Highlights From Mike Woodson on ‘Inside Indiana Basketball’ Radio Show

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana coach Mike Woodson appeared on the weekly radio present ‘Inside Indiana Basketball’ with Don Fischer on Monday evening at Southern Stone Restaurant.

Woodson stayed in Las Vegas for an additional day to host a charity golf match at Shadow Creek Golf Course on Sunday. He stated the occasion offered out and cash went to the Boys and Ladies Membership of Las Vegas. Though climate reduce the outing quick, Woodson was blissful to see about 90 p.c of the individuals had been Indiana followers

“We had been solely capable of get 9 holes in, however that didn’t cease the festivities and having a superb time,” Woodson stated. “We got here again in and had drinks and a few meals and all the pieces was mellow and easy at that time.”

Listed here are some notable feedback from Woodson on Monday evening.

On Indiana’s 81-65 win over Nebraska…

• “I simply suppose our consolation degree taking part in right here at house is the place it needs to be.”

• “You might simply lose the Rutgers recreation after which come again residence and really feel sorry for your self and lose at residence, however we had a pair days of observe, good practices, and our guys responded.”

• “They had been actually locked in and did all the pieces requested from a recreation plan standpoint.”

On Indiana’s 3-point capturing…

• “Tamar Bates is beginning to chip in. Miller has been nice. X is able to making them after which Race lastly discovered his stride within the Arizona recreation. He had been struggling till that time.”
• Kopp is 23 for 47 on 3-point makes an attempt this yr, good for 48.9 p.c. Bates is 14 for 34 (41.2 p.c), Johnson is 10 for 26 (38.5 p.c), Thompson is 7 for 25 (28 p.c) and Galloway is 6 for 13 (46.2 p.c).
• “I feel [Kopp] is comfy now. I feel he’s lastly found out what Indiana basketball is about. I believed coming in it was an eye fixed opener for him … I feel his consolation degree is sky excessive.”
• Woodson additionally famous Kopp’s enhancements dealing with the ball and driving to the basket, which he believes is a results of letting everybody deal with the ball and be artistic in observe. “I feel a variety of our guys have gotten higher in that space.”
• Woodson stated Tamar Bates is trying extra assured this season. “He’s beginning to determine it out, which is form of good … He’s making pictures, and I’ve obtained to get him higher defensively.”

On Indiana’s 89-75 loss to Arizona…

• “I believed there have been a variety of unfastened ends, and we didn’t join the dots that brought on us to lose that recreation.”
• “They smacked us early, and I used to be form of shocked basked on how we’ve been taking part in.”
• Woodson identified that Arizona’s mixture of Oumar Ballo and Azuolas Tubelis out performed Trayce Jackson-Davis and Race Thompson. Ballo and Tubelis mixed for 9 extra factors and 5 extra rebounds. 
• “We had so many recreation plan errors that we had not been having, and that’s form of alarming for me as a result of I take satisfaction as a coach, it’s on me to verify once we step on the ground, we are able to’t make recreation plan errors. We made them the primary 2-3 minutes, and it carried on for a stretch then it obtained higher. We obtained again to what we had been alleged to be doing.”
• “They had been the aggressor.”
• “I have a look at the foul scenario, 25 to 9, once more, that’s lopsided while you’ve obtained that many bigs on the ground banging round, our bodies flying round. It shouldn’t be that huge of a distinction, however I’m not blaming it on that. I’m blaming it on us not following the sport plan.”
• “I can’t fault effort as a result of they gave effort.”
• Don Fischer requested if Woodson thought Indiana had an informal angle going into the sport, to which Woodson responded, “In no way.”
• “The sport plan just isn’t all the time going to go good, however you’ve obtained to attenuate it. It might probably’t be 20 recreation plan errors. It may be 5 to 10 a recreation since you’re going to make errors and I get that, nevertheless it was too many.”
• “It didn’t assist us that we had 8 turnovers that led to 18 factors. That’s the distinction with the free throws and turnovers and never rebounding the basketball. I’m stunned we had been even within the recreation, actually.”
• “For those who take the purpose have a tendency away, then we reduce it to three. Then we come again and we quit a recreation plan mistake by going beneath the display, and so they hit a giant 3 that put them again up six that give them the cushion they wanted.”
• Woodson stated Indiana wanted a powerful efficiency from Race Thompson as a result of he knew that Arizona would collapse on Trayce Jackson-Davis within the publish. Thompson completed with 16 factors and 9 rebounds, together with a 4-for-7 evening from 3-point vary. “He obtained in a groove, and he began to make pictures that we predict he could make.”
• “I’ll say this. In a bodily recreation like that, we’ve obtained to shoot greater than 9 free throws versus 25. That’s so not proper. I would get a telephone name about making that assertion, however I actually don’t care. That’s simply too lopsided of a recreation with that a lot contact occurring. It might probably’t be that lopsided.”
• Woodson stated Arizona is a good group. “There’s a a cause why they’re a high 10 group. They’ve obtained huge time dimension and so they’re huge out entrance, they’re big out entrance …. I like all the pieces about them. They’re nicely coached, he’s finished a hell of a job.”
• Woodson was very impressed with Arizona’s entrance courtroom duo. “[Tubelis] unimaginable too, his skillset is terribly excessive. They’ve obtained a one two punch inside that’s exhausting to defend.” Woodson stated he didn’t need to double group due to Arizona’s outdoors shooters.

