realTomCrean

Re-hire Tom Crean "It's Indiana, It's Indiana"

I'm not saying a HC can't have hobbies, enjoy a cigar, drink, or kick back with some buddies from time to time - but when your team (players, assistants) are barely treading water, struggling with basics of basketball (Free throws, blocking out, TO issues due to lack of O gameplan/execution, middling at best scouting reports, and numerous off-court issues) and I see the HC smokin and jokin, talking about tee times, telling press that he won't answer their (or the fans) questions about obvious mistakes.. maybe coach should start logging some 14–16-hour days consecutively (maybe string that into a few weeks w/ no breaks) and worry about cigars/tee times/friends less until April. It's just a slap in the face and makes the feeling of apathy so prevalent. I'm sure the will to win is there w/ Woodson, but is the willing sacrifice of the lush lifestyle to grind it out there? From my perspective this operation is being ran like someone enjoying retirement while collecting a huge check. Retirement well deserved for Woody, but the lifestyle that is being displayed through social media does not particularly give me or any fan confidence that there is desperation to win at a large scale. Are Dan Hurley, Painter, Larranaga, Barnes, eg smoking cigars w/ old buddies and posting on X or are their noses to the grindstone? Which would you rather have? If Woody makes a habit of last night's press conference that dude can KICK ROCKS. A valid question was asked and instead of being transparent and honest, he responded with "I'm not answering your question or the fans." There is no better way to symbolize your nose in the air, "I'm above you" than to respond to a valid Q in that fashion. It made my blood boil, sounded like a career politician.

Not a fan of Indy Star or Doyell but the headline is correct. X bonehead move and Gallo is like the dude off Space Jam that had his abilities taken from him. Two gripes w/ Woodson: 1. More A**es need to meet bench for non-effort (blocking out) - Sparks came in and blocked out Omoruyi like a tutorial video. 2. Line change hockey subs in the B1G especially on the road needs to find its' way out of Woodson's repertoire. To emphasize again: bench meets a**, a** sends signal to brain that this isn't fun, brain sends signal to body to increase effort - it's a winning formula for the brains of 5*, 4*, 3* and no stars. Accountability would be X not starting next game and running him until his balls hurt, what a poor representation of IU culture for our longest tenured player (outside Space Jam Gallo)

Michigan had their day.. Indiana will too.. someday

16 games left to get 9 wins

Kenpom Michigan State: 9-5 #17 Xavier: 6-6 #41 Iowa: 9-6 #52 Washington: 9-6 #54 USC: 8-7 #62 Michigan: 6-8 #63 Maryland: 9-5 #80 Stanford: 7-7 #81 Indiana: 11-4 #89 Rutger: 8-6 #90

This Woody’s burner?

What’s the injury!

Xavier listed as questionable again

IU 86 OSU 78

I saw where Michigan is 1-5 in games decided by 5pts or less. If the sky is falling in Btown then Ann Arbor is down under

Great day for Indiana sports fans. Hope the Hoosiers come out strong and have a definitive win, it could change the perception of the team going forward. With the upcoming schedule and current record a win here isn't a *must* but it's pretty darn close

Agree - worded it wrong because I was angry typing. I meant that filling talent makes winning in year 1 not only feasible but at a powerhouse (basketball) like IU it is expected and now possible thanks to NIL and no transfer limitations

People hate Crean pretty unanimously and I loved ribbing him so much on Twitter the dude blocked me. I wasn’t mean or rude, just clowned him too much. Little did he know I was one of his biggest supporters - Yogi, Hulls, Sheehey, Zeller, Watford, JBJ, R Johnson, OG, Morgan, Ziesloft, Williams, Bielfedt, Hartmann, Bryant, Williams man Crean made it fun to watch IU. They could beat anyone at any given time (or lose to anyone) but the talent was top tier, the effort was top tier, his players had pride in Indiana and it was visible. I loved it. And there was player development!! Crean was a Def. Coordinator away from becoming a powerhouse. Again if IU is serious, they ask Woodson to step down and they have a short list (Beard, May, Stevens, + more) with the biggest checkbook they can muster and say “we want a championship and it doesn’t matter how much we pay to get it” .. In the NIL era, if Cigs has taught us anything we can compete in year 1, look at Beard at Ole Miss. Sucks the realization is here again for a new coach but it is what it is. I’m so damn tired of Purdue, UK, and Sampson being good while IU is run of the mill.

