IU_Realist

Steve Alford is just a mid major coach. He is better at that level where he has failed at two P5 programs. He also has the baggage of two GF beaters that he stuck up for and won’t be given the job. Would be a bad hire and would cause a lot of friction again which this program doesn’t need.

We did the same thing with Allen.

Painter put him back in though. Who know a coach could play their center with two fouls in the first?

B10 is just god awful this year

She has a 44.6 PER this year. Don’t think there has ever been a basketball player as efficient as she has been and be a guard.

Or have a system in place where they can make tweeks with personnel, etc and continue to be successful. We don’t have that. We have a coach running a shitty offensive system and doesn’t realize in the NBA you have playmakers all over.

Sad right? Purdue from just a basketball standpoint is so much more enjoyable to watch. It’s sad as an IU graduate to say that. I made the joke to someone that Woodson actually makes me miss Crean.

Yeah and he shouldn’t have rolled him out here because he is a huge part of the problem. He isn’t a leader, never has been. He is chaotic, volatile, inconsistent, etc. Everything you don’t want in a leader. That’s his decision on the players he has been bringing into the program. The wrong ones. However that’s not the only issue. Our offensive system is archaic and not a fit for modern day basketball. It’s been throw down in the post and everyone watching. We got away with it because we had a AA at center the last couple of seasons but it also limited us. We had zero to limited movement off the ball. The better college teams have movement. Watch Painter. It’s a beauty to watch. He will roll out the ball next year and be successful because he has a defined system and recruits players to that system. Watch Tennessee. Watch Gonzaga. And the list goes on. Culture. What is it? Not defense as we get worse every year at it. This is worse than Tom Crean defensively. No idea what it is. Not toughness as Edey and others are diving for loose balls and we aren’t. Defense. It isn’t getting better but worse. Maybe he should have kept Fife. I don’t buy the BS Woodson and others were pushing. It’s just people covering their asses. Player Development - don’t see it

Newton wasn’t a difference maker. He is a frosh. We sucked with X as well prior to all his injuries.

Overall. His best ranking in Kenpom was 30th with an AA. The other teams with an AA finished 2, 7, 8, and 9. His offensive is old and stale and horrible to watch. His defense has gotten worse every year. It’s not like he has done anything great here. He has been OK and now down right horrible.

Woodson is no different. Had TJD then the decline. Never changed. His first two years he would just throw it in the block and hope for the best. Our best runs were where he did pick and roll and was moving TJD around then he would go back to throwing down in the block with everyone watching and us getting our collective butts kicked. Same story every year but doesn’t have TJD anymore to get him OK results.

IU did this under TJD as well. It’s a Woodson thing. Something I have been complaining about every season

What guard would want to play for a team that doesn’t do much for them in relation to movement and is predominately running most things through the post. The lack of movement in our offense is atrocious. This has been the case even when we had TJD. Offensive numbers scream bad. I don’t see this getting fixed during the portal.

I didn’t want Woodson in the beginning because he was a bad NBA coach. His offense and defense is just so bad to watch. I don’t understand how anyone can think anything he does is a positive.

We are 101 now. Worst Indiana team since Crean’s third year.

He lacks a system. See Purdue. It’s plug and play and all about developing kids. He can throw out there two frosh guards who weren't ranked high and win the Big Ten while we can’t. He develops shooters. He has movement unlike us. List goes on. Woodson is way over his head because he can’t build a roster, doesn’t have a system without stars. His best season has had 12 losses. You are right. Defense has gotten worse since Matta and Fife left. Idiots run this program.

No guard in the portal with a brain will choose to come play in our offense. 95, 28 and 105 rankings. The offense is just horrible overall and is not perimeter focused. Woodson has ranked near the bottom in shooting 3s every year. He hasn’t developed his players. I have said this a million times. If I had a kid who was a D1 talent I would tell Woodson from day one not to call. If I was sending him to a Big Ten coach it would be Painter.

When was the last time we contended? Quit using our dusty banners. They are in a better place than IU basketball. Indiana basketball is nowhere close to being that.

System with movement, constant top 10 rankings, constant top of the Big 10 and development programs? Who would not want that?

We already struggle defensively. Putting Malik on Coleman would be a nightmare.

This is a scheme issue. He lucked out with having TJD. He used that for two early exits. His offense is horrible to watch with very little movement off the ball. It’s all drop it down and everyone watch. Just watching a game everyone can see why we struggle to recruit guards.

If I was a recruit I would run for the hills because this coach and offense is a crap show. He was saved by an all American basketball player that was already there. Run McNeeley as fast as you can.

This is the worst IU team since 2010.

Dude he has had three years to correct the 3 pt defense and perimeter D. It’s not a player issue, it’s a scheme issue. So he hasn’t been able to teach it to players for 3 years and it’s the players fault? Come on. That just doesn’t make any sense you know? Our scheme offensively is just bad in general as well. I feel like we are back in 1980s with him and his other genius consultant helping out there. But the 95th, 28th and 90th ranked O are something to call home about. Again three years of data points. Defense has gotten worse every year from 24th, 45th and 106th. 3 pt D has been a major issue every year.

I would send my kid to Painter before Woodson. I would tell Woodson to quit calling and I am an alum. It’s clear as day who the better coach and developer is.