On Indiana’s observe on Monday…

• “We sat and watched a variety of movie at the moment and had a grueling observe. We hadn’t had one. They’re in all probability not proud of me tonight after observe at the moment as a result of I used to be attempting to make a degree by way of we’ve obtained to concentrate to element.”
• Woodson stated he put a lid on the basket at observe to emphasise rebounding. “Bob knight by no means frightened about accidents.”
• “We’ve gotten a repute round school basketball of a group that performs exhausting and will get after it. We’ve simply obtained to get higher rebounding the ball as a unit, we don’t try this nicely and it’s price us.”
• When requested how a group can enhance at rebounding, Woodson responded, “Allow them to knock the hell out of one another. Hear, man, it’s not scientific. When the shot goes up you’ve obtained to go discover a physique and put your physique on that physique to maintain them from rebounding the basketball. For the reason that invention of basketball that’s the way it’s all the time been finished, and it ain’t no completely different at the moment.”

On Trey Galloway…

• “He’s been strong, man. I’m considerably taking part in him out of place based mostly on the truth that we’re shorthanded not having Jalen Schifino round. However we form of ready and groomed him for this journey.” Woodson stated he is had Galloway deal with the ball and make extra performs in observe as a way to assist change Hood-Schifino.

On Jalen Hood-Schifino’s well being…

• “He’s again on the ground a little bit bit now capturing and shifting round a little bit bit, form of gingerly, however simply the truth that he’s on the ground. I couldn’t even get him on the ground over the previous 4 video games, so it was form of good to see him out at the moment capturing and shifting round.”
• “He does a variety of good issues for our ball membership … It could be good to get him again finally, we’re not speeding it. Simply obtained to take it a day at a time and see how he feels, however he’s feeling a lot better and that’s good for our ball membership.”

On Malik Reneau…

• “I obtained to search out extra minutes for him that means when he picks two fouls up, I can’t take him out. Simply let him go get three as a result of I feel we have now sufficient help round him with Race and Trayce after which Geronimo taking part in that spot, too, that we will be okay with him getting three fouls. However he’s obtained to be so much smarter about it as a result of he picks them up so rapidly that he doesn’t even give himself an opportunity to even play, so I imply I don’t know in the event that they’re selecting on him or not. I’m all the time on the officers once they blow two fast fouls on a freshman. It’s like ‘Give the man an opportunity to play a little bit bit.’

On upcoming remaining exams…

• “The whole lot is centered round their schedule based mostly on how I conduct observe.” Woodson stated the gamers have tutoring and work stations to assist with their lessons.
• Woodson stated he talks about lecturers with the group on a regular basis. 
• “It’s important. A whole lot of these guys, they’re not going to play NBA basketball, that’s simply being lifelike. That’s to not bust anyone’s bubble, however it’s important to go to highschool and get an training so you can also make certain when it’s all stated and finished you’ve obtained one thing to fall again on and go off within the work place and be capable of compete and do what you do.”
• When Woodson returned to Indiana, he employed Anitra Home, whose title is Assistant to the Head Coach. When Woodson was a scholar, Home was his tutor. 
• “Anitra was big for me by way of tutoring me and my spouse Terri on a day-to-day foundation, particularly to assist me get the place I wanted to go, and that’s why she’s again with me now.”

• “I want you might cast off social media. That’s simply wishful considering on my half. Possibly it would maintain them extra targeted, nevertheless it’s what it’s. You’re not going to get round social media, and I attempt to inform these guys to trim it down, keep away from it, however once more, I’m not round them 24/7 and simply you’ve obtained to be good about what you do and say with regards to social media since you do the improper factor or say the improper factor, you’re uncovered and it’s throughout the county. Social media is what it’s. I simply inform our guys to watch out with what they do.”
• “It’s superb, after the sport the very first thing they do is that they seize their telephone earlier than they even go and take a bathe. Social media is what it’s, however I want I may throw all their telephones away for a yr and allow them to simply focus in on taking part in basketball and going to class and learning.”

On Indiana’s recreation at Kansas on Saturday…

• “Effectively-coached. I do know Invoice [Self] very nicely. I’ve watched him work over time. As an NBA coach we used to do some clinics collectively means again within the day. He all the time has his groups able to play.” 
• Woodson stated Indiana must observe the sport plan and play 40 minutes “As a result of they’re not going to allow you to off the hook.”
• Woodson watched the Missouri recreation on Sunday and Kansas’ 64-50 loss to Tennessee on Nov. 25 “The distinction between the Missouri and the Tennessee recreation was Tennessee was actually bodily, and it was a battle in that space a little bit bit.”

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