@gerdis That's one of the more ignorant posts I've seen. Congratulations? Woodson had TJD returning and a decent roster to build around. CDD had nothing. Literally nothing. And, this is not the exact roster he wanted, this is the exact roster he could afford. Tremendous difference. Overall, I feel like I can see what he was trying to do, and I think he just had one huge oversight: that he thought he could get away without size and paint presence because he had in the past. Sad, because I think just a really decent post defender/rebounder could make this team a lot better. I can forgive that oversight if he learns and adjusts from it going forward. At least I've seen some of that by finally starting Alexsis over Bailey. In that simple (and obvious) move, he's shown a greater willingness to try and adjust than CMW ever did.
Gonna be hard because a big part of if we can improve is going to take more NIL backing, and that will be hard to garner with the tidal wave football has been and a "meh" year under his belt. Dolson needs to work some magic with donors, but at least he'll have something of a roster to build around if he can keep some of these guys, Sisley most notably. It's certainly been an underwhelming start compared to what Lville and UK did last year, and of course the specter of what Cig did with football, but I'm not giving up hope on CDD yet. Gotta get through this year in the best fashion he can (making the tourney with this roster would be terrific at this point, imo) and then recalibrate for next year.
You have made the same point over and over again and you keep denying that you make it.
Having nothing is NOT an excuse ,it was a choice.
Starting out with nothing was a choice? Pretty sure Bigfoot told everyone to transfer.
Starting out with nothing was a choice? Pretty sure Bigfoot told everyone to transfer.
I was wondering about that, have heard that rumor but any confirmation? I think guys that came for Woodson's NBA connections and track record of getting players drafted would leave because CDD didn't offer that. Others had no eligibility left, or had already determined they weren't coming back. And yes, some of them were not players CDD wanted. So there could be many reasons that nobody stayed besides Woodson telling them all to transfer.
Many people on these boards also felt that a complete "house cleaning" was needed to purge all remnants of the Woodson era, so sort of strange if any of those people are now using that as a reason that the team isn't performing to expectations.
Sounds like we were no longer able to afford last years roster. You know, that powerhouse roster that tore up the NCAAs.
Took Woodson only four years to never have shooters. And at times weak guard play too.
Ill give CDD at least two years to have some inside play. And patch other holes.
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I'll say 10-10 or 9-11. Nothing has really changed in my opinion. When IU hits shots they look good when they miss it's ugly as hell. The Minnesota loss sucked the air out of the room, so maybe 8-12 or 9-11.
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