TOM CREAN FIRED

[Trish 11,566]

We have The Barn tomorrow? Oh boy! We're due for a Crean win.. but the way we've been playing.. I don't even think 13 3's would win this. A blow out loss tomorrow would be the icing on the cake. 

 

Actually the last home game vs Northwestern with that Indiana kid dropping 40 plus on us in a blowout would be the icing on the cake to the Crean legacy here at IU. 

[coonhounds 8,938]

What about a blow out loss at wackey? We dont play well at iowa either. What about a first round loss in big tourney to penn st. Lots of icing could still be put on the crean cake

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[Yogi's Picnic Basket 5,004]

What about a blow out loss at wackey? We dont play well at iowa either. What about a first round loss in big tourney to penn st. Lots of icing could still be put on the crean cake

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I think we win at Iowa. We win tomorrow too IMO. We just matchup really well against these teams. Now the rest of the games are probably Ls maybe a surprise win and maybe a loss or both to Iowa and Minny. The barn is a tough place to play. I think we lose first round of BTT regardless. The no tour ey talks will be very strong and we all know how "immature" this team is so they will probably shut it down at that point.

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[reconmkd 4,400]

1 hour ago, HoosierCoop said:

I am shaking my head, STILL, on what the hell is happening to this team.

Last season we won the B1G.  Two things here:  1.  We had a different team makeup   2.  We had an easy as pie B1G Schedule (and don't argue that).

-we had an ouch in Maui last year with WF and UNLV.  We got destroyed on the road at Duke.  Typically these suck but was a trend with most Crean teams in the past.  

-Our B1G schedule last year had us playing Purdue, Maryland, and Mich. St. only once with one on the road.

-Looking at stat leaders for points, rebounds, and assists:  It was consistently Yogi, Troy, and Max.  Bryant only a handful of times and OG only once.

On paper, we should be a top ten team this year.  Somehow we beat Kansas and UNC.  I was beaming going into the season after that.  Butler I can understand losing, but that's where it really falls off.

Yogi, was the one that made Crean look good last year.  Hell, Yogi made everyone look good last year.  Even though the offense was badly constructed, it worked for Yogi.  You had to collapse on him or he would score on you.  Nobody can do that this year which make this offense terrible.  Nobody can go one-on-one like the players we lost.  Crean hasn't changed anything to adapt to this team's style.  It's not that we don't have scorers, we don't have anyone that can go one-on-one.

Bottom line:  It's all on Crean.  If you can't get the team to fit your plan, fit your plan for the team.  Dribble drive does not work with this team.

Team: But its a round hole and we are a square!, Crean: Its ok, here's a sledge hammer, now get in the d**n hole!

[AZ Hoosier 7,152]

2 hours ago, Treesh said:

This Chris guy has an impressive record so far.. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Beard_(basketball)

I absolutely guarantee that Beard will never coach in Bloomington. No way. No how. RMK, with all of his bitterness (speaking of immaturity), will never allow that... and I have no doubt that he's already poisoned that well beyond recoverability.

[HoosierTrav 7,886]

Hot damn I like it, but can't imagine ever seeing a college coach bring that home.

After all is said and done Coach K makes that. $9.6 Milli + Nike Money

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After all is said and done Coach K makes that. $9.6 Milli + Nike Money

I wasn't thinking any endorsements.

[HoosierTrav 7,886]

I can feel it... can you?



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We have to be in agreement hat Lahey is clearly the best character, no?

[HoosierTrav 7,886]

Can Crean go to NC State?

Imagine Crean having to coach against the coaches in the ACC!!! Omgoodness.

[JustWinWoody 3,385]

2 minutes ago, HoosierTrav said:

 

Imagine Crean having to coach against the coaches in the ACC!!! Omgoodness.

 

He already beat one of them this year!  :)  

[HoosierTrav 7,886]

Sorry they weren't clearly the best team that year in my opinion They were on of the best teams but the 3rd overall number 1 seed that year. Louisville was the number 1 overall seed and Kansas was the 2nd number 1 seed.

 

 

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That IU team had a better resume than Louisville and Kansas. We had a ton of crazy good wins. I think we were the best team but an injury to Jordy and having a MAJOR disadvantage AT Head Coach did us in.

[theriverpilot 5,607]

1 minute ago, nixie said:

He already beat one of them this year!  :)  

Right after losing to Fort Wayne :-/     

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I absolutely guarantee that Beard will never coach in Bloomington. No way. No how. RMK, with all of his bitterness (speaking of immaturity), will never allow that... and I have no doubt that he's already poisoned that well beyond recoverability.

Completely agree and though some may think it is funny to even go after him, he is a great coach. I promise you this Chris Beard either stays at Texas Tech for awhile and makes them contenders for the tourney each year which is like most teams winning a title or he goes on to a big job and becomes a force. To throw out RMK's reviews is stupid. We all know him and he doesn't do it often. 10 years from Coach K retiring if he picks a coach that he says is gonna be great well people better at least consider it. I honestly am over Knight but I will respect his opinion always as one of the all time greats. If Knight was throwing out names left and right it'd be one thing but he isn't.

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[JustWinWoody 3,385]

3 minutes ago, theriverpilot said:

Right after losing to Fort Wayne :-/     

... hence the smiley face. :)

[theriverpilot 5,607]

1 minute ago, nixie said:

... hence the smiley face. :)

I'm with you.  Just a prime example of the inconsistency that has nearly every IU fan frustrated.

[HoosierTrav 7,886]

You all bring up very valid points.. I guess I need to stop thinking in terms of where this program is today and look at the bigger picture. 

I've said this before but public opinion has no bearing on whether Indiana is a top 5 destination. Every other metric that should measure this fact, Indiana meets the requirements. The Indiana job, thanks to Crean, is essentially a turnkey operation. Plug an elite level coach in, and the machine will produce results. We haven't made a final four since 2002 because of absolutely horrendous administrative decisions. We've been so bad at targeting and hiring coaches, that it's almost as if the admin purposely botched them.

[HoosierTrav 7,886]

Having lived in Philly years back, IU has no shot at getting Jay Wright.  He landed his dream job, he is a Philly guy and people from Philly do not leave Philly...just the way that it is.  There is a better shot of Santa Claus landing on my house tonight than Jay Wright accepting the IU HC job.

I agree. He's a nova lifer. Nothing wrong with that. He has a great thing going in Philly.

[Uspshoosier 45,679]

That IU team had a better resume than Louisville and Kansas. We had a ton of crazy good wins. I think we were the best team but an injury to Jordy and having a MAJOR disadvantage AT Head Coach did us in.

Not according to the committee that year iu was the 3rd overall number 1 seed


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[Hoosier Guy 7,529]

29 minutes ago, Uspshoosier said:

Not according to the committee that year iu was the 3rd overall number 1 seed


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Because they went downhill for the last four games. When they were 24-3 after that win at Michigan State, they were clearly the best team. They were before that game though. IU would have been the overall number 1 seed had the season ended that day. Not that it matters because it wasn't but I'm just saying

[Jeff_Boy_Ardee 1,311]

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