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PORTLAND, Ore. – Forget fatigue. Mike Woodson has no time for such talk. Given his NBA background, Indiana's head coach knows how bad it can really get.
What No. 12-seed IU (21-13) has dealt with leading to Thursday night's NCAA tourney first-round game against No. 5 seed Saint Mary's (25-7) is no comparison.
"In the NBA, back in the old days, it might have been the worst travel in the world," Woodson says, reflecting on an 11-year pro playing career that began in 1980.
"There were red eyes that we had to catch to make next game the next day, and we were sleeping in chairs in the airport to try to get to where we were going to go.