Mike Woodson and His Coaching Staff

[IU Scott]

24 minutes ago, VO5 said:

He can drop the bag for all I care. If we brings us recruits and we win, nobody else will care either

I will care because that is not what IU basketball is about.  I will give him the benefit of doubt and will give him a chance.  Coach Knight had a few coaches on his staff that had trouble with the NCAA at their previous jobs.  Ellenberger and Lock us Dave Bliss was on his staff at one time.

[cthomas]

5 minutes ago, IU Scott said:

I will care because that is not what IU basketball is about

CMW doesn't seem like a guy who would tolerate anything that would damage IU's reputation. If there was a question about him, no way he would be part of the staff.

[Josh]

29 minutes ago, Hooserfan1901 said:

His nephew is apparently 5 star 6’10 Jabari Smith

The one who signed with Auburn?  Rosemond was a coach at Alabama and his nephew signed with their biggest rival?

Ehh.  I'm not thrilled with Rosemond, but if Woodson wants him for some reason I'm happy he got him.

[Hoosierfan1901]

1 minute ago, Josh said:

The one who signed with Auburn?  Rosemond was a coach at Alabama and his nephew signed with their biggest rival?

Ehh.  I'm not thrilled with Rosemond, but if Woodson wants him for some reason I'm happy he got him.

I think Rosemond hasn’t coached in a while, so I’m guessing that’s why Smith committed to Auburn 

[woodenshoemanHoosierfan]

If he was cleared then I’m good with it. Alabama seems to be doing good so I’m down. 

Same here

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[Hoosierfanyuh]

Why hasnt it been announced yet

[Uspshoosier]

3 minutes ago, Hoosierfanyuh said:

Why hasnt it been announced yet

Probably still in the background phase and paperwork.  Still has to get approved I would imagine but this is Woodsons choice according to Rabjohns 

[VO5]

26 minutes ago, IU Scott said:

I will care because that is not what IU basketball is about.  I will give him the benefit of doubt and will give him a chance.  Coach Knight had a few coaches on his staff that had trouble with the NCAA at their previous jobs.  Ellenberger and Lock us Dave Bliss was on his staff at one time.

It’s what every good team is about. Every team plays in the grey area. You have a view from the past that just isn’t reality today. This is just how it’s done anymore. We would never get the talent to compete if we weren’t operating in the grey area like Kansas, UNC, Duke, etc. you may not like it, but our basketball program will be even more of an afterthought if we don’t get with the times. A portion of our fanbase likes to think it’s 1976 still and times have just changed. College athletics is moving in a different direction and if we don’t move with it, well we’ll just be a has been. 

[Uspshoosier]

32 minutes ago, Demo said:

Yeah, this is kind of crack right here. I envy the hell out of those guys.

Small thing I noticed in episode 2 was when the other guy was mentioning  Power 5 conferences he named everyone of them by name except the B1G.   Just shows the national perception of the B1G when it comes to recruiting in my opinion 

[mdn82]

52 minutes ago, Hoosierfan2017 said:

Sounds like the man is good at what he does then, lol. By all accounts we’re trying to make IU a modern-day program. Maybe this is the last step for that. Even if he’s not about that life he sounds like a good pick up. 

Precisely.  

[IUHoosierJoe]

28 minutes ago, Josh said:

The one who signed with Auburn?  Rosemond was a coach at Alabama and his nephew signed with their biggest rival?

Ehh.  I'm not thrilled with Rosemond, but if Woodson wants him for some reason I'm happy he got him.

Smith committed to Alabama while Rosemond was an assistant coach there under Avery Johnson.  When Nate Oats took over, he didn't retain Rosemond, so Smith decommitted from Alabama and eventually signed with Auburn.

[Josh]

37 minutes ago, Hooserfan1901 said:

I think Rosemond hasn’t coached in a while, so I’m guessing that’s why Smith committed to Auburn 

What's that?

[Demo]

3 minutes ago, Uspshoosier said:

Small thing I noticed in episode 2 was when the other guy was mentioning  Power 5 conferences he named everyone of them by name except the B1G.   Just shows the national perception of the B1G when it comes to recruiting in my opinion 

I think that’s true. The perception of the conference as the MMA with a style of play that diminishes skill is gonna be tough to overcome in the near term. Particularly since it’s true. The performance in the tournament really didn’t help. But, Howard and, hopefully Woody, have a chance to start turning that ship if their NBA influence really takes hold. Skill combined with athleticism need to win in conference. Wisconsin basketball and 56-51 games need to be shot into the sun.

[IUwins0708]

Just now, Josh said:

What's that?

He wasn’t on their staff last year according to their roster.

[Josh]

1 minute ago, IUwins0708 said:

He wasn’t on their staff last year according to their roster.

Really?  So what's he been doing?

[Demo]

1 minute ago, IUwins0708 said:

He wasn’t on their staff last year according to their roster.

He was let go when Johnson was fired. And I imagine he was a little bit of a tough hire until he was cleared in the Adidas deal. Personally, I have zero problem with it. If you’re gonna have a recruiting in these days, Atlanta is easily the one to have.

[Hoosierfan2017]

26 minutes ago, VO5 said:

It’s what every good team is about. Every team plays in the grey area. You have a view from the past that just isn’t reality today. This is just how it’s done anymore. We would never get the talent to compete if we weren’t operating in the grey area like Kansas, UNC, Duke, etc. you may not like it, but our basketball program will be even more of an afterthought if we don’t get with the times. A portion of our fanbase likes to think it’s 1976 still and times have just changed. College athletics is moving in a different direction and if we don’t move with it, well we’ll just be a has been. 

And if you’re good at it, the fans never know. Take Villanova, for example. Lots of people think they’re ‘clean,’ but I’d bet money that they’re operating in the gray area. Even Crean had a few questionable recruits during his time here. We gotta be willing to play on a level playing field if we want IU basketball to be where he wants it to be. 
 

I’m sure Larry Brown has told Woody a thing or two, lol. Maybe we’ll have him operating back channels. 

[Hoosierfan1901]

6 minutes ago, Josh said:

What's that?

Oh my bad, thought he got let go

[Uspshoosier]

8 minutes ago, Josh said:

Really?  So what's he been doing?

Training top talent high school kids.  Holding camps.   Visiting college basketball programs.  Coaches are like a fraternity so when coaches get fired and are out of the game other coaches invite them to observe their practices.  I remember when Rice got fired from unlv he was in Bloomington a couple days with Crean.  

[Josh]

5 minutes ago, Hooserfan1901 said:

Oh my bad, thought he got let go

Maybe he did.  Others here have said so, but there's really very little to find about him online.  He has some damning info about him with the fbi probe.  Others here have said he was cleared in spite of it, but I can't find anything on that either.  Quite a mystery man tbh.

But like I said, if Woody wants him I'm OK with it I guess