They “Retired” Coach Woodson Thread

[Hoosier DaDa 3,358]

54 minutes ago, ap2345 said:

It sounds like the portal isn’t going to be as easy as Woodson thought. Just cause you have money doesn’t mean you’ll gain traction with everyone 

I think Woody should listen to us the untrue fan because we all know he is going to strike out.

[AH1971 2,013]

Just now, Kentuckysucks said:

Ware isn't coming back.  Good luck finding a replacement in the portal.  We wouldn't have won 12 games without him.

Wasn't expecting Ware back.

I would have traded Ware for two higher end guards this year and wouldn't have thought twice about it. 

[JSHoosier 21,415]

27 minutes ago, Hoosier DaDa said:

We will just have run it back. Good news we might not be able to field a team that has enough players to be able to scrimmage in practice. Here is the good news part of it “Woody won’t have enough players to do his NBA/Hockey sub patterns.

[JF87 1,904]

The sad thing is that a good coach could probably take Gunn, Banks, and Sparks; add two quality guards and beat us. 

[HoosierHoopster 7,518]

Is it April Fools Day yet?

[Hornsby 3,056]

Meh, so is Woodson. Napping with a lit stogie creating pinhole burns in his satin pj's

I wish we would have hired Woodson instead of archie and just gotten the hire an iu guy thing over with 5 years ago. Can you imagine how awful his recruiting would have been without NIL. He would of had to build a team and we probably could have canned him after year three. It would have been really bad.

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[Alford Bailey 12,779]

14 minutes ago, AH1971 said:

I get the sentiment of having a lot of raw talent, but all three of our 5* were underclassmen and the two sophomores didn't play a whole hell of a lot last the year prior. Someone like a 23-year-old Boo Buie is much better and much more valuable than any underclassmen 5*.

Reality is that the roster was so poorly constructed last year, and the back court was in fact, just not any good. IU is a tournament team this year with a competent lead guard and they're a top 25 team with two. Getting two good guards in the portal changes everything for next with the pieces that are expected back. Obviously easier said than done, but it's doable.

I want Woody gone as much as the next guy, but not going to let it cloud my judgement strictly in terms of next season. I hate the trajectory of the program but am never going to root for the demise of the team. 

Don’t come in here with logic

[Adillac 972]

why would any guard want to come here...? I mean, Woodson excudes a nothingness that inspires nobody except the players that just want to be there because its Indiana and they just want to be somewhere with bright lights: Gallo, Leal, Cupps. 

[AH1971 2,013]

1 minute ago, Alford Bailey said:

Don’t come in here with logic

Imagine IU last year with Brice Williams and Marcus Domask (two random B10 guard transfers that weren't highly sought after) at the expense of Ware who was a top 5 portal entrant. IU with Domask and Williams wins 23-24 games this year and is comfortably in the tournament. There's a Domask or a Brice Williams every portal cycle, multiple of them. Construct the roster properly this year and go from there. 

[Hornsby 3,056]

why would any guard want to come here...? I mean, Woodson excudes a nothingness that inspires nobody except the players that just want to be there because its Indiana and they just want to be somewhere with bright lights: Gallo, Leal, Cupps. 

Probably why cupps will stay. He will most likely be the starting point guard imo.

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[Golfman25 6,187]

1 hour ago, Hornsby said:

So far it looks like Woodson will get to buy at least 6 players and I assume it will end up being more. Sophomores leaving to be replaced by one year rent a players.

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Building a foundation man.  

[Golfman25 6,187]

1 hour ago, Chris007 said:

That should be the last portal entry for today. I don't expect any more this week but who knows? 

Who's left.  Martha the Mop Lady?   

[Golfman25 6,187]

1 hour ago, JSHoosier said:

Minimum of 6, likely 7 open spots to fill. The staff got one good one last year. Yeah, what could possibly go wrong.

As I have posted before, even the good programs have only been able to land 2-3 of the top 50 players in the portal.  Mike's going to need a miracle.  

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1 hour ago, reconmkd said:

 

That's just great!

Now we need a new choreographer too.

[Golfman25 6,187]

1 hour ago, Hornsby said:

Yep if he somehow got ware to stay it would cost him 3 million is my guess

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There is zero, zip, zero, nada chance.  If Ware goes around 20, he's looking at $2.5/year x 3 years, plus the option.  That's over $7 mil.  Nobody is that stupid to come play for Mediocre Mike.  

[JerryYeagley23 4,939]

1 hour ago, Trish said:

SEC money and SEC women are different than Bloomington. 

I live in SEC country. The money is unbelievably different. But don’t sleep on the Bloomington women. They would hold their own on any campus down here. 

[AH1971 2,013]

2 minutes ago, Golfman25 said:

As I have posted before, even the good programs have only been able to land 2-3 of the top 50 players in the portal.  Mike's going to need a miracle.  

Marcus Domask was rated in the 140's and someone like Brice Williams was rated in the 170's. Neither were even the highest rated portal grabs on their respective teams this year. 

Now the staff's evaluation of talent is a completely different subject, however. We'll save that for another time lol.

[Golfman25 6,187]

1 hour ago, ap2345 said:

MSU is in the lead for Small 

We ain't getting any of the top guards.  Book it.  

[RoncalliHoosier 409]

43 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

I think were still behind UK, UNC, Duke a few others

I was being sarcastic. (thus the "/s")

The real kicker is those schools will use their money to supplement recruiting. Woodson will use it to buy a team instead of recruiting.

There's a huge difference between 1-2 players via the portal and 5-7 players. Woodson's way also comes with built-in excuses - new team, young team, still getting to know one another and a whole new hump to get over.

[IUrocker 2,435]

Woodson after next season: “well guys, I mean, it’s simple. We had to play inside out again because I wasn’t able to get any guards in the portal. So I don’t know what else to tell you.” 

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