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jdailey1981

TOM CREAN FIRED

By jdailey1981, in Indiana Men's Basketball

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Yogi's Picnic Basket    5,004

Yogi's Picnic Basket
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I feel like adding the fact he had one of the best bigs in the A 10 coming back but he DIED. Not injured DIED. Yet he still has his team playing great!! That says more to me than anything that he can take that kind of hit to his team and still somehow manage to keep young teenagers together to compete and even more chase a conference championship. So we all know Creans excuses yet this guy has had plenty of more legit reasons to fail and doesnt have close to what IU can offer to fix these things recruiting wise and still wins. Good enough? Sorry Archie isn't even my top choice but he deserves to be and we would be lucky to have him.

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I feel like adding the fact he had one of the best bigs in the A 10 coming back but he DIED. Not injured DIED. Yet he still has his team playing great!! That says more to me than anything that he can take that kind of hit to his team and still somehow manage to keep young teenagers together to compete and even more chase a conference championship. So we all know Creans excuses yet this guy has had plenty of more legit reasons to fail and doesnt have close to what IU can offer to fix these things recruiting wise and still wins. Good enough? Sorry Archie isn't even my top choice but he deserves to be and we would be lucky to have him.

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What no excuses from archie? If we don't get a big name he is my guy over mack or holtmann. He is a good coach who runs a good system. Every coach is a risk but I'd take a risk on him.

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Yogi's Picnic Basket    5,004

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What no excuses from archie? If we don't get a big name he is my guy over mack or holtmann. He is a good coach who runs a good system. Every coach is a risk but I'd take a risk on him.

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Exactly!! Give em a call Freddie

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bleedhoosier    3,627

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I think half of this whole scenario wouldn't exist if Crean would have just hit an elite eight. 1 more game in his 9 year span and I would not be swapping him in for an Archie type. It would be Donovan/Stevens or bust.

And at the same time, possibly not. Recruiting is just really suspect lately. Without De'ron, this current class is basically a bust. Looks like the same content for next year again. Our recruiting screams that of a middle of the pack program.

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ALASKA HOOSIER    11,263

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Report from MISSOURI- the AD Sterk has the donors ears who are really pushing CTC but said he is not releasing his decision until after the season. The donors are worried that Kansas state is going to steal him but he is keeping everything tight lipped. More to follow

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Hovadipo    55,882

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Report from MISSOURI- the AD Sterk has the donors ears who are really pushing CTC but said he is not releasing his decision until after the season. The donors are worried that Kansas state is going to steal him but he is keeping everything tight lipped. More to follow

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Where is K State coming from? Is Weber gone?

I'm assuming you're actually serious about this one lol.


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Where is K State coming from? Is Weber gone?

I'm assuming you're actually serious about this one lol.


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Yeah I'm hesitant about KSU being involved as well. Their dream candidate is Brad Underwood. Most KSU fans wanted to get rid of Weber last year to get Underwood. I don't think going from Weber to Crean would be popular while Underwood is still at Oklahoma State...


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A.j. Nigh    1,000

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1 hour ago, Jeff_Boy_Ardee said:

Courtesy of the Purdue Student section (got this from a mutual friend, I don't associate with them) but I found this humorous

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Should have added 

1) Play faster

2) Pass to other IU guys

3) Consider boxing out

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Walking Boot of Doom    18,170

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Missouri is a decimated program with zero momentum. That's the kind of program that would look at what Crean did for IU and salivate. Consistency is his issue, but he definitely brings hype and attention and some real solid highs to a program.


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12 minutes ago, Walking Boot of Doom said:

Missouri is a decimated program with zero momentum. That's the kind of program that would look at what Crean did for IU and salivate. Consistency is his issue, but he definitely brings hype and attention and some real solid highs to a program.


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I have no idea how attractive CTC would be to Mizzou, but one thing going for him is that he's shown a better ability to recruit that state than Indiana recently.

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28 minutes ago, Walking Boot of Doom said:

Missouri is a decimated program with zero momentum. That's the kind of program that would look at what Crean did for IU and salivate. Consistency is his issue, but he definitely brings hype and attention and some real solid highs to a program.


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To me, 2008 IU and 2017 Missouri are apples-to-oranges.  IU has always, even in the darkest of times, had a ton of fan support, financial backing, and history to build off of.  Some may disagree, but Mizzou has never been anything but an "also-ran".  They were pretty good in the 80s and had some spotty "recent" success with Mike Anderson, and Quinn Snyder, but if TC were to go there he'd be looking to build his own legacy, rather than re-build what IU once was under Knight.  Right now, apathy seems to be at an all-time high there.    

With that said, I think he could do some really good things at Missouri.  If he could replicate there, what he's done here, they'd be pretty darn happy one would think.  I think that LSU is a better fit, in some ways, but I'd be surprised if they were willing to pay anywhere near what Crean is making here.  Missouri seems like they want to be a player, so it will be interesting to see what happens.          

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Walking Boot of Doom    18,170

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To me, 2008 IU and 2017 Missouri are apples-to-oranges.  IU has always, even in the darkest of times, had a ton of fan support, financial backing, and history to build off of.  Some may disagree, but Mizzou has never been anything but an "also-ran".  They were pretty good in the 80s and had some spotty "recent" success with Mike Anderson, and Quinn Snyder, but if TC were to go there he'd be looking to build his own legacy, rather than re-build what IU once was under Knight.  Right now, apathy seems to be at an all-time high there.    

With that said, I think he could do some really good things at Missouri.  If he could replicate there, what he's done here, they'd be pretty darn happy one would think.  I think that LSU is a better fit, in some ways, but I'd be surprised if they were willing to pay anywhere near what Crean is making here.  Missouri seems like they want to be a player, so it will be interesting to see what happens.          


Plus Crean versus SEC coaches... I'd take Crean against a lot of them. And Calipari would be forced to play him


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