str8baller

Like I mentioned way back in the thread, maybe not in response to you, the problems are spacing and ball movement. Those things are much easier to fix than implementing a bunch of cutting or screens. I’m positive the staff is working on it. Like you, I’m frustrated with the slow progress. Can you imagine how CMW feels?

The Movement…part duex

The time outs were fine. If he doesn’t take those early timeouts to address the teams play were probably not within one score at the end. He had one in which the staff had a good out of bounds play for.

You’re not gonna get these guys, or any guys thrown together for 6mos, to play effective motion offense like we’re used to. Knight (and other motion based coaches) rarely played freshman for a reason. They seem to be attempting some spread pick and roll or 4-out feed the post offense. Both of those are fine for this group. But the ball still has to move. Our guys have horrible spacing and are below average passers. Not a good combination.

After having slept on it, I think this is close to the truth. PSU also hit some open 3’s but a handful were tough contested shots they had no business making. The problem for me is that they still should’ve won and we continue to look off. I mentioned it in another post, but I think we have a couple weeks for things to start clicking. Maybe the end of the month. On one hand this team hasn’t played together much, but on the other we have a lot of veterans by today’s standards. I hope we look back and say this was a blip on the radar for a tourney team and not one of the 3 “what ifs” that cost us a spot in the tourney.

Maybe she’s going to be a doctor

Turnovers improved, so we’ve got that going for us. Which is nice

Oladipo and Zeller with Wat, short guy and crew. But they had Crean as coach…vs a 2-3 zone. Lmao

Duke and Carolina stayed in house because their legendary coaches demanded it. Same reason Wisconsin did even though they didn’t want to. Coaches have been getting paid for two decades now. That hasn’t stopped UK from pulling decent coaches and winning titles. Or UNC from poaching. Or Kansas from making good hires. Or Michigan. Or Ohio State. Virginia pulled a P5 coach. Texas just did. You get the point. Hell, UCLA got more out of Howland and Alford than we did our pathetic hires. IU has simply been incompetent for 20+ yrs from the admin level up to the BoT when it comes to basketball. Our hires have been atrocious. I actually have a small glimmer of hope for this Woody/Matta combo. Let’s see yr 3 after they’ve had a chance to beat the bushes for talent for a few years. If it doesn’t work…well, it doesn’t really matter because our inept admin will serve us the same crap next time.

TJD had a run to the basket on the last possession with 3 guys covering him. At least 2 guys were open. He has to pass it. All the movement in the world doesn’t matter if he can’t do that.

I agree with this. Woody really just needs to be competent and above, because with his nba background he’s going to recruit his way out of this or it won’t go. Give him a year or two. I wouldn’t expect any this year.

We’ve hired Davis Sampson Crean and Archie. Woodson is probably the best coach we’ve hired—you could argue Sampson if you care nothing for ethics. Indiana is plagued by an epically inept administration. There are few worse. So we get what we deserve.

These guys have about 2 weeks to figure it out. I give them less than a 25% chance. Otherwise they’re dead in the water in big ten play and this season is over.

Get your best player going to the hoop for a layup and the shot doesn’t even come close.

Good timeout

Our spacing on offense needs serious work

Kopp and Parker are probably both 40+% on catch and shoot 3’s. Half the time it looks like happenstance if they get one

He’s one of the worst shooting guards we’ve ever had. I can’t believe he made that shot to win the game a few years back in Indy. Don’t think he’s made a 3 since.

Spacing could be better. A cutter from time to time wouldn’t hurt. But the truth is, as great as TJD is, he’s a mediocre passer (at best).

4 turnovers is a plus. but then again, that’s why I say it’s possible that was our “good half.” :/

Their offense entirely dependent on getting kick outs or reversals for open shots. They have zero ability to create. Generally when they’re not producing it’s because the team isn’t working the ball around and back to them.

D2 if he can’t crack this rotation.

We’re extremely shallow. Just one player. Problem is #2 isn’t departed much from #9 which makes us seem deep. Btw, let’s hope that was the bad half. Could easily be the good one.

Can i not watch this on my tv app?

Last 3 Crean seasons weren’t exactly the heyday of IU basketball. If Woody can’t turn the types of trends around like always playing PSU close, we might be in trouble.