Class of '66 Old Fart

The inaugural post to this thread was 01.04.14 by jdailey1981 and it was:  "I am seeing this a lot on Twitter. I am just really blown away by this. We have a rough season and so many are turning their backs on him, even though he has led IU out of the dark times. What do you think? Are you on the "Fire Tom Crean" train?"   Post #1,000 was on 11.25.15  -  nearly 2 years for the first 1,000.   Post #2,000 was on 12.10.15  -  Only 15 days for the second 1,000     [Gee, did Maui have something to do with that?]   Post #3,000 was on 01.17.16  -  38 days.   People, people, people; we're slowing down.  Is this what a winning streak does or is it because we've become a football school?   :yes:

On 1/20, SB Riley defeated Elkhart Memorial 91 - 72.  Anderson with 20 pts. which included 5 of his team's 11 3-pointers.

Ladies regained the lead with 1:16 remaining on a 3 by McBride and held on for a 68 - 66 win.  WHEW!   McBride & Cahill with 16 each; 11 for Buss and 10 for Anderson.  The stat lines are remarkably close for the 2 teams but in the end our ladies prevailed.    Well done ladies.   A shooting night that Tyra will want to quickly forget as she was only 2 of 13 from the field and 0 for 3 from 3 pt. line.  She did contribute 6 rebounds and 6 assists.  Cahill had 7 rebounds and Anderson 6.

At the end of the 3rd Q, our ladies trail 56 - 50.  Cahill with 14; McBride 11.  Buss only 5 pts. and 5 TO's but she does have 6 assists.  Don't know if she's trying to do too much but I think she had 5 TO's in the last game as well.

Back and forth game and at the half the Lady Hoosiers trail 36 - 35.   Cahill leading scorer with 10; McBride 8.  Buss only has 2 pts. but does have 5 assists. 

Off to a good start leading at the end of 1   22 - 18    McBride with 8 pts. and Buss with 4 assists.

Indiana (10 - 8) (2 - 4)          Illinois (8 - 9)  (1 - 5) 7:00 E.T. BTN Plus Radio:  http://mgmt.firststreaming.com/listen/player.php?callsign=WHCC_FM Stats:  http://sidearmstats.com/indiana/wbball/   GO IU!

Through 15 games this season, Anderson averaging 17.5 pts/game; 7 reb./game.  46% shooting; 39% on 3's; 76% FT; 32 TO's.

New Albany defeated Charlestown 71 - 47.  "Langford — the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association Player of the Week in the state of Indiana, — followed his school record 44-point effort with 33 points against Charlestown (8-5).  The points came in a variety of ways. The 6-foot-4 sophomore carded more dunks (5) than he did 3-pointers (4)."  [From the New Albany News & Tribune]

Phinisee with 18 pts., 5 reb. and 4 steals in a  90 - 59 McCutcheon win over Crawfordsville.

Blackmon with 18 pts., 8 reb. and 3 assists in a 71 - 46 Marion win over Anderson.

I forgot the 27 assists on 37 made shots.  That's teamwork.

RoJo with 7 rebounds and 6 assists. Troy with 21 pts. and 5 assists. Yogi with 16 pts. and 9 assists on top of the all-time IU assist record. Max with 16 pts. and 8 reb. Contributions from everyone but this was a true team beat down of Illinois and I loved every minute of it.

Kudos on a magnificent beatdown.  Great individual efforts from so many players in this game.  This was Indiana basketball.

They've quit - the Illini didn't make any effort on their offensive glass the last 2 possessions.

20 assists on 24 made shots. 

OUCH!

Worst thing was to hit the early 3's, now that 's all we want to settle for.  Not enough ball movement and has TB gotten a single entry pass?

Isn't that how we all thought he'd tie the assist record on a 3 from TB!!!    What were the odds on that?

1) What finish do you actually project? 2) What finish do YOU need to give Crean another year, with some degree of reality if possible? 3) What finish do you think Glass will bring Crean back at? Overall (regular season) record: 1) 22-9 (12-6);      2) 25-6 (15-3)       3) 19-12 (10-8) NCAA finish: 1) Round of 32    2) Elite 8     3) Just make the Big Dance And what realistic recruiting class gives him another year and changes (2)?  It's already committed - Davis, Jones, Green (and don't forget about Gelon and the inevitable to be announced CTC wildcard).  On paper, it's a reasonably good class.   Glass is loyal to a fault and he will not pull the trigger this year UNLESS there are new off-court incidents OR we lose out the season OR he is positive he has the man he wants as the CTC replacement "in the bag". 

And how many others are experiencing the same issues but are too proud to openly acknowledge the fact?

Last March he said he'd retire in 3 years.

Watching the Syracuse - Duke game and their respective geriatric coaches got me wondering who's next?  Bo Ryan hung it up in December just as he celebrated his 68th birthday.  Who is the next likely candidate to say I've had enough?    Mildly interesting that 4 of the names are having more than just a minor issue with the NCAA.   Tom Izzo -61 on Jan. 30. Rick Barnes - 61 Bob Huggins - 62 Rick Pitino – 63 Roy Williams – 65 Coach K – turns 69 in Feb. Jim Boeheim – 71 Larry Brown – 75    

Wow, BlueDevil, you couldn't get the calls in the closing seconds on your own court. 

Rick Lewis ‏@Coach_Rick57 1m1 minute ago Providence, RI 6'4 '16 Curtis Jones (Huntington Prep/IU signee) had 22 points, 12 assists, 7 rebounds in win against Purcell Marion