Rutgers has a pretty large and enthusiastic fanbase considering their lack of historical success, imo. They also have a very active Rivals site.
What shocked me was how slow our guys looked. It was hard to tell how much was due to them actually being quicker at almost evert position v. our guys playing in a stupor.
Yep, they are really building something. I know we're not in the market for a coach, but he is probably doing the most impressive job of program building in the league and one of the better ones in the country. We'll probably be undone by timing, but he'd be on my list if I were AD.
Has been since about '94/'95 (a few rare exceptions)-28 years. RMK had about 23 great years: '71-'93
I've thought of him for IU, but he truly seems like a Jersey/New York guy.
it's all about coaching, don't think there is another sport where coaching is as important as it is in college basketball, Galloway was the only guard doing anything last night, pulls him with 4 fouls about the 7 min mark. puts him back in with 52 seconds left down 11
Kopp last night: 34 minutes, 2-3 on 2s, 1-4 on 3s, no FT attempts, 1 rebound, 0 assists, 0 blocks, 0 steals.
He has certainly rehabilitated himself this year.
he plays hard about all I can say for him, I'm beyond thinking he will hit 6 3s one night and step up when we need it. can't get his shot off against decent competition...
It seems like everyone other than Minnesota and Nebraska is at least decent......just not good. Remember that the preseason BT results were pretty good--beat the BIg East, lost by one game v. the ACC and should have won.
Getting mad at Miller Kopp's rebound numbers is the worst hill to die on. He's a perimeter shooter who guards the other teams weakest perimeter player. Kopp needs to be shooting 8-10 three's a game. It's the only frustrating part of his game, he doesn't shoot enough/doesn't have enough designed plays run for him.
when your post player is getting tripled teamed, and he can't get open for a spot up 3 what are they supposed to design for him.
Good Lord he's 6-7. Get his ass out of there if he can't get 4-5 defensive rebounds every 40 minutes. He gives us nothing as a rebounder, passer or shot blocker. 0. He's a 3 point specialist who passes up 3 point attempts all the time.
He can't shoot if anyone is within 10 feet of him.
Like I said, getting mad over a 3 pt specialists rebound numbers is the worst hill to die on. He needs to be shooting more. Period.
100 percent correct. I've said that all season or when he shoots a lean in pull up 3 on the break. he might hit 5 percent of those.
Ted Kitchell 5.9 rebs every 40M
He has to have perfect mechanics to make a 3. That's why he shoots so few. He's a waste of space.
Hey, don't worry - as soon as we get rid of Knight, we'll have 5 stars knocking down our door to play here and we'll win national championships on the regular.
But that doesn’t make any sense, because for every team that loses a game, there’s a team winning it, doing the things necessary. And they’re all pretty nearly the same age, growing up in the same environment.
Kopp rarely has plays run for him. Instead, he's planted in the corner. The lack of shots is far more on Woodson than it is on Kopp.
I don't think this is what they wanted, they are just afraid of doing anything bold and I'm not sure of their "pronouns", but I'd hazard a guess. Like maybe not firing those that produce horrible to mediocre results every year. for years, fire anybody that complains. and keep the hot seat and buyout talk to a constant topic every damn year with zero product and you want to be my latex salesman? Can't we just get a good coach and good staff and pay to do it, haven't we paid enough to say if we don't it is just simply bad management?
Maybe 10 years ago. Matta looks terrible on the sideline and they’re terrible this year. He’s a filler for the Butler job until he’s promoted AD and can hire his own replacement.
Free pass on anyone's first year.
Butler’s lost 6 out of their last 7 games, all of them by double digits and five of them have been by 20+ points. They’re terrible, Matta looks terrible on the sideline…he sits on his stool half the game because he can barely move. This is a 2-3 year stop gap for him.
Indiana is still a blue blood, and HS kids will come. You just need the right coach to get the most out of the players.
agree on Matta his time has passed, Coach what are your thoughts on Woodson, I think Hes great guy and decent coach. but will never bring us back to national prominence.
I disagree, Indiana is no longer a blue blood. No other University views us that way and honestly most IU fans don't. No NCAA basketball player that is currently playing has ever seen an elite and successful Indiana Men's Basketball team! Not one. I am 52yrs old and our successful seasons are quickly fading from my own memories and I do not see IU as even mediocre anymore.....we are consistently among the bottom 5 teams in the B1G.........Fact. Purdue is now our Superbowl...Fact.
