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

[Hovadipo]

1 minute ago, IUc2016 said:

Get that man a blue checkmark. 

He either made a new account, or that’s fake. @MikeWoodsonNBA is his verified Twitter handle. 

[CSP]

Just now, Hovadipo said:

He either made a new account, or that’s fake. @MikeWoodsonNBA is his verified Twitter handle. 

It's a new account. 

[Stromboli]

 

After a day of consideration and learning about Coach Woody, I’m a big fan of the hire. Very different from Archie’s energy, for sure. Hearing Dolson talk about the three main concerns of the players was telling: relationship with coach, skill development, overall style of play. I’d say this is in line with what we all suspected. I agree with the sentiment that Woodson will be a players’ coach. Personally I view that as a great thing. Woodson is calm and self-assured and large and accomplished. He’s got some swag about him, has so much more to his resume than a Lewis or Fife or even Cheaney. And I think he’s going to have real rapport with these guys having come from Indy and succeeded and has awesome pics with the hair and records that still hold up. And the dude wants to bring our offense and defense current! Yeah. The more I think about him the more I like it. My reservations before were really just ignorance. Oh, lastly, his reverence for IU ball. Hard to imagine many more qualified to connect and instill that in young players. 

The announcement of Matta simultaneous to Woodson was an interesting choice. We’ve talked about making a splash with the hire, and this I think was an effort towards that, which could be seen as a recognition that Woodson himself doesn’t make that splash. Hard to imagine a fiery guy like Matta can sit back and not try to take some ownership along the way. Regardless, he has to be viewed as an asset. 
 

As for transfers vs retention, I’m nearing ambiguity. I do like our players, but will like the new ones, too. Let Coach build his own team. 

[Hovadipo]

Just now, btownqb said:

It's a new account. 

Wouldn’t really make sense for him to make a new account. 

[Bankshot]

I'm thinking that this hire may do more than we think to mend a fan base that has been fractured for too long. I think it may have already started.

[CSP]

Just now, Hovadipo said:

Wouldn’t really make sense for him to make a new account. 

It's a 63 year old using technology lol... I doubt he wants "NBA" in his twitter handle. 

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Interesting tweet from Jarrad Odle 

Coach Woodson made a great point. Don’t think transfers out are a bad thing. Some of these players are used to doing half the work and he will expect all the work. There were hidden non buy in guys all over this team. Cant win championships with selfishness.

[Hoosierfan2017]

Anthony Leal's mom is really pleased with the hire if you check out her Twitter. Have to think Anthony is as well. (I know he said he was staying before we hired a new coach, but good to see the feeling seems to still there after the hire too).

[Trish]

1 minute ago, btownqb said:

It's a 63 year old using technology lol... I doubt he wants "NBA" in his twitter handle. 

You can change your Twitter handle without making a new account.

But he is an old fart so he may not know that ;) 

[PB1230]

2 minutes ago, Stromboli said:

 

After a day of consideration and learning about Coach Woody, I’m a big fan of the hire. Very different from Archie’s energy, for sure. Hearing Dolson talk about the three main concerns of the players was telling: relationship with coach, skill development, overall style of play. I’d say this is in line with what we all suspected. I agree with the sentiment that Woodson will be a players’ coach. Personally I view that as a great thing. Woodson is calm and self-assured and large and accomplished. He’s got some swag about him, has so much more to his resume than a Lewis or Fife or even Cheaney. And I think he’s going to have real rapport with these guys having come from Indy and succeeded and has awesome pics with the hair and records that still hold up. And the dude wants to bring our offense and defense current! Yeah. The more I think about him the more I like it. My reservations before were really just ignorance. Oh, lastly, his reverence for IU ball. Hard to imagine many more qualified to connect and instill that in young players. 

The announcement of Matta simultaneous to Woodson was an interesting choice. We’ve talked about making a splash with the hire, and this I think was an effort towards that, which could be seen as a recognition that Woodson himself doesn’t make that splash. Hard to imagine a fiery guy like Matta can sit back and not try to take some ownership along the way. Regardless, he has to be viewed as an asset. 
 

As for transfers vs retention, I’m nearing ambiguity. I do like our players, but will like the new ones, too. Let Coach build his own team. 

The think the Matta hire/announcement was precisely to address Woodson's biggest question mark (lack of college experience). It was to preemptively quiet the biggest doubts so the rest of Woodson's resume could make a splash

[WRSMick55]

28 minutes ago, theriverpilot said:

It might sound odd but this comment right here is what stood out most to me from the entire press conference.  To me, Woodson basically saying "don't waste my time if you're not serious and I won't waste your time if I'm hired".  I don't know, I liked the no-nonsense of it all and I think that attitude will translate well down to recruits.

I thought it more as I want to talk face to face where we can look at each other in the eye instead of over a electronic impersonal media. 

[Kentuckysucks]

11 minutes ago, PB1230 said:

Wittman hasn't coached in 5 years

Jim Crews is available. 

[southsidehoosier]

Rick Bozich couldn’t put the dog outside during his questioning?

[maharkn]

Listening to Jay Williams this morning the question about lack of recruiting knowledge Jay said that it won't be a problem because he will have world wide wes behind him

 

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[Chris007]

45 minutes ago, IUc2016 said:

"Tracy Davis" - Coach Woodson on DD lol 

Meaning TJD

I spit my water out of my mouth while driving at lunch when I heard that. He played soft at times this year and I might have called him Tracy too. But Woody is just learning everyone's name

[Trish]

Just now, maharkn said:

Listening to Jay Williams this morning the question about lack of recruiting knowledge Jay said that it won't be a problem because he will have world wide wes behind him

 

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We'll find out how serious Woodson is about recruiting if we start see a parking lot full of Black SUV's outside Cook Hall. 

[PB1230]

Just now, Chris007 said:

I spit my water out of my mouth while driving at lunch when I heard that. He played soft at times this year and I might have called him Tracy too. But Woody is just learning everyone's name

Hell, I'm 38 and my own mother screws up my name often

[southsidehoosier]

CTA looks like he road in on a chopper to meet Woody. CTA is so freakin cool!

[Artie86]

1 minute ago, Chris007 said:

I spit my water out of my mouth while driving at lunch when I heard that. He played soft at times this year and I might have called him Tracy too. But Woody is just learning everyone's name

Yep, you could tell his nervousness in the presser....he said “ Indiana U basketball”twice. He corrected himself once....

[FrenchConnection]

1 minute ago, southsidehoosier said:

CTA looks like he road in on a chopper to meet Woody. CTA is so freakin cool!

That plaid chair behind them looks like one of Bob Knight's jackets from the 70's.