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Smdh? Would you rather him repeat the line that he still believes the college game is played through the post? Since it's become clear CMW will be the IUBB HC next year, haven't we all demanded that he learn from previous mistakes? This is a warmly received message, for me. The roster construction certainly suggests intent to play a different style. That is good news IMO. Nice to see verbal indication of that from the staff in the offseason. Progress...

CCC will have us bowling in year 1 (I think). Google him. Not sure where 6 wins all come from, but one being Purdue, would sure get his era off to a nice start.

I'm so f***ing excited for IUFB.

Really nice addition to the roster. Glad it's official. Looking forward to watching him! I love that we have a good amount of kids who really "get it" in the locker room next year.

I'm generally inclined to agree - particularly with your last sentence - but also that all high major coaches are going to have a pretty big ego and that's not by default a bad thing at all. Dan Hurley obsessed over no longer being the "third Hurley" and he's not done yet. They have a program motto at UConn "foot on the gas, then up their a$$" ... that reflects more arrogance to me than Woody's behavior. On the bold, I would not go so far as to call it an "inappropriate level" but I definitely understand the sentiment Hoosier2017/others have relative to this part: My turning point with Mike Woodson was when I drove through a monsoon to watch them at Rutgers despite a declared state of emergency in NJ, we played TERRIBLY and blew a winnable game to an awful team. Then in the post game, when asked a very simple question he gruffly barked about "I'm not going to explain myself to you or the fans." Not expecting him to break down the entire game in the press conference at all, but I'm not expecting the coach to totally blow off the fans when they need to hear a hopeful message. Personally the true fans commentary comes off as tone deaf/unnecessarily combative towards your own. Didn't offend me because I get he's a competitor and wants to stick it to the naysayers, just find the target a bit weird. IMO its more insecurity than arrogance. Look, he's our coach, and credit where it's due for him and the staff putting together a roster that is objectively better than last year's (not calling it perfect because it's not and I know people like to reference posts like this in a year's time and call people sunshine pumpers lol). I don't love the guy but I don't think he's the devil incarnate either. Just want to win, and win big, consistently. Nothing else matters. Odds look better for next year than this past one. But we can't win until we start playing games and that's not for a while. If anyone is spending considerable time being fixated with how much they believe CMW should not be the IUBB coach, may I suggest going for a 20-30 minute leisurely stroll around the block.

Lol... this quieter news cycle part of the offseason sucks :/ People really doing senior night/"good person" discourse again? Long ways to go before the first tip-off next season... Weather app shows it looking pretty nice in Bloomington today/this weekend. Ah to be a college kid spending a summer there again.

Hatton would be a nice pick up especially given the available options, seems like he'd be serviceable in a limited role. I agree with @WayneFleekHoosier 100% though in that we are just one injury away in the front court from being in the same position as this past year with the backcourt. That's just factual - in fact, it would be worse than losing XJ for an extended period IMO and frankly I don't see how that's debatable. Malik as your 5 for extended periods will have you on the wrong end of a scoring run, and then he'll get in foul trouble. How long will it take? Then it will be Hatton or Mack and 4 guards. Hope we don't end up asking him to do too much. In an ideal world we'd have a sophomore/junior/senior already on the roster who could rebound well and defend the post. I'd even take a senior Jordan Geronimo with Hatton as the final piece to the roster, and I know people will roast me for that take lol. Yes we're not going to add someone better than Hatton most likely at this point in the cycle... that doesn't mean front court depth isn't a valid concern.

Okay, agree to disagree I guess. Ballo gets injured, Reneau playing significant time at the 5 = foul trouble galore and we are running out with NK and Mgbako as our 4 and 5. Good luck winning many games relying on them for defense down low in key moments. I'd prefer it being more balanced/more options in the front court... not going to be mad about Hemenway though if he comes here.

Didn't say I was "worried" I said I don't love it. You're good running with just NK and Reneau at the 5 if Ballo gets injured and spends 6-8 weeks in the walking boot of doom?

