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

[SteelerHoosier 2,586]

Hmmmm

[Hoosierfan2017 21,375]

My favorite part of the press conference was him talking about his 6th grade teacher helping him go to Bob Knight’s basketball camp. 
 

High school kids might not know the name Mike Woodson, but he’ll be able to go into any living room in the country and relate to the kids he’s talking to. For many recruits, his story growing up is their story too. 

[hoosierfan84 304]

11 minutes ago, Treesh said:

Press conference was solid. 

We'll finally find out if an Indiana guy can really save Indiana Basketball or if this program is truly dead.

His staff will tell a lot about his confidence in recruiting. 

Players currently in the portal staying in the portal and leaving will tell a lot as well honestly. 

 

 

 

No it won’t. Players come and go all the time when a coaching change occurs. If they go, they go. Just as Woodson wants to be at IU, you want players who want to be at IU too. Quit playing Chicken Little. Your schtick is way past old already.

[Stuhoo 80,774]

39 minutes ago, Treesh said:

Didn't Archie say the same thing? lol

Oh for the love of all...

If he says he's looking for players that can shoot from deep, you compare him to Archie and cry "fraud."

If he didn't say that you'd compare him to Archie and say "another coach that doesn't value shooters."

It's getting really old.

[Trish 11,566]

Just now, hoosierfan84 said:

No it won’t. Players come and go all the time when a coaching change occurs. If they go, they go. Just as Woodson wants to be at IU, you want players who want to be at IU too. Quit playing Chicken Little. Your schtick is way past old already.

His ability to recruit the teams own players coming back will give us a sign of his recruiting abilities, stop. He said he would beg for them to stay. Let's see how good he is. 

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37 minutes ago, BlueDevil said:

It’s going to be raining 3s in AH

Oh how I miss the sound of AH erupting under a 3 bombing away. Or having a player that when a 3 goes up... anticipation fills the room for 2 seconds because there's a good chance it's going in.

[IUc2016 7,121]

Just now, bleedhoosier said:

Oh how I miss the sound of AH erupting under a 3 bombing away. Or having a player that when a 3 goes up... anticipation fills the room for 2 seconds because there's a good chance it's going in.

lol so true. The last few years it was anticipation to see if it would even hit the rim

[Papacap 469]

Just now, Treesh said:

His ability to recruit the teams own players coming back will give us a sign of his recruiting abilities, stop. He said he would beg for them to stay. Let's see how good he is. 

But based on his answer, I’m not sure he will beg all of them to stay. I think that will depend on if he thinks they are going to fit into what he wants to do.

[Capt. Crimson 3,429]

Just now, Treesh said:

His ability to recruit the teams own players coming back will give us a sign of his recruiting abilities, stop. He said he would beg for them to stay. Let's see how good he is. 

Woodson has done a lot of things that many college coaches have not and never will do. There's a lot of stories and experience there that could really set him apart from the competition. 

[Hoosierfan222 734]

Transfer portal is a two way street....

 

We could potentially lose a lot of guys in the portal but it’s now easier than ever to retool your roster via the portal. 

[Stuhoo 80,774]

 

Lots of teams that switch coaches lose a bunch of players.

This is a far better year than usual to be under that dynamic.

 

[Trish 11,566]

1 minute ago, Papacap said:

But based on his answer, I’m not sure he will beg all of them to stay. I think that will depend on if he thinks they are going to fit into what he wants to do.

I think we need all of them besides Al to stay. Race is important, Franklin is our best guard, Kristian has the most potential, and Jordan might develop into what Woodson wants. 

 

[hoosierpap 14,300]

Just now, Trish said:

I think we need all of them besides Al to stay. Race is important, Franklin is our best guard, Kristian has the most potential, and Jordan might develop into what Woodson wants. 

 

Jordan is gone gone gone

[PB1230 502]

There's a lot of "What other schools would consider a guy like Woodson to be a candidate for an open job"

But let's flip that - what other college jobs would a guy like Woodson consider besides IU - the answer is NONE

 

[bigrod 2,871]

3 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

 

Lots of teams that switch coaches lose a bunch of players.

This is a far better year than usual to be under that dynamic.

 

And, we don’t know how many of these guys would have been there even if Archie stayed.

[Trish 11,566]

Just now, hoosierpap said:

Jordan is gone gone gone

Would stink.

His defensive potential reminds me of O.G. 

Pending who he can convince to remove their name from the portal, It could be an impressive impression from Woodson before we even play a basketball game or attend an AAU event. 

 

[AKHoosier 6,907]

Maybe we can get Keion Brooks to transfer in. I'm sure he could use a fresh start.

[PB1230 502]

1 minute ago, hoosierpap said:

Jordan is gone gone gone

Jordan has also been the most active on twitter of anyone on the team in support of the Woodson hire (liking 3 or 4 tweets). 

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4 minutes ago, hoosierpap said:

Jordan is gone gone gone

That's the vibe I got as well.

I don't have a problem swapping a player with potential for one with some experience and further developed via the portal at all.

[LamarCheeks 18,911]

VJIII is on board!