Poor old Mike Woodson. Guy just can't catch a break.
Here he is, after a season of fits and starts, finally getting his Indiana basketball team to resemble an actual basketball team, with the Hoosiers having won three straight, including two on the road. Xavier Johnson, back in the lineup, has been the catalyst Woody's been saying he was all along. Trey Galloway has become a real boy at point guard; Kel'el Ware and Malik Reneau are killing it on the low blocks; Mackenzie Mgbako is playing like the blue-chip recruit he was.
And what happens?
A day after absolutely dismantling an 18-win Minnesota team on the road, Woodson's lone prize recruit for next season de-commits.
That would be 6-7 Liam McNeeley from Montverde Academy, who Thursday reopened the floor to potential suitors. This happened a day after not only the Minnesota win, but the announcement that Woody would be back in the coach's chair next season.
You can speculate cause-and-effect between that news and McNeeley's de-commit if you like. Me, I'm wondering if the unending torrent of discontent from the chronically discontented fan base might have had something to do with it.
It's been a gusher of negativity all season from the Chronically Discontented, and truthfully a lot of it's been warranted. (Mea culpa: The Blob hasn't exactly been sunshine and roses on the subject of Woodson and IU buckets, either.) But when you've got long-time fans saying the team is trash, the coach is trash and they've stopped caring about IU basketball, why would you expect Liam McNeeley to care about it?
Just a theory, but I'm sticking it. Mainly because the irony of it would be so delicious.
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