Meh. I'd rather have someone who can defend the post and rebound in that spot, but I won't cry about more shooting. Just better hope we don't have any injuries up front. I don't love Malik sliding over to the 5 only backed up by NK and then sliding Mgbako and Goode over to the 4 on an extended basis if there are injuries. Foul trouble can make things dicey too. It would give me more peace of mind knowing we have depth in the front court, that's all. For as much run as Hemenway is likely to get, I feel like we've more likely already got players on the roster who can hit 3s when we need them to than we have players who can defend in the post and rebound for a good amount of time in any given game.

People want a well balanced roster that can withstand injuries in the frontcourt and backcourt. Best to not overindex on fixing last years problem at the expense of creating a new one.

Imagine playing 5 or 6 years of CBB only to finish with 0 degrees. Yikes

Is there any chance he could petition based on only playing 10 games? Didn't XJ play 11 and get granted a 6th year? I know there was some technicality about % of total games the team played, but can't remember the threshold.

I googled him to find his career high. Got a 404 error on the Illinois athletics site. Do you think we hurt their feelings? (His career high was 16 vs Purdue on Jan 5, fyi)

Not being coy (lol)... that's the first rotation for next year I've heard/thought about that's gotten me actually excited for next season. That rotation - especially assuming Mgbako and the guards take another step forward this offseason - is going to be scary. So balanced. 100% and that's not even accounting for Malik in all of this. This roster is going to have a lot of options, rotation and play style wise. Goode does so much to enhance the roster, including versatility. Let's go

Those two with Rice, Carlyle and Ballo... that rotation will be a serious problem for other teams. I hope we see a lot of it. Rice or Carlyle penetrating and kicking to Mgbako or Goode, with Ballo cleaning up misses? ......... How many more days til the season starts? Lol

Definitely big benefit for both teams... I give the edge to Goode just based on the fact he's been playing in the B10 already in this role (very well) and has another year of eligibility. We'll find out if Humrichous' game translates up... the stroke looks pure, for sure.

Add a solid 4/5 back up who's in for a limited role that's primarily about rim protection and rebounding... Then we're really cooking with gas

Granted I haven't had a chance to see Humrichous play really... but I'd call that a winning trade

I don't think the roster is taken care of until we at least have one back up 4/5... not that I consider myself a pumper. My stance is unchanged on "winning the offseason" ... nice to see talented players on the roster! That's important. Won't get excited until I see it on the court and we observe that learnings from other previous mistakes are retained and applied.

One of the other photos he posted in his announcement tweet... yes, get the best players you can wherever they're from... but, I do love having players on the roster who grew up as fans of IUBB, who wearing the jersey means just a liiiitttle bit more to... Can't tell me that's not a positive for the locker room/program culture.

Looks a hell of a lot more comfortable on the court than he did at the end of the year even. I'm inclined to think after a, hopefully, healthy summer of conditioning work... he will look even better. The knee stuff he has been working through is no joke. The missteps along the way have really set back his timeline. I'm very happy that he took his RS year here and is seemingly not portal-ing. I think that says a lot about his character and patience/competitiveness after we're bringing in two guards + others ahead of him. I'm not credible enough to say whether the knee issue will limit his athleticism for the rest of his career or not... But given where he's starting from... sometimes God just has to nerf uber talented people to keep things fair. And besides, there is more to being a good basketball player than just being an ultra athletic specimen. Seems he will still have at least a sufficient amount of athleticism... these young guys bounce back a lot easier with rehab than us older guys (ah to be 19/20). He's had the right resources since coming to IU it seems. And that patience he has developed will no doubt serve him well over the course of his career. Perhaps he ends up becoming a very well rounded, skilled basketball player. Maybe we roll out the 3 GA guard rotation at times next year and it turns out to be everyone's favorite... I'm not writing Jakai off but I don't want to have unfair expectations of him. Hopefully next season is the start of a great IU career. And if anyone calls me a sunshine pumper for this take...kick rocks! :)

He's definitely the dark horse / sleeper factor for next year's team. Easy to root for the kid, especially after all he's persevered through injury wise.

If Purdue can't scrape together 7500 per kid to go abroad, maybe they should... go get a job instead of begging :) Lol

Hate to hear this LCS. You are in my prayers. Looking forward to the update where you've kicked this things a$$! Sending you positive energy. My DMs are always open.