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tdhoosier

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  1. There are a lot of factors that contribute to the success of (or lack of) teams with a lot of transfers. I don't think it's impossible to build a strong 'portal team', but I don't think Woody is the coach to do it because his offense and defense has proven to be too hard to grasp for new players.
  2. Eek. Single digit seed? That's it? I personally think we need to be a 5 seed or better because we'll most likely be in the same situation next year: 6 or 7 spots will need to be filled though the portal. So, because essentially nothing is being built from the ground up with HS recruits, then Woody needs to prove that he can be a top 25 caliber team with 50% of the roster made up of transfers year in and year out. Woody made his bed. He must lie in it. If this portal heavy strategy doesn't work, he has nobody to blame but himself because he's already set himself to be in the same situation in 25-26. And nobody has the patience to wait until 26-27, not even QB or the SImons.
  3. Maybe they learned their lesson about what happens when you put many eggs in few baskets.
  4. you talkin to me? 1. Jay Wright 2. Bill Self 3. Bob Knight's ghost
  5. Good points, although I'm not sure I agree with the last paragraph. lol
  6. Was it Bruce Webber who was called the 'Dream Killer'? Hopefully Woody isn't the 'Shot Killer'.
  7. Not saying that this was the entire reason Liam transferred, but I'm sure it was a factor. MM potentially coming back is a good thing though. A sophomore MM is probably better than a Freshman McNeely. ...BUT even better would've been MM at the 4 and McNeely at the 3 (who cares about rebounds). lol.
  8. Haha. Got it. There/their. Bare/bear. Get me every time.
  9. Over/Under? 1. We’ll ultimately have 5.5 open scholarships 2. We use 12.5 scholarships (of the 13 available) 3. We get 3.5 guards in the portal
  10. So, the program trajectory is not going in the right direction after an abysmal season. I know we’re all wondering: why the 4th year? If the chances of turning this thing are low then why not rip off the band-aid? I’m only coming to 2 conclusions. 1. Some people in power really think Woody is up for the challenge. And bear with me…. 2. The perception of fairness. I’m wondering if how quickly we got rid of Crean and Sampson came back to bite us. There is somewhat of a coaches fraternity in all sports where they bond over all the BS they have to deal with. In CBB, Izzo and K love to speak out and defend their own. Programs like ours that are, rightly or wrongly, rifling through coaches may be getting that ‘toxic’ reputation within the fraternity. With all the high end coaching prospects out there, after Crean we made 2 underwhelming hires in a row. I can’t imagine either were top 3 (possibly top 5) on the AD’s wishlists. This likely means that high end coaches are saying ‘no’ behind the scenes. We repeat it daily: we have the tradition, the resources, the money, the national exposure, a recruiting destination, fan support, etc. But if the candidates we go after do not perceive IU as being fair in their expectations, is it realistic to assume that we can lure them away from a competitive program they built? This time, I’m wondering if Woody has to fall flat on his face to overcome the perception that we are jumping the gun by firing a head coach….one of our own….once again.
  11. Would he be eligible to play right away? He already transferred once....unless he's a grad transfer. But yes, a rebounding guard who can score, get to the line and make free throws....sign me up. AND he's from Indiana. Hope the staff gives him a look.
  12. If this is true. Again big ‘if’…especially if it’s coming from BTB….. Then whyyyyyyyy? If they think it’s very unlikely for woody to perform up to the near impossible standards that they set, then why delay the inevitable? It can’t be the money.
  13. I guess it depends on who it is ‘good enough’ for. I just think the fanbase is getting set up for mediocrity. Let’s put aside how good or bad of a coach we think Woody is for a second. ANY coach put in the this situation - coming off a below average season with (what will most likely be) a half full roster - would have trouble being better than a bubble team next year. Even May. Even Pearl.Even Beard. ….and if the admin thinks Woody is the one who can do it???? ….oh boy. Hold on to your butts.
  14. TJD on ABC. I wanna see him dunk on Lebrun tonight!
  15. My fear…. Next year we play a similar style and squeak into the tournament. Then what? Not enough to be fired. Stuck In mediocrity for another year with another roster to rebuild. This is the worst case scenario, IMO. It’s not the bad that scares me - It’s the in between good and bad that scares me. .
  16. YES! I HAVE SOMETHING TO DO TOMORROW NIGHT!
  17. Baldwin might as well be Jesus as far as the refs are concerned.
  18. Is Hummel trying to jinx us at the line?
  19. Why does X do that at this point in the game?
  20. Wahab out should hurt them. Key word: should
  21. I’m feeling that a L3AL is coming.
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