The Ballo fiasco silver lining........

[Bippy]

Is the total shit show around this CMW's death knell?
I'm not amazed at the attention this has garnered from the usual sources, but it has been in the sight of national outlets. It portrays CMW as lacking any control over his highly paid mercenaries, I mean players; and has led everyone to also highlight the piss-poor performance we've had, and are having, on the court.
Ballo's levity on the bench seems to merely be consistent with the players inability to be serious on the court.
The Hysterics summed it up beautifully and I'll paraphrase, we play to the level of our opponents, but only the poor ones and never to the level of good teams.

 

[IUPaterade724]

Is the total shit show around this CMW's death knell?
I'm not amazed at the attention this has garnered from the usual sources, but it has been in the sight of national outlets. It portrays CMW as lacking any control over his highly paid mercenaries, I mean players; and has led everyone to also highlight the piss-poor performance we've had, and are having, on the court.
Ballo's levity on the bench seems to merely be consistent with the players inability to be serious on the court.
The Hysterics summed it up beautifully and I'll paraphrase, we play to the level of our opponents, but only the poor ones and never to the level of good teams.

That last sentence is too accurate.

 

[Al Bino]

Who knows what will happen but I have said it before...
Damn Mike, you surely have enough money, walk away now and try to salvage some of your legacy.

I think the chances of that happening are close to zero and this will get REAL ugly! Sad.

 

[ytzid]

That last sentence is too accurate.

That last sentence is too accurate.

 

[Bippy]

Who knows what will happen but I have said it before...
Damn Mike, you surely have enough money, walk away now and try to salvage some of your legacy.

I think the chances of that happening are close to zero and this will get REAL ugly! Sad.

He's surrounded himself with sycophants, so I imagine he believes the fans love him, he's getting the most out of his players, and he's doing such a good job that he deserves both a raise and contract extension.

 

[GeorgeStrait IU]

He's surrounded himself with sycophants, so I imagine he believes the fans love him, he's getting the most out of his players, and he's doing such a good job that he deserves both a raise and contract extension.

Will be interesting if Ballo is allowed to play against Rutgers... Since Woody needs the win so bad. Go Rutgers! Win by 10-15 please.

 

[jrbjrb]

Will be interesting if Ballo is allowed to play against Rutgers... Since Woody needs the win so bad. Go Rutgers! Win by 10-15 please.

Doesn't sound much like an IU fan to me. Perhaps you should go to the Rutgers board.

 

[ORG]

Naaaa. I have never rooted against IU and I am too old to start now. I will be in attendance at the PSU game.

 

[Hank Reardon]

So, what exactly is the fiasco? Let's assume that he was indeed benched for going to a bar. OK, why is that a fiasco? Is it because he went to a bar? (Holy shit. I can't imagine a college kid doing that.) Is it because he sat a game as punishment? (Holy shit, he was disciplined.)

As if none of that ever happened under prior coaches.

 

[birdforbogey]

Doesn't sound much like an IU fan to me. Perhaps you should go to the Rutgers board.

Sounds like an IU fan, just not a fan of bigfoot.

 

[Brockettman]

I don’t root for IU to lose , the difference is I don’t get upset when they lose these days like I did in the past .

 

[bailey777]

Is the total shit show around this CMW's death knell?
I'm not amazed at the attention this has garnered from the usual sources, but it has been in the sight of national outlets. It portrays CMW as lacking any control over his highly paid mercenaries, I mean players; and has led everyone to also highlight the piss-poor performance we've had, and are having, on the court.
Ballo's levity on the bench seems to merely be consistent with the players inability to be serious on the court.
The Hysterics summed it up beautifully and I'll paraphrase, we play to the level of our opponents, but only the poor ones and never to the level of good teams.

All Woodson did is give guys a ton of money while having no control over them. This was honestly pretty predictable.

 

[bailey777]

Will be interesting if Ballo is allowed to play against Rutgers... Since Woody needs the win so bad. Go Rutgers! Win by 10-15 please.

Of course he will play woodson is a push over.

 

[trailrunner]

Will be interesting if Ballo is allowed to play against Rutgers... Since Woody needs the win so bad. Go Rutgers! Win by 10-15 please.

Of course Ballo will play, but not sure IU is better with him in the lineup.

 

[Bippy]

Will be interesting if Ballo is allowed to play against Rutgers... Since Woody needs the win so bad. Go Rutgers! Win by 10-15 please.

A very good point, but after a nanosecond of reflection............of course he'll play him.
You think he'll start to discipline a player now?
I didn't play for RMK like CMW, but it seems you and I understand that legacy far more than Woody.

 

[Mas-sa-suta]

So, what exactly is the fiasco? Let's assume that he was indeed benched for going to a bar. OK, why is that a fiasco? Is it because he went to a bar? (Holy shit. I can't imagine a college kid doing that.) Is it because he sat a game as punishment? (Holy shit, he was disciplined.)

