Zuckerkorn Posted March 25, 2022 Report Share Posted March 25, 2022 I hate seeing Rob P. leave, even though it may be for the best. The concussion in his freshman year really stunted his development, IMO. His offense just never stayed in gear. I remember him showing up at HS games for RL and being a committed proponent of the program. Never got in trouble, got his degree. Exemplary representative for IU basketball. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indykev Posted March 25, 2022 Report Share Posted March 25, 2022 We all know for this program to get better this needed to happen but its still hard to watch. 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FKIM01 Posted March 25, 2022 Report Share Posted March 25, 2022 22 minutes ago, Indykev said: 4 down 4 to go. I don't think it will be that many. Only five players staying would be a real shock to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zuckerkorn Posted March 25, 2022 Report Share Posted March 25, 2022 Just now, Indykev said: We all know for this program to get better this needed to happen but its still hard to watch. Indeed. Sticking with the staus quo would be the worst approach for the future. Lots of wood for Woodson & crew to chop. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jojo123 Posted March 25, 2022 Report Share Posted March 25, 2022 7 minutes ago, Zuckerkorn said: Neither of those two have shown evidence of being centerpieces. Duncomb may be a good project player to kerp and hope he develops. I'm ambivalent about Kopp - he plays hard but is one-dimensional and inconsistent. one dimensional. Tell me a player on this years team that wasn't ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indykev Posted March 25, 2022 Report Share Posted March 25, 2022 1 minute ago, FKIM01 said: I don't think it will be that many. Only five players staying would be a real shock to me. I hope i'm wrong, just don't feel that I am. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purdue7 Posted March 25, 2022 Report Share Posted March 25, 2022 Purdue could do a lot worse at PG….. unlike most Purdue fans I don’t hate recruits who choose other schools MP and assistants liked Rob enough to offer…so he must be a good player & person Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zuckerkorn Posted March 25, 2022 Report Share Posted March 25, 2022 (edited) 11 minutes ago, jojo123 said: one dimensional. Tell me a player on this years team that wasn't ? That was indeed a large part of our woes (although I'd say XJ, RT, & even TG contributed in multiple ways). To be where we need to be we need better, more talented players and the roster is limited. While it looks like we have some improvement in the pipeline with HS recruits, it's imperative that CMW & Co. find a way to provide an influx of talent and what we are seeing are the necessary first steps. Edited March 25, 2022 by Zuckerkorn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stlboiler23 Posted March 25, 2022 Report Share Posted March 25, 2022 9 minutes ago, Purdue7 said: Purdue could do a lot worse at PG….. unlike most Purdue fans I don’t hate recruits who choose other schools MP and assistants liked Rob enough to offer…so he must be a good player & person Scoring guard will be first priority with Ivey going pro I’d imagine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artesian_86 Posted March 25, 2022 Report Share Posted March 25, 2022 30 minutes ago, DC2345 said: There’s not a fit for him there. He’d play less than he did at IU. I’m sure some of these guys are looking at the success and increased role Al Durham had at Providence and want some of that too. I don’t blame any of them. If Al would have stayed at IU he definitely would have helped and likely counted on a little more. Lord knows the troubles had this year with injuries. At the end of the day, certain players wanting to transfer from IU see the writing on the wall. With next year’s highly anticipated incoming freshmen class and Woodson’s interest in a few new portal transfers, it likely means more sitting the bench or not enough desired minutes. Any other players wanting to move on (not transfer) most likely have NBA aspersions. JMHO…🧐🤓 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post 5fouls Posted March 25, 2022 Popular Post Report Share Posted March 25, 2022 37 minutes ago, jojo123 said: the only two I would like to see stay is MK and LD can build a solid team around those guys. The most obvious troll post ever on this board. Coach Shep looks reasonable next to this guy. Where's the ban hammer when you need it. 7 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUFLA Posted March 25, 2022 Report Share Posted March 25, 2022 59 minutes ago, FKIM01 said: Appreciate Rob's efforts...but I'm ready to see better shooting. Good luck, Rob! You know, I've always thought that shooting was form, repetition, and confidence. Rob had the first 2, but the last one would show up on occasion, then leave again... And I'm not sure just a change of scenery is going to rectify that...Another coach simply showing that he believes in Rob isn't going to change Rob's own confidence... Coach Woodson showed Rob the ultimate confidence by letting him take that 2nd 3 pointer against Purdue...Coach Woodson was basically willing to bet the whole game on a 26% 3 point shooter just to let him know that he believed in him... If that's not showing a kid confidence, I don't know what is... Sadly, it never took long term... 