They “Retired” Coach Woodson Thread

[Hornsby]

The fact no one else wanted him for HC should've said he was the wrong guy. 
 

100%. Some thought well he could get high level talent. Well he has high level talent and he still stinks.

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[Hornsby]

Woodson is a horrible coach that no one wanted to hire... and a loathsome human being... 
It's Indiana... It's Indiana.

Will the king attend the football tonight game or is that beneath him? We know he refused to support the women's team. He is the most divisive coach we ever had and like you said a loathsome human.

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[go iu bb]

2 hours ago, Pagoda said:

Yea.  When the NBA passes on him as a HC for seven years, and he was interviewing for HC jobs, that's a red flag.

He was interviewing for HC jobs? Did he make them come to him or was IU the only one pathetic enough to do that? I'm guessing knew he had the IU job in the bag so that was just a power play.

[Pagoda]

2 minutes ago, go iu bb said:

He was interviewing for HC jobs? Did he make them come to him or was IU the only one pathetic enough to do that? I'm guessing knew he had the IU job in the bag so that was just a power play.

Ha.  I know after he was fired from the Knicks he interviewed for the Kings HC job, Knicks HC job again, and maybe a few other teams.

Without Quinn to put in the fix, no one was going to hire him to be a HC again.

[IUHoosierJoe]

4 minutes ago, go iu bb said:

He was interviewing for HC jobs? Did he make them come to him or was IU the only one pathetic enough to do that? I'm guessing knew he had the IU job in the bag so that was just a power play.

He interviewed to be hired again as the Knicks head coach and was a finalist for the job.  When he didn’t get it, he agreed to join as an assistant.  He was actually pretty well liked there.

[Trish]

3 hours ago, Pagoda said:

Yea.  When the NBA passes on him as a HC for seven years, and he was interviewing for HC jobs, that's a red flag.

Don't forget, he took two years off from the NBA in 2018-2020. 

[Home Jersey]

23 minutes ago, IUHoosierJoe said:

He interviewed to be hired again as the Knicks head coach and was a finalist for the job.  When he didn’t get it, he agreed to join as an assistant.  He was actually pretty well liked there.

By James Dolan, one of the worst owners in pro sports. The players were not fans (Amar’e Stoudemire was particularly outspoken). The media was what you’d expect from NY media toward a mediocre coach of the Knicks. Fans were joyous at his departure and “meh, whatever” about him as an assistant. 

[IUHoosierJoe]

38 minutes ago, Home Jersey said:

By James Dolan, one of the worst owners in pro sports. The players were not fans (Amar’e Stoudemire was particularly outspoken). The media was what you’d expect from NY media toward a mediocre coach of the Knicks. Fans were joyous at his departure and “meh, whatever” about him as an assistant. 

I’m not a Woodson fan and I’m ready to move on, but many of the players in New York liked him.  And if you look at the Knicks results over the past 20 years, Woodson’s partial first year and second year were pretty good, comparatively.  He had quite a bit of support to get a second run as their head coach.  And again, I’m not saying that because I want him to stay, it’s just a fact.

[go iu bb]

1 minute ago, IUHoosierJoe said:

I’m not a Woodson fan and I’m ready to move on, but many of the players in New York liked him.  And if you look at the Knicks results over the past 20 years, Woodson’s partial first year and second year was pretty good, comparatively.  He had quite a bit of support to get a second run as their head coach.  And again, I’m not saying that because I want him to stay, it’s just a fact.

Yes, those are things that some of us used to try to convince ourselves this could work out when he was hired.

[IUHoosierJoe]

Just now, go iu bb said:

Yes, those are things that some of us used to try to convince ourselves this could work out when he was hired.

I remember.  Unfortunately, it’s not going to work out at IU.

[Hornsby]

I remember.  Unfortunately, it’s not going to work out at IU.

Imagine thinking your the king of indiana when the women's bbal and football teams are far more successful than your team. The dude is beyond delusional. When your surrounded by yes men that's what happens

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[CSP]

Only person I blame for our failures is Mike Woodson. HIS execution was atrocious. 

Allowing yourself to lose in, essentially, the same fashion for 3.5 years is the absolute most absurd thing I've witnessed. 

[JSHoosier]

1 hour ago, jermhoosierfan said:

Yeah, I didn't believe it too much until you hear all the other stories about people shoving their noses in places it doesn't belong just to make someone angry or to appease someone else.  Successful organizations don't normally do that because they have faith that the people they put in the positions will do their job unlike Woodson who doesn't want to do half of his job.

Doesn't sound too dissimilar to how some here have said we handled talked with Stevens last coaching search with how many people were supposedly involved.

[go iu bb]

5 minutes ago, Certified Sunshine Pumper said:

Only person I blame for our failures is Mike Woodson. HIS execution was atrocious. 

Allowing yourself to lose in, essentially, the same fashion for 3.5 years is the absolute most absurd thing I've witnessed. 

He uses the same excuses over and over because he's clueless as to what is wrong or how to fix it. It's obviously not his system so it must be that the players can't execute.

[Trish]

19 hours ago, AH1971 said:

It's not

You do not know, I would know.  Tell him Chris. 

[WayneFleekHoosier]

Only person I blame for our failures is Mike Woodson. HIS execution was atrocious. 
Allowing yourself to lose in, essentially, the same fashion for 3.5 years is the absolute most absurd thing I've witnessed. 

It always looks the same no matter what pieces he has. Stale offense with a few predicable sets. Decent in the PNR. Decent in the high low. Defenses lack of intensity is what kills me more. But his mediocre ball on offense and near abysmal ball on defense.

Can’t wait to see who runs the ship next season and what kind of roster we have. Which is a shame because I like a lot of our guys. But I’ve been ready to see a different voice.


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[Home Jersey]

25 minutes ago, IUHoosierJoe said:

I’m not a Woodson fan and I’m ready to move on, but many of the players in New York liked him.  And if you look at the Knicks results over the past 20 years, Woodson’s partial first year and second year were pretty good, comparatively.  He had quite a bit of support to get a second run as their head coach.  And again, I’m not saying that because I want him to stay, it’s just a fact.

We can agree to disagree…

[AH1971]

4 minutes ago, Trish said:

You do not know, I would know.  Tell him Chris. 

I don't need a second opinion of some fake insider to tell me that playing true road games at North Dakota and Kennesaw State isn't commonplace. Because it isn't. And it never will be. 

[JSHoosier]

6 minutes ago, Home Jersey said:

We can agree to disagree…

Well the Yankees rehired Billy Martin after they fired him, so wouldn't be entirely unheard of.

I mean they hired and fired him like 5 times and I wouldn’t wish that on Woodson.

[Coach Robby]

I haven´t really weighed in all that much about this...

IU men´s basketball is being run like an NBA franchise. Instead of hoping for good draft picks (HS recruits) we´re throwing $$$ into free agency (transfer portal) and hoping we can come up with a squad. There´s talent on this roster, likely the most we´ve had (especially in the backcourt) but it´s not going to change. We have one recruit for next year. Planning on going shopping again Iḿ sure...

The fact that Fife, Matta, and Adam Howard all left or were let go, paints a pretty clear picture to me. 

I´m the type of person....I don´t care who the coach is...just win. Win games, compete for conferences titles and 2nd weekends. I´ve stated I want Chris Beard. Just my opinion, I know what others think and say no way. That´s fine, I respect your opinions too.

Also, IU football gear at school hits way different!!!!!! Let´s shock the non-IU world tonight!