Mike Woodson and His Coaching Staff

[Hippopotamo]

I really like that Fife said former players have some responsibility to help the program. I totally get that there are some fractures that need mending but the time is now to bring everyone back together. 

[Hoosierfan2017]

Dakich is going to love having Fife at IU. He’ll finally have a coach/assistant coach who actually wants to talk to him. 

[MikeRoberts]

2 hours ago, Old Friend said:

Fife and Dakich are close friends and give each other sh*t all the time.  Nothing to read into it other than what any of us would be with our friends.   That said, DD is a bad interviewer because he interrupts way too much.    His takes are what they are and if you don't see the world as he does, you'll hate him.  But as bad as he is at interviewing, yesterday was nothing but 2 friends blowing smoke back and forth.

Not sure if you’ve been posting and I missed it but good to see you back

[Old Friend]

On 7/3/2021 at 3:05 PM, MikeRoberts said:

Not sure if you’ve been posting and I missed it but good to see you back

Selectively.   If the trolls go away, I'll happily come back more frequently.   I sincerely appreciate the thought.

[yogisballin]

On 7/5/2021 at 10:04 PM, Old Friend said:

Selectively.   If the trolls go away, I'll happily come back more frequently.   I sincerely appreciate the thought.

NAW...we don't have any trolls in here do we? Surely not!

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Jacob Herrs, a Wichita State graduate is joining the staff as a grad assistant.

 

[Chris007]

Looks like some players are going to get into the real estate business with Milican Realty. This is from Milican facebook page. Said they did some networking at Uptown cafe last night. 

[WayneFleekHoosier]

1 hour ago, Chris007 said:

Looks like some players are going to get into the real estate business with Milican Realty. This is from Milican facebook page. Said they did some networking at Uptown cafe last night. 

Now, we talkin’

Edited July 15, 2021 by WayneFleekHoosier

[Stuhoo]

University of Oregon is gonna have some highly paid college shoe endorsers.

[woodenshoemanHoosierfan]

What is he doing

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[go iu bb]

3 minutes ago, woodenshoemanHoosierfan said:

What is he doing
 

 

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Director of Basketball Administration

https://iuhoosiers.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/coaches/armond-hill/3199

[Stuhoo]

47 minutes ago, woodenshoemanHoosierfan said:

What is he doing
 

 

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Adding some serious NBA cred. That’s what he’s doing.

[ap2345]

Once this staff starts winning on the court IU should never lose another recruit to PU again. Drove around their campus for the first time tonight and wow. That place didn’t disappoint my very low expectations I already had lol.

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Pretty humorous story on how Woody first got into coaching.

https://www.thedailyhoosier.com/the-mike-woodson-coaching-origin-story-it-was-one-of-the-most-embarrassing-times-of-my-life/?fbclid=IwAR2qRNLRYLySmIj5zMXTbUdb2K6AEyxRWHHYzgdQWFPne3euHl-3c4_JU24

[Demo]

1 hour ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

Pretty humorous story on how Woody first got into coaching.

https://www.thedailyhoosier.com/the-mike-woodson-coaching-origin-story-it-was-one-of-the-most-embarrassing-times-of-my-life/?fbclid=IwAR2qRNLRYLySmIj5zMXTbUdb2K6AEyxRWHHYzgdQWFPne3euHl-3c4_JU24

Love this story. Fandom aside, Woody is just objectively great. He may not get every kid he wants, but he’s never gonna miss on one because they don’t want to play for him. Guarantee it. 

[lillurk]

Don’t think this has been mentioned but Brendan Quinn of The Athletic said on the 10/18 edition of The Moving Screen podcast that Fife had coached the MSU offense in recent years. He indicated — as will surprise no one — that it’s really Izzo’s offense, and Fife was charged with implementing it. (This was in the context of a discussion of how much that would impact MSU this year.)

Izzo’s offense, yes, but I’d have to think Fife learned quite a bit in his time with that responsibility. MSU’s offense has been typically excellent during the time Fife was there, and taken many forms: post-heavy, egalitarian, star-centric, ballscreen/PG-dominant, etc.

[DWB]

Fife was on AJ's podcast recently and stated that Woody has already taught him (and the team) so much about the "game". Assuming that's true, I think we could be pleasantly surprised by the results this year. We beat a semi-pro team twice that was bigger, stronger, and known for its 3 pt shooting. We didn't shut them down, but there were very few uncontested shots.

I've heard multiple players and coaches talk about team scrimmages, and how the 2nd unit beat the first on more than one occasion. To me that indicates we're REALLY deep, with little, if any fall off in talent and skill.

I also believe Woody will not hesitate to substitute whenever necessary to get the most productive team on the floor. Unlike what we had to endure for the past several years of the exact same starting line ups, and wholesale subs at the 16:00 minute time out, no matter if a player was red hot, he was coming out. I even remember throwing things at the TV when Crean did the same thing. A guy got hot, and Crean yanked him. I doubt if we'll see that kind of rotation under Woody.

Wouldn't be surprised to see several different starting lineups, depending on the opponents either, instead of the same ol'-same ol' lineup every game. It was obvious to most of us that a kid had earned his Candy Stripes in the previous game, only to be relegated to the bench. Tough to stay motivated like that.

Every player I've heard has said the same thing..."you have to earn your minutes".

Man...I'm getting pumped to see what these guys are capable of.  Go Hoosiers!

[Brass Cannon]

1 hour ago, DWB said:

Fife was on AJ's podcast recently and stated that Woody has already taught him (and the team) so much about the "game". Assuming that's true, I think we could be pleasantly surprised by the results this year. We beat a semi-pro team twice that was bigger, stronger, and known for its 3 pt shooting. We didn't shut them down, but there were very few uncontested shots.

I've heard multiple players and coaches talk about team scrimmages, and how the 2nd unit beat the first on more than one occasion. To me that indicates we're REALLY deep, with little, if any fall off in talent and skill.

I also believe Woody will not hesitate to substitute whenever necessary to get the most productive team on the floor. Unlike what we had to endure for the past several years of the exact same starting line ups, and wholesale subs at the 16:00 minute time out, no matter if a player was red hot, he was coming out. I even remember throwing things at the TV when Crean did the same thing. A guy got hot, and Crean yanked him. I doubt if we'll see that kind of rotation under Woody.

Wouldn't be surprised to see several different starting lineups, depending on the opponents either, instead of the same ol'-same ol' lineup every game. It was obvious to most of us that a kid had earned his Candy Stripes in the previous game, only to be relegated to the bench. Tough to stay motivated like that.

Every player I've heard has said the same thing..."you have to earn your minutes".

Man...I'm getting pumped to see what these guys are capable of.  Go Hoosiers!

 

[AZ Hoosier]

So, how's that Woody experiment working out for y'all?

I stand by my earlier statements that Woodson was a crap coach in the NBA, and he's holding true to form in college. The Ohio State game showed me all I need to know...

No imagination on offense, incredibly low BB IQ on this team, and Woody has not corrected any of this. 

Is that College Commissioners Tournament still a thing? Probably won't even make that one.

Flame on, but I am done with this team.

[Stuhoo]

22 minutes ago, AZ Hoosier said:

So, how's that Woody experiment working out for y'all?

I stand by my earlier statements that Woodson was a crap coach in the NBA, and he's holding true to form in college. The Ohio State game showed me all I need to know...

No imagination on offense, incredibly low BB IQ on this team, and Woody has not corrected any of this. 

Is that College Commissioners Tournament still a thing? Probably won't even make that one.

Flame on, but I am done with this team.

 

Promises, promises.