theriverpilot

Genuine question here but what leadership characteristics to you see in X? What makes you label him "leader on the floor"? Because a leader isn't something I would label him with. A competitor? Yes. Leader. No. If anything, that leader tag would go to Trey from my observations.

Best I can do on short notice

Someone has already pointed this out but no other P5 school would have Woodson anywhere on their short-list of coaching names. To be completely honest, I'm not sure any mid-major schools would either but for some reason, he was good enough for IU.

Give credit where credit is due; Ware had a really strong game tonight

Surprised Wisc didn’t foul Trey there

The last bullet point here really hit hard. No other program would’ve had Woodson anywhere close on their radar to be the head basketball coach

I’m old enough to remember Bart Starr and Forrest Gregg coaching the Packers. Both Packer legends yet both failing at bringing the Packers to any glory. Both, to my knowledge, are still revered by Packers fans despite their unimpressive coaching efforts. My point is that I think Woodson’s legacy will be fine but only if he doesn’t try to be too stubborn with the reality of the situation. Great IU player that wanted to restore IU but simply wasn’t the guy.

I feel that. Gotta keep the faith. And I’m not as well-versed as others here regarding resumes/stats of other candidates, but I have followed Pearl since I’m in southern Indiana. The man just wins and would be an instant upgrade and success in my opinion.

I think the Stevens ship sailed 3 years ago. I’m surprised to see he’s still mentioned as a possible replacement at this point. EDIT: Don’t get me wrong, if the man had a change of heart and wanted the job then come on down! But he seemed to make his stance crystal clear

She had a bit of a brain fart there with remembering Mack’s name.

Is that Aliya Boston in the studio??

No doubt she’s a great player but some of those shots are ridiculous. And love that IU took it down and made her pay for it with the bucket

Refs have killed the flow to this game

100% agree. Also 100% don't want that to happen! :-D

Yeesh....and that 08-09 time was basically a group of walk on players. Not a good look.

Tominaga simply cooled off

The question now is if this is one of those “play great for 5 minutes” spurts or a sustained 2nd half comeback

How’s that “Fire Mike Woodson” thread coming?

I said it earlier and Cupps was all over him, but yeah. Cupps got absolutely schooled on the last 2 scores from Tominaga.

Yikes. That might be the ugliest 3 attempt all year

This game sucks so far but not sure what else you can ask from Cupps. He’s all over Tominaga

And smarter players.

Martinelli outrebounded 4 IU players. It’s just effort

We’re paying players now, right? Lol

Reneau is so bad on D. He had zero clue what was going on there. I really hope he works on his defensive game if he comes back next year