TOM CREAN FIRED

[recker222000 1,010]

Bryant wouldn't have made a roster. He'd be stuck in perpetual D league or Euro league.

Bryant seems to enjoy college. I think he made a good choice as he is trying to improve enough to actually make a roster. Not sure it's going to happen though with his athletic ceiling being so low.

Not athletic enough to play any position in the NBA. Kind of like Watford in that way.

I thought Watfords size and shooting actually gave him a better chance.

I'm still hoping to see Bryant take that next step somehow and be an NBA success, somehow. I'm just having a hard time seeing him overcome athletic disadvantages.


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Well alot of his deficiencies are now front and center and last year yogi helped hide them. He wont get drafted this year imo. He is awfully slow.

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[HoosierRob 1,042]

Not saying Bryant is coming back. But he's not close to being ready. He's a smart kid. So we'll see.

[Old Friend 8,389]

34 minutes ago, HoosierRob said:

Not saying Bryant is coming back. But he's not close to being ready. He's a smart kid. So we'll see.

His post footwork is so bad, it's laughable.   He has no chance as an NBA player now, and wouldn't for a few years.  His perimeter game is okay, but nowhere near NBA ready.

[Ryno6284 2,560]

11 hours ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

Donovan is a bigger pipedream than Stevens. Donovan has always wanted to be NBA. That whole Orlando ordeal.

I don't think he'll be in NCAA anytime soon.


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This was my other thought about Donovan as well.  I think Stevens still has that kindle burning to make IU a powerhouse again!

[recker222000 1,010]

His post footwork is so bad, it's laughable.   He has no chance as an NBA player now, and wouldn't for a few years.  His perimeter game is okay, but nowhere near NBA ready.

You got it. He got schooled by happ from wisconsin. Bryant is decent but was highly over ranked. Should of been in the 75 to 100 range

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[Hoosierfan2017 20,822]

Bryant should've went pro last year. He probably wouldn't have made a roster and he was nowhere near ready as this season shows. but he might've gotten a guaranteed contract. That's never going to happen now unless he makes drastic improvements in multiple facets of his game. He couldn't play any position in the league right now. 

[bleedhoosier 3,627]

At this point, I'm just kind of hoping Crean makes some changes to match his personnel. I would say run some offensive sets but apparently we have the 8th best offense in the nation. So... every freaking practice should be dedicated to defense from here out. That's surely how any high level coach would handle the glaring need on his team, right?

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[Alford Bailey 12,350]

4 hours ago, brandct said:

He owes Yogi 3 million the person the man owes millions of dollars too is Wade.

Ive always said he owes Cody. If he hadnt landed Zeller this may have been over a long time ago.

[JSHoosier 19,811]

Good thing he's overpaid, he owes a few people lol.

Wade for people even knowing who he is.

Zeller for saving his tail here. 

Glass for not having expectations.

No wonder he was signed to such a stupid contract after not doing anything.  (Joking, well, kind of....)

[mdn82 25,510]

Yeah I mean that $3.2 million to bring in enough for a practice center, renovations, and record donations. Suckers!!!


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[ziggyiu 554]

1 hour ago, bleedhoosier said:

At this point, I'm just kind of hoping Crean makes some changes to match his personnel. I would say run some offensive sets but apparently we have the 8th best offense in the nation. So... every freaking practice should be dedicated to defense from here out. That's surely how any high level coach would handle the glaring need on his team, right?

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Take the 8th best offense rating with a grain of salt. Remember that rating is based on the 348 best schedule. If Crean didn't load the schedule with so many terrible teams that rating wouldn't look so good. 

Note, that's not to say the defense is terrible. 

[Trish 11,505]

There's a reason why we place cupcakes every season. For inflated stats and for him to say we won 23 games.


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3 hours ago, bleedhoosier said:

At this point, I'm just kind of hoping Crean makes some changes to match his personnel. I would say run some offensive sets but apparently we have the 8th best offense in the nation. So... every freaking practice should be dedicated to defense from here out. That's surely how any high level coach would handle the glaring need on his team, right?

