TOM CREAN FIRED

[Trish 11,548]

This thread was on the verge of adding another 100 pages by midnight.

I was so looking forward to it. Just imagine, IU losing tonight and the rumors start flooding. Throw in some NBA trade rumors and I'm set for February.


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[VO5 8,272]

Last 2 minutes showed lots of creans deficiencies. Yeah, our players made a couple of stupid plays. But WHY wasn't there a play drawn up for Blackmon? Hell give him 3 straight screens. Do something other than give it to our freshman guard. This is where Crean is supposed to be making his money.

[HooHooHoo22 3,902]

We were so close guys


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[Trish 11,548]

We were so close guys


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Don't worry brother, we blew a lead and almost blew the game. We'll find out if Crean wants to save his job for another three years or not by the end of next month.

This game changes nothing.


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[HooHooHoo22 3,902]

Don't worry brother, we blew a lead and almost blew the game. We'll find out if Crean wants to save his job for another three years or not by the end of next month.

This game changes nothing.


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I'm just in a little hurry to get the man out of here lol


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[Trish 11,548]

I'm just in a little hurry to get the man out of here lol


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Hey me too me too. But realistically, the earliest I see this happening is Spring 2018.




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[TheWatShot 13,915]

At Minnesota

At Iowa

vs. Northwestern

At Purdue

At Ohio State

Then the BTT, where we'll probably lose on a buzzer beater again.

Perfect set-up for the typical late-season swoon. 

[indy317219 97]

So done with the FTC BS. Jump off the bridge and get off the wagon. Just please stop pretending your opinion is the only one that matters.

[Hoosierfan2017 21,264]

2 minutes ago, indy317219 said:

So done with the FTC BS. Jump off the bridge and get off the wagon. Just please stop pretending your opinion is the only one that matters.

Should we jump off the bridge first or get off the wagon? You came to the "Fire Tom Crean" thread, of course it's going to be a bunch of people talking about how much they want to fire Tom Crean. 

[HoosierAloha 30,068]

Last 2 minutes showed lots of creans deficiencies. Yeah, our players made a couple of stupid plays. But WHY wasn't there a play drawn up for Blackmon? Hell give him 3 straight screens. Do something other than give it to our freshman guard. This is where Crean is supposed to be making his money.

Why does our 5 driving the ball 40 feet from the basket? Why is our 5 taking a shot from 4 feet behind the arc with the shot clock winding down?

Teams take after their coach. This team is frantic to close out the game. Did you see Wiscy down the stretch? (Ignore all the calls they get in the Kohl's Center, I'm trying to make a point)

[VO5 8,272]

Just now, HoosierAloha said:

Why does our 5 driving the ball 40 feet from the basket? Why is our 5 taking a shot from 4 feet behind the arc with the shot clock winding down?

Teams take after their coach. This team is frantic to close out the game. Did you see Wiscy down the stretch? (Ignore all the calls they get in the Kohl's Center, I'm trying to make a point)

Yup. The difference between us and a team like Wiscy is glaring. My dad and I were both in agreement that we would find a way to blow that lead. It's just become expected at this point. How sad is it that at a school like IU we're worried about losing a game up 7 with a minute to go? We're like a scared little puppy in late game situations and Wiscy is a bulldog. Just feel defeated as a fan honestly

[VO5 8,272]

20 minutes ago, indy317219 said:

So done with the FTC BS. Jump off the bridge and get off the wagon. Just please stop pretending your opinion is the only one that matters.

Okay, then can you give us an opinion on why Crean should be kept? 

[KingPG21 6,584]

26 minutes ago, indy317219 said:

So done with the FTC BS. Jump off the bridge and get off the wagon. Just please stop pretending your opinion is the only one that matters.

Love it when you guys come to the freaking FIRE TOM CREAN thread, and post comments like this. Just ignore the thread

[Uspshoosier 45,595]

Why does our 5 driving the ball 40 feet from the basket? Why is our 5 taking a shot from 4 feet behind the arc with the shot clock winding down?

