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I’m sure there will be naysayers... but this is the type of player that has killed Indiana for years. I’m happy to have him.

It’s just insane what this staff has done in the last few weeks Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

In back to back days we've landed kids who reportedly weren't close to deciding. This makes me think there is a lot of interest from recruits in playing here. They need to join now or miss out, so they're jumping at the chance. Fantastic job by our coaching staff

It's very nice to hear that our staff is going after a player and then they actually go out and get him. We wanted Xavier Johnson, we went out and got him. We wanted Tamar Bates, we went out and got him. We wanted Miller Kopp, we went out and got him. Coach Woodson had a vision for the roster and he went out and made it happen. Very encouraging moving forward.

I WANT TO STOP WINNING

If what the coaches allegedly told Brunk about his role here is true, it doesn’t sound like they have much interest in playing two bigs unless one can shoot the ball really well.

this aged well

It’s the NBA thread. You don’t need to post.

Makes the Kenya following Efton Reid’s mom interesting. She was the one who announced his decision day was being moved and referred to herself as mama bear. Perhaps we are talking to mama bear about a similar focus for Efton.

Mike Woodson's lone promise to Tamar Bates sounds a lot like the way Bob Knight once recruited, and probably the way Knight recruited Woodson. “Coach Woodson stressed to me that I will become a better man" And that was the main thing Bates needed to hear. https://www.thedailyhoosier.com/tamar-bates-mike-woodson-promised-to-make-me-a-better-man/

"More swagged up" From ESPN: Former Northwestern wing Miller Kopp, one of the best shooters in the NCAA transfer portal, told ESPN he has committed to play at Indiana next season. "Coach Woodson sees my potential as a versatile player and he has a plan for my development," Kopp said. "With the NBA experience and the respect he has around the game I was curious to at least hear him out. And obviously Indiana has such amazing history and basketball culture which was appealing to me because I'd played against them for three years." Kopp averaged 11.3 points and 3.1 rebounds per game last season for the Wildcats. He was listed as a junior last season and will have two years of college eligibility remaining. He picked Indiana from a list of offers that included Oregon State, Texas A&M, Utah, USC, Creighton, South Carolina, New Mexico, Georgia, Vanderbilt, Wichita State, DePaul, Oklahoma State and Xavier. A 6-foot-7 forward with a strong frame, Kopp converted 98 3-pointers in 54 games over the past two seasons, hitting 87% of his free throw attempts over that span. He was highly effective shooting off screens, but is also capable of operating out of pick-and-roll and making jumpers pulling up off the dribble. Kopp expects to be utilized differently with Indiana than he was at Northwestern . "I think the Big Ten will see a different player," he said. "Someone who's a versatile player offensively and more than a shooter. Playing in the open court, playing in ball screens and more swagged up overall, to be frank." Newly hired head coach Mike Woodson hasn't wasted any time in molding the Hoosiers roster after being hired off the New York Knicks bench three weeks ago. He was able to convince Big Ten All-Conference 2nd team member Trayce Jackson-Davis to return for his junior season within days of his hire, along with key veterans Race Thompson and Parker Stewart, and also nabbed one of the top point guards in the transfer portal in Pitt's Xavier Johnson. On Monday, he secured the commitment of one of the top available high school players in Tamar Bates, a two-way wing with impressive shot-making prowess who decommitted from Texas after the departure of Shaka Smart

I've never seen anything about Brooks even entering the portal so I'm not sure why he's even considered an "option."

A certain teammate of our most recent recruit would fit the mold perfectly

I'd agree he's killing it, hard to imagine the first month going a lot better. I would reserve the "Grand Slam" assessment for about 2-3yrs though. I really hope this is building program momentum that will steamroll everyone in it's path. But the measurement is not winning the press conference, getting recruits or uniting the fanbase, it's winning games. For that we're just gonna have to wait.

Sorry Keion, we got our guy.

Our practices are going to be so competitive now which should only make us better

Nice! Stretch four is exactly what we needed. Our team (should) be much better at shooting than last season. I'm looking forward to the first three point barrage of the Mike Woodson era in front of a packed Assembly Hall.

......Kopp looks strikingly similar to former IU great, lefty Brian Evans. ( It’s Evan’s Terre Haute South H.S. pic)

Welcome aboard, Miller (I feel like I was saying that about four years ago. LOL!) As a uniform geek, I found number choice in his announcement kinda interesting. Rob wears No. 10.

If Kopp can regain his shooting form from two years ago I love this. Surrounding TJD with 3 40% 3 pt shooters in Bates, Stewart, and Kopp has me salivating.

Kopp picks IU

We really need young bigs for after Trayce/Race leave, so I’d wait for Reid I guess.

Takes four years to learn how to deliver fries in Archie's system