Okay, I was on the team of doubters when he was hired. Why? Because I didn't know who he was and he wasn't on the top five list for anyone. However, I've watched him attack the program in the way I hoped a change-agent would, and his approach to the media is refreshing! He's a hard-nosed recruiter who hits the kids in the face with the truth, demands effort on D as his montra for success, and continuously promotes on and off-court behavior as his desired culture.
However, big-time credit goes to the AD. Wow, bringing in Thad Matta was brilliant! Giving CMW the money and authority to hire/fire for success was executed brilliantly with Dane Fife and the rest of his assistants. Going to the portal and recruiting to fill holes was spectacular, and the message to JH (and the rest of the team) that effort and results are what gets you playing time is exactly Indiana basketball.
I'm very hopeful that we're going to see Indiana basketball played with high levels of energy and effort. I'm so glad to see the days of Clappy and counting deflections in our rear view mirror. Geez, that was hard to watch our coach get most excited about loose ball toss-ups as the litmus test on effort.
Guard for 48 minutes! Run the picket fence!
However, big-time credit goes to the AD. Wow, bringing in Thad Matta was brilliant! Giving CMW the money and authority to hire/fire for success was executed brilliantly with Dane Fife and the rest of his assistants. Going to the portal and recruiting to fill holes was spectacular, and the message to JH (and the rest of the team) that effort and results are what gets you playing time is exactly Indiana basketball.
I'm very hopeful that we're going to see Indiana basketball played with high levels of energy and effort. I'm so glad to see the days of Clappy and counting deflections in our rear view mirror. Geez, that was hard to watch our coach get most excited about loose ball toss-ups as the litmus test on effort.
Guard for 48 minutes! Run the picket fence!