TOM CREAN FIRED

[lemans71]

Oh this made me chuckle a bit

[Josh]

6 losses out of the last 7 games. We've surpassed Mike Davis futility now. This is embarrassing.

FIRE HIM! This is embarrassing

[Hoosierfan2017]

5 minutes ago, Josh said:

6 losses out of the last 7 games. We've surpassed Mike Davis futility now. This is embarrassing.

FIRE HIM! This is embarrassing
 

With only two games against ranked teams. L.O.L. 

[Milldawg12]

There are few better people in college basketball than Tom Crean and he has an unbelievable work-ethic. No one can doubt either of those things. He truly cares about his players, the university and its fans, and has given his all for the program. He has done an amazing job bringing academics back as a focus of Indiana basketball, and his player development work has been among the best in the nation. But on the court his teams too often look lost and out of touch with one another. Developing on-court leadership and chemistry has been an issue for years and has kept several of his most talented teams from succeeding. Crean has done great things at Indiana and he was the right person to bring the program back from the depths. But now it’s clearly time for a new vision.

 

While it will depress some Indiana fans,Brad Stevens is almost certainly not leaving the Boston Celtics, but rumors suggest Donovan might be looking to head back to college. He went to Oklahoma City for the opportunity to coach Kevin Durant andRussell Westbrook, and one of those guys is gone now. With Westbrook dominating the ball, any semblance of an offensive system has gone out the window and despite his dominant statistics, the Thunder currently sit in seventh place in the Western Conference. While the San Antonio Spurs and Golden State Warriors exist in their current forms, the Thunder have no shot at playing for a championship. Donovan has to be keenly aware of that fact.

 

Money would be a big issue in any pursuit of Donovan. He’s currently making $6 million a year with the Thunder, which means Indiana would have to rely heavily on booster assistance to pony up the extra cash. Crean’s buyout is currently at a manageable $4 million, but if the Hoosiers wanted to chase an elite coach like Donovan, they’d need help. Indiana’s contract with Adidas is currently the 13th richest apparel deal in the NCAA, so there are dollars there, but not enough. The school’s deep-pocketed boosters would need to step up to land a guy like Donovan.

 

Make no mistake, getting someone like Donovan will not be easy. But Indiana is one of the best brands in college basketball, the state is a fertile recruiting ground and the fan base is desperate to embrace a winner. And Donovan is a winner. His resume boasts two national titles, four Final Four trips, seven Elite Eights, and six SEC championships during his 19 seasons at Florida. After his first two rebuilding years, Donovan’s Gators only missed the NCAA Tournament three times in 17 campaigns, and they won 20 or more games in 16 of those 17 seasons. That’s while coaching at a football-first school with average facilities in Gainesville, Florida, which is far from an exciting destination. - Thebiglead.com

 

 

 

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[HoosierTrav]

6 losses out of the last 7 games. We've surpassed Mike Davis futility now. This is embarrassing.

FIRE HIM! This is embarrassing

It's the injuries....didn't you know?

[Feathery]

Woot woot. Go gophers!!! I almost didn't think they were going to do it. Minnesota is not a good team!! Now its time for the Hawks to defend their home court!! 

Bye bye Tom. If IU misses the NIT, that will be twice in 4 years. All those supports claiming Crean is great bc he won 2 Big Ten conference titles in 4 years can chew on that stat for awhile.

 

[KingPG21]

Just curious..... what rumors? I know a lot on here have talked about him, but is there some source out there or something like that. We (IU fans) speculate a ton, and that is an understatement. 

[Milldawg12]

Just curious..... what rumors? I know a lot on here have talked about him, but is there some source out there or something like that. We (IU fans) speculate a ton, and that is an understatement. 

Yeah saw this rumor posted on 2/12/17 by Ryan Phillips......

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[Milldawg12]

thebiglead.com

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[Josh]

Who is the investigative firm that Glass used to push Kevin Wilson out? Do they need a new mark? We need a team to research what Tom Crean did to high level basketball. Maybe they can chase him to Ohio State too.

FIRE HIM! This is embarrassing

[Feathery]

4 minutes ago, Josh said:

Who is the investigative firm that Glass used to push Kevin Wilson out? Do they need a new mark? We need a team to research what Tom Crean did to high level basketball. Maybe they can chase him to Ohio State too.

