Mike Woodson to be next IUBB coach. Thad Matta to be associate AD

[monskisprodigy]

15 minutes ago, BGleas said:

Matta won't be able to recruit or coach, even in practice, in his role. 

Im almost certain I remember seeing Bill Comar on the bench during our games, who is our current associate AD for basketball.

Unless there was another bald guy on staff I’m not aware of (Not Clif Marshall)

Is this accurate?

[Evariste Galois]

I thought that Woodson was one of the best options (after Stevens of course) - with Matta helping with the collegiate aspect this is looking pretty slam dunk for me. 

[FWHoosier84]

I thought Archie was a “home run” and Tom Allen was a “strike out”. What the hell do I know! I’m hoping for the best and encouraged by the Matta’s hire. Here’s hoping Michael Lewis is hired as well.

Edited March 28, 2021 by FWHoosier84

[pumpfake]

3 minutes ago, Bowhunter said:

You guys tell me Woodson is better than waiting on Musselman, Oats, or taking Beard if possible


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Maybe, the guys you mentioned were contacted to guage their interest and it wasn't reciprocal.  There were 2 grand slams and maybe 5 realistic home runs out there. 

I'd have absolutely preferred one of those, but if they weren't interested I'll take this approach over going for the mid-major or current assistants with limited/no head coaching success.  NO coach is a guarantee, and the ones closest to it would have been unlikely anyway.

[Hoosierfan2017]

Really comes down to how well you can recruit, imo. Can Woodson land top 10-20 classes? If he can we’re in good shape. You can win a lot of games if your guys are just better than your opponent’s. 

[raorIU]

3 minutes ago, HoosierTrav said:

Woodson with a monster staff is better than waiting on Musselman, Oats, or taking Beard, if possible.....imho

I've heard it's all about how your staff is used

[WayneFleekHoosier]

Lovie Smith says it worked for him, Indiana should give it a try.


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[Alford Bailey]

Still processing. Very intriguing. A wealth of basketball knowledge between the two. I think this goes very well or very poorly with nothing in the middle.

[Hoosierfan1901]

The Matta hire makes it better in my opinion 

[HoosierTrav]

4 minutes ago, Treesh said:

I never mentioned Archie Miller but I strongly believe Archie knows quite a bit of NBA front office personnel. I mean, that's common sense sir. Woodson knows more for sure since he's been in the league the entire life, that's common sense as well. But will it pay off? Kids want to play for an old fart that hasn't won in the NBA?

Kids want to play for a coach and staff that can get them to the NBA. Woodson can deliver a pretty damn compelling message to a recruit and his parents. If they want to make it to the league and get paid, they are sitting across the table of a guy that just spent every day, for decades, drafting, developing, and coaching nba players. He freaking has Thad Matta as a virtual GM. We haven’t announced the other 3 coaches who could be massive names. You’re a 5* recruit who wants to get drafted and youre sitting across the table from Chris Beard or Mike Woodson.... Who you listening to? Be honest. 

[Papacap]

3 minutes ago, FWHoosier84 said:

I thought Archie was a “home run” and Tom Allen was a “strike out”. What the hell do I know! I’m hoping for the best and encouraged by the Matta’s hire. Here’s hoping Michael Lewis is fired as well.

Yep. I was all for Crean and Miller. I bought into the concept of if they could do it there, they will be able to knock it out at IU.

Give me an NBA coach who is an IU legend who wants to coach here. Along with a great basketball mind like Matta. And I’m sure they will add 3 good assistants.

I’m stoked. I’ve been pretty apathetic for a while now. But this is awesome.

Edited March 28, 2021 by Papacap

[TheDarkKnight69]

2 minutes ago, Hoosierfan2017 said:

Really comes down to how well you can recruit, imo. Can Woodson land top 10-20 classes? If he can we’re in good shape. You can win a lot of games if your guys are just better than your opponent’s. 

I don’t even care about the class ranking. If he gets guys who can actually play I’m fine with it. 

[Cd71]

Just now, Hoosierfan2017 said:

Really comes down to how well you can recruit, imo. Can Woodson land top 10-20 classes? If he can we’re in good shape. You can win a lot of games if your guys are just better than your opponent’s. 

This, it’s about getting top recruits here.  I would think Woody would be a hit with the parents.  I don’t see him coming across as the car salesman type. 

[incrediboy]

I suspect Matta was offered the job but had reservations about his health so we made a place for him. I'm not excited in any way about Woodson getting the job...but I hope I am wrong. I wasn't excited about Archie (I wanted Chris Mack), but I became an Archie Miller fan because he coached my team. I will feel the same way about Woodson.

[Trish]

1 minute ago, Hoosierfan2017 said:

Really comes down to how well you can recruit, imo. Can Woodson land top 10-20 classes? If he can we’re in good shape. You can win a lot of games if your guys are just better than your opponent’s. 

I'm not sold on his head coaching ability. He hasn't been a head coach in seven years. 

[IndyFife]

Dumb AF.  Matta has zero connection to IU but gonna turn down HC position it take associate AD?  Somebody’s getting catfished IMO.

[Hovadipo]

2 minutes ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

Lovie Smith says it worked for him, Indiana should give it a try.


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Lovie Smith didn’t give a single s*** about recruiting. I have that first-hand, btw. 
 

Next. 

[akumanina]

5 minutes ago, DWB said:

Let me tell you something son...from an old fart that's older than Beilein, I'm still pretty damn sharp mentally. And along with age comes wisdom. Something you appear to be a little short on at this point in your life.

Woodson is our coach. Either get on the train, or get the hell out of the way. 

IU fans are not fair weather fans. We're always IU fans.

Sir you can say this all day every day!

[Woodsonshump]

15 minutes ago, LamarCheeks said:

To me, hiring Woody and Matta is sorta like the same thing. 

Don't get me wrong, as I said -- I like Thad, and he would've near the top of the list if healthy, but unless we hire a Michael Lewis or similar assistant who can be more involved than an associate AD, I don't get it. 

As far as I know, Matta won't be able to recruit ... 

Runs deeper than just what you see on the surface. Matta knows the college game. His role likely will be to help Woodson transition from the pros to college. There's a lot for him to get hold of making that transition. Having a seasoned veteran like Matta makes that transition a heck of a lot smoother. NCAA rules and regs, recruiting landscape, and on and on...

[coonhounds]

I was totally against Woodson because of zero college experience but hopefully he can recruit at a high level and get kids to play hard. I guess we got our iu guy finally now we see what happens

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