It’s not a nothingburger if players leave because of it. I agree with the vitriol. I almost didn’t go to the game Sunday because I was so afraid people would boo Woody and X. I don’t like the vitriol fans give out to the players either. Remember last year when a fan called TJD soft on social media? I don’t think fans ARE the problem but we certainly don’t help sometimes.
If they are that soft….dont let the door hit you in the ass. What Woody said wouldn’t even register in the days of Knight (when we were good). Social media is full of nerds who don’t know the game.
I don’t remember Knight throwing players under the bus to the media. Maybe he did, but I don’t remember. As for Trayce, I think he was the opposite of soft.
Trayce didn’t leave. Look up the interview after the Northwestern game Alford’s senior year. See if he called him out.
Knight knew when his players needed to be outted and used it as a tool. He also knew when to make himself the spotlight, in egregious ways so that his players could work through their gips. MASTER of 4d chess.
That was one of the things being reported after the McNeely recommit. As for Trayce I merely mentioned it as an example of some of our toxic fans. Things have changed a bit since RMK days. RMK did always know which players he could push that way and which he couldn’t.
That was freaking amazing! I’ve probably watched it two dozen times. The bench, and Kerr’s reactions are fantastic.
IU vs. NEB at 9:20 EDT. There will be a bunch of us live chatting at this link:
IU Freeloader Chat - Chatzy
www.chatzy.com
Usually is a good time and we talk some smack back and forth.
It's the hope that kills you, Mark.
Madness to bring him back.
Agree. He’s getting fired after next year. That’s a given. So why even do it?
He’ll get some meaningless five star. Kids out of the portal. Pointless hope as they’ll get toyed with by some guy from Iowa no one ever heard of with a bald spot. Fire the coach. Go a different direction
No and no.
Ware, Mtaco, Malik, cupps, Tr3y, leal, sparks, Newton all come back.
Can this get pinned now please? It appears that the requirements aren't that strict.
There’s at least 5 teams that will beat Purdue by double-digits. The level of Big 10 competition this year is going to kill them.
yep 4, 16 seeds and one other. IF we don't count the first 4 bubblisious teams.
You forgot the kid from the Monroe County Jail, he of the 49-inch vertical.
this whole mercenary approach really isn't fun. every year a crap shoot is awful. not one of my three alma maters made the tournament. no fun without teams to back.
It sucks. I hate the transfer portal.
I loved Bob Knight as a coach as much as anyone, but I'd argue that Knight always THOUGHT he knew which players he could push and which ones he couldn't. More often than not he was right, but there were definitely instances where guys left because of his miscalculation on that front.
Jason Collier comes immediately to mind. Ironically, it was the hurt Collier that Knight was checking on when Valentine threw him out.
It was Recker who was hurt when Valentine threw Knight out. And gave him three technicals.
