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Post by jjas on Mar 28, 2021 14:50:17 GMT -5
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Post by jjas on Mar 28, 2021 15:06:52 GMT -5
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Post by duff on Mar 28, 2021 20:14:32 GMT -5
Good to have a new coach. I am still not convinced Matta because no official release. I have seen IU release the Woodson info today. It does seem like a good fit.
Interested to see what the players do now. Then another 2 or 4 yrs of excuses? If he can get a team to beat Purdue in the next 2 years...he is moving in the right direction. Lol
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Post by freedomhunter on Mar 28, 2021 22:24:07 GMT -5
Good to have a new coach. I am still not convinced Matta because no official release. I have seen IU release the Woodson info today. It does seem like a good fit. Interested to see what the players do now. Then another 2 or 4 yrs of excuses? If he can get a team to beat Purdue in the next 2 years...he is moving in the right direction. Lol Good luck with that. Maybe football |
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Post by Sasquatch on Mar 29, 2021 6:32:00 GMT -5
Good luck to him. I hope he can get some good players!
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Post by Woody Williams on Mar 29, 2021 7:20:44 GMT -5
Good luck to him. I hope he can get some good players! He said his first thing to do is talk to the ones that went to the player portal and try to keep them. He needs a base to work from. |
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Post by jjas on Mar 29, 2021 8:01:50 GMT -5
I wish Coach Woodson the best, but IMO this is another wrong hire for IU.
Woodson has zero college coaching experience, zero recruiting experience, and was a sub .500 coach in the NBA. Throw in the fact that IU is likely going to be a long term, major rebuild (again) and Woodson's age does him no favors either.
IMO, the top end coaches in the game today apparently didn't want to come to Bloomington and I can't blame them for that. The school has the facilities, fan and alumni support (thanks for the 10 million to get rid of Archie), but what it hasn't had in 20+ years is a consistent winning record. If I were a top coach, I wouldn't leave a school where I was successful to take on the IU job either.
Maybe all of the above is the reason that the AD @ IU hired Thad Matta as a babysitter for the program. Perhaps between the two of them (Woodson and Matta), the ship @ IU can be righted. If not, Woodson will likely join Tom Crean ($4 million) and Archie Miller ($10 million) as expensive evidence of IU's ongoing inability to pick a winner.
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Post by duff on Mar 29, 2021 13:31:47 GMT -5
Time will tell. Nothing left to do but root for better days!
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Post by whitetaildave24 on Mar 29, 2021 15:43:59 GMT -5
Time will tell. Nothing left to do but root for better days! You would think there has to be better days ahead. Don’t know how long the IU faithful can continue to root for teams like they’ve had recently. That and it’s hard to have good recruiting when you can’t prove it’s a winning team. |
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Post by duff on Mar 29, 2021 17:14:26 GMT -5
Time will tell. Nothing left to do but root for better days! You would think there has to be better days ahead. Don’t know how long the IU faithful can continue to root for teams like they’ve had recently. That and it’s hard to have good recruiting when you can’t prove it’s a winning team. Ask Cubs fans? |
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Post by duff on Mar 29, 2021 17:18:25 GMT -5
Time will tell. Nothing left to do but root for better days! You would think there has to be better days ahead. Don’t know how long the IU faithful can continue to root for teams like they’ve had recently. That and it’s hard to have good recruiting when you can’t prove it’s a winning team. It could get worse. IU could be last place, but they were close enough to count last 4 yrs. |
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Post by iceman10 on Mar 29, 2021 18:46:18 GMT -5
I like the hire myself being a true Hoosier himself he is gonna embrace our Rich history ! I think being a head coach in the NBA will benefit him in recruiting as that is where every kid wants to go & he can teach them what it takes to get there . Unbelievable to have Matta , 2 head coaches with younger assistants could just be the ticket. I will support this hire ! Glass half Full is what I see ! HOOSIERS!!
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Post by Woody Williams on Mar 29, 2021 19:36:39 GMT -5
You would think there has to be better days ahead. Don’t know how long the IU faithful can continue to root for teams like they’ve had recently. That and it’s hard to have good recruiting when you can’t prove it’s a winning team. It could get worse. IU could be last place, but they were close enough to count last 4 yrs. I don’t think they were ever over.500 in league play the last 4 years. |
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Post by duff on Mar 29, 2021 19:38:57 GMT -5
It could get worse. IU could be last place, but they were close enough to count last 4 yrs. I don’t think they were ever over.500 in league play the last 4 years. Correct...my coworker said it best. If IU was bad I would be better. They are horrible! |
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Post by whitetaildave24 on Mar 29, 2021 20:15:35 GMT -5
I like the hire myself being a true Hoosier himself he is gonna embrace our Rich history ! I think being a head coach in the NBA will benefit him in recruiting as that is where every kid wants to go & he can teach them what it takes to get there . Unbelievable to have Matta , 2 head coaches with younger assistants could just be the ticket. I will support this hire ! Glass half Full is what I see ! HOOSIERS!! I’m just glad to still have a glass. Like your outlook and really hope you are right. |
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Post by Woody Williams on Apr 5, 2021 19:35:01 GMT -5
What I am hearing
Dane Fife is leaving MSU to be Assistant IU coach - confirmed
TJD is back - confirmed
Geronimo and Lander are back - Unconfirmed
Possibility - Nunge is leaving Iowa and wants to play closer to home. He is from Newburgh Indiana
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Post by medic22 on Apr 5, 2021 19:44:52 GMT -5
What I am hearing Dane Fife is leaving MSU to be Assistant IU coach - confirmed TJD is back - confirmed Geronimo and Lander are back - Unconfirmed Possibility - Nunge is leaving Iowa and wants to play closer to home. He is from Newburgh Indiana Nunge's dad recently died unexpectedly. |
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Post by duff on Apr 5, 2021 20:12:31 GMT -5
What I am hearing Dane Fife is leaving MSU to be Assistant IU coach - confirmed TJD is back - confirmed Geronimo and Lander are back - Unconfirmed Possibility - Nunge is leaving Iowa and wants to play closer to home. He is from Newburgh Indiana The excitement with the players is good. They needed some life. We will see how it pans out. This big move was 100% for the fan base having past players being coaches. It has worked for MI and PU. |
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Post by jjas on Apr 5, 2021 21:09:49 GMT -5
I'll admit that I wasn't sold on Woodson as the new head coach. But adding Thad Matta and Dane Fife into the mix hopefully will help bring IU basketball back to a competitive level every time they step onto the floor.
That's what has been missing and what I think most fans expect.
Go Hoosiers!
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Post by duff on Apr 5, 2021 21:41:43 GMT -5
I'll admit that I wasn't sold on Woodson as the new head coach. But adding Thad Matta and Dane Fife into the mix hopefully will help bring IU basketball back to a competitive level every time they step onto the floor. That's what has been missing and what I think most fans expect. Go Hoosiers! Consistent performance has been missing. IU beat great teams each year only to fall on a dud. They beat Iowa 2x this year and MSU the year before. Just never beat the duds of PU.... |
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