TOM CREAN FIRED

[Hovadipo]

FH never built a consistent high level winner thoigh. 12-6 isn't gonna get it done here in conference. 

He didn't really give himself much time to do that. He was there for 5 years and the 1st year was rebuilding a pretty bad team. His 2nd year he took ISU to the tourney for the first time since 2005. Not much of a sample size.


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[Class of '66 Old Fart]

I'm not sold on Hoiberg although I do think he'd be an upgrade.  His departure from Iowa State has some interesting undercurrents.  Several articles you can read at:

https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=hoiberg+nickel+and+dimed

 

[Feathery]

Looks like Stevens has been approched and has said no. (Per an insider on another IU board). Was a longshot but at least this should put to bed the Stevens to IU dream. That shadow can move away and we can find a quality coach. 

[Stuhoo]

 

And here's the most thorough read on Hoiberg's ISU departure:

http://www.amestrib.com/sports/men-s-basketball-inside-times-troubled-relationship-between-hoiberg-s-cyclones-and-isu

 

[Alford Bailey]

6 minutes ago, Feathery said:

Looks like Stevens has been approched and has said no. (Per an insider on another IU board). Was a longshot but at least this should put to bed the Stevens to IU dream. That shadow can move away and we can find a quality coach. 

Isnt Boston battling for the 1 seed in the East? Cant see a scenario where Stevens to IU plays out this year.

[Alford Bailey]

Natives are getting restless in Lexington. Some are getting tired of the basketball factory. Saw Bennett and Sean Millers name floated around, lol. I offered Crean. No takers yet.

[Brass Cannon]

26 minutes ago, Hovadipo said:

 

He didn't really give himself much time to do that. He was there for 5 years and the 1st year was rebuilding a pretty bad team. His 2nd year he took ISU to the tourney for the first time since 2005. Not much of a sample size.


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Fair but his ceiling was still 12-6 in conference. 

[Defenserocks28]

18 minutes ago, Feathery said:

Looks like Stevens has been approched and has said no. (Per an insider on another IU board). Was a longshot but at least this should put to bed the Stevens to IU dream. That shadow can move away and we can find a quality coach. 

 

Noooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  I enjoyed living in my fantasy realm.  

Crushing.  

[Alford Bailey]

13 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

 

And here's the most thorough read on Hoiberg's ISU departure:

http://www.amestrib.com/sports/men-s-basketball-inside-times-troubled-relationship-between-hoiberg-s-cyclones-and-isu

 

Interesting. Hoiberg wouldnt have those issues here. The knock on Hoiberg is he didnt get it done with talent but that AD was a serious handicap to the program. Moving up the list.

[yogisballin]

I want us to beat Purdue as long as it doesn't save Creans job. If you told me that would be enough I would gladly lose our next 8 games

I'm in the same boat as brass on this. I'd be happy with it! I've been in and out this season since UNC game. And I've always been a gotta watch every second of an IU game type fan!
He should be gone anyway but losing those next 8 would ease my mind on what Glass would do. If that makes sense?


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[southernindianahoosier]

Isnt Boston battling for the 1 seed in the East? Cant see a scenario where Stevens to IU plays out this year.

Rick Pitino left a Patrick Ewing led NBA playoff bound New York Knicks team where the president/owner begged him to stay.... Just saying, crazier things have happened.

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Carson Harris the head coach at Marian U. in Indianapolis has resigned effective the end of the season.  Someone needs to forward the job posting to CTC.  He wouldn't even have to relocate and could make the 'easy' commute from Bloomington to Indy.

[southernindianahoosier]

Looks like Stevens has been approched and has said no. (Per an insider on another IU board). Was a longshot but at least this should put to bed the Stevens to IU dream. That shadow can move away and we can find a quality coach. 

Of course Stevens is going to say "no". We currently have a head coach. He's smart enough to know that if he says yes, 1. It would be leaked immediately and IU fans would have a field day and 2. He also knows that we currently have a coach, and by saying "yes" we'd fire Crean instantly.

I think it amounts to what his goal in life is. Is it to win an NBA championship? Or is it to coach at IU and win a championship here? No one will ever know unless we actually fire Crean first.

[bigrod]

I know someone who spoke to Stevens at a game. Now this was last year at about this point in the season when IU was doing better than expected. I don't remember exactly how he approached the question, but he asked him about his interest in IU. He flat out said he had absolutely no interest and that we had a good coach. So this is my question: Is that just something coaches say? There is no way he can truly believe that.


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[southernindianahoosier]

I know someone who spoke to Stevens at a game. Now this was last year at about this point in the season when IU was doing better than expected. I don't remember exactly how he approached the question, but he asked him about his interest in IU. He flat out said he had absolutely no interest and that we had a good coach. So this is my question: Is that just something coaches say? There is no way he can truly believe that.


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I'm not saying that he flat out lied. I'm just saying literally what else could he possibly say?

[Yogi's Picnic Basket]

I'm not saying that he flat out lied. I'm just saying literally what else could he possibly say?

Imagine if he says he would love it. With the Celtics fanbase and ours it would be a madhouse. He respects the game and people if he has those convos it will be behind closed doors. For maybe only a handful of people if that. U dont talk up any job when you have one already. Good way to lose respect from the circles of sports.

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[KingPG21]

26 minutes ago, bigrod said:

I know someone who spoke to Stevens at a game. Now this was last year at about this point in the season when IU was doing better than expected. I don't remember exactly how he approached the question, but he asked him about his interest in IU. He flat out said he had absolutely no interest and that we had a good coach. So this is my question: Is that just something coaches say? There is no way he can truly believe that.


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This is the same as the dude bringing up Mark Cuban and Yogi's comments on Crean. What else are they going to say? These people aren't going to come out and blast Crean publicly, they stand to get nothing out of it. What would Brad get by saying he'd love to take the IU job after he just had a game. 

[Hovadipo]

If I learned anything from a couple years ago, it was to believe nothing coming from inside sources posted on "another IU board". Or even this one.


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[Brass Cannon]

Just now, Hovadipo said:

If I learned anything from a couple years ago, it was to believe nothing coming from inside sources posted on "another IU board". Or even this one.


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Yeah wasnt Donovan our coach 2 seasons ago according to inside sources. 

[BlueDevil]

This is the same as the dude bringing up Mark Cuban and Yogi's comments on Crean. What else are they going to say? These people aren't going to come out and blast Crean publicly, they stand to get nothing out of it. What would Brad get by saying he'd love to take the IU job after he just had a game. 

Plus I have never heard a coach publicly downplay a team. In tv interviews or any interview everything is always "that's a great team" "that's a good team" "they've got a really good coach" etc.


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