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Yeahhh we deserve to lose. Gotta work tomorrow and I’m not sticking around for this. Goodnight ladies and gents, see ya for the next one.

We have to be one of the few fan bases in America that get into the double bonus and groan

Whoever said this felt like the Wisconsin game…you’re 100% correct

X, on the other hand…

Love Thompson but someone needs to remind him he’s a 15% three point shooter

Need to exploit Bohannon off the dribble. His arthritis can’t handle it.

Definitely. Galloway really unlocks our offense. Guard him close and he’s quick enough off the dribble to get to the rim. Give him slack and he uses off-ball movement to get the defense out of position. He’s probably the best amongst the guards at making the entry pass into the post which is vital for us. And, most importantly, he generally makes the right decision with the ball. I’m not sure I can say that about anyone else on our team.

I really hope he has an Oladipo-like work ethic because he has the potential to be a dominant player. He has elite length and athleticism, plays with a high motor, and was known as a capable shooter coming out of high school. His form is pretty good and I think he’s better in that regard than we’ve seen. If they pair him with the right trainer and he’s willing to put in the hours, he could be special. My concern is that I don’t think he understands his ceiling. I saw an interview where he said something like “God gave me this body to rebound so that’s what I’m going to do.” I appreciate his willingness to play his role, but I hope he realizes he could do a heck of a lot more.

Galloway should be starting over Kopp, and it’s not even close as far as I’m concerned. It was clear before the injury and he just proved it again on Thursday.

Been saying it for a while… Special shout out to everyone that said I was crazy this off-season

Ehh I don’t know about that. I began my career right out of undergrad and currently answer to 4 people in a corporation that employs 20K; but it took 10 years of 60-hour weeks to get there. My cousin has spent those same 10 years as a student at IU and will enter the workforce making more than I do. If I could do it over, I’d probably go that route.

From what I watched earlier in the season, I have a very hard time believing he’s actually that bad. I think it’s more likely his performance in practice is dictating his PT and I’ve never agreed with that approach. I’ve seen players that look great in practice and fold during the game, and I’ve seen players that are lackluster in practice but go to a different level when it matters. For instance, my best games always occurred in the postseason. My effort wasn’t any different, I just happened to play better under pressure. Now, that may not be the case and maybe Lander really isn’t very good. I’m just saying I’d like for Woodson to give him some minutes and see what happens.

Agree with Stewart, but I haven’t really seen any reason to play Kopp. I’m still baffled that guy was billed as a shooter.

That’s why it surprises me he hasn’t given Lander a little more run. If his vision for the offense is what I think it is, he needs a PG that can beat his man off the dribble and then make the right decision. Phinisee is a PG that isn’t quick enough to beat his man and X is a combo guard that doesn’t know how to distribute once he gets in the lane. Of the 3, I think Lander is the only one with the ability to do both.

I think he’ll probably be back. He’d probably be picked up to play professionally overseas, but it wouldn’t be a big payday. I say he takes the free Masters degree and lives up his final year in college.

Someone needs to sit him down and have a frank discussion. ”Trayce, you’re currently projected as a mid to late second round pick. Every time you take a game off, you’re one step closer to riding a bus around Croatia for the next 10 years.”

You’re not wrong. Woodson just got done addressing our pick and roll coverage in his presser. It’s nice to finally have a coach that can articulate the problem. I always try to give a coach 2-3 years before I get really critical and the way he answers questions makes me optimistic. With our last two coaches, I wasn’t confident they understood or were capable of fixing the problems. I don’t have that concern with Woodson. My biggest concern with Woodson has been his substitution patterns and his play calling in late game situations (full court pressure at the end of the Cuse game, for example).

Watching Woodson right now and he clearly knows where our problems lie. Very specific answers, unlike the clueless nonsense we got from Crean and Miller all those years.

That’s what we should expect. I know I’ve already said it once in this thread but this team was still playing Archie’s offense in mid-November. A month and a half of practices limited in duration by the NCAA isn’t enough time to implement a brand new system. Sure, Woodson should receive some criticism for waiting that long, but he isn’t stupid. He knows this team doesn’t have the scorers to run anyone off the court. With this group of players, we have to be really good on the defensive end to stay in games and that’s what he chose to focus on.

I’m not giving up hope just yet. We could very easily be 13-0 right now. Two one-possession losses and a collapse at Wisky that should’ve been a win. This team has enough talent, they just haven’t clicked yet.

SMFH

Gotta rebound here…

Watch is foul the 83% shooter

Haven’t been overly impressed with Woodson’s sets coming out of timeouts this year. Hope he proves me wrong here…

I have a feeling our next HC is already on our bench.