IU_Realist

I mean come on. SMFH. Who plays the five the next year? TJD and Race comes back and most likely miss on Reneau. Oh the portal…IU hasn’t gotten crap out of the portal yet.

TJD is currently not positioned to be drafted in the first or early second. Unless he somehow develops a jump shot during workouts I think it is a pretty good chance that it happens unless he transfers or decides Europe or the G league is for him.

Not shocking. Peegs and Rabjohns do IUs bidding. Always have and always will. They want something out and that is where they go.

IU has no chance supposedly

Shooting percentages especially their low ones on 2 pt jays. They can’t consistently shoot a three either…..I don’t buy the last 10 game nonsense. The same logic can be applied to other players and then the next season they shoot the same. It’s fans trying to get their hopes up. They both can’t shoot a three.

I think people have every right to question what he was doing with RT at the four. He isn’t a four right now or at least hasn’t shown it. He is a 5. Kopp is a similar type. He isn’t a three. He is a four. IU with Geronimo was best with him paired with RT and TJD. IUs worst lineup was arguably its starting one. Don’t start with that nonsense.

Two major problems with Woodson this year: Subbing - ride your horses. They got you there so don’t substitute them out. I think everyone can agree that Race and TJD are our best two bigs. Neither have proven to be a four in a spread out O. Play them for what they are good at. Offense - IU made an amazing run when they made the tourney. What was the cause of the improved O? Moving TJD around and used a screener for Johnson. Problem with St Mary game? We went back to dump down to TJD and watch. No flow. Not utilizing Johnson to his strengths. We don’t have the shooters for that. TJD was at his best during that stretch where he screened and attacked. Spread it out. We need to get away from the dump down and watch stuff especially when you lack shooters.

It’s not. He was only close to fouling out three times the entire season. Not that difficult to comprehend that most lineups with Durr was a waste of time. Complete lack of focus especially when you lack outside shooters. Made IU incredibly easy to guard.

Are you kidding me? You don’t sub out Race and TJD and put in Michael Durr when you don’t have to. He played one good game the entire season. One of those two should always be in the games. That is by far one of the dumbest sub patterns of college basketball last year.

It’s not overblown. Rotations were bad last year. It was part of the problem. College is different than pros. You don’t have an 82 season so you can rely on the bench as much. Most good coaches in college don’t do mass subs. One commentator was shocked that one coach did it so often. The joke was he never saw IU play I guess. Saint Marys is a perfect example where they road their starters the first half. We did a massive sub and didn’t have the horses to go against them. You can’t do that when you don’t have the bench. IU didn’t have the bench to compete. The original post is right on. Additionally that starting lineup was just atrocious. JG did his best when he was a four next to TJD or Race where they drew doubles and he could attack the rim and rebound. Rotate the three of Race, TJD and JG at the 4 and 5. I also would argue IUs best lineup was only one of Race or TJD not both together. Until one learns to shoot it causes a lot of congestion. I would argue go with Johnson, Bates, JHS, Galloway and Kopp. Kopp isn’t a three so we need to stop that nonsense but I don’t see that happening and he also happens to be one of our better three point shooters at 36% which is another issue in itself. We have a 38% shooter and 36% shooter returning. The rest are worse. JHS isn’t known to be a shooter either. Need someone to pick it up or we have the same issue as last year…..

It is clearly not beneath IU…look at how they treated him on his exit.

I mean how many schools have a kid screw up twice and he doesn’t end up transferring or shown the door. It’s comical anymore. This whole off-season has been. If Woodson gets fired, it will all come back to moments like this and others that you will be complaining about later. It’s fine to call them out for screwing up. They get paid now, get an education, etc. I am a firm believer in getting a couple strikes but when you continue to show instances of the same thing…when do you cut bait? At some point you need to have a look in the mirror and realize what you are doing isn’t right.

I think fans are tired of the shit show IU basketball has become. X was part of the NW crew who all have transferred out and he says he has changed, etc. and then does this again. Then you add this to the whole Fife incident, Matta leaving, etc. I just think it’s that and the immaturity he continues to show.

90 on walnut, tried to evade police and then pulled over and tried to switch drivers. Stewart in the car as well. Other passenger who switched with him charged as well. Being reported already.

It is perfectly fine to debate whether Woodson gets or understand how college operates. HS coaches expect you at the state finals and get upset if you miss things and send assistants, etc. It’s building relationships with tons and tons and tons of people. People talk especially in this state. Most pro coaches coming to college fail because they can’t figure out all the things they need to do here. They need to understand how to build a team, coach it, deal with the drama, relate to kids, etc. They just have never done it at the NBA level because they don’t have to.

The NBA has more breaks/vacations, they don’t have to recruit, etc. There are reasons why if an NBA job opened many coaches would take it over college. It’s just a better life and job in general. NBA coaches have GMs, scouts, etc doing a lot of things for them. In college they are doing all that plus getting kids to sign with you because they like you. NBA is easier for coaches.

Rabjohns said it last night before it was on here.

Well then he should transfer. That is what he has shown nothing more than a 5. Would prefer only one come back or neither.

Or their coach left and they have other options.

I am not fine with destroying kids. All fans are the same but some resonate more because they’re bigger. Kid is what he is. He proves everyone wrong good for him. Basic consensus of people is does he like playing basketball because it seems like he doesn’t. Schools think that and it’s a reason some have put a hold on his offer.

He has motor issues. As I was saying before….most schools aren’t thinking he is option #1. A couple schools already passed on him committing right now.

All I am saying is that I don’t buy it. If he is pissed about a school offering another kid over him then I am sure he is pissed that another school offered and didn’t take his commitment. If that is the case he is heading out of state

Then why aren’t they mad a certain school didn’t take his commitment? The coaches are still in communication with him and they watched him at the state finals. This is getting hysterical.

These are the same people in Indiana who said Lander was overrated and should have never reclassed. Same person said he would transfer out this year.

Problem is this is not the first thing he has missed with certain Indiana coaches. @btownqbif Booker is mad at Fife…then why isn’t he mad at the two staffs who didn’t take his commitment with an offer out there? Booker has motor issues. Can be extremely talented but there are teams having him as a last option. I don’t think this is anything related to Fife. More to go with teams are not prioritizing him due to said motor issues. There are recruiting people telling coaches they would pass on XB.