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13 minutes ago, KoB2011 said:

 

this needs to be posted in the fire mike woodson thread so ledies22 doesnt start yelling at me for what i'm about to post, on how f'ing stupid Woodson is!! its no wonder he was fired by every team to hire him and he became grandpa assistant to the players. take our only shooter and play him in the post. that statement alone should be enough to fire him.

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15 minutes ago, Indykev said:

this needs to be posted in the fire mike woodson thread so ledies22 doesnt start yelling at me for what i'm about to post, on how f'ing stupid Woodson is!! its no wonder he was fired by every team to hire him and he became grandpa assistant to the players. take our only shooter and play him in the post. that statement alone should be enough to fire him.

Woodson is looking more like dumb and dumber. MM can't handle the ball, has no quickness and can't jump over a pop can. I can't wait till he is gone. The trouble is as incompetent as the Administration is they will give him a Tom Allen extension and buyout.  

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12 minutes ago, jefftheref said:

Woodson is looking more like dumb and dumber. MM can't handle the ball, has no quickness and can't jump over a pop can. I can't wait till he is gone. The trouble is as incompetent as the Administration is they will give him a Tom Allen extension and buyout.  

Actually it’s smart. Reneau and Ware both can shoot as well. MM can have a major advantage and maybe even get one one coverage. Better spacing for cutters and driving lanes. Finding more ways to score and using a player capable making played is always smart

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Just now, 94hoosier said:

Making adjustments and different lineups is good coaching. 

Probably should have done it earlier 

Not sure Mac was ready for it in the beginning. Had to make some progress defensively and get his shooting confidence up...

I agree, it is smart. Use him like Wisconsin used Storr and Illinois used Domask... Get a mismatch down low and he'll win most of those battles... 

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40 minutes ago, Indykev said:

this needs to be posted in the fire mike woodson thread so ledies22 doesnt start yelling at me for what i'm about to post, on how f'ing stupid Woodson is!! its no wonder he was fired by every team to hire him and he became grandpa assistant to the players. take our only shooter and play him in the post. that statement alone should be enough to fire him.

Really good players can be versatile and can play both outside and inside. When you can do more it makes it harder to defend that person. If he is playing the 4 and Reneau at the 5 both of them can play inside and out.

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3 minutes ago, IUFLA said:

Not sure Mac was ready for it in the beginning. Had to make some progress defensively and get his shooting confidence up...

I agree, it is smart. Use him like Wisconsin used Storr and Illinois used Domask... Get a mismatch down low and he'll win most of those battles... 

I have been critical of Woodson on other things but to me this is a good idea. I just think some will bitch about whoever the coach is and whatever they do

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12 hours ago, jefftheref said:

Woodson is looking more like dumb and dumber. MM can't handle the ball, has no quickness and can't jump over a pop can. I can't wait till he is gone. The trouble is as incompetent as the Administration is they will give him a Tom Allen extension and buyout.  

This is dumb and dumber whether you're being facetious or not.

*this is about the post not the poster 😁

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14 hours ago, KoB2011 said:

 

I know MM got some time against at the 4 against IL, but it was with that weird line-up that had Walker playing the 5, right? 

Did we see the line-up some of us have been salivating at the possibility of?

Cupps
XJ
Gallo
MM
Malik 

 

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12 minutes ago, tdhoosier said:

I know MM got some time against at the 4 against IL, but it was with that weird line-up that had Walker playing the 5, right? 

Did we see the line-up some of us have been salivating at the possibility of?

Cupps
XJ
Gallo
MM
Malik 

 

I think we did see some of that lineup, too. Or perhaps with Leal instead of Cupps.

Playing that lineup is great, and I want to see it, but also we've got to shift HOW we play with that lineup. That was the thing that disappointed me against Illinois - yeah, we played more perimeter players but we didn't change what we were doing or our approach to offense. We need to put some film out the next 6 weeks showing guys how we can be a perimeter oriented team if we want them to come here in the portal. 

