AZ Hoosier

http://iuhoosiers.com/news/2015/6/16/FB_0616155152.aspx

The issue with "extend or fire" has to do with recruiting continuity. Not that Crean is burning any barns when it comes to recruiting of late, but other schools can use it against Crean and Indiana, and it can be enough to sway a kid based on "if I commit to Crean, will he be there for my 4 years at Indiana"... as I see it, that's the real reasoning around the push to extend him or cut him loose.

Yeah, he did... but this year is turning out significantly different (worse) from last year... when things are not going well, all of the negatives are exaggerated, and the whining seems to be more prevalent... a little winning cures a lot of whining...

No, he's an expert at playing to the audience. It's ALL about his ratings. He sees that the whole "Crean's the guy" shtick is no longer working, so he's moved the subject a bit further down the road.

It's a maturity issue. He needs to just grow up and play the game. Every player gets called for fouls that they "didn't commit", and get called for stuff they didn't do. Things don't always go their way. Crap happens. Maturity is simply understanding that and playing through it.

If he could only manage to hold himself to the same standard...

Didn't Knight reject him as a recruit, which caused him to go to Purdue and evolve into Keady's understudy as PUke coach? I remember reading how badly Painter wanted to come to IU...

Meh. Appreciate all he did for IU. That's ancient history. He's an angry, bitter, whining baby at this point. Moving on.

But it's not an excuse... Just shut up and pack your bags.

I have a serious question... as NFL free agency date (March 9) approaches, we read of players who are being notified that they will be released on March 9 - the date that free agency starts for the current season year. Would it be possible/how likely would it be that Fred Glass tells Crean that he will be fired on July 1, the date that his buyout clause drops from $4M to $1M, and then pursue his replacement immediately?

At the rate of about 15/game, that's passing up an opportunity for another 15-30 turnovers this season... please say it ain't so.

Does he have any paper with him? :D

How would one know? They've never done that.

Wow... just tuned in... amazing to see that MSB has played long enough to pick up 4 fouls... and 6 points...

Except that Purdue will get the B1G trophy tonight... just showed it being prepared for presentation... Grrrr

Am I reading the box score correctly? IU only has TWO TOs this half? They had 11 at the half and only 13 now...

I absolutely despise everything Purdue... but tonight seals the deal... sometimes, the end does justify the meanis.

Middle School Bob

Boilerweenies: 84 Hoosiers: 73

4 minutes of my life gone forever...

If this is truly the case, then we have nothing to worry about. No way IU wins in W Lafayette this year. NONE.

Kansas beat Arizona to get to the FF where they beat Marquette before losing to Syracuse Marquette beat Kentucky to reach the FF. Texas beat Michigan State to get to NOLA (FF site) Syracuse beat Oklahoma to get to the FF, then beat Texas and Kansas to win it all.

Not sure I agree. The best predictor of future behavior is past, relevant behavior. Are you saying that Glass' choice for the men to lead the baseball, football and soccer programs at a major D1 school in a power conference is not relevant to the (soon-to-be) open job as basketball head coach?

How is the lack of interest in Crean Indiana's problem? Pay him the buy-out, over time, according to the contract and move on. Crean was a decent commodity when he came here... what happened to his rep while here is his own doing.