IUBB vs #2 Kansas - Saturday, 12.16.23 @ 12:30 on CBS

[Loaded Chicken Sandwich 9,313]

9 minutes ago, OliviaPope40 said:

I was in a friend's hotel room watching the Elite Eight game and the final game. That team was not suppose to make that run I thought for a moment they were going to lose to Duke thank god for AJ Moye in that game.

Definitely wasn't supposed to. The 12-13 team was probably better. But, you just have to be playing well in the moment to make a run. All that matters. It's the magic of March Madness. Best team doesn't always win.

[Hoosierfan2017 25,093]

53 minutes ago, Golfman25 said:

I don't view it as "political."  You can.  To me, it's just complainers complaining to complain.  Let's just call them Billys then. 

None of you would be satisfied with a "serviceable" guard.  

IU shoots 28.5% from 3 as a team, has bad guard play, but criticizing the man in charge of constructing the roster is “complaining to complain.” Got it, Billy. Please let us know when we’re allowed to start criticizing Woodson for the team he puts on the floor. Apparently the one Archie Miller guy left in the rotation means it’s too soon.

[Scotty R 3,768]

6 hours ago, Loaded Chicken Sandwich said:

I watched all my life because of my family. But my earliest memories of actually watching games is the 2002 run. I was 8 at the time. Was absolutely wild driving through town in the back of the truck honking(we live an hour south of BTown but people knew).

You guys make me feel old because I'm 2002 I was 32 and had two kids. 

[go iu bb 9,851]

2 minutes ago, Scotty R said:

You guys make me feel old because I'm 2002 I was 32 and had two kids. 

What's making you feel old is being old.

[OliviaPope40 7,494]

52 minutes ago, Loaded Chicken Sandwich said:

Definitely wasn't supposed to. The 12-13 team was probably better. But, you just have to be playing well in the moment to make a run. All that matters. It's the magic of March Madness. Best team doesn't always win.

Went to California when we were playing Syracuse and United Airlines lost my luggage and I never got it so I had to get all new clothes.

[OliviaPope40 7,494]

Just now, go iu bb said:

What's making you feel old is being old.

The fact that some of us are younger and only remember certain IU seasons after the 80s and 70s.

[Scotty R 3,768]

5 hours ago, Kentuckysucks said:

Solution:  Fire Woody after the season and hire Dusty May.  Woody is 66 and will not be here long no matter what.   Dusty could coach another 20+ years and looks very promising.   See what he can do here.  It can't possibly get any worse and he could very well be the next big thing.  We know what we have with Woody and it's not the answer. 

What has Dusty done that is much better than what Crean and Archie did before co.ing to IU. I le Dusty but if he didn't go to IU would he be on your list

[HoosierHoopster 8,622]

8 minutes ago, go iu bb said:

What's making you feel old is being old.

Nooooooooooooooo!!!!!

Scott is like my age lol

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Just now, HoosierHoopster said:

Nooooooooooooooo!!!!!

Scott is like my age lol

Hate to break it to you, but you're old too.

I'm a bit younger than you guys but I'm old, too. 

On the bright side, we're just old and not dinosaurs like Old Fart.

[HoosierHoopster 8,622]

Just now, go iu bb said:

Hate to break it to you, but you're old too.

I'm a bit younger than you guys but I'm old, too. 

On the bright side, we're just old and not dinosaurs like Old Fart.

The 50’s are the new 30’s, right?

[Scotty R 3,768]

1 hour ago, Brass Cannon said:

He got Tamar bates in year 1 recruiting.  JHS in year 2. Whiffed this past year in year 3 and is currently whiffing in year 4.  

So having a 5 star wing is whiffing and it looks promising in a 5 star big. Exaggerate much

[Brass Cannon 25,529]

1 minute ago, Scotty R said:

So having a 5 star wing is whiffing and it looks promising in a 5 star big. Exaggerate much

He whiffed on getting what we need.  Doesn’t matter how many bigs we get if our guards aren’t up to the task.  This isn’t the NBA where you just take the best players available. You have to recruit based on needs.  

