TOM CREAN FIRED

[pumpfake 3,940]

OT, but maybe the best line I read yesterday was on a PU board, where a poster said "Matt Painter is the Gene Keady of Purdue basketball".  LOL.  And Geno is their patron saint.

[NCHoosier 388]

Look at all of these soft landing spots.  T Minus 48 hours or so.

[brandct 610]

9 minutes ago, NCHoosier said:

Look at all of these soft landing spots.  T Minus 48 hours or so.

There is about 4 jobs there I could see as possibilities for him.

[NCHoosier 388]

22 minutes ago, brandct said:

There is about 4 jobs there I could see as possibilities for him.

He only needs "1"

[TrueHoosier62 1,593]

I think Tom Crean would be an awesome coach..... At Terre Haute South Vigo HS. Go Braves!

[CR3AMnCR1MS0N 1,867]

There is about 4 jobs there I could see as possibilities for him.

I see 5.

GW
LSU
Mizzou
NCSU
USF

[RedsIUfan 161]

2 minutes ago, TrueHoosier62 said:

I think Tom Crean would be an awesome coach..... At Terre Haute South Vigo HS. Go Braves!

As an 83 grad of THS...I could punch you in the throat right now!!! 

[SteelerHoosier 2,586]

Ugh I need this to happen now lol

[HinnyHoosier 5,016]

But it is significant in knowing how to coach.
If you were a great player then you should have a great understanding of the game imo it's always better when coaches have playing experience


THIS IS INDIANA!!!!

While I very much agree, there is a caveat to everything.

See: Brad Stevens.

But yes, it's always comforting to know your hc has had experience at a high level. (This is not an endorsement of Alford)


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[brandct 610]

10 minutes ago, CR3AMnCR1MS0N said:

 

I see 5.

GW
LSU
Mizzou
NCSU
USF

 

I left NCSU off because I think it's pretty well documented that they want to go young with a coach and also had UMass instead of GW.

[Dalton26 16,892]

I'm not expecting an announcement until after the NIT

[SteelerHoosier 2,586]

Just now, Dalton26 said:

I'm not expecting an announcement until after the NIT

Yuck

[Dalton26 16,892]

I keep seeing tweets about it being an IU fan but somehow a UK reporter is smarter than 90% of the other college basketball reporters and fan bases.

[CR3AMnCR1MS0N 1,867]

I left NCSU off because I think it's pretty well documented that they want to go young with a coach and also had UMass instead of GW.

Just realized UMass is A-10. I guess I missed NCSU's comments about going young. Just thought it'd be a good place for Crean.

I agree with everyone else. Crean would be great at a mid-major or SEC school where a tourney appearance and S16 run every 3-6 years is success.

I do not think Crean would succeed at a 1-bid conference, low major school, because I don't think he'll ever put together a team/program consistent enough to win conference tournaments.

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[TrueHoosier62 1,593]

23 minutes ago, RedsIUfan said:

As an 83 grad of THS...I could punch you in the throat right now!!! 

LMAO!!!!!!

[8bucks 6,476]

So if these soft landing spots-how many have a reasonably good baseball team. I would focus on those

[The Ola Depot 1,213]

So if these soft landing spots-how many have a reasonably good baseball team. I would focus on those

Was Riley even offered a scholarship? Would he be able to make the team at an SEC school?

[Beachfront Property 619]

What is the timeline for a decision? We have cleared one hurdle - Glass did not come out right after the Wisconsin loss and state Crean will be back next year (as Shawn Eichorst did for Tim Miles at Nebraska). Is there a precedent for doing it prior to the NIT? If so, who would coach us during the NIT? I can’t imagine there is an advantage to firing Crean sooner rather than later - as all of the coaches we want are either looking at NCAA runs or the rest of their NBA seasons. I am craving good news (Crean Fired or leaving for another job). What is a realistic timeline?

[woodenshoemanHoosierfan 6,246]

I saw on another board, Crean was a no show at post game presser. Is that true?

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[WayneFleekHoosier 48,501]

Seems to me like the sooner the better. I don't see any reason to wait, unless we are allowing Crean to finalize his soft landing.

But for us, the earlier we get the official news out there the more time we have to get to work with all interested candidates.




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