They “Retired” Coach Woodson Thread

[woodenshoemanHoosierfan 6,569]

14 hours ago, Hornsby said:

Let's be honest sampson was the only good coach we hired in 25 years. If we hired him now vs then he would skate and be our coach for 20 years. The stuff he went down for is now a joke. I mean with nil and online how many of these guys even go to a class. Seriously how hard is a good grade online. I haven't heard of a guy being academically ineligible in 15 years. I just hope we can finally go big and get it right.

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It may be a joke now and I tend to agree with you about that. The fact remains it was illegal when he did it and he was already on probation with the NCAA.  He deserved to be fired.

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3 minutes ago, HoosierX said:

I see McCollum as having a high floor but a low ceiling. I don't think elite talent is going to want to play in that system. We will be much better than we are now, but I'm not we would be in a position to win championships.

Fair enough.   Just seems like a very risky candidate. 

[go iu bb 8,193]

22 minutes ago, AH1971 said:

It's not. I'm not interjecting myself into any more Stevens circle jerk talk. When Woodson is let go and this board wants to get serious about realistic candidates I'll gladly partake. 

Will Wade isn't a realistic candidate so I don't believe you. Just because your fantasy is different than others' fantasies doesn't make your fantasy realistic.

[Mr. Hoosier Pride 1,322]

4 minutes ago, HoosierX said:

I see McCollum as having a high floor but a low ceiling. I don't think elite talent is going to want to play in that system. We will be much better than we are now, but I'm not we would be in a position to win championships.

I'm not questioning your take, but I know nothing about his system.  I looked up this season's numbers and see Drake is averaging about 71ppg ... hit 80+ a couple times....so I'm genuinely asking what's wrong with his system?

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No ESPN notifications, I do not care where or how Jimmy Butler ends up on whichever team, I only care about one thing, lol! Stop getting my hopes up or I will have to turn the notifications off!

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26 minutes ago, IUFAN1976 said:

What are you eluding to?  Just curious!

He thought she was down for whatever, perhaps maybe she wasnt

[LamarCheeks 21,300]

MJ just read that one poster just referred to another as a Karen. 

[ForeverHoosier2 22]

I figured it out. AH just wants will Wade because McNeese state is going to be the double digit seed that knocks Purdue out of the tournament this year.

[HoosierX 1,757]

29 minutes ago, Mr. Hoosier Pride said:

I'm not questioning your take, but I know nothing about his system.  I looked up this season's numbers and see Drake is averaging about 71ppg ... hit 80+ a couple times....so I'm genuinely asking what's wrong with his system?

They are 364th out of 364 teams in adjusted tempo on Kenpom, and his system doesn't emphasize 3 pointers. It's just not a modern offense

While his teams may be very disciplined (i.e., the tempo is due to working the ball around until they get a great shot), I don't see elite athletes wanting to play here with him as the coach. We could be a very good team with him, but it won't be fun to watch and I doubt we would ever have the horses to truly compete for a ship.

Edit: I also think it would take time to institute his system, leading to yet a few more rough years. I know he is doing well at Drake but he has a lot of roster continuity, especially in his starting 5.

[coonhounds 10,296]

Well if we don't here of atleast some type of press conference for tomorrow today sometime then I fear were stuck riding a woody this Saturday! I want this hump monster gone

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19 minutes ago, ap2345 said:

There seems to be a whole lot of nothing going on

Is this comment about IU's offense?

[coonhounds 10,296]

The fact they need to see more is a big concern. I am believing they don't take basketball serious and we will never be good again. We have been emberassed several times this season and last 4 years. I will give credit to a few close losses recently. Last night though was pure comedy gold if you were just watching and didn't care. 26 to 4 to start lol. Comeon

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3 minutes ago, HoosierX said:

They are 364th out of 364 teams in adjusted tempo on Kenpom, and his system doesn't emphasize 3 pointers. It's just not a modern offense

While his teams may be very disciplined (i.e., the tempo is due to working the ball around until they get a great shot), I don't see elite athletes wanting to play here with him as the coach. We could be very good team with him, but it won't be fun to watch and I doubt we would ever have the horses to truly compete for a ship.

Yikes. I supported the idea of Mccollum cause he wins a lot. This is a deal breaker. He's more Archie Miller than Archie Miller was.

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25 minutes ago, HoosierX said:

I see McCollum as having a high floor but a low ceiling. I don't think elite talent is going to want to play in that system. We would be much better than we are now, but I' don't think he would put us in a position to win championships.

 

Then the Lealtor has just the place for him.

 

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Jim Coyle was really pumping up Beard this morning.  Definitely thinks he should be the guy over Dusty.

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Bozich also suggested that Woody is so aloof and out of touch that he probably doesn’t have a clue the situation he is in.  Likely doesn’t think his seat is even warm and that’s he’s doing a good job.

This is going to be an extremely ugly breakup and it didn’t have to be.

[LamarCheeks 21,300]

Had to chuckle when I saw people tossing names around on an IU basketball FB page. 

One guy said: "Just let Dolson do his job." 

I have no doubt Dolson will do his very best. I also have no doubt that Dolson doesn't give a rat's a$$ what anybody on a free fan page thinks. 

I also think speculating about our next coach is just kinda ... fun. In a sense, that's what fan pages are all about. 

Lighten up, folks, and enjoy the ride. We'll have a new coach in place by next season, and he can't be any worse that Woody. What fun is a coaching search if we can't throw around our unsolicited advice! 

I remember watching this site eight or so years ago on a Saturday afternoon when page after page after page had Billy Donovan taking the job and Mrs. Billy Donovan house searching in Bloomington. 

Now, that was fun! 

[IU Prof 1,897]

I'm not particularly high on McCullom at present, but I do think the tempo criticism may be a bit unfair. He's playing a roster filled with DII transfers. He has to shorten the game to adjust for the talent disparity. You would need to ask him how he expects to adjust his system moving forward to decide how viable he would be at a place like IU.

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58 minutes ago, IUrocker said:

Does last nights crap show increase the chance of him being out before the season ends, or do you think they’ll just let him ride out the rest of the season to soak in the losses? After last nights performance I can’t decide whether I hope he coaches the Michigan and get embarrassed, or if there’d be no way the administration risks having him deal with the mayhem. 

My guess is, and remember, it's a guess, he will be the coach until we have someone lined up. I hope I'm wrong but don't see us letting him go and watch other candidates sign extensions before we're allowed to interview them 

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35 minutes ago, go iu bb said:

Will Wade isn't a realistic candidate so I don't believe you. Just because your fantasy is different than others' fantasies doesn't make your fantasy realistic.

I have lots of fantasies that I wish were realistic. BS Is a lot lower on that list. 

Edited February 5 by HoosierAccipiter