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Sorry, he’s not likely to transfer (as of now)? If so, you think he would actually play the 5 or another year of bully ball?

Yea looks Maryland bound. On3 prediction and Trilly just tweet about it with an SVP gif. Hot seat getting hotter by the day.

JFC. So “desperate” but yet spent time and effort adding Sparks/Ware/Walker/Mac instead. Also, “praying” X doesn’t get hurt and still leaving an open scholarship is criminal.

Yes, “try” being the operative word. You tried and it didn’t succeed. Not surprising at all when you’ve never coached college basketball…Which is why journalists are politely asking you to retire. You call yourself a “realist”. How are you here to put this program in “the best position possible” when you yourself say your team only plays well in “spurts”?!

It’s absolutely a mixture of both but a coaching staffs responsibility includes: roster construction, minute allocation and substitution patterns, scouting, style of play, recruiting, practice prep, game film, etc. Our roster was poorly constructed and our style of play is one dimensional. We’ve been better about it but lost momentum in several games from mass subbing. Our team doesn’t seem to adapt to other teams strategies well. Not sure what we do in practice because we can’t do anything well outside of scoring the basket within 5 feet of the bucket. Our scouting reports evidently suck because we give wide open shots to teams best shooters and always have to climb out of a deficit. Something that also gets overlooked is the impact a coaching staff has on motivating players and building a culture and identity. I remember a quote from Bob Knight talking about how a player couldn’t jump high enough to touch the back board. Knight put a $10 bill on the back board and told the kid if he hit it, he’d keep it. Of course, first try, he did just that. It doesn’t look like this team wants to fight and scrap for each other and this staff. That culture is on Woody.

Just a little alarming when our players admit that they don’t play with a sense or urgency or purpose until they’re getting their asses beat.

I’ve never written to an Athletic Director but I will be writing to Dolson at the very least at the end of the BTT. I do agree that “strength in numbers” is key. It will eat at Dolson spending his work day and free time writing replies to everyone. Apathy won’t be enough. I won’t be writing an angry email and hurling insults at him and blaming him for everything. Just want to reach out to be transparent that if we don’t make a change, I will not be buying any game tickets or donating to the university. I know I’m not alone in that feeling. We can’t have both the older generation and new generation of IU alums feeling indifferent towards the program as we head into an expanding Big Ten Conference.

I was told they both deeply love and care for this university and program though. Talk is cheap. If either ACTUALLY do, they’ll put the best interests of the university over their own. Simple as that. Otherwise, they are just looking out for themselves and their wallets.

I want a journalist to legit ask Woodson if he feels he deserves another year. I want him to actually look them in the eye and justify it.

Pretty simple at this point. Woody goes or empty Assembly Hall next year and NIL donations dry up. You got us into this mess Dolson, better figure out a solution quick or best of luck showing your face around Bloomington ever again.

7-0 Run

I would love to know what this team does during practice because Woody loves to say all that we need to do is keep on working.

Tough, contested two on offense. Give up wide open 3s on defense. Quite the winning formula!

It’s like effort matters or something?!

It’s tough to hit wide open shots when you don’t recruit shooters or don’t make it a priority to upgrade your roster in that area during the off-season. It’s only been one the biggest complaints our fans have had for like 8+ years now.

This feels like a new low, which is saying a lot

There’s an IU fan on Twitter that makes mock uniforms. I agree I’m a big fan of alternate unis but would have liked to have seen something a little more elaborate like the ones he made. Regardless, guys like Liam are hyped over the jerseys and that’s all that matters at the end of the day.

Oh I completely agree on the evaluation and trying to add those pieces. To clarify, I’m not saying Gallo or Cupps should start lol. I would like to get a proven perimeter scorer at the 2 and would be happy adding Brown Jr or Davis (would still like a proven PG from the portal to start but tbh getting to a point where “beggars can’t be choosers” with only 1 kid signed for next year). I personally think MR/MM/LM/Portal SG/ Brown Jr or Davis starting could compete for a conference title. Best of luck with our staff grabbing all those portal pieces though lmao. They have little to no film for guards to get excited about. I can’t really see them landing 5+ impact players unless a couple of them are high school decommits or mid major guys looking for money and exposure. This isn’t a Duke or Kansas where you can sell a kid on being patient and learn/develop for a season and then be given a chance to start and shine.

Thanks! Yea I automatically assume anyone that isn’t cracking the top 7-8 in a rotation wants to go elsewhere. As it stands, do you think Reneau stays? At least on the surface it looks Liam is. Very surprised but happy to hear about Mac. Chris on BTB said his family wants him to go pro next year regardless of draft status. A front court of Queen, Reneau, Mac, and Liam sounds really good! Keep Gallo, add maybe one of Davis or Brown Jr and I think you wouldn’t need to add a ton of extra pieces in the portal (assuming guys like Newton, Cupps, Sparks, and Leal want to stay as depth pieces).

Maybe it’s just me but whether your Banks/Gunn or Reneau/Mac, it doesn’t surprise me to hear other teams reaching out to gauge interests mid season. Feels like nowadays the standard isn’t about being the first to talk to a guy once he enters the portal, it’s now about getting them to verbally commit to you before they even formally enter. Just feels different currently because the season has been so bad and we have little to no confidence our key guys will stick around.

Woody and Dolson might wanna look into buying one of those head pieces if they lose Sunday. Would be tough to show face around BTown lol

To clarify, I don’t think our fans are “toxic”. I think quite the opposite, in fact- I think our fans have been the only thing preventing this from crumbling a long time ago. I would just hate for guys like Malik and Liam to feel like everyone’s given up on this team and staff, and guys like Haralson/Sisley/Mullins/Moreno show up for games and the vibes are depressing. Wish I had a crystal ball lol because I would also agree with the argument that Woody staying around could be the direct reason why Malik/Liam and the 2025 recruits go elsewhere. Disheartening all around.

It’s a double edged sword in my opinion. I agree that if fans don’t show up, Dolson will have to make moves because he can’t have a “dead man walking” as a coach and a quarter filled Assembly Hall all next year. On the other hand, my gut says it’s important to continue to show love and support for this team until the season ends. Could be the difference in keeping some vital pieces (Malik, Liam) and adding some in the portal. Plus, if we did want to hire a new coach this off-season, the pitch becomes easier because you can say, “look at the passion and loyalty our fans show with a below average team. Imagine the atmosphere and NIL donations you’ll get when you return this program to winning tradition.” You can “negative recruit” against Ohio St, Michigan, Louisville, etc and claim these programs just have “fair weather fans”.

Not surprised at all. Terrified at the idea of us losing a bunch to end the season, Malik and Liam dip, Queen goes elsewhere, and we end up with a Maryland type attendance next year as a bottom feeder B10 team.

Not sure when this ad was recorded but Malik posted this today on his IG. Boot on his right leg. Hope he’s ok.