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Folks, relax.

 

Crean is without a doubt gone, you can tell by his demeanor. Hell, you can tell by Fred declining to comment about Crean's future.

A win vs Iowa is worthless, Iowa is trash. I'd only be impressed/worried if we won the tournament, which we know won't happen.  


I hope you're right man, I wish a presser would come out saying Crean is gone but will be able to coach the rest of the season.


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Would anyone like to entertain the idea that Crean felt our heads were getting too big at the start of the season?

So from there he's been throwing games all season...

But with the Iowa game last night he's turning up the gas. Turning up the claps. Turning up his energy

Win the B1G tourney. Sneak into the big dance. 

On to banner #6 (or #7 if you're Dakich). 

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Does anyone find it odd that right when crean was announced gone by sources that the boys look like a top 25 team? Pressure off? Possibly wanted crean gone? Or as crean would say they just getting healthy? The reason they shot so well last night imo was ball movement and hustle and improved intensity on defense. Weird to me

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Honestly, I don't find this odd at all. This is Tom Crean. This is his MO. He can rally his teams to play their best when they are the underdog and it looks like they can't win (Kansas and UNC). Unfortunately, he can't be the Alpha Dog. He can't motivate on games they are supposed to win or expected to win, like this season.

With the possible exception of Cody and Victor's last season, every year they were expected to do well, they have not. Remember how good everyone said they were going to be the year Vonleh played? They were terrible, but better than this year when they were ranked as high as 3.

So now that no one expects anything from them, Crean is able to motivate. I've said several times, he doesn't know how to handle success. I don't know if he gets a big head and thinks he's as smart as he has the national media thinking he is, or what.

How in the heck did these guys play as well as they did last night without OG??? I thought that was the reason the season tanked! Isn't that what all the experts said?


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12 minutes ago, Treesh said:

Folks, relax.

 

Crean is without a doubt gone, you can tell by his demeanor. Hell, you can tell by Fred declining to comment about Crean's future.

A win vs Iowa is worthless, Iowa is trash. I'd only be impressed/worried if we won the tournament, which we know won't happen.  

While I'm not as confident as you are, I do think that Wisconsin handles IU in it's usual fashion tonight and refreshes everybody's memories on why TC needs to go.

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7 minutes ago, Capt. Crimson said:

Would anyone like to entertain the idea that Crean felt our heads were getting too big at the start of the season?

So from there he's been throwing games all season...

But with the Iowa game last night he's turning up the gas. Turning up the claps. Turning up his energy

Win the B1G tourney. Sneak into the big dance. 

On to banner #6 (or #7 if you're Dakich). 

claps up to 11... haha.

Such a promising start to the tourny with a beatdown like that. 

 

btw, love your profile pic hahah

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While I'm not as confident as you are, I do think that Wisconsin handles IU in it's usual fashion tonight and refreshes everybody's memories on why TC needs to go.


My expectations as well. We've won two in a row against two bad teams. Doesn't mean much has changed.


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Guys, my son is a teenager and has witnessed 2 wins against Wisconsin.   Cough, cough....I don't care how poor Wisconsin has been playing, they have creans #.


The haters will say it was all Bo Ryan. [emoji849]

I was talking to my neighbor who is a Michigan State guy. He was trying to tell me that Crean was a great coach and that we've won more B1G titles recently than MSU. I showed him our wins and losses this year and he still wouldn't give up his argument. I asked him if he'd be willing to trade coaches if Crean was so great, then he balked. Weird, eh?


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The haters will say it was all Bo Ryan. [emoji849]

I was talking to my neighbor who is a Michigan State guy. He was trying to tell me that Crean was a great coach and that we've won more B1G titles recently than MSU. I showed him our wins and losses this year and he still wouldn't give up his argument. I asked him if he'd be willing to trade coaches if Crean was so great, then he balked. Weird, eh?


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Of course. The competition loves him.

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9 hours ago, Cheaney40 said:

Let me be the jokester here...

WHAT IF... These kids pull it together and play the way they're capable of playing... Bring a BTT title home from DC.... Make a small to decent run in the tournament and throughout the next couple weeks, you notice a complete change in coaching from Crean ....

Ok stop laughing....I said "what if"..... I know the odds are stacked against us and I am currently on narcotic pain meds due to a recent surgery... So this could be the drugs talking...

But would you want Crean back? Or can nothing, including a change in coaching style, sway you?

Not a chance, I'd still want him gone.

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Damn some of you guys have let one person repeating over and over that "Fred Glass loves Crean and needs any excuse to extend him" blind you from logic.

Also, if Crean won a National Championship, I'm sorry, but I'm back on board. I don't like his style, I don't like the turnovers, and his demeanor is annoying. But damn I'd be in full support of the coach who brought home Banner #6.

History says that isn't gonna happen, so don't worry folks. We are not a sound enough team defensively to make any kind of tournament run. Unfortunately, that is most likely also true of the BTT, and our season ends today. Then we all have to go back to our regularly scheduled lives till November.


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Mike Davis was 5 minutes from winning a natty. He's now coaching at Texas Southern. Kevin Ollie won a natty and is now struggling mightily. If Crean won a natty this season (not going to happen) water would find its level and we would finish begging Rutgers next season.
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5 minutes ago, RobPoff said:


The haters will say it was all Bo Ryan. emoji849.png

I was talking to my neighbor who is a Michigan State guy. He was trying to tell me that Crean was a great coach and that we've won more B1G titles recently than MSU. I showed him our wins and losses this year and he still wouldn't give up his argument. I asked him if he'd be willing to trade coaches if Crean was so great, then he balked. Weird, eh?


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It's not a good thing when opposing fans want you to keep your coach.

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5 minutes ago, RobPoff said:


The haters will say it was all Bo Ryan. emoji849.png

I was talking to my neighbor who is a Michigan State guy. He was trying to tell me that Crean was a great coach and that we've won more B1G titles recently than MSU. I showed him our wins and losses this year and he still wouldn't give up his argument. I asked him if he'd be willing to trade coaches if Crean was so great, then he balked. Weird, eh?


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Exactly. Last time I was in Fort Wayne i ran into a couple of my non IU fan friends and that was their thought as well. "No Tom Crean is great. Keep him forever. (Giggle giggle giggle)"

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The haters will say it was all Bo Ryan. [emoji849]

I was talking to my neighbor who is a Michigan State guy. He was trying to tell me that Crean was a great coach and that we've won more B1G titles recently than MSU. I showed him our wins and losses this year and he still wouldn't give up his argument. I asked him if he'd be willing to trade coaches if Crean was so great, then he balked. Weird, eh?


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That usually gets it done. Also, the "where does Crean rank among B1G coaches" works too.

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