Shooter

Rice stunk tonight, but has had his moments this season. I wouldn't lump him in with Carlyle.

Who is blaming the refs or whining? It's a tough call, one of many in a close game. Sucks but that's how it goes.

Rice elevated and was shooting above Harris. Harris went fairly straight up, yes, but directly into the arms of a guy taking a jump shot. It's a foul. It was just kind of an awkward one, and the road team is not going to get the benefit of the doubt in that situation.

That was probably the most fun half of the season. Love it, please keep it up fellas.

We might have fired him after the two straight missed tourneys. Maybe not though - he was still really young, he was an alum, and he had multiple very successful seasons before that downturn. We absolutely would not have fired him at any point in years 9-12, when he went 12-6 / 12-6 / 14-4 / 15-3 in the Big Ten, even though he was underperforming in the tourney.

Yep. After I typed that about Painter, I realized it is equally true for Curt Cignetti.

What is your point? Mike Woodson needs support and a few more years to change his approach? Maybe he'll have it figured out by the time he's 70.

I am a season ticket holder, and I think about this almost every time I drive down for a game. So glad I spent a few thousand bucks and who knows how many hours to support this team. It would feel so different if we had made a move in the offseason.

Matt Painter's absolute best quality is that he knows exactly what he is looking for in a player. He does not care at all about recruiting rankings. When he finds what he is looking for, he signs the kid up and develops him. I would so love for IU to be that kind of program again. (I just threw up in my mouth a bit typing that)

I'm not going to read the whole thread, but the frustrating thing is that Dusty May would not have said no 10 months ago, when I and many others wanted to get him. It was obvious where the Woodson era was heading. But we chose to draw it out to protect the vanity of a few old men in positions of power.

I have always felt like Woody would finish the season. That said - Chris Holtmann last year is a reasonable parallel. He got fired on Valentine's Day, sitting at 14-11, 4-10 Big Ten, and 2-8 in his last 10. IU could easily lose our next 4, which would put Woody at 14-11, 5-9 Big Ten, 2-8 in his last 10. We'd be heading into a home game on Valentine's Day vs UCLA, with a week-long break after that.

Tucker has potential, but what guard skills does he have currently? Shooting? Playmaking ability? He's at 6% from three, and has 12 total assists all season. He will not be a positive offensive player until he develops a three point shot and/or the ability to get to the rim, instead of hunting mid range jumpers.

I think you have it backwards. The people with power at IU have been around since the Knight days, and they are the ones who put us in this situation. The students (younger fans) are the ones who chanted to fire him

I want Dusty, and I wanted him last offseason. But I hope people don't chant that, I think Dusty might take it as disrespectful and a turn-off. I do hope May gets a big ovation when he comes out though.

I do think he finishes the season, but there are a couple more reasonable windows to change: -After Wisconsin. Likely on a 4 game losing streak, heading home to face Dusty May. -After UCLA. We're projected to be 6-9 at that point, and 2-8 in our last 10. A 7 game losing streak is not out of the question. Over a week off after this game.