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Going by that reasoning then Crean has absolutely nothing to do with it when they hit threes, slam dunks, or anything else.

I would assume they are following his play call so yeah it is on him just as much as them.

have you seen us try and get the ball inbounds against pressure?

You seem to like him. It doesn't seem you have much of a goal you want him to reach. In his coaching career there is nothing that leads me to believe that he will consistently make deep runs in the tournament. Can't say that I really see much of a standard of excellence in what you say...which will make it easy for him to be successful in your eyes I guess.

Someone made the point earlier that Indiana isn't now what they were when Crean took over. He has improved them but I think his track record implies that he has reached his ceiling.

I don't mind your thought process. I do disagree with it some though. Lol I would ask. What standard do you think Creans teams perform to? What do you feel is the appropriate level of accomplishment?

Crean has had pros and he's won NC...ahhh poop! He ain't won none so...oh well. Down years? That's not even a close comparison!

If you go back and read I said I mis-typed. Just totally pissed.

Dammit, ya beat me to it! Get the two NCs and we'll talk about the rest!

Hell, last year we'd have jumped on that NIT!

Well, when you put it like that they've really sucked, huh?

Not at the schools we say we want to compete with!

Maybe they didn't but their performance to that point and since in other settings leads a person to believe they were/are pretty damn good! Didn't play like top picks? Might have had something to do with the positions they Were put in by their coach. So tired? The one constant the last seven seasons is the head coach...and he certainly hasn't performed like he's worth 3.5 million a year!

No you're not. I'm just totally pissed and mis-typed. Sorry. They did win the regular season but I just felt they under performed that year.

Sorry, in my anger I mis-typed. They did win the regular season that year but in my opinion they easy under performed!

A tie? Yeah, we backed into what we got! Beat OSU at home and you win it. A tie? I'm sick and tired of settling. Yeah, in my opinion we didn't win it. And I forgot to mention. Going out in the sweet sixteen, not winning the B1G tournament, getting our ass kicked on senior night by a team that we'd just beaten on the roada few weeks earlier? We did all that with two of the top four picks in the NBA lottery that year and another kid that was an MCDAA.

Rankings make you walk a little taller but other than that they don't mean squat! We were never the best team...or we would have won an NC...we didn't! I'll give Crean the first two years but by the third it was his team. Not really judging him by that third year but to some degree he has to own it. Year four? We weren't even ranked going into the season and had just gotten into the top 15 at the end of the year. Personally, it's been my most enjoyable season since Crean got to Indiana. Year five? The best team you say? Ranked number one, huh? We didn't win the Big Ten tournament. Went out in the sweet sixteen. Kinda backed into a regular season championship as we totally looked stupid cutting down nets after OSU kicked our ass...in Bloomington! Year six? Couple of Burger Boys, several other highly touted recruits...and we don't make the tournament...any...tournament! This year? Playing in a down year for the B1G? If we get past the first round of the tournament I'll be surprised...either tournament! B1G or NCAA. I understand and appreciate you trying to be positive and I'm trying to be that way myself but DAMN! Give me SOMETHING to hang on to!

Gotta confess. I would've given it to Lynch!

Well then, giddy up your ass on out of town Freddy!

Everyone predicted we would suck and instead we're mediocre...that's now the "Indiana Way"

It's kinda like we have the theory of, "let's let them go ahead and score so we get the ball back and maybe we can score".

Think he'd share?

I walked outside a few minutes ago...damn! I swear that sky was closer than earlier this afternoon!

Not sure that upset would define how I feel. Apathetic? Maybe. Disgusted? Definitely!

I personally felt the only reason they got it to fourteen was because Wisky got complacent and slacked off. Not to be a downer