I agree with you. The Allick guy on Nebraska is the offensive equivalent to Zack McRoberts (no joke)… Mgbako closed out leaping at him and he just passed it off to Wilcher for a wide open 3, we guarded Allick 10 ft past the 3pt line in the 2H - at what point does the staff make an adjustment? Ware guarded their C 5ft past the 3 line, why? Does the coaching staff scout, and if they do, do they make a comprehensive plan? If so, maybe it’s just me not seeing any plan or direction for the players. We guard non-shooters, collapse to triple team in the post, don’t box out, don’t get many 50/50 balls, and aside from Reneau Gallo and maybe Cupps we do not get on the ground. The offense is equally disappointing as IU seemingly has the laziest offensive game plan of my fandom life: first play of half we run to get PG or SF a clean look and then after that IU simply dumps to post and stands around perimeter w/ limited cutters. Walker and Gallo cut decently, but when teams have 3-4 defenders touching the paint it ruins the effectiveness of any cutter. I’m just touching on effort intangibles, not mentioning lack of shooting prowess, FT ineffectiveness, speed disparity, and lack of a true playmaker. I’m not a coach, nor do I pretend to be, hell I scored 8 points in my entire basketball career - but I’ve watched every single IU game sans maybe(!) 10 games since 2010 + thousands of other CBB games and the things mentioned above our all easily apparent, even to guys like me. Isn’t IU supposed to have players that have unrelenting effort and basketball IQ, that’s the MO historically that is associated with IU. Isn’t IU supposed to have one of the best X&O coaching staffs? I’m all for 5* 1&Done but if we can’t get some player development out of our 6 year PG and Sr SG what kind of program is being ran in Btown? We have two Sophomore players w/ ++ athletic ability but their basketball skills/IQ make them both unplayable. Some of that is on the player, sure, but more so it screams that there is lack of development by the staff. Woody said he understands IUBB and I’m sure he does, he’s seemingly a great guy and I want him to win but the product that’s been displayed for the most part in the last 2.5 years screams that it is lazy coaching/preparation. It’s like they (players and coaches) have the cool guy mentality - as a HS FB coach the cool guy mentality is something I wanted to break in players asap - it is the antithesis of winning. If you stuck around to read this you’re a trooper. Thanks for letting me vent **Edit: I’m adding more. If Woodson was 10-20 years younger a bad season is tolerable, but with his age and his own set standards (national/B1G championship) is it even possible to get past all of these deficiencies in the next 2 years? My guess is it is not. Style of play will limit IU from getting the best guards out of the portal, we are a forward oriented team. We may be a tourney team this year and next, but being a tourney team and having an actual chance at winning it all are worlds apart. I love Woodson but if I’m a stakeholder in IUBB in any capacity and want to see another banner, the writing is on the wall. I’d love for Woodson to play Armond Hill’s role and be an advisor/ambassador for the program as long as he’d like. In fact I think that’s important for the future, but if IU is serious about hanging a banner there has to be a change.

I've seen several tweets saying the same about Woodson deflecting onto players, which it very well could be and I see your point. At the same time, publicly calling out your two Senior guards who aren't performing and a burger boy who is not performing is justified and maybe meant to send a message to them. Perspective - "I thought Alford played horrible tonight" from Woodson's coach in a post-game presser.

IU was 0-3 first two weeks of Jan last year. No panic button yet for me

Exactly. Like go ahead buddy, be off your rocker but you better be able to draw up some comprehensive X & O’s. There's an old saying in Tennessee — I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee — that says, “Just win baby”

Actually their best team in a decade or more

If IU is top 15 consistently I do not care if Coach drinks a 1/5 after every win

Chris Beard

Was there no media availability yesterday?

Pretty sure he had a slight injury or soreness. Overall good move by staff imo but don’t get me wrong I was watching #21 on the bench the last 12 minutes of the game exclusively, screaming to put him back in

True. Also true for any team w/ starting PG & 1st Rd draft pick hopeful C Have to go 10-8 remainder of year (OSU, Minn, Iowa, PSU, Nthwestern, Nebraska, @ Minn, @ PSU, MSU/Wiscy, @ NEBRASKA)

Bet Mgbako 15pts/IU Win. Heartbroken