OGIUAndy

Yes, he hasn't played in the league since 2022-23. I have no problem if the Pacers sign him, but expectations on minutes and money have to be set. The Pacers are still a relatively young team, so there's no good reason to play him a lot of minutes or promise him anything but a spot on the team. He'll also need to bring a leadership quality that I am not sure he's shown in the NBA previously. If the Pacers are going to fill a roster spot with a 10+ year vet, that player has to fill a specific role ie a team first, mature leader. If he's going to worry about playing time and his role, it's not going to work and shouldn't be considered. If he's looking to prove himself as a veteran leader, then go for it. Keep in mind he hasn't played even close to a full season (Covid season notwithstanding) since the 2017-18 season. So I don't know what he's looking for in regards to playing time or money, but it has to be based on reality, not ego or the glory days yesteryear.

Sure would be nice if people started doing this.

Some of these takes are, for lack of a better word, bad.

https://www.youtube.com/@thedailyhoosier6127

Knight was definitely not normal. But I too like what I am hearing and seeing so far. Seems like a total grinder, down to earth type of coach. A refreshing change of pace.

Sometimes you offer kids to establish relationships. That's my guess with this one. But this guy wasn't ever coming to IU.

I honestly don't think McNeely helped himself much if at all by going to UCONN. He made Third Team All-Big East and the Big East All-Freshman Team. He most likely would have had the same type of accolades if not better at IU and would have been the same NBA "prospect".

Not sure what the point of having all those guys on the roster is if they are unable to play. Very boring. I feel bad for anyone that went.

They only internalize Woody, forgetting the Archie era which in my mind was way worse. IPFW. ISU. Very long losing streak. I believe 0-7 against PU. Anyone who doesn't think he was worse, has some sort of recency bias. I don't care if Woody's team's underachieved, the Archie era was worse.

He didn't even mention Cig's UCLA trash talk: https://uclawire.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/ucla/football/2024/07/31/indiana-head-coach-curt-cignetti-starting-early-trash-talk-with-ucla-bruins/74620503007/

I agree. There must be something to this. It could be an indicator that a lot of the schools on his list are backing off a bit.

The record might not be the same/better, but this team is going to be very good. Anyone who thinks otherwise is going to be proven wrong.

For the millionth time, we get it. This is part of the reason some people are probably tuning out on the boards to be honest. Rehashing the same opinion over and over before a second of play.

I was thinking the exact opposite. Since Cig is familiar with him, I expect this to be 40+ game.

Kinda indicative of the NCAA.

I think folks were just speculating that he was the odd man out because of Ristic, but that's just people guessing.

This is the key. Both him and Chet have looked spent at times. I don't recall who said it, before this playoff run, a player said the Pacers were the hardest team in the league to play. Last year, Joe Mazzula said the Pacers series was the hardest even though they swept them. This year's run is one for the books. https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/the-pacers-are-halfway-to-winning-the-unlikeliest-championship-in-recorded-nba-history/

Over Archie? No way. I think everyone knew the Woody hire was mediocre at best. Archie had much higher expectations and was arguably way worse.

"They need to run motion..."

So people only care because he renewed Buckner? What about "He falsely suggested that IU was unique in having alumni determine a public university’s board members, even though other state schools including Purdue University still have appointees that are elected by the Purdue Alumni Association."

#FreeCoachCorsaro Yeah, I think he's been set free already.

Honest question, what good work was he credited for?

So some people are extremely happy all of the time.