Mike Woodson joined play-by-play announcer Don Fischer for the final episode of “Inside Indiana Basketball with Mike Woodson” of the season Monday night time.
Woodson mentioned his workforce’s two-game shedding streak, his plans for the Large Ten match and ideas on what’s to come back within the postseason.
• Woodson mentioned his workforce is taking part in exhausting sufficient proper now, nevertheless it’s irritating to not be rewarded with wins. He mentioned they’re nonetheless studying how one can win: “I wish to win and our gamers wish to win within the worst manner.”
• He mentioned his workforce shouldn’t have been shocked by Rutgers’ zone because it’s one thing they’ve encountered a number of instances this season. It simply got here down to creating outdoors photographs.
• Woodson on giving Parker Stewart the ultimate shot in opposition to Rutgers: “All I can inform my gamers is ‘Hey if I put you in that place once more, I really feel good that you could make it.’”
• The aim is getting the workforce to the NCAA match since they haven’t been in so lengthy: “Indiana is a workforce the place we anticipate huge issues, and I get it man… all we will do as a training employees and workforce is make them be ok with what they’re doing.”
• When requested concerning the foul discrepancy between Purdue and Indiana on Saturday, Woodson mentioned the state of affairs is out of his management however acknowledged it was lopsided.
• On the ultimate inbounds play in opposition to Purdue, Woodson mentioned Miller Kopp often throws it up excessive to Trayce Jackson-Davis, however went low and that’s how the play acquired botched.
• Woodson mentioned he’s pleased with how his workforce has improved within the space of turnovers: “We had been turning the ball over and I used to be complaining about working, however we’ve been so significantly better within the class.”
• After Purdue went on an early run, Woodson mentioned he simply wished his workforce to remain within the hunt: “It’s been 40 some years since I’ve been at Mackey and it’s a troublesome place to play. Our gamers weathered the storm and acquired proper again within the sport.”
• Woodson on Miller Kopp’s 14-point efficiency in opposition to Purdue: “He had some attractiveness and an enormous setting like that, I used to be really pleased to see him step up and make photographs — as a result of we wanted him.”
• Woodson mentioned there’s been rising pains with Xavier Johnson, however now he’s placing the workforce ready to win video games. He mentioned his confidence is sky-high now: “It’s been a serious plus to see him get higher for us proper in entrance of us.”
• Woodson mentioned he likes to play 9-10 guys, however has shortened the bench now: “Whenever you get in these tight video games, there’s simply no margin for error.”
• Woodson mentioned the workforce remains to be a close-knit group: “Dropping video games like we’ve misplaced, you’d assume the workforce would stop. However that’s not the case.”
• Woodson mentioned the Large Ten has confirmed anybody can win on any given night time and he thinks the Large Ten match will play out the identical manner.
• Indiana’s sport in opposition to Michigan throughout the common season was the one time all season the opposite workforce had their manner, Woodson mentioned. He mentioned his workforce didn’t present up and it wasn’t due to the excessive of the Purdue win.
• Woodson mentioned he’s not shocked by Michigan’s success even with out Juwan Howard as of late.
• When requested concerning the NIT, Woodson mentioned: “I don’t even assume that far proper now… NIT is what it’s proper now. We’re attempting to get to the Large Dance.”
• Woodson mentioned he’s unsure if Trey Galloway shall be again this week as he’s nonetheless doing little or no. He mentioned taking part in with out him and Rob Phinisee earlier was an amazing loss: “I haven’t been capable of see them quite a bit with this workforce. That’s type of irritating from a training standpoint.”
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