB coach. Thad Matta to be associate AD   
    Hi! I haven't been around here for several years. But, there I was on my lunch at work today sitting outside enjoying a nice spring day. Some random guy came by and sat at the bench next to me and saw the IU logo on my jacket. That's who told me we hired a new coach, When he told me who, I sighed. But....
    We've recently had a great offensive coach who couldn't coach defense to save his life. Then, we had a great defensive coach who couldn't coach offense to save his life. So, now we have an IU guy. Someone who knows the way it should be. Maybe we have a guy who can just flat out coach? I don't know. But, I'm going to roll with it and find out. Let's do this.
    Dare I say I have a slight woody for Woody? Nah, that's too cheesy. I'm on board though.
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    Rayl got a reaction from 8bucks in Mike Woodson to be next IUBB coach. Thad Matta to be associate AD   
    Hi! I haven't been around here for several years. But, there I was on my lunch at work today sitting outside enjoying a nice spring day. Some random guy came by and sat at the bench next to me and saw the IU logo on my jacket. That's who told me we hired a new coach, When he told me who, I sighed. But....
    We've recently had a great offensive coach who couldn't coach defense to save his life. Then, we had a great defensive coach who couldn't coach offense to save his life. So, now we have an IU guy. Someone who knows the way it should be. Maybe we have a guy who can just flat out coach? I don't know. But, I'm going to roll with it and find out. Let's do this.
    Dare I say I have a slight woody for Woody? Nah, that's too cheesy. I'm on board though.
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    Rayl got a reaction from 8bucks in Mike Woodson to be next IUBB coach. Thad Matta to be associate AD   
    Hi! I haven't been around here for several years. But, there I was on my lunch at work today sitting outside enjoying a nice spring day. Some random guy came by and sat at the bench next to me and saw the IU logo on my jacket. That's who told me we hired a new coach, When he told me who, I sighed. But....
    We've recently had a great offensive coach who couldn't coach defense to save his life. Then, we had a great defensive coach who couldn't coach offense to save his life. So, now we have an IU guy. Someone who knows the way it should be. Maybe we have a guy who can just flat out coach? I don't know. But, I'm going to roll with it and find out. Let's do this.
    Dare I say I have a slight woody for Woody? Nah, that's too cheesy. I'm on board though.
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    Rayl reacted to Walking Boot of Doom in Post Game Discussion: Indiana - 68 vs Seton Hall - 84   
    This team under Crean would’ve been a dumpster fire. They’re turnover prone to begin with, can’t shoot, defense is a work in progress, and doesn’t have a take-over/playmaker.


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    Rayl reacted to Walking Boot of Doom in Post Game Discussion: Indiana - 68 vs Seton Hall - 84   
    Just got home from the game. Really happy with what I saw.
     
    - Al Fooooking Durham. Damn he’s gonna be great for us over the years. Kid is so good at drawing fouls and getting to the rim.
    - Devonte Green is going to be the Shabazz Napier style boss.... next year. He’s so aggressive and confident, but has a few mistakes to learn from still. Loved his shoeless steal.
    - Worried about Davis. Sure he was up against a very good future NBA center, but he was fairly non-existent. Think he’s still a year out from being dominant against better comp.
    - Justin Smith needs to not hesitate before going up when he’s in the paint, but love everything else from him
    - Newkirk and RoJo... damn it’s sad to watch. RoJo played some solid defense and ended up with a decent stat line, but some of his mistakes were unacceptable for a Senior. Newkirk needs to start taking classes and his job search very seriously...
    - Defense looked very strong overall. Shaky to start, and shaky once Seton Hall’s talent pushed them over the brink and knocked the wind out of us, but it looked organized and aggressive for much of the first half.
    - Poise was there in the first half. Came back from 9 and 12 point leads, I believe. Very well done.
     
    I’m really excited about the pieces we have on the team that will be in place next year with more of Archie’s players.
     
     
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    Rayl reacted to Class of '66 Old Fart in Post Game Discussion: Indiana - 68 vs Seton Hall - 84   
    Full post-game quote from Archie

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    Rayl reacted to pumpfake in Post Game Discussion: Indiana - 68 vs Seton Hall - 84   
    Music to my ears.  Fantastic to hear we have a coach that understands this and isn't going to focus on stupid stuff like deflections.
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    Rayl reacted to Class of '66 Old Fart in Post Game Discussion: Indiana - 68 vs Seton Hall - 84   
    Miller, "Guys have to understand that taking care of the ball is the most important thing. When you look at your senior backcourt and they had 7 of your 18 (TOs), that's something that they have to take more pride in."
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    Rayl reacted to pumpfake in Post Game Discussion: Indiana - 68 vs Seton Hall - 84   
    Davis needs to avoid dumb fouls at all costs - without him we have no answer inside.  Juwan was invisible for the first part of the game, then became much more active.  Our senior guards were lackluster.  I'm pretty pleased with out freshmen as a group and hope they stay healthy and get lots of experience this year.
    We're not very good right now, but you can definitely see they're trying to implement a system and that's encouraging, IMO.  It almost brought a tear (of joy) to my eye when I saw several occasions of immediate pine-time after poor play.
    And oh yeah, that Rodriguez dude is a douchenozzle.
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    Rayl reacted to LamarCheeks in Post Game Discussion: Indiana - 68 vs Seton Hall - 84   
    This is just my opinion, and I'm sure I'll get hammered for it. But frankly, I don't give a damn. Bashing the officials is pretty weak, and such a Purdue thing to do. The truth is, we got our tails kicked tonight. Poor officiating is in the eye of the beholder. I'm sure if there are Seton Hall boards, their fans would have as many complaints as we do. I remember the season before we had the No. 1 team most of the season. We went up to Purdue, were tied with about 5-6 minutes left, then just blew them out of the gym. Won by 17 or something like that. It was our first win over the PUs in a while and I was stoked. Then I saw a handful of my relatives (I'm from a half IU-PU family), put crap on facebook and send emails and texts about how the officials blew the game for the Toiletmakers. Really honked me off. Complaining about the refs ... I don't know, it's just so damn whiny. 
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    Rayl reacted to Trish in Post Game Discussion: Indiana - 68 vs Seton Hall - 84   
    Like I said before
    Greene
    Al
    Smith
    Morgan
    Davis
     