[TheWatShot 15,565]

6 hours ago, Kentuckysucks said:

Solution:  Fire Woody after the season and hire Dusty May.  Woody is 66 and will not be here long no matter what.   Dusty could coach another 20+ years and looks very promising.   See what he can do here.  It can't possibly get any worse and he could very well be the next big thing.  We know what we have with Woody and it's not the answer. 

What is it with this fanbase and wanting a coach who will be here for 20-30 years? I heard the same nonsense when Archie Miller was hired: "we just got our coach for the next 30 years!!!" People didn't want Woodson because he was too old and wouldn't be here for decades. Why is everyone so concerned about that timeframe? Get the next five years figured out and go from there. Coaches don't stay in one place for that long anymore, and like it or not, our next coach could be much younger but not be here for that long, for any number of reasons. This isn't the 1980's. 

[Scotty R 3,768]

1 hour ago, Brass Cannon said:

Not saying that.  Just don’t see a chance for him to have success if something doesn’t change. I don’t expect the administration to try with the next hire either so don’t really see a point in firing him.  If we aren’t going to try and hire a qualified coach then it’s all moot anyway 

Just ridiculous, what makes you think they wouldn't be serious about the next hire. They seemed to put and spend on a football coach who has been a winner every ace he has gone. If you expect the next hire to be a top coach in the country you will be disappointed. Those guys don't leave their job for another top program.

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4 minutes ago, Scotty R said:

Just ridiculous, what makes you think they wouldn't be serious about the next hire. They seemed to put and spend on a football coach who has been a winner every ace he has gone. If you expect the next hire to be a top coach in the country you will be disappointed. Those guys don't leave their job for another top program.

What makes me think they wouldn’t be serious.  Probably the fact I don’t think the last 3 hires were serious. 

[Brass Cannon 25,529]

5 minutes ago, TheWatShot said:

What is it with this fanbase and wanting a coach who will be here for 20-30 years? I heard the same nonsense when Archie Miller was hired: "we just got our coach for the next 30 years!!!" People didn't want Woodson because he was too old and wouldn't be here for decades. Why is everyone so concerned about that timeframe? Get the next five years figured out and go from there. Coaches don't stay in one place for that long anymore, and like it or not, our next coach could be much younger but not be here for that long, for any number of reasons. This isn't the 1980's. 

I think the reason we want a coach to last for 30 years because we know how dangerous a coaching search can be. 

[Scotty R 3,768]

15 minutes ago, HoosierHoopster said:

Nooooooooooooooo!!!!!

Scott is like my age lol

53, was 5 in March of 76 so don't have a lot of memories of that team but I remember everything about 81. I got to the point where I am not going to let an outcome of games to effect me like it use to.  I love to see more championships but if I don't I still have seen more championships than most fan bases have seen. There is a certain team up north that hasn't ever seen one and a lot of others schools are in the same boat. I was blessed early on to see my teams be successful with IU winning 3 and the Reds winning 3 championships as well.

[Golfman25 6,830]

46 minutes ago, Hoosierfan2017 said:

IU shoots 28.5% from 3 as a team, has bad guard play, but criticizing the man in charge of constructing the roster is “complaining to complain.” Got it, Billy. Please let us know when we’re allowed to start criticizing Woodson for the team he puts on the floor. Apparently the one Archie Miller guy left in the rotation means it’s too soon.

You can criticize all you want, but at least be objective about it.  Who should we have gotten?  And you would be happy with a serviceable guy?  Right.  Some are just hating to hate.  

[Scotty R 3,768]

8 minutes ago, Brass Cannon said:

He whiffed on getting what we need.  Doesn’t matter how many bigs we get if our guards aren’t up to the task.  This isn’t the NBA where you just take the best players available. You have to recruit based on needs.  

McNeely is definitely something we desperately need and that is a wing shooter. Show me the roster in April before I panic about next year's team.

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1 minute ago, Scotty R said:

McNeely is definitely something we desperately need and that is a wing shooter. Show me the roster in April before I panic about next year's team.

I’m not panicking. But getting two guards up to the task of competing in the big ten is a tall task in the spring. 
 

A wing shooter is not our biggest need now and it’s not the biggest need for next year.