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

[Banksyrules]

1 minute ago, Chris007 said:

I’m guessing it will be a zoom meeting. I’m going to get you into a practice this fall to show you this is a good hire. Deal?

This is true. I have no doubt about the man’s ability to coach the technical aspect to these players. I have major doubts about his ability to bring in the athletes to come in and compete (not win ) for a national championship. 

[Hippopotamo]

15 minutes ago, Banksyrules said:

I donate to the university. Primarily to the arts programs if we’re being honest. 

As a Jacobs grad, thank you, but also please chill out. 

[DChoosier]

4 minutes ago, Magisterium said:

for Fife to come I would assume 1) he feels he's 2nd in line, not 1st, to replace Izzo and 2) he would get a similar title on Woody's staff

Fife is far from a sure thing (many think he is second choice) to follow Izzo.

If Fife wants to become a Power 5 head coach I think his best chances are to first get a mid-major type HC job or, if it’s available to him, an IU “coach in waiting” assistant arrangement.

[Southside]

5 minutes ago, Five Prime said:

In case you need a quick recap of the 2 decade slide for this program's coaching hires:

1) fire a HOF coach 

2) keep his lead assistant because the current players wanted him to stay 

3) hold onto Davis for 5 more years because he took Knights team to the cusp of a championship, but then followed it up with "help is on the way" and "just gotta get Bracey the ball"

4) Hire a high major final four caliber coach who is (now for sure) widely accepted as one of the best coaches in college basketball but quickly fire him for NCAA infractions which became allowed a couple years later.  Go on to blame it on culture and current players smoking pot.  

5) Hire a high major final four coach with a D Wade endorsement.  Find reasonable success but fire him because he is too inconsistent (ie: can't make deep enough runs in the tourney). 

6) Hire the next up and coming mid major coach with elite 8 experience.  One of a few names that year who were thought of as the hot up and coming coaches ready for the big stage.  Fire him because he can't field an above .500 conference team in 4 years 

7) Hire a 63 year old former player who has zero college coaching experience...ever.  

8) so what's the next hire going to be?  It's actually pretty terrifying

The butt hurt is strong in you lord vader

[FrenchConnection]

1 minute ago, mark1981 said:

What the hell does TJD's tweet mean

I think it means that he sees what they’re doing and he intrigued.

[Trish]

2 minutes ago, Brass Cannon said:

Does Melo really impress recruits?   

I think they know Melo but I don’t think they know Melo for his good days. 
 

Time is flying. These kids were in elementary school when Melo was Top 3 in the league. 

[Stuhoo]

Just now, Brass Cannon said:

Does Melo really impress recruits?   

Sure does.

Here’s a “coached by Woody” list:

[Banksyrules]

Just now, Hippopotamo said:

As a Jacobs grad, thank you, but also please chill out. 

This a basketball board, I’m not going on twitter or anything. I think it’s OK to show discontent . 

[RaceToTheTop]

6 minutes ago, Five Prime said:

 

4) Hire a high major final four caliber coach who is (now for sure) widely accepted as one of the best coaches in college basketball but quickly fire him for NCAA infractions which became allowed a couple years later.  Go on to blame it on culture and current players smoking pot.  

 

 

 

Five year show cause (repeat infractions) and it sure as hell wasn't pot that was the issue.

[Hillsdale87]

Does Melo really impress recruits?   

Yes for sure. Bill Simmons has mentioned many times how he thinks Melo is underrated and that players in the league have a much higher opinion of him than most fans.


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[IU Prof]

Just now, Banksyrules said:

This is true. I have no doubt about the man’s ability to coach the technical aspect to these players. I have major doubts about his ability to bring in the athletes to come in and compete (not win ) for a national championship. 

This is where I'm at. Woodson clearly knows the game and how to win from an Xs and Os standpoint. The question is just whether he can parlay his NBA connections to recruit at a sufficient level to win here. If he can come in recruiting at even 80% of the level Penny Hardaway did at Memphis, he'll do fine.

That having been said, this isn't the hire I would have made. Gives me strong Ewing to Georgetown vibes.

[Five Prime]

1 minute ago, Stuhoo said:

Sure does.

Here’s a “coached by Woody” list:

I think I have a few of their basketball cards in an old shoebox somewhere. 

[craigyv88]

If Stevens wasn't coming and Beard wasn't being talked to or is heading to Texas, I think this is as good a time as any to try the IU guy route. Oats and Musselman would have been really hard to pry away from their current situations.  My guess is it was probably this, Moser, or Beilein.  I'm willing to give it a shot.

[yogisballin]

I kinda like it honestly



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[woodenshoemanHoosierfan]

I give the mods permission to ban my account. Really wanted to believe this program could still be big time and make a big time hire, but it looks like that time has passed. 
 
It's been real, guys. I've loved the community aspect of this forum, but I just don't think I have the stomach for IU basketball anymore if this is where we are now. 

So if he is indeed the hire and he is successful, you won't be back right?

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[Chris007]

1 minute ago, Banksyrules said:

This is true. I have no doubt about the man’s ability to coach the technical aspect to these players. I have major doubts about his ability to bring in the athletes to come in and compete (not win ) for a national championship. 

As someone else said there has only been like 70 black NBA coaches, he can tell a recruit he is one of them. He has 25 years of NBA experience. He has Matta, he has friends in AAU, World Wide Wes loves him. Plus he hasn’t assembled his staff yet.

[Brass Cannon]

1 minute ago, Stuhoo said:

Sure does.

Here’s a “coached by Woody” list:

I’m sure the recruits parents can explain some of these names. Carmelo in the 2000s. Huge name.  Carmelo now, that guy drafted with Lebron and Wade 

[RaceToTheTop]

7 minutes ago, Brass Cannon said:

Get me a guy to not complain about.  You don’t see me complaining about Mercer, Yeagley, Moren or Allen(now that he proved me wrong)

So you learned that you had to give Tom Allen time....but not Woodson?

[Stuhoo]

1 minute ago, Banksyrules said:

This a basketball board, I’m not going on twitter or anything. I think it’s OK to show discontent . 

Sure is!

 

[Brass Cannon]

Just now, brumdog45 said:

So you learned that you had to give Tom Allen time....but not Woodson?

Tom Allen had actually been a college assistant at least.  
 

We didn’t have to hire an associate AD to help Tom Allen with the job.