College Bball Thread

[yogisballin]

According to Woj, Juwan Howard is in the conversation for the Portland job. Hope, that doesn’t happen, but it wouldn’t be the worst thing in the world for IUBB. 

I follow the trailblazers and have for 20 years or more for some reason. It was since right before Pippen joined them. Anyway, I’d really like to see Juwan go there but at the same time. It’s be nice to have him in the B1G.

I really like to see us (B1G) start winning again on the national level. Yes the B1G is great but it’s been way too long nice a natty champ.


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[Rico]

On 6/7/2021 at 8:42 PM, Josh said:

Whoa...wait til we find out he was at a bar underage

Bingo.  Definitely something that needs to be addressed or at least mentioned.

[Hoosierfan1901]

I’ll throw this in here

 

[Stuhoo]

2 hours ago, Hooserfan1901 said:

I’ll throw this in here

 

Holy crap … this is kinda huge! Kinda REALLY REALLY REALLY HUGE!!!!

The man was Ivy League player of the year with a degree from Princeton, had an 8 yr NBA career, was a D1 head coach, and for 15 years and recently, an NBA Assistant coach on a playoff and championship team.

If NBA player development is a goal, we may have the single best staff in the nation.

And it’s primarily because they all love being led by Mike Woodson.

 

[BGleas]

7 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

Holy crap … this is kinda huge.

The man was Ivy League player of the year with a degree from Princeton, had an 8 yr NBA career, was a D1 head coach, and recently an NBA Assistant coach on a playoff team.

 

Armond was an assistant with the Celtics when I worked there, so I got to know him a bit. This is huge. He is as legit as it gets in terms of his knowledge as well as the way he interacts with players. He will be phenomenal working with players on and off the court (assuming he is used with one of those new non-staff slots that can be on the court). 

I couldn't endorse this hire more!  

[WayneFleekHoosier]

1 hour ago, Stuhoo said:

Holy crap … this is kinda huge! Kinda REALLY REALLY REALLY HUGE!!!!

The man was Ivy League player of the year with a degree from Princeton, had an 8 yr NBA career, was a D1 head coach, and recently an NBA Assistant coach on a playoff team.

If NBA player development is a goal, we may have the single best staff in the nation.

And it’s primarily because they all love being led by Mike Woodson.

 

 

1 hour ago, BGleas said:

Armond was an assistant with the Celtics when I worked there, so I got to know him a bit. This is huge. He is as legit as it gets in terms of his knowledge as well as the way he interacts with players. He will be phenomenal working with players on and off the court (assuming he is used with one of those new non-staff slots that can be on the court). 

I couldn't endorse this hire more!  

You guys  and Woodson are making me a believer!  Love the moves and trajectory of everything so far.  

 

Beyond thrilled to see a new direction for Indiana basketball.  The roster moves, the player retention, the coach retention, the coach additions, the recruiting targets.  It all looks, so very promising!

[BGleas]

3 minutes ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

 

You guys  and Woodson are making me a believer!  Love the moves and trajectory of everything so far.  

 

Beyond thrilled to see a new direction for Indiana basketball.  The roster moves, the player retention, the coach retention, the coach additions, the recruiting targets.  It all looks, so very promising!

Can you imagine being a 5*, out of state recruit on a visit to Indiana and you and your parents are sitting in an office reviewing film and talking about your future with Mike Woodson, Thad Matta and Armond Hill? 

I don't mean to not include in-state players, but those guys already have a tie to IU and being interested, this is the first time since probably Bob Knight that IU will have a draw to out of state high-level talent beyond just tradition, fanbase or some direct link an assistant had to the player. 

That doesn't mean we out-recruit UK or something, but I think IU finally has a staff that not only stacks up to anyone, but is also blazing a unique new strategy that others will be trying to mimic. 

[Stuhoo]

15 minutes ago, BGleas said:

Can you imagine being a 5*, out of state recruit on a visit to Indiana and you and your parents are sitting in an office reviewing film and talking about your future with Mike Woodson, Thad Matta and Armond Hill? 

I don't mean to not include in-state players, but those guys already have a tie to IU and being interested, this is the first time since probably Bob Knight that IU will have a draw to out of state high-level talent beyond just tradition, fanbase or some direct link an assistant had to the player. 

That doesn't mean we out-recruit UK or something, but I think IU finally has a staff that not only stacks up to anyone, but is also blazing a unique new strategy that others will be trying to mimic. 

