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Let's not forget Painter almost left for Mizzou and Purdue fans were okay with it at the time.

Any guesses on who the player who was approached from Purdue with a 1 mil offer? Edey is the only person I could think of worth that, but curious if I'm missing something here?

Clemson wins a couple of more games and IU has their next coach everyone will want lol.

True. I just think the 3 ball is the higher priority currently and the more difficult find for us for some reason. Think about what we could have been the last three seasons with a lights out shooter or two?

With the composition of our team currently, the former, but I understand why you pose that question. I don't want another season MR dribbling into double and triple teams because he doesn't have the confidence to throw it out to someone behind the arc that can make a shot.

Big hole, my friend, we have to dig ourselves out of, so not yet and really I'm done with the off-season wins. Show me we can compete consistently throughout the season with no big losing streaks, scoring droughts, and late season heroics to squeak into the tourney and then you might see me smile...maybe. Edit: My avatar is Larry David. What do you expect?

I think you overestimate how much there are of both, but can relate to the last comment.

With all due respect, we don't need further clogging inside of the arc. We need spacing and three point threats. This is the exact opposite of what we need outside of the length on the defensive side. We need the 4 and 1 offense that was promised to us by Woody.

I mean who is that on though? Either they scouted wrong, they couldn't develop, or they screwed up these kids careers by not getting off on the right footing. All fall on the same group of coaches in the end.

One other note as it relates to Liam versus Bryson. Liam > Bryson only because Liam is a 3 point threat, which is what we need. Bryson seems to be more of a slasher, pull-up player. We still need three point threats. Until we have these in multiples, we are still the same 'ol IU since Crean left and are going to struggle.

I care about winning as a team, so outside of the TJD seasons, which could be argued we underachieved, I couldn't care less about individual players, unless it meant the growth as a collective. So far it hasn't... Also, the only way we take the step as a collective is if the second and third tier player develop, which they have not.

Just a question, buy why does it have to be this way? Why do we have to get them late in the game under these circumstances always versus during the early signing period? Did we not go after him earlier? I realize Liam plays the same spot, but we seemed to not really pay him attention after he signed, so it all just doesn't really make sense.

I'll give credit here, but it doesn't equate to being good next year. Still need to revamp the system and need better continuity year to year. Ware and Mbako last year didn't equate to a good season this year with quality holdovers from the previous year. We need shooters, we need a system, we need game plans, we don't need to be going into the off season with over half of the scholly's open. We need so much more from our coach if we are going to be successful along with accountability for a completely lackluster season. Not 11th hour recruiting victories that feel good in the moment. It would be nice if Tucker was being stacked on top of McNeely.

Pacers lose to Lakers by 5...Lakers have 43 FT to Pacers 16. It is BS.

I wish him the best and don’t blame him one bit. I’m sad to not get to see him play for a team I want to love, but decision makers are making it extremely difficult to do so.

It should scare his bosses, not Woodson. It’s go time. I’ve literally never seen anything like this at a major program in my life. It’s a joke.

It’s almost like Liam was waiting to see if IU was going to fire woody and when they didn’t, he was like I’m out.

Me thinks if Dusty May doesn't take a different gig this year, there is a plan in motion. Personally, I was hoping for the Painter year as an assistant thing, but Woodson has too big of an ego for that. I think Woodson goes one more, then Dusty takes over. Just my personal opinion based on nothing lol.

There are 350 schools in D1 basketball and roughly a third of that in high major basketball. Of course they have options...

Kentucky with Anthony Davis?

The whole program feels flat lacking any sort of emotion both good and bad, which is probably the worst possible place to be. I always tell my team the worst thing that I can get from them is not to feel their presence...this is what I am getting from the program currently. It feels like it is going through the motions. We need someone who is going to modernize it in a big way. I love our history, but I want someone who will get their hands dirty from the coaching all the way into the marketing into the apparel. It is all stale right now and it is frustrating.

Not sure about you, but when the proverbial shit is hitting the fan with my profession, I double down the effort to get it turned around. This year, all I have seen is the status quo and a general ho hum attitude from across the board. This is what has made me turn. I can take losing, if I know or feel there is a plan of a attack to get things flipped. I have not seen anything to lead me to believe this is happening. This is why everything is being scrutinized. There has been no pivot, no adjustments, no accountability, no introspection. It's beyond bizarre to be completely blunt and honest.

RMK would shit a brick if he was alive and read this...no accountability. The buck needs to stop here. It is all he has needed and continues to need to say. We have more than enough talent to be better than what we are aka IT IS COACHING!