As if none of that ever happened under prior coaches.

Reality.

Some people posting on this board sound like pre-teen girls whose mama won't let them go to the Mall..

 

[T.M.P.]

You think he'll start to discipline a player now?

He just did...

 

[ulrey]

He just did...

Against Winthrop……………



Eyerow.

 

[Hank Reardon]

Against Winthrop……………



Eyerow.

So, if he was going to suspend him for a game he should have skipped the Next Game and waited for a different game? Who does that?

 

[82hoosier]

OMG! A 22-year-old out at a bar the night before a game! What’s next? Players having sex with girls?

 

[iu papa]

With all this Nil money- is there a contract that if the player doesn’t follow rules it will be taken away or part,of it will. If you’re at a job and don’t make your numbers, you get no bonus or lapse your job.

 

[ButHerEmails]

OMG! A 22-year-old out at a bar the night before a game! What’s next? Players having sex with girls?

I think it’s because it was the night before a game that people have issue with.

No one really gives a shit if a player goes to bar.

 

[ulrey]

OMG! A 22-year-old out at a bar the night before a game! What’s next? Players having sex with girls?

Wake me up when Indiana takes basketball serious again…..

 

[kraft cheese+macaroni]

but it has been in the sight of national outlets

What national sources are paying attention to us?

 

[Courtsensetwo]

Will be interesting if Ballo is allowed to play against Rutgers... Since Woody needs the win so bad. Go Rutgers! Win by 10-15 please.

Not sure why he would not play against Rutger.

If he was disciplined for being in a bar at midnight. ( No information regarding whether he was drinking or just eating or just walking through.). Then one game seems right

 

[Lucy01]

Not sure why he would not play against Rutger.

If he was disciplined for being in a bar at midnight. ( No information regarding whether he was drinking or just eating or just walking through.). Then one game seems right

You can’t be that gullible!

 

[ulrey]

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You can’t be that gullible!

He was walking through to get to the study hall..

 

[kurt cloverdales]

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He was walking through to get to the study hall..

dumb

 

[ndhuntington]

18 games till Woodson is fired. Then we all have something to get excited about.

 

[ams66]

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He was walking through to get to the study hall..

RMK threw that chair across the court because he saw an old lady who didn’t have a place to sit.

 

[Courtsensetwo]

You can’t be that gullible!

Posting that there is no information available is "gullible" ??

Ok, let me know what he was doing, and how much. Also cite where the info came from.

 

[ulrey]

Posting that there is no information available is "gullible" ??

Ok, let me know what he was doing, and how much. Also cite where the info came from.

Can you tell what he wasn’t doing?

Hope this helps.

 

[IUNorth]

Way too many potential variables at play to make any definitive judgements on this, positive or negative. Other than it’s disappointing no matter what’s all involved. And for a team that’s obviously not playing to its potential, it’s also frustrating.

 

[82hoosier]

I’m curious what the “shooters” were doing the night before the game for them to miss 19 threes in a row.

 

[Jssanto]

I don’t root for IU to lose , the difference is I don’t get upset when they lose these days like I did in the past .

This is a reasonable position. Unfortunately I am little further down the negative path. Losing helps us get rid of Woodson as a coach and I do not see a positive path forward until he is gone.

 

[Jssanto]

Way too many potential variables at play to make any definitive judgements on this, positive or negative. Other than it’s disappointing no matter what’s all involved. And for a team that’s obviously not playing to its potential, it’s also frustrating.

I agree that those of us on the outside do not have enough info to make informed or accurate conclusions. Having said that, the absence of an individual player showing that his focus is 100% on his development, the team, and the next game is very telling.
I stopped watching 6 or 7 weeks ago so I need some help with understanding. Why was Ballo disciplined when X was not?

 

[LifelongIU77]

So, what exactly is the fiasco? Let's assume that he was indeed benched for going to a bar. OK, why is that a fiasco? Is it because he went to a bar? (Holy shit. I can't imagine a college kid doing that.) Is it because he sat a game as punishment? (Holy shit, he was disciplined.)

As if none of that ever happened under prior coaches.

They would be bitching no matter the circumstances. As long as they can bash IU they are happy. Total shit "fans"

 

[LifelongIU77]

All Woodson did is give guys a ton of money while having no control over them. This was honestly pretty predictable.

Then why didnt you predict it?....stupid

 

[IUNorth]

I agree that those of us on the outside do not have enough info to make informed or accurate conclusions. Having said that, the absence of an individual player showing that his focus is 100% on his development, the team, and the next game is very telling.
I stopped watching 6 or 7 weeks ago so I need some help with understanding. Why was Ballo disciplined when X was not?

Don't know the answer to that. And I doubt anyone on this board does either. Part of my point.

 

[Hank Reardon]

They would be bitching no matter the circumstances. As long as they can bash IU they are happy. Total shit "fans"

To be fair, there are a lot of things to bitch about. I'm just not sure this is one of them.