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I will be in Hilton Head in August. Was supposed to go last year but got cancelled. Also I will put it here but I finally found a job and I start on May 3rd. I will be a courier for Quest Diagnostics on Indy.

What can you tell us about coach Woodson in terms of his recruiting style and his personality? “He obviously is super confident. He’s super confident in himself and the staff. I picked up on that from our first conversation. He had a lot of energy and was really amped up about talking to me. Just being able to talk to me for the first time, I could feel that. As far as his recruiting style, I don’t think it’s a recruiting style. I think he’s real. He’s straight up with you, which I appreciate. He knows I can help him and I know that he can help me. That symbiotic relationship is exciting for me.” - Miller Kopp This answer really caught my eyes! We have a legit coach now!

Mike Woodson's lone promise to Tamar Bates sounds a lot like the way Bob Knight once recruited, and probably the way Knight recruited Woodson. “Coach Woodson stressed to me that I will become a better man" And that was the main thing Bates needed to hear. https://www.thedailyhoosier.com/tamar-bates-mike-woodson-promised-to-make-me-a-better-man/

A recurring sentiment about Coach Woodson.

I am trying to wrap my head around just how different the roster now looks. I have to be honest; I DID NOT see this coming. Especially not this quickly. Well done, IU!

I really hope fans are allowed back next season. TJD deserves to go out with a season full of packed houses. Health and safety #1 of course.

I will take an 87% free throw shooter all day

If TJD isn't a true big.. I have no clue who is.

Hunter has not been very good at playing basketball at Indiana, at all. Kopp has over 3 times as many career points scored. I guess I don't understand how someone that avged 13p 4r and shot 39% from 3 and is 6'7 could be a bad thing?

Dare I ask.......TJD, are we done yet?......🤔

You are going to have to earn your minutes 9n this team. Competition is only going to make them so.much better.

Love this commit! Coach Woodson is showing he knows how to build a roster. And the age of Archie-ball is over. I expect very good-shooting Indiana teams in the future.

Congrats on the pick-up gentlemen. Little out of it from surgery but wanted to congratulate you on the pickup.

As others have joked....once Woodson figures out this recruiting thing we might have something. Haha. To change our roster over this quickly and to do so not just with bodies but top transfers and top 50 recruits? Can't say it enough how impressed I am with Coach Woodson so far.

Indy is getting ready to have 200,000 for the 500. Dolson said the tailgate fields and stands will be open for football. A new prez at IU who loves sports!!!!!!!!. Shouldn't be a problem. Finding cheap tickets anymore will be.

I'd say Woody's roundup is now complete.

I feel Miller Kopp will fill out our roster...

Marie Antoinette?

This is the paragraph that jumped out at me, This is what is going to help make Mike Woodson a home run hire. Not to pile on Archie, but this is something he lacked. “He was just like, ‘Our relationship is going to go far past IU,'” Bates said of Woodson. “He said, ‘Our relationship is going to last for the rest of your life.’ And it’s the same thing with the entire coaching staff. It wasn’t just the assistant that led my recruitment. It was all the coaches who talked that way.”

So we have 4 SRs (Thompson, Kopp, Phinisee, Johnson) that all have 2 years of eligibility left if they want it? About time. Forget get old, stay old. Get good, get great, get unstoppable, stay unstoppable.

Hearing there may still be some roster management to be done. I am still hopeful we can find a place for Kyle Mangas. I think he can help the team big time next year.

Are shooting % continues to go up,dare i say we wont see 20% from 3 anymore for a game....Kopp strikes me has a Brian Evans type player.

The leadership TJD has shown...he’s become an all timer as far as I’m concerned.

This team in a rebuilding Big Ten just went to top 5 in the league. Top 15 in the nation. Well thats it. What do we do now. Full up. Long summer of waiting.

As of now... if you give Woodson's hire anything less than an "A" you are just purposely being negative.

I just sincerely hope that some of our freshmen from last year aren't collateral damage in all this shuffling...

Well, to be fair, who can lift their shoulder over their head?

It’s nice to have a staff that can identify the holes in our roster and then actually get a player to fill it. This program rn feels like a complete 180 from a couple months ago.

What will we talk about you ask The schedule - how many cupcakes are too many Lineups - we will all be wrong The annual “who is the X factor thread “ The annual “we are really deep this year thread “ - I might actually buy in to that a bit this year How much we hate Purdue How much we hate UK How overrated team x is and how website/journalist y has us underrated How big a tool Goodman is Dakich Any number of rabbit trails about movies, stray animals, old girl friends, etc We are HSN, we will manage And welcome aboard Koop

I like to get Jalen Washington

SS has information for sure, sometimes. His thoughts on Kopp are just that.. thoughts and opinions.

I can just imagine the type of sets and just action being ran to get him open looks. TJD is going to benefit so much from our last 3 additions.

36% from three for his career. Tremendous free throw shooter too. It’s going to be so refreshing to hopefully not self destruct with inept free throw shooting. 2.9 boards per game for his career. At 6’7, he can work on getting that number up a bit. He always impressed me when we played against him.

I really like this pick up. Nice job CMW and staff

aaaayyyeeeeeeeee yeah baby!

Solid pick up! Side note, is he wearing Phinisee's number in that mockup of him in an IU jersey?

Another solid pickup. Looks like the roster is now pretty set.

From what I understand, Brunk was our 'work ethic leader'. hopefully Kopp steps into that role. So many weaknesses have been turned into a plus in the last 3 weeks: shooting, toughness, leadership, etc. I'm a bit on cloud 9.

It seems the guys are rallying around him. Exciting to see that.

Now back to the 22 recruiting trail. 🤙🏻

Woody and IU are rolling...

Wow. Check in and poof....another commit.

Stretch 4 is exactly what we needed. Didn’t have a great year last year, but the guy averaged 13ppg and shot 39% from 3 the year before. He can play. Love it. We have a chance to be pretty good. Roster has lots of talent.

Alright, just finished watching the highlight tapes... Are we really comparing Phinisee to this kid? Phinisee is not on Bates’ level, “tough on defense” upperclassman or not. He just doesn’t have that kind of frame, athleticism, or shooting ability. We’ve seen what Phinisee is... He’s just not Big Ten starter material. But the nice thing is that there should be no preconceived notions or misplaced allegiance to the upperclassmen with the new staff. Whoever wins the starting spot in practice will get it. My money’s on X and Bates.

Also received my second vaccine shot today

There is a huge need for creating better young men in this world! College is suppose to be about teaching you and preparing you for life. Kid that is that good a basketball player will be great with just about any good coach. But what better to prepare you for life and nba then a man with the life experiences of Coach Woodson.