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Kopp interview with Walsh touched on that. The IU network while playing and after playing is pretty massive. They are using that to recruit. The NIL cash is the quick money but the rest is life changing and Kopp said it’s insane compared to his other stop.
Nice to be taking advantage of the size of our program after so many years not really doing that.
Not sure what the answer will be but Leal does seem like a super good dude.
He is trying to take as much advantage of being on IUs basketball team as possible. Very smart.
Woodson couldn't get the guards we needed last year. He was forced to rely too much on X's return. He learned from that. We did as good as I would have expected with Cupps and Gallo being our starting guards for most of the season.
Now we have a bench full of potential. Will they play well together? Are they mentally tough? No use predicting what will happen or who will start. I want that to be decided based on who wins on game day and not lock in a starting 5 and never change it. I'd like to start games with players that would disrupt our opponents game plan and force them to constantly adjust. I believe we have that kind of roster.
Had to look it up, but his coaching record is so weird, not sure that is accurate. Wiki lists his first coaching experience as an asst at UNC, then coached 2 ABA teams, then UCLA, then the Nets, then Kansas. I forgot about the UCLA stint and it was only a couple years/seasons. Don't recall why that was. At any rate, if you're counting the KU stint as the success, he'd already been a college coach prior and he was at UNC for several years in the late 60s, at the beginning of his coaching career. It appears he went back to playing in the ABA afterwards. Guy is mercurial.
I was thinking about his UCLA stint. Wasn’t counting his assistant job at UNC. At any rate, I’ve always thought of him as a pro coach who for some reason chose to coach in college a couple of times.
seems right. Do you remember why he was at UCLA such a short time? Nets offered that much more than UCLA, or did he have a controversy/problem at UCLA?
He immediately became the fall guy for all of the transgressions that took place under Wooden's watch.
Immediately? Third coach after Wooden left and 4 years later; doesn't sound right. Ironically a friend was Gene Bartow's daughter and he replaced JW at UCLA, but took the new UAB job 2 years later because they also made him AD and I think she said it more than doubled his salary, not to mention a dollar went a bit farther in Birmingham AB than Southern CA. His son Murray later replaced him at UAB and ultimately was interim coach at UCLA when Alford was dismissed. I've guessed that they are the only father-son duo who have coached at 2 different D1 programs. Super nice family.
Yep. I hope they sell the hell out of it, but not sure the message gets through with both Haralson and Mullins going elsewhere. I guess everyone thinks they'll be an NBA All-Star and won't ever need to tap that network, but it's a huge plus and I think both guys potentially cost themselves IF they aren't in the NBA for a long time. Be curious to hear someone like Eric Gordon or Thomas Bryant's view on how beneficial their IU connections have been to them.
He resigned after 2 seasons, but it's a guess as to why. Was first sign the man never stayed on a job for a long period of time. That UCLA title appearance was later vacated for ineligible players.
I don’t recall anything out of the ordinary about his UCLA experience. I just thought, along with many others, that he grew tired of recruiting, which is why I was surprised when he took the KU job. On a related note, a KU grad friend of mine told me that Brown caused a local scandal by getting involved with a young coed, which was a factor in him leaving there.
Gordon is still in the league, TB I think too? Those aren't the guys it has helped. You wanna talk to Coverdale and Newton.
Not the angle I'm talking about. If you're Braylon Mullins or Jalan Harralson, do you think you're going to be Eric Gordon or Tom Coverdale? I'm saying I'll bet Gordon and TB both might've still leveraged the IU network, even though they are getting NBA paydays. If I were talking to Mullins and could say "Even Eric Gordon has benefitted from his IU ties, with his other investments and business ventures...", that has merit. If you are trying to sway guys who have NBA aspirations, you need to to show that it can still benefit them directly and not just as a "fallback plan".
tucker is a confident kid and not scared, I like that, he came in firing last night. will have some big games this year, but also some freshman moments.
He looks like he should stick for a few years. Doubt he’s a one and done, but man can he elevate. Most athletic guy on the team (unless Newton hasn’t showed it yet)
Scrolled through this whole thread and still see no bragging about our 3-pt shooters.
Do we even have a decent 3-pt shooter other than Mbako?
Goode should be, because he had no business being on the floor if he isn’t a sharp Shooter.
he's got Kopp written all over him, difference is we don't need him 30 mins a game, was told Newton is an absolute freak athlete.
My depth chart right now hasn't changed much from preseason. I like Reneau an awful lot as a stretch 5. He's much better in transition than I thought he'd be.
5- Reneau, Ballo
4- Mgbako, Tucker, Goode
3- Tucker, Galloway
2- Carlyle, Galloway
1- Rice, Galloway
8 players for 200 minutes with Goode around 15mpg. I would like to see a sprinkling of Newton in there at the 3 and 2 positions. It feels like to me Woody is trying to keep promises and match minutes to payroll. There isn't a more versatile and talented 8 man rotation in the country if deployed properly, but I doubt there's anyone in the business that expects Woody to put it together. We will look back at this group and shake our head "what a shame."
5- Reneau, Ballo
4- Mgbako, Tucker, Goode
3- Tucker, Galloway
2- Carlyle, Galloway
1- Rice, Galloway
8 players for 200 minutes with Goode around 15mpg. I would like to see a sprinkling of Newton in there at the 3 and 2 positions. It feels like to me Woody is trying to keep promises and match minutes to payroll. There isn't a more versatile and talented 8 man rotation in the country if deployed properly, but I doubt there's anyone in the business that expects Woody to put it together. We will look back at this group and shake our head "what a shame."
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