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I would simply say move.  Maybe set screens with a purpose.  Stop taking bad shots.  Maybe?

[recker222000 1,010]

There's a reason why we place cupcakes every season. For inflated stats and for him to say we won 23 games.


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Yep it is all by plan and why if we do end up in the tourney will give us a 7 -11 seed and probably a quick exit. But guys like greg doyel will be salivating about what a great job crean did because he won 20 games.

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[HoosierSadaseci 2,258]

8 hours ago, Old Friend said:

I would simply say move.  Maybe set screens with a purpose.  Stop taking bad shots.  Maybe?

Except that Crean has never coached the kids on how to  move without the ball, nor how to set up a proper screen, and it's quite evident that he doesn't preach about valuing possessions and taking only good quality shots.  It'd be like trying to teach an old dog new tricks, he just can't do it at this point in the season.

[johnsoniu 6,255]

16 hours ago, KingPG21 said:

I'm curious as to how serious some of these guys are that they think high school coaches could outcoach Crean....... Of course there are people on here who have suggested going and getting D2, D3, and NAIA coaches to take over the program cause they're from Indy, who cares that they'd never even compete recruiting wise. So they probably do believe that 

The high school coach statements are mostly hyperbole, at least to me. I feel the overriding point  is that given 9 yrs with all of IUs resources, there are HS coaches that could produce similar results, and at a far cheaper price. People are just so disenfranchised right now that they may in fact be willing to take a 3-4 year risk on someone rather than watch the same show for even one more year.

It's not a totally ridiculous thought. Izzo, Beilein, Roy Williams, Mark Few, and Mick Cronin all coached HS, and that's just off the top of my head. Bo Ryan was D3 coach that adapted pretty well and pretty quickly. Yes, they all had intermediate stops for experience along the way, but right now some people have seen enough of Crean that the risk/ reward has veered heavily to the risk side. Having watched the same 9 years that they have, I can't fault them for that. Not a route I'd personally choose, but it's a reality of where we are right now. 

[recker222000 1,010]

The high school coach statements are mostly hyperbole, at least to me. I feel the overriding point  is that given 9 yrs with all of IUs resources, there are HS coaches that could produce similar results, and at a far cheaper price. People are just so disenfranchised right now that they may in fact be willing to take a 3-4 year risk on someone rather than watch the same show for even one more year.

It's not a totally ridiculous thought. Izzo, Beilein, Roy Williams, Mark Few, and Mick Cronin all coached HS, and that's just off the top of my head. Bo Ryan was D3 coach that adapted pretty well and pretty quickly. Yes, they all had intermediate stops for experience along the way, but right now some people have seen enough of Crean that the risk/ reward has veered heavily to the risk side. Having watched the same 9 years that they have, I can't fault them for that. Not a route I'd personally choose, but it's a reality of where we are right now. 

Are you sure doyel says iu fans all love crean

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1 hour ago, HoosierSadaseci said:

Except that Crean has never coached the kids on how to  move without the ball, nor how to set up a proper screen, and it's quite evident that he doesn't preach about valuing possessions and taking only good quality shots.  It'd be like trying to teach an old dog new tricks, he just can't do it at this point in the season.

Could you imagine Blackmon in a Knight-like offensive scheme?  Top 10 all-time IU scorer, imo. 

[BGleas 7,880]

11 minutes ago, Scooter D said:

Could you imagine Blackmon in a Knight-like offensive scheme?  Top 10 all-time IU scorer, imo. 

To be fair, if Blackmon stayed for his senior year (which I don't think he will) he would probably be right around the Top 10 all-time on the scoring list, and that's with missing half a season. 

[mdn82 25,510]

Blackmon wouldn't play for Knight. That defense issue and the type of shots he takes would not endear him to Knight.


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