Mike Woodson came back to his alma mater at the lowest point in its basketball history. What was a laughing stock, and the seemingly inevitable fall to irrelevance, Mike wasn't having it. Many of days that first summer I would pass Assembly Hall before 8am, one constant was outside Cook Hall. Coaches black SUV.
Last year we saw a real coach motivate and inspire young men. We saw those men willing to put it all on the court to do what their coach had been preaching. Signs of passion and emotion, that had been few and far between the last few decades, were starting to percolate again. The season by no means was perfect, but the best basketball was played in the final month, and that was "kinda nice to see".
This year Mike landed a pair of 5 star studs to the likes we have never seen before. There will be no hope of development for future years with Malik and Jalen. They are ready for B1G ball now. Pairing that with the most returning talent in the league, IU is poised for a year to remember.
Gambling wise Vegas caught up with us, we are no longer the undervalued dog. We are favored to win all but 5 games. That is tough sledding for a gambler. My advice is pick a few of these large point spread early games, and a few you really like (cough cough UNC and AZ). I will not be betting on every game this year like last, but this first game you better believe I am ALLLLLLLL ABOARD!!!!!
Last year we saw a real coach motivate and inspire young men. We saw those men willing to put it all on the court to do what their coach had been preaching. Signs of passion and emotion, that had been few and far between the last few decades, were starting to percolate again. The season by no means was perfect, but the best basketball was played in the final month, and that was "kinda nice to see".
This year Mike landed a pair of 5 star studs to the likes we have never seen before. There will be no hope of development for future years with Malik and Jalen. They are ready for B1G ball now. Pairing that with the most returning talent in the league, IU is poised for a year to remember.
Gambling wise Vegas caught up with us, we are no longer the undervalued dog. We are favored to win all but 5 games. That is tough sledding for a gambler. My advice is pick a few of these large point spread early games, and a few you really like (cough cough UNC and AZ). I will not be betting on every game this year like last, but this first game you better believe I am ALLLLLLLL ABOARD!!!!!