FIRE HIM! This is embarrassing
 

A potential lawsuit against IU is what forced Kevin Wilson out. 

[Milldawg12]

Top 10 - We can dream can't we:

1. Stevens
2. Billy Donovan
3. Tony Bennett
4. Dana Altman
5. Gregg Marshall
6. Buzz Williams
7. Chris Collins
8. Steve Alford
9. Archie Miller - Dayton
10. Matt McCall - Chatanooga


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[Milldawg12]

NC State doing it wrong, leaking info....

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[Walking Boot of Doom]

The announcers were milking the injuries hard tonight. We're down one guy from the start of the season. OG was a good player for us, but he wasn't THAT good. They've been talking him up big time since he went down. 

Yeh false. OG was talked about as "The Guy" to watch for during the offseason. I really hate when people try to twist the facts to make the situation seem worse. It's bad enough without false information.


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[BGleas]

1 minute ago, Walking Boot of Doom said:

Yeh false. OG was talked about as "The Guy" to watch for during the offseason. I really hate when people try to twist the facts to make the situation seem worse. It's bad enough without false information.


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They also showed that graphic highlighting our offense/defense with OG vs. without, never once mentioning that two-thirds of the games OG played in were completely meaningless against sub-300 teams. 

Im im not saying OG isn't really good and a significant loss, but those stats they showed were stupid and completely lacked context. 

[recker222000]

The announcers were milking the injuries hard tonight. We're down one guy from the start of the season. OG was a good player for us, but he wasn't THAT good. They've been talking him up big time since he went down. 

The main announcer is the Minn twins play by play guy. Enough said.

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[Feathery]

20 minutes ago, Walking Boot of Doom said:

Yeh false. OG was talked about as "The Guy" to watch for during the offseason. I really hate when people try to twist the facts to make the situation seem worse. It's bad enough without false information.


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He wasnt even starting when he got hurt. The constant spinning to defend the results is getting old too. He was the guy to watch bc he has pro POTENTIAL, but thats what it is POTENTIAL. During the game they showed some majorly skewed stats with and without OG. Yeah we scored more and they scored less with OG, did they not see the non conference slate of oppoenent where the stats get padded? Hartman injury is a nonissue. If yoi can beat UNC and Kansas without him, then its a non issue against anyone. This team sucks bc of the coaching (system he runs). 

[Milldawg12]

Tom Crean may be in trouble, and that's not a knock on him.

Oh, and I'm definitely not on the "Fire Crean" bandwagon. Who better is available?


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Try to go after Billy Donovan at Oklahoma State......he went there hoping to have Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook, but KD is gone and they are currently sitting as the #7 seed. Rumors are he wants to return to college??? Worth throwing money at him.......No disrespect to Tom Crean, he pulled us out of the ashes, but 9 years it is time to a new voice.

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[Hoosierfan2017]

40 minutes ago, Walking Boot of Doom said:

Yeh false. OG was talked about as "The Guy" to watch for during the offseason. I really hate when people try to twist the facts to make the situation seem worse. It's bad enough without false information.


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Who cares what they were saying. Newkirk was being talked about as Yogi's replacement in the offseason and we see how that has worked out. OG might've been talked about as "The Guy" to watch in the offseason, but he wasn't delivering on it. He had been underwhelming before he get hurt. He was averaging 9.2 points and 4.5 rebounds per game in the 6 Big Ten games he played in. He averaged 9.9 and 4.7 in the ten games he played in against teams worth a crap. His shooting percentages were down from the year before. He was being projected as a 1st rounder because of his potential, not because of his performance on the court. We had a thread talking about who our best player was a little before he went down and no one was picking OG. I'm not trashing the kid, and I hope he has a speedy recovery and a successful career in the league. However, he wasn't great for us. He was an above average player. They're acting like we lost freakin' LeBron James. 

[Yogi's Picnic Basket]

Now that McCarthy isn't getting paid by IU anymore he is going in on Crean on twitter. Laughed at Crean saying his number one job is to be the team cheerleader, said Crean is always late to postgame interviews, said 70 percent of the time I wonder what is going through his mind, and a few other things. You guyz get it. I find it hilarious and the fact Crean really said his number one job is to be their cheerleader makes me wonder how he has made it through any professional type meetings with his bosses.

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