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papawboog

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    papawboog reacted to DougJr74 in Transfer Portal w IU Interest   
    vacated 
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    papawboog reacted to HinnyHoosier in Fire Coach Woodson   
    It's bold statements like this one that blur my line between hope and insanity.
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    papawboog got a reaction from go iu bb in Fire Coach Woodson   
    I think that is part of the equation. The other, that by announcing a head that IU wouldn't accept an NIT bid is it eliminates the possible embarrass of not getting invited.
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    papawboog reacted to Brass Cannon in IUBB vs Wyoming — Tuesday: NCAA rd of 68 - 9:10pm on TruTV   
    And for the record St Marys is much better 
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    papawboog reacted to Trish in IUBB vs Wyoming — Tuesday: NCAA rd of 68 - 9:10pm on TruTV   
    Trade Crean for Woodson at halftime. 
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    papawboog reacted to Honkyman in IUBB vs Wyoming — Tuesday: NCAA rd of 68 - 9:10pm on TruTV   
    This is pathetic.
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    papawboog reacted to Banksyrules in BTT Game Thread: Indiana vs. Iowa 3/12 - 1 pm on CBS   
    It’s remarkable how X has developed to be our leader of this team.   I hope he stays next year to show the new incoming class what type of attitude you need to be successful in college. 
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    papawboog reacted to mamasa in BTT Game Thread: Indiana vs. Iowa 3/12 - 1 pm on CBS   
    I hate to lose. But more than than, I love IU basketball. I love that I got to watch this BTT tourney with my daughter, most likely the last time, as she’ll be moving out soon. I love that the kids on our team chose to dedicate years of their life to IU. I love that a former player has the passion to return and coach in a world he’s never coached before. I love that our bench was engaged and so supportive, knowing they didn’t have a shot at playing. So many things that I’m could spend time being negative about, wanted to take a second to wax poetic about my positives.
     
    ^^^guess i had more bourbon Than I thought lol!
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    papawboog reacted to IUFAN1976 in BTT Game Thread: Indiana vs. Iowa 3/12 - 1 pm on CBS   
    I for one am proud of the team, players, coaching staff, etc…. This team competed and just about beat 3 good teams in a row.  This team finally showed toughness, heart, and great effort.  Those people who keep bashing the team and coaching staff, didn’t watch the same 3 hard fought games I did.  Please shut the heck up!  CMW has us heading in the right direction!
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    papawboog reacted to HoosierTrav in BTT Game Thread: Indiana vs. Iowa 3/12 - 1 pm on CBS   
    Absolutely brutal. We controlled this entire game except for the last minute. Lost on an absolute prayer after clawing back from 4 to tie it. Hard to be upset with the team. These boys became men this week/weekend. Get a win or two in the tournament next week and this program completely shifted its momentum going into next year. 
     
      How Fran McCaffery didn’t get T’d up for coming all the way into OUR COACHING BOX is beyond me. Absolutely unbelievable. 
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    papawboog reacted to hoosierbgh in BTT Game Thread: Indiana vs. Iowa 3/12 - 1 pm on CBS   
    This fanbase really needs to stop with nonsense like this. Kopp played his @$$ off the whole game and made several big shots. The whole team played their ***** off and ran out of gas at the end. 
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    papawboog reacted to IU Scott in Mike Woodson and His Coaching Staff   
    I never seen so many drama queens in my life as there are on this board.
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    papawboog reacted to IUc2016 in Mike Woodson and His Coaching Staff   
    I have been pretty down the past month as many, so here is my attempt at some positivity and hope...
    This roster has glaring weaknesses. IMO, even with a top notch coach, I am not sure that this roster is anything more than an 8/9 seed in the NCAA tournament. No dynamic scorers, not really any length and quickness on the wings, and undersized bigs who lack perimeter skills. I know that going into each game in the big ten I never felt that IU had more talent than the other teams outside the teams IU finished ahead of in the standings. Do they have enough talent to get into the tournament? yes, but not as much to really do anything. And this roster is not on Woody, yes he brought in transfers but the bulk is left over from the past staff. 
    SO....
    It all comes down to recruiting. I think we have seen a strong shift in the type of players IU has commitments from and continues to go after. Unlike Archie, Woody has shown the ability to recruit nationally and not just Indiana. He is recruiting dynamic scorers and guys with length. Plus he seems to have guys that have real basketball IQ. If he can develop those guys and keep the young guys IU has, we will be fine. Do I think Woody takes us to national titles and mulitple final 4s? no. But I do think the way he is recruiting he can have us constantly in the tournament with chances to make some runs and that is a far cry from where this program has been. Not making the tournament this year is definitely not ideal, but it isn't the end. The next 2 classes are important to get on campus and develop. 
    Go Hoosiers. 
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    papawboog reacted to LamarCheeks in Accept NIT or Decline Invitation?   
    You accept the bid. And I'll watch. I've been doing it for for years: before I went to IU, while I went to IU and after I went to IU. 
    Obviously, I'd rather be in the NCAAs. But if we go to the NIT, I'll watch. Guess that makes me a glutton for punishment! 
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    papawboog reacted to TheWatShot in Accept NIT or Decline Invitation?   
    Absolutely accept the bid. I hate it when people say things like "what if we lose?" Well, then we lose, just like we've already done 12 times this season. Of all the reasons people can make fun of this program right now, losing an NIT game is pretty far down the list. 
     