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18 hours ago, Indykev said:

this needs to be posted in the fire mike woodson thread so ledies22 doesnt start yelling at me for what i'm about to post, on how f'ing stupid Woodson is!! its no wonder he was fired by every team to hire him and he became grandpa assistant to the players. take our only shooter and play him in the post. that statement alone should be enough to fire him.

Yup. This to me is head scratching. The whole reason to play MM at the 4 is to spread the floor. Not more post play.

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1 hour ago, kyhoosier29 said:

He better learn to shoot again. 🤷🏻‍♂️ Not sure how much of a change of scenery helps that. 

He will…it’s all mental at this point, and that’s when a fresh start can really help. Not always, but usually…..especially, if the player is as talented as Gunn, and he is talented just like Bates.

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When I listen to CMW talk about the team there are clearly things he sees different than the fans. He has more patience obviously and he has a better view of what's going on inside the team. But there are some things he is either intentionally ignoring or just blind to the reality. Both are deadly to a program.

He can continue to say he's got to help them learn and get over the hump, but we've seen a lot of the same issues since the exhibition games. At some point you have to admit something isn't working. Some things are not sinking in with the team. Some of the coaching is lacking. Some of the talent is not where it needs to be. Some of the missed recruiting with no backup plan has cost them dearly. At some point you course correct or go down with the ship.

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42 minutes ago, Hoosier4Life53 said:

He will…it’s all mental at this point, and that’s when a fresh start can really help. Not always, but usually…..especially, if the player is as talented as Gunn, and he is talented just like Bates.

I'm 67 and I will go to my grave believing that CMW should have started Gunn and brought Galloway off the bench. I think it would have given CJ a whole different perspective and confidence.

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52 minutes ago, MSHoosier said:

I'm 67 and I will go to my grave believing that CMW should have started Gunn and brought Galloway off the bench. I think it would have given CJ a whole different perspective and confidence.

I’m 70 and feel the same way. Unfortunately, that didn’t happen, and I think Gunn is gone after the season. Probably good for all concerned, because I don’t see him turning it around at this point, and would expect we add a couple quality guards from the portal next year. Questionable, if Galloway comes back for a 5th season, so that just leaves us with Cupps and Newton (if healthy). Woodson can’t afford to swing and miss again or it will cost him his job, so he’ll pull out all stops to get some playmakers/shooters from the portal. 

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In case anyone cares, I broke down some numbers because someone on a different site said we're a terrible 2nd half team, and it's actually the other way around:

2nd half scores

Florida GC 37 IU 41
ARMY 33 IU 40
Wright St. 31 IU 35
UCONN 40 IU 27
Louisville. 37 IU 40
Harvard 36 IU 50
MD 25 IU 25
MIch. 36 IU 41
Auburn 52 IU 42
KU 43 IU 31
Morehead 32 IU 44
N.Alabama 32 IU 40
Kennesaw 41 IU 50
Nebraska 45 IU 37
OSU 27 IU 34
Rutgers 36 IU 30
Minn. 31 IU 33
PU 36 IU 37
Wisky 52 IU 53
ILL 32 IU 28
Iowa 40 IU 35

2nd half Them 774       IU 793
1st half Them  775        IU 752
Total     Them 1549       IU 1545

I could be off, but I double checked this a couple of times (only the second half scores) then just subtracted those points from the total scored/given up. 

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2 hours ago, BGleas said:

 

 

I've thought Leal deserved more play since last year, but  felt he wasn't getting it due to trying to give younger players with a higher ceiling a go for the longer-term future of the program.  I believed now and believe even more it was a mistake. He has decent size, maturity/leadership, solid defense, and has a stroke.  Only issue has been it is difficult it get in rhythm in 2 minute spurts every ten games.  Woodson values versatility, not role players/specialists and it is a mistake. 

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A ton of credit to the coaching staff for adjusting. I absolutely love that! Woodson and team deserve a ton of credit for this improvement. 

I think it's also fair to criticize why it took so long and why the initial scheme was set-up the way it was, especially when we've seen it not work in years prior. 

But again, love seeing these types of adjustments. 

 

 

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