TOM CREAN FIRED

[cljones1979]

rumor mill is at a dead stop today. should have figured as much with the game tonight

[IUrocker]

Definitely has been a different feel on the boards the past couple of days....people getting worried and whatnot. Is there anyone out there who still think there should be no doubt Crean will be gone? 

Edited March 14, 2017 by IUrocker

[HooHooHoo22]

Definitely has been a different feel on the boards the past couple of days....people getting worried and whatnot. Is there anyone out there who still think there should be no doubt Crean will be gone? 

Relax, Crean is gone


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[brandct]

1 minute ago, IUrocker said:

Definitely has been a different feel on the boards the past couple of days....people getting worried and whatnot. Is there anyone out there who still think there should be no doubt Crean will be gone? 

I am getting the feeling that he will be back, and I am thinking that it will be a very toxic situation.

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

29 minutes ago, Hovadipo said:

 

My money is on Old Fart.

 

Pay up son!  I wouldn't sit in any dentist's chair for 2.5 hours let alone Fleek a/k/a Dr. Christian Szell!      

Besides, to sit in a dentist's chair, you have to have teeth!   Pass some more of that soup and mashed potatoes will you?

 

[Dr. Szell was Dustin Hoffman's dentist in Marathon Man.  Great movie if you've never seen it.]

[bigrod]

Kind of running out of things to talk about, so I had a funny thought today. In every way I can think of, Tom Crean is the exact opposite of Bob Knight. I mean, I could make a list. From game management, to media relations, tempo, strategy... I really can't think of one way they are not opposed.


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[TrueHoosier62]

Finally got home and had a chance to read Doyel's column. First, I have a healthy skepticism for people who tell me they're the most transparent, honest, etc., etc. because almost without exception, that's bullsh!t.

Having said that, and if for only the entertainment value of it, his column said enough "right" things about the situation to give it a thumbs up. I still think he plays both sides of the middle, but give him credit when at last he finally notices, like so many others did years ago, that the emperor has no clothes.

[TrueHoosier62]

4 minutes ago, bigrod said:

Kind of running out of things to talk about, so I had a funny thought today. In every way I can think of, Tom Crean is the exact opposite of Bob Knight. I mean, I could make a list. From game management, to media relations, tempo, strategy... I really can't think of one way they are not opposed.


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The easiest and most simple way to define the two is this: Bob Knight is a Champion. Tom Crean isn't.

[Brass Cannon]

Just now, TrueHoosier62 said:

The easiest and most simple way to define the two is this: Bob Knight is a Champion. Tom Crean isn't.

Bob Knight for all his faults was a leader.  Its why players he treated like crap still liked him.  

Tom Crean lets them have whatever they want so they will like him and instead they just walk all over him.

You can lead through fear, you can lead through respect.  You can not lead by just giving a group everything they want IE Guaranteeing somebody they will start.  

[skobabe8]

11 minutes ago, HooHooHoo22 said:

Relax, Crean is gone


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Blind optimism, or...?

[VO5]

So apparently there is a rift on the team. Blackmon is a part of it and Johnson possibly. Not surprised, although I will say rob has been my favorite player the past 2 years. Hope he doesn't go anywhere after the season

[Brass Cannon]

Just now, VO5 said:

So apparently there is a rift on the team. Blackmon is a part of it and Johnson possibly. Not surprised, although I will say rob has been my favorite player the past 2 years. Hope he doesn't go anywhere after the season

I have never really believed that JBJ was good for a team environment. I think it has to frustrate players to see him get as much PT as he does when he doesn't even try on D.  I think thats a good chunk of why we improved when he went down.  

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Jarrad Odle‏ @JarradOdle  36m36 minutes ago

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Im guessing the calls to donate from IU will slow down now. Obviously they have too much money coming in since they are refusing revenue.

[VO5]

1 minute ago, Brass Cannon said:

I have never really believed that JBJ was good for a team environment. I think it has to frustrate players to see him get as much PT as he does when he doesn't even try on D.  I think thats a good chunk of why we improved when he went down.  

For me with Blackmon, it's his selfishness. I've seen him drive in the lane with 3 guys on him and get swatted too many times. That's got to get old for his teammates. If James had the same mindset on O that he did against Iowa in the BTT he could've had a monster assist year.

[pumpfake]

9 minutes ago, VO5 said:

So apparently there is a rift on the team. Blackmon is a part of it and Johnson possibly. Not surprised, although I will say rob has been my favorite player the past 2 years. Hope he doesn't go anywhere after the season

Well, I have to admit that JBJ & family were the first I thought of when news of internal strife was going around.  If for no other reason than the fact that his parents have been at pretty much every game over the last month.  Glass's decision to forego the home game probably wasn't real popular with Mr. & Mrs. Blackmon.

[RickyIU]

6 minutes ago, VO5 said:

So apparently there is a rift on the team. Blackmon is a part of it and Johnson possibly. Not surprised, although I will say rob has been my favorite player the past 2 years. Hope he doesn't go anywhere after the season

Where have you seen this? All I've seen is nothing but speculation at the very most.

This is exactly why we should all be hoping the season ends tonight. The entire storyline has become one giant phone game.

One person says "Tom Crean is interested in Missouri." Ten people later, it gets twisted into "Tom Crean bought interest in a company called Miss Who."

This entire thing has gone so far beyond lame at this point, it's ridiculous.

[VO5]

1 minute ago, RickyIU said:

Where have you seen this? All I've seen is nothing but speculation at the very most.

This is exactly why we should all be hoping the season ends tonight. The entire storyline has become one giant phone game.

One person says "Tom Crean is interested in Missouri." Ten people later, it gets twisted into "Tom Crean bought interest in a company called Miss Who."

This entire thing has gone so far beyond lame at this point, it's ridiculous.

Mile on 247. I believe him, but he never posts unless he has solid info. You're free to believe what you wish

[Hovadipo]

"Root for an IU loss so rumors are easier for the fans to keep track of" is a new twist on the tank game.

[rebelhoosier848891]

I still believe sanity and reason will prevail in the end and the change will be made as soon as our NIT time is over---so I am going to TRY to quit fretting and root my Hoosiers on to victory. Winning or losing a NIT game isn't going to change anything. However you want to cut it---the season has been a huge disappointment with great talent. Again--I like Tom and appreciate his dedication and hard work. I was on the Crean train for a long time because I wanted to give him a chance to prove himself. He has had plenty of time and just wasn't able to get it done on a consistent basis. No hard feelings and I wish him well. Just ready to find the coach who will get us the rest of the way there! Let's go Hoosiers!


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[coonhounds]

Kind of running out of things to talk about, so I had a funny thought today. In every way I can think of, Tom Crean is the exact opposite of Bob Knight. I mean, I could make a list. From game management, to media relations, tempo, strategy... I really can't think of one way they are not opposed.

 

 

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Imo they both were greedy as heck with timeouts however bob i think used to like to toughen his team up and see how they responded not sure crean has a clue the other team has momentum lol

 

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