From Chris Goff via twitter:
Point guard recruit. #iubb RT @Southstampede: Indiana Signee Al Durham @aldurham01 has asked for his release from Indiana University
I've just never trusted him to get it done. Not thrilled with the Tom Allen hire in FB, and just don't expect the BB hire to be much better... I admit that I have very little concrete to go on, beyond the Allen hire... I'd be quite happy if he proves me wrong, but I just get the feeling that he's totally overwhelmed.
For all of Crean's shortcomings as a coach, I can't see him shaking down local merchants like Alford has… or defending a rapist, like Alford did.
IMO, Alford is the perfect fit at Sam Gilbert U, aka UCLA.
Crean will be successful in a scenario like that. Rack up some wins, make the dance every second or third year, bring a little spotlight to the bball program, all without the pressure of being THE guy in THE program. Focus on football will allow his mediocrity to appear to be less mediocre..
IMO, Glass is in over his head and is running scared... analysis paralysis or what ever the vogue term for that is today... he's scared of screwing the pooch... and when (if) that happens, we're all going to be stuck with his coach and he will be looking for work. I could be wrong, but that is totally how I'm reading this situation.
Crean RECRUITED Wade. Wade was NOT a resource of Marquette until Crean brought him in. If Marshall hasn't had such a resource, that's on him as a poor recruiter...
He's not stupid. He's trolling for listeners. There's a difference, and DD is a master of that art... though I give little credence to much of what he says, I still listen occasionally.
That all sounds good, but if I were hired as coach, I'd expect full control over who my assistants would be. Any decent coach would do likewise. Hiring a head coach and already having assistants lined up could seriously hinder said head coach's ability to run HIS program HIS way.