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

[LamarCheeks 20,521]

I saw somewhere on one of these threads that there was speculation that Mike Roberts might head to Cincy to work for Wes Miller again. Any more word on that? 

[HoosierTrav 8,015]

I love this kid. Sounds like a future national champion.

[woodenshoemanHoosierfan 6,382]

What an incredible change in climate in comparison to 3 weeks ago for us IUBB fans. I was admittedly less than thrilled originally, but my cup is overflowing now. Any word as to which young men we might be continuing to target for the last open scholarship?

I wasn't enamored with the hire, but I also wasn't disappointed. I love what I have seen so far.

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[Stuhoo 84,396]

I was very, very, extremely excited, satisfied, and optimistic about the hire!

Therefore, for me so far it’s about average results.       ;)

[Stuhoo 84,396]

 

I encourage y’all to look back to page one of this thread. There were many who saw the upside, some who had other hopes but an open mind, and a few ...others.

 

[kottke 870]

1 minute ago, Stuhoo said:

 

I encourage y’all to look back to page one of this thread. There were many who saw the upside, some who had other hopes but an open mind, and a few ...others.

 

He definitely wasn’t my first choice, but I was open to the hire. Now I’m wondering why we didn’t hire him instead of Crean 13 years ago.

[8bucks 6,832]

1 hour ago, Stuhoo said:

 

I encourage y’all to look back to page one of this thread. There were many who saw the upside, some who had other hopes but an open mind, and a few ...others.

 

I was on the Brad train and even though we did not get him I am glad we seemingly exhausted that opportunity.  Once we got to our next option I was not thinking of Woodson much tbh but I did post once that part of me wanted us to hire Fife or Lewis and then build the best staff, development and basketball program in the country.  Use that $ for assistants and other developmental staff to make sure our chances of success this time around were significantly better.  Go outside the standard if needed but spend that Brad money and build it.

Then when the Woodson news started to break, a week or so before the Matta thing, I started to look into this option more and started to think maybe I should replace Fife and Lewis with Woody.  

I had a strong tip that he was in discussions about a week or so before the official news broke that he was hired but it did not seem to fit with the rest of the news from this board and a few other places so I was not sure what to make of it.  I was hopeful though that if he came he could build a monster...but there was certainly some doubt.  I did not hear about Matta though till the news broke on Woody and all of a sudden the possibilities seemed huge and as @kottke said, why did we not do this before Crean. 

Since he was hired, it just seems to get better and better.  Matta, TJD coming back, Lander Back, Kenya Hunter stays, Parker stays, Gonzaga does not go undefeated, Fife, X commits, Race is back, Yasir hired, Bates commits - am i missing something?

Seems whenever we lose someone, we replace with a better guy or one with potential to be better. 

We have one more spot to fill.  He could probably bring in anyone and the overall transition from Arch to Woody has been a huge success in stage 1.  The next stages (can Race and TJD develop outside shots, does Rob find his mojo, can Woody's plan be explained, taught and then be successful in college) we don't get to see or judge until we hit the court.  Until then, it certainly seems as if we should not have to worry about a multi year rebuild.

[Dalton26 16,900]

2 hours ago, Stuhoo said:

 

I encourage y’all to look back to page one of this thread. There were many who saw the upside, some who had other hopes but an open mind, and a few ...others.

 

After my initial meltdown you pulled me in stu! 

[Brass Cannon 25,155]

9 hours ago, Stuhoo said:

 

I encourage y’all to look back to page one of this thread. There were many who saw the upside, some who had other hopes but an open mind, and a few ...others.

 

Things are fun now but we still haven’t started the games yet.  

[Josh 12,851]

10 hours ago, Stuhoo said:

I was very, very, extremely excited, satisfied, and optimistic about the hire!

Therefore, for me so far it’s about average results.       ;)

I like to check my sources. What did you think of Archie during his tenure?  Are there posters who saw what a disaster he was early, then also thought Woodson was a good hire?  Those are the ones I want to follow.  

[Whoozhers 3,744]

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[Stuhoo 84,396]

On 3/28/2021 at 4:16 PM, 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. 

 

^You were understandably wondering about this on hiring day^

Answer:

Yes. 
He can land top 10-20 classes.

And yes. 
On most nights, including during B1G conference play, our guys will just be better than our opponent’s.

It took him about three weeks to definitively establish that.

 

 

[Hoosierfan2017 22,748]

21 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

 

^You were understandably wondering about this on hiring day^

Answer:

Yes. 
He can land top 10-20 classes.

And yes. 
On most nights, including during B1G conference play, our guys will just be better than our opponent’s.

It took him about three weeks to definitively establish that.

 

 

I can't wait to see what he can do in a full recruiting cycle. He's been here less than a month and already blown me away. 

[WayneFleekHoosier 49,522]

I can't wait to see what he can do in a full recruiting cycle. He's been here less than a month and already blown me away. 

I’m excited to see the potential. The Bates commitment and the offers so far are incredibly intriguing.

I guess I don’t have to be a fair weather fan afterall. Thank goodness. Im already all in. I will be very critical of the product, as you all already know. Lol


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[NOLA Hoosier 1,267]

Just came here to say the turnaround from that absolute plank of wood Archie to Woody is shocking. I knew it would probably be pretty cool, but I am actually stunned by the progress in just a few weeks. 

[Alford Bailey 12,656]

Not sure we could ask for any more out of this staff at this point. Major upgrades to the roster and maybe not done.

[Uspshoosier 48,666]

 

5 min-13 min Fizdale talks about working for Woodson 

[Stuhoo 84,396]

59 minutes ago, Uspshoosier said:

 

5 min-13 min Fizdale talks about working for Woodson 

 

Fizdale: "If you don't like Woody there's something wrong with you ... he made it so fun, and we kept getting better. He just one of the coolest guys who's extremely innovative and thoughtful... "

(Later talking about Josh Smith, the most difficult player to coach Fizdale has ever met): "(Woody) has the incredible ability to move on. To get over it. (He) keeps his own ego out of it and has the incredible ability to come back the next day and say c'mon kid let's get back to work." 

 

[Hoosierfan1901 6,785]

2 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

 

Fizdale: "If you don't like Woody there's something wrong with you ... he made it so fun, and we kept getting better. He just one of the coolest guys who's extremely innovative and thoughtful." 

 

So National Champions after Woody’s 2nd year? Count me in!

[go iu bb 7,345]

1 hour ago, Stuhoo said:

 

Fizdale: "If you don't like Woody there's something wrong with you ... he made it so fun, and we kept getting better. He just one of the coolest guys who's extremely innovative and thoughtful... "

(Later talking about Josh Smith, the most difficult player to coach Fizdale has ever met): "(Woody) has the incredible ability to move on. To get over it. (He) keeps his own ego out of it and has the incredible ability to come back the next day and say c'mon kid let's get back to work." 

 

So Josh Smith was incredibly difficult to coach? Can you imagine if he had ended up at IU and Mike Davis trying coach the uncoachable? I just can't imagine Davis doing well with him. Probably better for both that it never happened.