Threedom

The only potential questions in my opinion are the 3 and 4.  Kopp is the best shooter on the team. His presence on the floor helps everyone else on offense due to spacing.  He will start.  Race will and should start but Geronimo will get 25+ minutes between the 3 and 4 in my opinion.

XJ

JHS

MK

RT

TJD

deep team, still short on shooting,  but very much looking forward to a great season. 

Lloy ball 

Scott skiles

vaughn Dunbar 

My last one Don mattingly 

Mike Woodson

damon Bailey 

I have thought that brooks would one day be a Hoosier, and thought a transfer last year was the time.  Like others here, Don’t see it now though with this roster. 

There have been many good shooters since, but jay Edwards is the first to come to mind.  Silky smooth, Looked like everything was going in. 

Just now, Artesian_86 said:

If would have at least finished 6 of 9 from the free throw line, there is no OT, we win the game.  

This is the truth.  I watched leal miss 2 at the end of first half and TJD miss both on 2 occasions maybe.  
 

just blows my mind.  We have the best record for “could have won” games. 

Have to admit I wasn’t very surprised losing this game…probably apathy unfortunately.  Shouldn’t be a loss for IU any year, especially with a new coach at PSU.  We need to have a junk yard dawg, aggressive mentality on both ends.  I just don’t see it.   Getting out rebounded by 10 and lower shooting percentages at all ranges will lose.  These kids need to get aggressive.  Woody deserves some time, obviously he knows hoops.  Hopefully we make the tournament but a lot has to improve quickly.  

You all are feeling the same as me so this is basically me trying a form of self healing.  What did we just witness?  At half I half joked with myself saying this will end up a close win.  Dumb not to expect a loss.  I remember Woodson demonstrating proper finger roll form and thinking there are other issues going on here.  Man, that half was bad.  Syracuse S16 bad, IPFW bad?  Gotta be close.  

47 minutes ago, Joe_Hoopsier said:

Mike Woodson should say what Mike Woodson wants to say. I'd bet a dollar to a doughnut that KL and RP AND the entire rest of the team know exactly what his plans and reasons of, are. I get the feeling that Woody is a great leader, which means he is 100% transparent to his players. That means "qualifiers" put in front of statements for the consumption of us fans, is totaly worthless PC BS.  

My opinion of course.

Good post.  While I would not make a statement like this, Woody has lived the basketball world at a much higher level than me.  Also, I’m not sure of the context of that quote, but we all know he is smart enough to play who earns it. 

Recorded the game, couldn’t watch live.  I was watching my son’s small Christian school and their opponent drill 3 after 3 and wondered why the heck IU has struggled so long at this while following the board during the game.  A few comments watching later

1.  Love seeing fife on our bench 

2.  Love the focus on ally oops, including several out of time out sets

3.  Coach needs to figure out how to maximize use of Kopp and Stewart.  Those dudes have the skill to win games.

4.  Tamar can be a pro…pretty quickly. 
 

5.  Again, fife on our bench

6.  Rob P and Kopp I think are the ones that can dictate this season.  They perform consistently well, gonna be a fun season.

5 hours ago, Hoosier51 said:

These are the two teams i've been thinking the B1G would go after. If not these two i'm not sure who else they would.

Kansas would be great, Iowa State not bad.  I have wondered about West Virginia as a potential on occasion.  Baylor would be nice, but I am not sure about them, I don’t know much about the school itself if it fits a bigten type model. 

I remember that new haven game like it was yesterday. Having been on the court up by 1 with a few seconds left.  Embarrassing to admit how often that loss crosses my mind 30 years later.  All due respect, that whitko team was a well coached and a great passing team.  Much more than just nicodemus. 

I just can’t give Dolson enough credit.  I’m not trying to get the cart before the horse, but man, what a great hire that few saw coming.  High level ball is all about the NBA.  And Woodson is leaving no stone unturned.  I am loving the next 10 years.  Finally, the admin just may be smarter than the boards!  