Teams take after their coach. This team is frantic to close out the game. Did you see Wiscy down the stretch? (Ignore all the calls they get in the Kohl's Center, I'm trying to make a point)

Calm and collective, no hurry or panic and they still ran their set plays. That's what wisky does.
When penn st made their run just count the number of 3's we took. It reminded me of wojo during a timeout when Marquette played butler. He said butler is trying to win the game on the defensive end, we are hoping to win with jump shots. They lost luckily we won. Definitely not pretty we hoped to win by a jump shot and did


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[TheWatShot 13,915]

For the people who are so certain an extension is coming this spring: why didn't it happen last year? The timing would have been perfect: a second Big Ten title in four years, a triumphant turnaround after a disastrous start, winning without one of the top scorers…yet no extension, and Glass was perfectly fine with sending Crean into the offseason to recruit players who were told by other coaches that Crean was not under contract for their senior season. Now, with our tournament fate very much in limbo, almost certain regression from a year ago, and very little recruiting momentum, Glass is going to be ok with that? Let it play out. 

[HoosierTrav 7,881]

So done with the FTC BS. Jump off the bridge and get off the wagon. Just please stop pretending your opinion is the only one that matters.

Calm down Joani.... your opinion is welcome.....even though it's wrong.

[Old Friend 8,389]

52 minutes ago, HoosierAloha said:

Why does our 5 driving the ball 40 feet from the basket? Why is our 5 taking a shot from 4 feet behind the arc with the shot clock winding down?

Teams take after their coach. This team is frantic to close out the game. Did you see Wiscy down the stretch? (Ignore all the calls they get in the Kohl's Center, I'm trying to make a point)

Every IU fan should be asking the same question, and Fred Glass should, too.  We played passively for the last 10 minutes.  Allowed them to come back from a 13 point deficit to tie it.   When we're up 2 and need a bucket or at least an opportunity from the foul line, we stand around for 27 seconds, and then give it to our 6'11" kid (who already had 4 TO's) 30 feet from the rim.  Seriously; what idiot draws that up?  

We have nothing to fall back on if the secondary break isn't there.   We have no clue how to move without the ball or screen effectively.  This has been a consistent problem for 9 seasons.  Crean hasn't changed and hasn't learned a damned thing.  This brand of basketball is embarrassing.  17 turnovers?  Really?  You're a team that's guard heavy and you get just 15 FT's and make just 9?  And late in the game, you allow a freshman to get the ball....twice?    When we had a real coach, our best FT shooters got the ball in that situation.  Always.  No exceptions.  IU almost never had more TO's than assists, and now we almost always do.   Crean's brand of basketball is slop.   This man makes $3.5 million to play a very elementary brand of basketball that requires almost no thought once a game plan is installed.  What great adjustments does he make?  Is he difficult to prepare for?   Good road win.  Yahoo.  But if people can't see his shortcomings, I have no idea what to say. 

Oh, and our starting point guard had 0 assists, took one shot, and had 4 fouls in 18 minutes.  I love how Crean develops players.  Um....

[indy317219 97]

Should we jump off the bridge first or get off the wagon? You came to the "Fire Tom Crean" thread, of course it's going to be a bunch of people talking about how much they want to fire Tom Crean. 

Naw- just insulate yourself with like minded people that give you a bunch of likes. That probably makes the misery of your IU fandom appear to have a silver lining.

[Stuhoo 80,486]

For the people who are so certain an extension is coming this spring: why didn't it happen last year? The timing would have been perfect: a second Big Ten title in four years, a triumphant turnaround after a disastrous start, winning without one of the top scorers…yet no extension, and Glass was perfectly fine with sending Crean into the offseason to recruit players who were told by other coaches that Crean was not under contract for their senior season. Now, with our tournament fate very much in limbo, almost certain regression from a year ago, and very little recruiting momentum, Glass is going to be ok with that? Let it play out. 

GREAT post.

[KB0 827]

10 minutes ago, indy317219 said:

Naw- just insulate yourself with like minded people that give you a bunch of likes. That probably makes the misery of your IU fandom appear to have a silver lining.

If you didn't want to see posts about firing Tom Crean, why would you venture into a thread that is literally titled Fire Tom Crean?

Wouldn't your request for people to stop the "Fire Crean BS", mean you would to surround yourself by like-minded people?