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUwins0708 Posted March 25, 2022 Report Share Posted March 25, 2022 My fear is we have to settle either in the portal or for some flyer freshman that isn’t as good as what we let go. Not saying the talent didn’t need an upgrade because it did, but hopefully there was some promises from players that want to commit or we could be screwed. Again not saying I hate what’s going on but it could easily back fire as well. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5fouls Posted March 25, 2022 Report Share Posted March 25, 2022 5 minutes ago, IUwins0708 said: My fear is we have to settle either in the portal or for some flyer freshman that isn’t as good as what we let go. Not saying the talent didn’t need an upgrade because it did, but hopefully there was some promises from players that want to commit or we could be screwed. Again not saying I hate what’s going on but it could easily back fire as well. Every school will go through this, even the schools still playing in the tournament. We basically have free agency at th his point. Will be interesting to look back 5 years from now and see which programs have the most success with it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kdug Posted March 25, 2022 Report Share Posted March 25, 2022 6 minutes ago, IUwins0708 said: My fear is we have to settle either in the portal or for some flyer freshman that isn’t as good as what we let go. Not saying the talent didn’t need an upgrade because it did, but hopefully there was some promises from players that want to commit or we could be screwed. Again not saying I hate what’s going on but it could easily back fire as well. I liked all of our players last year, so it is sad to see them go. But here are the offense ratings of the players that have left so far: KL - 78.5, RP - 83.5, MD - 89.9, PS - 102.0. For reference, an average player in the big ten would have an offensive rating of 107 or 108. None of the players we have lost thus far were particularly productive last year on offense, and I'd argue rob was the only good defender out of the four. In addition to that, all of the players but Khristian had been in college at least 4 years, so I wouldn't expect huge jumps in production next year. It's tough because they all seem like really good people, but this team needed to shake things up a bit if we want to be good next year. 3 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5fouls Posted March 25, 2022 Report Share Posted March 25, 2022 (edited) 25 minutes ago, IUFLA said: You know, I've always thought that shooting was form, repetition, and confidence. Rob had the first 2, but the last one would show up on occasion, then leave again... And I'm not sure just a change of scenery is going to rectify that...Another coach simply showing that he believes in Rob isn't going to change Rob's own confidence... Coach Woodson showed Rob the ultimate confidence by letting him take that 2nd 3 pointer against Purdue...Coach Woodson was basically willing to bet the whole game on a 26% 3 point shooter just to let him know that he believed in him... If that's not showing a kid confidence, I don't know what is... Sadly, it never took long term... Al Durham's shooting didnt improve when he transferred. But, his role expanded and he is more comfortable on the court. The icing on the cake is his team won a conference championship and is still playing in the NCAA. If Rob finds the right fit, he can enjoy a similar outcome to the one Al has. Edited March 25, 2022 by 5fouls 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUskim Posted March 25, 2022 Report Share Posted March 25, 2022 I hope Logan stays as well. I don’t really have any reason as to why, but it would be nice to see him stay and develop. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5fouls Posted March 25, 2022 Report Share Posted March 25, 2022 (edited) Why does everyone expect Miller Kopp to leave. What does he have to gain by doing so? And, doesnt it make more sense for Coach Woodson to push him to work on his shot than it does to push him out the door? Keeping Kopp doesn't prevent us from finding other shooters in the portal. If we can do that and Kopp returns to form, it makes us that much better. Plus, its insurance in case we dont find another shooter in the portal. Edited March 25, 2022 by 5fouls 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierDom Posted March 25, 2022 Report Share Posted March 25, 2022 I have to assume that both Lander and Rob leaving means that X is staying; seems like we would have to work hard to keep at least one option at pg. I'm sure Rob would have stayed if Woodson pushed hard to get him to - which he would have it he wasn't sure X was staying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUFLA Posted March 25, 2022 Report Share Posted March 25, 2022 9 minutes ago, 5fouls said: Al Durham's shooting didnt improve when he transferred. But, his role expanded and he is more comfortable on the court. The icing on the cake is his team won a conference championship and is still playing in the NCAA. If Rob finds the right fit, he can enjoy a similar outcome to the one Al has. Oh, I agree. I was only talking about Rob's shooting. His defense alone was valuable enough to get him playing time for us, and I'm sure it will be for his next team. As for Al, his numbers actually went way down in 3 point shooting (38% his last year at IU as opposed to 24% this year for the Friars). The notable discrepancy is the number of free throws he took this year. He basically doubled his time at the line. He definitely drove the ball more...maybe he was also getting a lot of calls that he wouldn't have gotten in the Big 10. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ba43056 Posted March 25, 2022 Report Share Posted March 25, 2022 21 hours ago, IUCrazy2 said: With Durr leaving, I would like to see us take a shot at the Sparks kid. Still a young guy so he would have time to develop. With Woodson's rotations, we need about 10 guys who can really play. I would like td see Sparks with our strength and conditioning program. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ba43056 Posted March 25, 2022 Report Share Posted March 25, 2022 10 minutes ago, 5fouls said: Why does everyone expect Miller Kopp to leave. What does he have to gain by doing so? And, doesnt it make more sense for Coach Woodson to push him to work on his shot than it does to push him out the door? Keeping Kopp doesn't prevent us from finding other shooters in the portal. If we can do that and Kopp returns to form, it makes us that much better. Plus, its insurance in case we dont find another shooter in the portal. Wishful thinking. Kopp was a smart player for us this year. He found a way to contribute on defense without being able to really guard anyone. With him and Stewart in the same line-up at the same time we were playing 3 on 50 until the first time-out. I'm sure Kopp is aware he was a massive disappointment this year and my guess he wants a chance to leave on a better note. I'd really be surprised if TJD comes back and Race doesn't. I think the only other player we could lose would be Duncomb. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyhoosier29 Posted March 25, 2022 Report Share Posted March 25, 2022 14 minutes ago, 5fouls said: Why does everyone expect Miller Kopp to leave. What does he have to gain by doing so? And, doesnt it make more sense for Coach Woodson to push him to work on his shot than it does to push him out the door? Keeping Kopp doesn't prevent us from finding other shooters in the portal. If we can do that and Kopp returns to form, it makes us that much better. Plus, its insurance in case we dont find another shooter in the portal. To your first question, I doubt it would be his choice. I think you make a good point on the backend. I was just hoping for a little more than we got this year from him. But if we don’t have better options, then I’d rather have him as a shooter than an empty spot. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5fouls Posted March 25, 2022 Report Share Posted March 25, 2022 9 minutes ago, IUFLA said: Oh, I agree. I was only talking about Rob's shooting. His defense alone was valuable enough to get him playing time for us, and I'm sure it will be for his next team. As for Al, his numbers actually went way down in 3 point shooting (38% his last year at IU as opposed to 24% this year for the Friars). The notable discrepancy is the number of free throws he took this year. He basically doubled his time at the line. He definitely drove the ball more...maybe he was also getting a lot of calls that he wouldn't have gotten in the Big 10. Wasn't specifically referring to anything you posted on Kopp. But, his name comes up a lot from people that think he's leaving as well as those that hope he does. I'm of the opinion that Kopp returning to form can be an enormous benefit to this team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5fouls Posted March 25, 2022 Report Share Posted March 25, 2022 2 minutes ago, ba43056 said: we were playing 3 on 50 until the first time-out. I know Big Ten officiating is bad, but 50? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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