    Winning the WNIT in 2018 helped our women's program get to places it's never been. IU won the NIT in 1979 and was runner-up in 1985, and won banners two years after both. Take the bid, win the SOB and build off of it. 
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    papawboog reacted to Golfman25 in IU at Purdue - 03/05/22 @ 2:00 on ESPN   
    Kinda what I have been saying -- we don't have the horses.  Sure Woodson has made some mistakes, but who doesn't.  But our talent needs an upgrade.  
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    papawboog reacted to RaceToTheTop in IUBB vs Rutgers - 03/02/22 @ 7:00 on BTN   
    JaMarcus Ellis and Armon Basset were dismissed from the team before Crean arrived.
    https://www.insidethehall.com/2008/03/31/report-armon-bassett-and-jamarcus-ellis-dismissed/
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    papawboog reacted to Golfman25 in IUBB vs Rutgers - 03/02/22 @ 7:00 on BTN   
    Actually, I thought Dackich kicked the problems off.  Crean had to use baseball players to fill the roster, no.  
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    papawboog reacted to Golfman25 in IUBB vs Rutgers - 03/02/22 @ 7:00 on BTN   
    Race is limited.  However, he's the only one who showed any improvement this year.  From taking the ball up the court, to hitting a few threes, at least he improved.  Who else did?  The guys who where supposed to be "shooters" aren't.  You surround a 4 year kid like Race with some legit talent and it's a different team.  We need talent, bad.  
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    papawboog reacted to RaceToTheTop in 2022-2023 IUBB Roster Projection   
    I could see no reason why Race would transfer.  He would be the focal point underneath at IU and already is given the freedom to shoot from deep as well.  IMO, he's either back, he graduates and looks to play overseas, or he graduates and looks to get on with the next part of his life.
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    papawboog reacted to Chris007 in IUBB @ Minnesota - 02/27/22 @ 6:00 ET on ESPN2   
    Yeah, it seemed like we forced it to TJD, which they had stopped doubling and either fumbled it, kicked it around, or committed a foul. IMO he's just not a finisher. I would go to Race at the end of games, he makes better decisions or just leave it in X's hands. 
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    papawboog reacted to Rico in IUBB @ Minnesota - 02/27/22 @ 6:00 ET on ESPN2   
    At some point in time you have to give the other team a little bit of credit.
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    papawboog reacted to IU Scott in IUBB @ Minnesota - 02/27/22 @ 6:00 ET on ESPN2   
    The thing is this game goes into the W column and doesn't count off points for almost blowing a big lead 
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    papawboog reacted to reconmkd in IUBB @ Minnesota - 02/27/22 @ 6:00 ET on ESPN2   
    Not impressed with the final 9 minutes but I’m also not sure what you do when they are nailing 3s like that. Majority there was nothing else the defender could do but foul.
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    papawboog reacted to IUc2016 in IUBB @ Minnesota - 02/27/22 @ 6:00 ET on ESPN2   
    1 game at a time. We got this 1, all I care about 
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