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

[kottke 766]

14 minutes ago, ViaSwiss said:

Thad Matta salary $400,000 per yr

Any idea how many years?

[AKHoosier 6,739]

3 minutes ago, Shivan said:

I'm an NC State fan. This reminds me of our 2006 coaching search. We thought we could get Calipari from Memphis or bring Rick Barnes "home" from Texas. I don't know if our AD was incompetent or if we never had a chance at those guys, but we eventually hired Sidney Lowe. Lowe had two unsuccessful NBA head coaching jobs but he was a good NBA assistant. He was also on our 1983 championship team so he understood how we were supposed to be winners!

He lasted five years. Went 86-78, 25-55 ACC.

 

So... good luck.

Thanks for the insight.

Now run and duck for cover, because you're about to labelled a hater.

[Bobman1 2,909]

I'm an NC State fan. This reminds me of our 2006 coaching search. We thought we could get Calipari from Memphis or bring Rick Barnes "home" from Texas. I don't know if our AD was incompetent or if we never had a chance at those guys, but we eventually hired Sidney Lowe. Lowe had two unsuccessful NBA head coaching jobs but he was a good NBA assistant. He was also on our 1983 championship team so he understood how we were supposed to be winners!

He lasted five years. Went 86-78, 25-55 ACC.   So... good luck.

Uhhh what’s an NC State fan doing wasting their time on an IU board? Doesn’t your women’s team have an Elite 8 game tonight? Oh wait...

 

 

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[tyappleg 2,967]

5 minutes ago, Shivan said:

I'm an NC State fan. This reminds me of our 2006 coaching search. We thought we could get Calipari from Memphis or bring Rick Barnes "home" from Texas. I don't know if our AD was incompetent or if we never had a chance at those guys, but we eventually hired Sidney Lowe. Lowe had two unsuccessful NBA head coaching jobs but he was a good NBA assistant. He was also on our 1983 championship team so he understood how we were supposed to be winners!

He lasted five years. Went 86-78, 25-55 ACC.

 

So... good luck.

Woodson managed to get the Hawks and Knicks (two of the worst franchises in the NBA) to the playoffs.  He was anything but a failure as an NBA Head Coach.  

[ViaSwiss 264]

4 minutes ago, Shivan said:

I'm an NC State fan. This reminds me of our 2006 coaching search. We thought we could get Calipari from Memphis or bring Rick Barnes "home" from Texas. I don't know if our AD was incompetent or if we never had a chance at those guys, but we eventually hired Sidney Lowe. Lowe had two unsuccessful NBA head coaching jobs but he was a good NBA assistant. He was also on our 1983 championship team so he understood how we were supposed to be winners!

He lasted five years. Went 86-78, 25-55 ACC.

 

So... good luck.

This is a very surface level comparison. 

Lowe's win % in NBA was .257 and his best win total in a season was 23. 

Woodson improved Atlanta's win % every single season including taking them to the playoffs his last 3 seasons. He made the playoffs over 50% of his total seasons as a HC. He is the last Knicks coach to take them to the playoffs. He won more first round series than he lost. 

He also has Thad ******* Matta helping him out. 

[Certified Sunshine Pumper 8,897]

2 minutes ago, Bobman1 said:

Uhhh what’s an NC State fan doing wasting their time on an IU board? Doesn’t your women’s team have an Elite 8 game tonight? Oh wait...

 

 

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Hold that L

[FritzIam4IU 349]

5 minutes ago, kottke said:

Any idea how many years?

6 years. Salary increases 25k every year starting April 1, 2022

[Certified Sunshine Pumper 8,897]

Wtf does Sydney Lowe have to do with Mike Woodson? 

[Hoosierfan222 734]

We’re comparing a 23 win NBA coach at his peak to 50+ Wins with Woodson.
 

That seems like a good comparison. Woodson’s teams improved every year he was there essentially, and they all got worse after he left. 

Plenty of NBA coaches have come to college and failed, others have come and succeeded. One example in a vacuum is pretty meaningless, but I’m glad an NC State fan felt the need to come here and inform us of their specific failure.

[Indiana8585 129]

So NC State then hired a proven cheater (Gottfried), and now are treading water with Keats who hasn’t made the tourney the last three years. 
 

Plus Sidney lowe was 79-228 in five seasons in the nba, which isn’t even close to Woodson

[jimsorgi 180]

Just now, Indiana8585 said:

So NC State then hired a proven cheater (Gottfried), and now are treading water with Keats who hasn’t made the tourney the last three years. 
 

Plus Sidney lowe was 79-228 in five seasons in the nba, which isn’t even close to Woodson

If the difference between college Sidney Lowe and college Mike Woodson matches the difference between NBA Sidney Lowe and NBA Mike Woodson, I'll be thrilled for IU's future.

[Kentuckysucks 2,206]

11 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

 

That post is so incredibly simplistic. Entire takeaway from your post "Sidney Lowe failed as a college coach." 

Mike Woodson is not Sidney Lowe. Woody may fail. He may succeed.

While we welcome fans of other teams here, condescension and passive-aggressive behavior ("so...good luck") from other teams' fans on our board will not do anything to make you a welcome guest

They hired the wrong alum. Should hire Archie.  He's the best.

[e1999doubleglock 36]

1 minute ago, jimsorgi said:

If the difference between college Sidney Lowe and college Mike Woodson matches the difference between NBA Sidney Lowe and NBA Mike Woodson, I'll be thrilled for IU's future.

And the great Jim Sorgi delivers an elbow drop from the top rope!

[Schreckbagger 620]

When is the first tailgate so we can all drink our tears of sadness or joy together? Also, can we call the negative people the “Woodpecker” section? We can have some fun with this :) 

Woodpeckers...

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[hoosierfan84 296]

11 minutes ago, btownqb said:

Wtf does Sydney Lowe have to do with Mike Woodson? 

Because in the feeble, simpleton mindset, whatever happened somewhere else just has to happen at Indiana. They can't process it any other way.

[PB1230 502]

31 minutes ago, ViaSwiss said:

Thad Matta salary $400,000 per yr

I think this might make Matta one of the top 10 highest paid non heading coaching staffers and highest overall paid non assistant coach in all of college basketball

[go iu bb 5,526]

I wonder if that $400k Matta is making is a "transition cost" that the donor is ultimately paying.

[Capt. Crimson 3,415]

Capt. Crimson is on board with the Woodson hire. Capt. Crimson can't wait to see who we get as assistants. 

[Chris007 43,567]

Just now, Capt. Crimson said:

Capt. Crimson is on board with the Woodson hire. Capt. Crimson can't wait to see who we get as assistants. 

Good, we still have room in the Woodson wagon for you. 

[Ghost of Rick Majerus 817]

1 hour ago, Trish said:

 

Woody's reaction when he see's Rob, Kristian, and TJD shooting 3's in Cook Hall today. 

 

Thanks for this! It gave me a good laugh.