Hoosier Hysteria Visitors - 10/22/16

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There are some (Swanigan for example) who have made choices based on stupid things like what shoe company the school has a contract with.   There are a lot of kids and coaches who didn't like Crean early, and that was detrimental to him.  I think he's gotten better.  Facilities have also improved dramatically, so his job should be easier.  No excuse to lose the best local kids at this point.  We literally have no in state competition except Butler if everything else is equal.  Purdue will always be our step child, and Notre Dame just isn't on our level nationally in basketball.    They're good, and I like their program, but no matter how good we get in football, we'll never be on their level nationally.  Same thing here.  (And I mean nationally as a brand...we're talking local kids.  I get it)    Crean has missed a lot of kids.  He missed on Trevon Blueitt.  A couple of examples....He never really made an effort with Gary Harris.     His offense is so good when he has kids who can run the floor and shoot.  Indiana is loaded with that kind of kid.   All he needs to do is start locking those kids up, and he'll get whoever he needs from other places.   Wilkes and Phinisee are the top 2 guys I want right now.  Maybe Langford, but I don't think he's coming here.  We get those two guys?  We'll get others, too.   I have always been a fan of sticking with Indiana kids along with Ohio, Illinois, and Michigan.  I think you can build consistently great teams staying close to home, and going out and securing the occasional Thomas Bryant, etc.   To me, one thing that's hurt Crean is a bit of a shotgun approach to recruiting.

While I agree on most I disagree on Gary Harris. Crean gave a very strong effort on that one and just lost. No shame in saying that.


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