IU Basketball News and Notes

[LIHoosier 27,909]

Tom Coverdale turns 44 today. Seems like just yesterday he was hobbling through a sprained ankle during our crazy 2002 NCAA tourney run. 
Not a great player, but pretty good. Seemed like he got the most out of his ability. He went to school years after I did, so I obviously didn't know him. Maybe it was sorta the Huck Finn look, but he always just seemed kinda ornery to me. Not saying that's bad or anything. Just an observation. 
Happy Birthday, Tom! 

Had a class with him and Fife in 2001, Rec. Management. They both sat in the back with I believe a BB manager and kept to themselves.

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[OliviaPope40 7,506]

3 hours ago, LamarCheeks said:

Tom Coverdale turns 44 today. Seems like just yesterday he was hobbling through a sprained ankle during our crazy 2002 NCAA tourney run. 

Not a great player, but pretty good. Seemed like he got the most out of his ability. He went to school years after I did, so I obviously didn't know him. Maybe it was sorta the Huck Finn look, but he always just seemed kinda ornery to me. Not saying that's bad or anything. Just an observation. 

Happy Birthday, Tom! 

Can we borrow him for a night or two.

[WayneFleekHoosier 51,784]

Had a class with him and Fife in 2001, Rec. Management. They both sat in the back with I believe a BB manager and kept to themselves.

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Cov could party with the best of them. Whatever bar I’d be at, Cov was there. Didn’t matter what day of the week. Lol.

Competitor! We are missing that quality with much of our recent teams.


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[ebridges24 2,773]

On 2/15/2024 at 10:50 AM, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

If wishes were horses.........and I don't mean that in a mocking sense.  IMO we're so far into the season that nothing significant is going to change.  Maybe for a half or even 1 full game, we play lockdown defense and crash the boards and the other things you mentioned but how our individual players are playing is so ingrained at this point that they won't change on a consistent basis over our remaining games.

True words. This season has worn me down, I don't even care any more. My zest for college bball has left the building.

[JF87 2,149]

My realistic wish list for the remainder of this IU basketball season.

1. Xavier Johnson returns and plays his remaining games without incident.  I want Xavier to graduate and feel like IU is his home. 
2. Kel'el Ware finishes the season strong and is drafted in the 1st round.
3. MgBako continues to improve, finishes the season strong, and is drafted by an NBA team. 
4. Mike Woodson retires and is able to say that in 3 years he put 4 players in the NBA.  

 

[IndyHoops 461]

16 minutes ago, JF87 said:

My realistic wish list for the remainder of this IU basketball season.

1. Xavier Johnson returns and plays his remaining games without incident.  I want Xavier to graduate and feel like IU is his home. 
2. Kel'el Ware finishes the season strong and is drafted in the 1st round.
3. MgBako continues to improve, finishes the season strong, and is drafted by an NBA team. 
4. Mike Woodson retires and is able to say that in 3 years he put 4 players in the NBA.  

 

I would add that Woodson is given an opportunity to still be a part of the basketball program in some sort of advisory role. Maybe what Matta did a couple years ago…

[Class of '66 Old Fart 93,200]

If the tournament started today.

 

[LamarCheeks 22,260]

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

If the tournament started today.

 

The 12th seed in a 14-team tounament ...

Pretty damn big hump! 

[JSHoosier 22,265]

7 minutes ago, LamarCheeks said:

The 12th seed in a 14-team tounament ...

Pretty damn big hump! 

A picture of the hump

 

[Ghost of Rick Majerus 2,016]

Just now, JSHoosier said:

A picture of the hump

 

At this point, we should consider "the hump" as a potential replacement for Woodson. 

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16 minutes ago, LamarCheeks said:

The 12th seed in a 14-team tounament ...

Pretty damn big hump! 

More games means more wins.

Of course, that would be moot because OSU would win.

[Scotty R 3,768]

31 minutes ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

If the tournament started today.

 

If you had any hope in this team that draw isn't horrible 

[Hornsby 3,870]

If you had any hope in this team that draw isn't horrible 

How is that Ohio State is playing good.

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[JF87 2,149]

I was talking with some friends of mine that are fans of Kansas and Syracuse.  We were joking that IU's only path to the NCAA Tournament this year was by winning the Big Ten Tournament.  They were shocked when I told them that IU has never won the Big Ten Tournament and that we had only been in the tournament final once in the 26-year history of the tournament. Just another sad reminder that we've been a bad program for too long.  

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On 2/26/2024 at 3:43 PM, Hornsby said:

How is that Ohio State is playing good.

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and the 2 teams after that, we can't beat!

[hoosierbannerd 3,542]

1 hour ago, JF87 said:

I was talking with some friends of mine that are fans of Kansas and Syracuse.  We were joking that IU's only path to the NCAA Tournament this year was by winning the Big Ten Tournament.  They were shocked when I told them that IU has never won the Big Ten Tournament and that we had only been in the tournament final once in the 26-year history of the tournament. Just another sad reminder that we've been a bad program for too long.  

If I recall, RMK hated the B1G Tournament so wonder if starting with him it's never been a priority.. that's a big generality I know over all these years, but just always made me think of our lack of success in it that way.

[JF87 2,149]

We have 1 recruit coming in next year with at least 2 scholarships open and most likely 4-5 scholarships that will be open.  I have a hard time believing that there isn't a late bloomer in Indiana, Ohio, Illinois, or Michigan for IU to offer.  The unwillingness or inability of this staff to find diamonds in the rough to develop is unbelievable.  

[Hornsby 3,870]

We have 1 recruit coming in next year with at least 2 scholarships open and most likely 4-5 scholarships that will be open.  I have a hard time believing that there isn't a late bloomer in Indiana, Ohio, Illinois, or Michigan for IU to offer.  The unwillingness or inability of this staff to find diamonds in the rough to develop is unbelievable.  

Try 6 to 8 scholarships.

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On 3/2/2024 at 4:22 PM, hoosierbannerd said:

If I recall, RMK hated the B1G Tournament so wonder if starting with him it's never been a priority.. that's a big generality I know over all these years, but just always made me think of our lack of success in it that way.

We had some success in it during the Davis years. Crean was never a good tournament coach, so a lot of it could be attributed to him. 

[JF87 2,149]

Officiating and what might have been. My thoughts here aren't about officials favoring one team over another, instead, my post is about how the game is called can affect the game.  We've all heard announcers say it- "they're letting them play today".  The officiating crew you draw and how closely the games are officiated can have a bearing on the outcomes.  Some quick stats- during our current 4 game win streak the average combined total of fouls called per game was 23.2.  During the 6 previous games when IU went 1-5 the average combined total of fouls was 38.3. That's quite a disparity.  Imo, IU was negatively affected by closer called games earlier in the Big Ten season.  IU does not shoot free throws well, so we were at a disadvantage in games where both teams are shooting a lot of free throws.  Coach Woodson does not manage our bench well (auto-benching with 2 first half fouls) which led to key players sitting.  IU's defense is less effective without Ware on the floor.  During the 1-5 stretch Ware averaged 31.3 minutes per game while during our 4-game win streak Ware has averaged 37 minutes per game.  In summary, if Big Ten officials had "let us play" earlier in the year, we could possibly had been 3rd or 4th in the Big Ten.  Of course, the flip side may be that if the officiating crews had called our last 4 games closer, we wouldn't have won all 4 and Mike Woodson would be on the hot seat.