For a kid like Banks or Clowney it’s gotta be extraordinary— they already have the close personal connection to Yas, and then when they visit they see that Yas’s peers are hyper-successful NBA stalwarts.

 

[Josh]

2 hours ago, Stuhoo said:

Holy crap … this is kinda huge! Kinda REALLY REALLY REALLY HUGE!!!!

The man was Ivy League player of the year with a degree from Princeton, had an 8 yr NBA career, was a D1 head coach, and for 15 years and recently, an NBA Assistant coach on a playoff and championship team.

If NBA player development is a goal, we may have the single best staff in the nation.

And it’s primarily because they all love being led by Mike Woodson.

 

I like adding staff with nba connections and all, but Stu nobody can pump like you can.  How HUGE is this?  Lol

It feels so good with Archie gone

[HoosierHoopster]

2 hours ago, BGleas said:

Can you imagine being a 5*, out of state recruit on a visit to Indiana and you and your parents are sitting in an office reviewing film and talking about your future with Mike Woodson, Thad Matta and Armond Hill? 

I don't mean to not include in-state players, but those guys already have a tie to IU and being interested, this is the first time since probably Bob Knight that IU will have a draw to out of state high-level talent beyond just tradition, fanbase or some direct link an assistant had to the player. 

That doesn't mean we out-recruit UK or something, but I think IU finally has a staff that not only stacks up to anyone, but is also blazing a unique new strategy that others will be trying to mimic. 

Good stuff Gleas, and especially considering the NBA coaching and development sitting in that office with the recruit and parents .... There aren’t many (I mean seriously) programs that have close to the NBA pedigree and coaching right there on staff, and then throw in Matta and Fife?? We’re in really good shape right away 

[Southside]

4 hours ago, Hooserfan1901 said:

I’ll throw this in here

 

Much like Matta, it will be interesting to see what responsibilities Hill will have.

I agree it's a very nice add. At minimum, seems the university is going all in as much as possible on both coaching and the admin surrounding the team. 

And I think we now know a little more why someone in Boston didn't bite on what was rumored to be a very lucrative offer (given his step up). 

[Stuhoo]

On 6/9/2021 at 5:27 PM, Josh said:

I like adding staff with nba connections and all, but Stu nobody can pump like you can.  How HUGE is this?  Lol

It feels so good with Archie gone

I only pump sunshine when I think it’s true.

When I’m quiet (which isn’t all that often lol) that  often means I think it’s a shite sandwich.

Besides, BGleas is pumping just as hard and he knows the guy!

 

[IUc2016]

For all the stupidity that has occurred in the last 20 years, IU still has nearly 100 more weeks ranked than any other team in the Big Ten. 

[Stuhoo]

 

[IUc2016]

38 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

 

wait, I thought according to Woj no coach would ever consider coaching in college when the NBA is an option? 

[go iu bb]

2 hours ago, IUc2016 said:

For all the stupidity that has occurred in the last 20 years, IU still has nearly 100 more weeks ranked than any other team in the Big Ten. 

That's like 4 or 5 full seasons. Pretty impressive considering the last couple of decades.

It kind of surprises me to see Illinois that high.

[lillurk]

2 hours ago, IUc2016 said:

wait, I thought according to Woj no coach would ever consider coaching in college when the NBA is an option? 

I think he’ll be at UM at least until his sons move past it

[Demo]

3 hours ago, IUc2016 said:

wait, I thought according to Woj no coach would ever consider coaching in college when the NBA is an option? 

Man, the thing with Howard, if he goes on a good long run, maybe hangs a banner while he’s at it, given his stature already within that program’s history, that guy has a chance to be 1 of the all-time beloved guys at any school, ever. Not just idolized, beloved. And that’s fine by me. I love the guy. 

[Josh]

4 minutes ago, Demo said:

Man, the thing with Howard, if he goes on a good long run, maybe hangs a banner while he’s at it, given his stature already within that program’s history, that guy has a chance to be 1 of the all-time beloved guys at any school, ever. Not just idolized, beloved. And that’s fine by me. I love the guy. 

A friend of my enemy is an enemy of mine.

I hope he leaves or crashes and burns.  But I'm a petty man

[Uspshoosier]

13 minutes ago, Demo said:

Man, the thing with Howard, if he goes on a good long run, maybe hangs a banner while he’s at it, given his stature already within that program’s history, that guy has a chance to be 1 of the all-time beloved guys at any school, ever. Not just idolized, beloved. And that’s fine by me. I love the guy. 

My guess will be he will head to the nba after he coaches both his kids.  One is already there and the other is a top 50 kid in 2022