    All need the most minutes and need to start and finish games. It's our best line-up.. we'll see where Collin could fit.
    Rojo and Josh shouldn't see the floor for more than 5 minutes. Nor should they play together at any period of time. 
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    Rayl reacted to reconmkd in Post Game Discussion: Indiana - 68 vs Seton Hall - 84   
    I'm sorry but if JN and Rojo can't contribute more than they are it time to just let the underclass man take over and let them build experience. Rojo can't find the bottom of the net on any shot over 6ft from the basket. JN makes more freshman mistakes than the actual freshman. Davis was eliminated by the refs tonight. I really don't know what it is about B1G refs other than they are just terrible. Love having CAM on the sideline but I would be pulling my hair out if I was him. I'm fairly certain after he watches the film from tonight he is going to see that with DG off the floor and our senior guards on, our offense stalls no effective cuts to the basket, lazy post passes (if there is a post pass), and lots of dribbling. And one more thing why the hell does JN drive to the dam corner?

    I really like our freshman, they need as much experience as they can get before conference play starts. I really believe the core or our scoring as the season progresses will come from DD, DG, JS, and AD.


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    Rayl got a reaction from Blackmon_for_3 in (2018) PG Darius Garland to Vandy   
    I don't know or care. Vandy is of little concern to me. I care about Archie Miller having success at IU and building his program. If Drew thinks he can build his program with one and dones, best of luck to him. I don't think that needs to be a focus for Archie right now.
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    Rayl reacted to HoosierAloha in My Way Too Early Opinion on this Season/Team   
    Especially when your previous coach didn't hold you accountable. You could throw and kick the ball all over, take any shot, and play zero defense. I can see why some are struggling..


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    Rayl got a reaction from Blackmon_for_3 in (2018) PG Darius Garland to Vandy   
    I don't know or care. Vandy is of little concern to me. I care about Archie Miller having success at IU and building his program. If Drew thinks he can build his program with one and dones, best of luck to him. I don't think that needs to be a focus for Archie right now.
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    Rayl got a reaction from Blackmon_for_3 in (2018) PG Darius Garland to Vandy   
    I don't know or care. Vandy is of little concern to me. I care about Archie Miller having success at IU and building his program. If Drew thinks he can build his program with one and dones, best of luck to him. I don't think that needs to be a focus for Archie right now.
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    Rayl got a reaction from Blackmon_for_3 in (2018) PG Darius Garland to Vandy   
    I don't know or care. Vandy is of little concern to me. I care about Archie Miller having success at IU and building his program. If Drew thinks he can build his program with one and dones, best of luck to him. I don't think that needs to be a focus for Archie right now.
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    Rayl got a reaction from Blackmon_for_3 in (2018) PG Darius Garland to Vandy   
    I don't know or care. Vandy is of little concern to me. I care about Archie Miller having success at IU and building his program. If Drew thinks he can build his program with one and dones, best of luck to him. I don't think that needs to be a focus for Archie right now.
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    Rayl got a reaction from cthomas in (2018) PG Darius Garland to Vandy   
    I think this is good. For long term success in Archie's system the focus needs to be on 3-4 year players who buy into the system and who can play it at a high level when they are upperclassmen. Get that solid base going year after year, and then there will be more success adding in the occassional one and done type. Sure, we might have one a few more games with Garland next year, but what does that really get us? Not another banner. This gives more playing time and coaching time to the players we need to develop long term.
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    Rayl got a reaction from cthomas in (2018) PG Darius Garland to Vandy   
    I think this is good. For long term success in Archie's system the focus needs to be on 3-4 year players who buy into the system and who can play it at a high level when they are upperclassmen. Get that solid base going year after year, and then there will be more success adding in the occassional one and done type. Sure, we might have one a few more games with Garland next year, but what does that really get us? Not another banner. This gives more playing time and coaching time to the players we need to develop long term.
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    Rayl got a reaction from pappy1865 in Game Thread: Howard, Sunday 8pm BTN   
    I thought Johnson's effort on D was better. But, he's still late on closeouts and doesn't look like he really knows what he's supposed to be doing. The better effort is encouraging though.
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