1 hour ago, IUFLA said:

Loved the interview...Really like the fact that AJ takes the time to fill kids in, especially the out of state kids, on what it's really like to play for IU...

As far as AJ's suggestion for Miller to bone up on IU's storied basketball history, since he's down here in Houston, I'm sure @Hoosierhoopster or I could provide lessons  

Many things caught my attention, but I was impressed at the end when AJ started giving advice and Kopp, unprompted, starting taking notes and then summarized the advice back to AJ.  

Trying to post a video of Guyton interview with Kopp.  What a great interview and what an impressive young man!  Hopefully this works, it’s well with the 44 minutes. 

1 minute ago, Seeking6 said:

Yep. Just imagine if we were just bad (instead of God awful) from 3 and FT line. Archie would be our coach right now. Kudos to Dolson though. Saw things maybe I didn't see. Knew of players leaving or headed to league. Program needed a jolt and we have one. 

Yes sir.  I’m certain we all know we are in a far better place.  And you are spot on with Dolson, Woodson is the hire, and he saw it before anyone even dreamed it. 

Just my opinion, Archie will be back in power 5 hoops in due time.  He’s not a bad coach at all.  His Offense frustrated the hell out of me from day 1 and those early beat downs to iPfw and ISU put him on notice in my mind.  But he isn’t far away.  A normal FT % last season and he is still coaching IU.  I think he will adjust both sides of the ball and be just fine.  If he doesn’t adjust, well then, he’s a millionaire just as well, just not one coaching high level hoops. 

3 minutes ago, 5fouls said:

If we lose Geronimo, we're really, really going to regret that by the time he's done in college.  

I was thinking the same, though it sounds like he is set on leaving.  He would be perfect in what I understand Woodson wants to do, long rangy players, who can sink the 3 ball, guard multiple positions.  He can also defend much taller guys with his length (remember he did well against Luka).

Yesterday was tough, but if I remove my beloved crimson glasses, Stevens to IU makes little sense to anyone not a diehard Iu fan.  Celtics tradition far exceeds our rich tradition, and he is at the coaching pinnacle.  Even if it doesn’t last long in Boston, he will be highly sought after by a contender.  
 

I also wondered the last few days if the uncertain future of college hoops played a factor - change in transfers, getting paid for likeness, all seems like additional hassles beyond the recruiting grind.  (I do think Musselman will absolutely thrive in the new setting however)

Haven’t really watched much ACC this year.  Watching this FSU GA tech game, unbelievable the difference in style compared to the BIG.  For a while it was like watching gathers and Kimble back in the day, but missing the shots. 

3 minutes ago, Stlboiler23 said:

Our schedule gets easier for sure but it’s been brutal so far. With not playing Nebraska this week at home, our last five games went at Iowa, MD at home, at Rutgers, at Illinois, at MSU, and then we play in Bloomington next week. That’s a brutal stretch. 

The entire BIG has that sort of stretch and then some 

6 minutes ago, IU4Ever said:

Not D1 transfers but Keith Smart and Dean Garrett certainly weren't chopped liver.  

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.indystar.com/amp/432769002
 

apparently already a discussion worthy of Indy star print!  Not talking about jucos.  Just seems the talent lost to D1 transfers over the decades is far greater than gained. 

12 minutes ago, dgambill said:

So can anyone explain why IU is said to have issues on the transfer front. I’ve heard numerous people mention (academics/rules) have inhibited us many times on being a major player on that front. People keeps saying we can bring in transfers but it just doesn’t seem to match what I’ve heard in the past. Anyone expand on this?

I don’t have that answer and never really thought about this (now) obvious fact.  We have had a lot of difference makers leave, but I can only think of 1 coming to us....Marco killlingsworth.  Am I missing more?  Doubt it, but hopefully someone has some insight cause it’s an interesting question.