To me, his demeanor is like that Grandpa you shut, dig in, develop some introspective and list to every damn word he says. Then go do your best to impress him. I had my, WTH moments on this pick early on, but I am quickly coming around.
This is my feel on this too. Going with all the flavor of the day regurgitated options would have been the SOP. CMW with one hell of a supporting staff, both above and below, has more of a truly cerebral thought process to it. I've often said that there were more causation of our failures due to IU Admin above the coach. I feel good about Matta (or someone like him) to address my concerns.