TOM CREAN FIRED

[Ryno6284]

3 minutes ago, ALASKA HOOSIER said:

The Purspew game is gonna be bad! No one has even rekindled the POTFB thread. I'm so sad

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Natty is gone!  That was his baby!

[ALASKA HOOSIER]

We need to get Natty back

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[BlueDevil]

Tom Crean is that car with all kinds of issues that you are trying to pawn off on anyone just to get it off your hands.


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[Brass Cannon]

4 minutes ago, BlueDevil2aHoosier said:

Tom Crean is that car with all kinds of issues that you are trying to pawn off on anyone just to get it off your hands.


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So that means that Crean will end up at a festival and kids will pay 3 bucks to hit him 5 times with a hammer?

[Dalton26]

Donovan then Archie for me

Right there with you. I'd honestly say Archie is my 1B.

[Maynard]

25 minutes ago, Dalton26 said:

 

 

Right there with you. I'd honestly say Archie is my 1B.

I just don't understand the desire for Archie, but I have a feeling that he will be the next coach at Indiana.  Help me understand what it is that gets people excited about this guy.  What style do his teams play?  What type of approach does he take (is he a players coach, a disciplinarian, etc)? What coaches is he connected with? Does he come from a certain coaching tree?  I have watched his team play a handful of times and he always drove me crazy on the sidelines, but I am willing to learn why he'd be a good fit at IU.

[HoosierAloha]

Tom Crean is that car with all kinds of issues that you are trying to pawn off on anyone just to get it off your hands.


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So Tom Crean is a lemon?

[seihoosier]

Same here. Why all the love for Archie? Good coach. Has a brother who's a good coach. How many times has he won an outright conf title?  Donovan I get  2 rings says enough.  Marshall 11 first place finishes and 1 FF.   Explain the Archie love?

 

[Brass Cannon]

3 minutes ago, seihoosier said:

Same here. Why all the love for Archie? Good coach. Has a brother who's a good coach. How many times has he won an outright conf title?  Donovan I get  2 rings says enough.  Marshall 11 first place finishes and 1 FF.   Explain the Archie love?

 

He will win his conference this year it looks like. He tied last year and came in second the year before. 

Not that I'm a fan. 

[Yogi's Picnic Basket]

Nick McDevitt is a name that someone smart will hire. Coaching at UNC Ashville. Has lost a kid to Marquette, LSU, Arizona & U of L after starting there. Developing kids that go to a small school is hard but having 4 guys in 3 years is a good development mark. Just saw he got coach of the year in their conference too. Idk if IU should necessarily hire him but a call for future reference could be a good idea. Most definitely getting a power 5 job this year less Ashville ponies up some money.

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[Scout]

Checked the topics on the old rivals premium site (not currently a subscriber) and was kind of surprised to see several topics about Steve Alford. Have I missed something here or at 247 that has cited Alford as a realistic candidate?


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[Yogi's Picnic Basket]

https://backdoorslider.com/2015/03/17/a-couple-quick-thoughts-on-the-iu-coaching-rumor-mill/

It took some digging but this seems to be a very good article about IU and Crean. Talks about his speech the other night sounding more like a farewell, Crean getting permission to talk to other teams and wait for it..............Billy D being our next coach.

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[kottke]

5 minutes ago, Yogi's Picnic Basket said:

https://backdoorslider.com/2015/03/17/a-couple-quick-thoughts-on-the-iu-coaching-rumor-mill/

It took some digging but this seems to be a very good article about IU and Crean. Talks about his speech the other night sounding more like a farewell, Crean getting permission to talk to other teams and wait for it..............Billy D being our next coach.

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That was from 2 years ago. Sounds like it would still apply so I guess it doesn't really matter lol. 

[WayneFleekHoosier]

https://backdoorslider.com/2015/03/17/a-couple-quick-thoughts-on-the-iu-coaching-rumor-mill/

It took some digging but this seems to be a very good article about IU and Crean. Talks about his speech the other night sounding more like a farewell, Crean getting permission to talk to other teams and wait for it..............Billy D being our next coach.

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Groundhogs Day, featuring Tom Crean.


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[Yogi's Picnic Basket]

That was from 2 years ago. Sounds like it would still apply so I guess it doesn't really matter lol. 

Good call lol honestly saw an article on twitter by them and clicked on next article and this popped up. Crazy it sounds just like now lol.

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[Dalton26]

I just don't understand the desire for Archie, but I have a feeling that he will be the next coach at Indiana.  Help me understand what it is that gets people excited about this guy.  What style do his teams play?  What type of approach does he take (is he a players coach, a disciplinarian, etc)? What coaches is he connected with? Does he come from a certain coaching tree?  I have watched his team play a handful of times and he always drove me crazy on the sidelines, but I am willing to learn why he'd be a good fit at IU.

 

 

Solid X's and O's guy, had players get in trouble and kicked them off the team which left him no one taller than 6'6 and he still keeps winning, young(he's not even 40), he played 4 years of D1 basketball, he's been an assistant at Arizona and Ohio State, and he's never had a losing season.

 

It's based on what he's done this far and what I think his potential shows he will be. If Donovan says no and we choose someone else I think we will regret it when he ends up at Ohio State in a couple years and we have to contend with him.

[MikeRoberts]

Solids X's and O's guy, had players get in trouble and kicked them off the team which left him no one taller than 6'6 and he still keeps winning, young(he's not even 40), he played 4 years of D1 basketball, he's been an assistant at Arizona and Ohio State, and he's never had a losing season.

It's based on what he's done this far and what I think his potential shows he will be. If Donovan says no and we choose someone else I think we will regret it when he ends up at Ohio State in a couple years and we have to contend with him.

This whole thing about "no one taller than 6'6"" blah blah blah is the worst legend or reason to be famous I've ever heard. The guy recruited a lopsided, team that were trouble makers and he is put on a pedestal for this over and over? If that is a reason to bring him to IU that is insane


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[Dalton26]

 

 

 

4 minutes ago, MikeRoberts said:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This whole thing about "no one taller than 6'6"" blah blah blah is the worst legend or reason to be famous I've ever heard. The guy recruited a lopsided, team that were trouble makers and he is put on a pedestal for this over and over? If that is a reason to bring him to IU that is insane

 

 

 

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No it's the fact that he still found a way to win after the situation unlike people who defend Crean saying we need a true center blah blah blah or the fact that he actually punished trouble makers unlike Crean who likes to give multiple slaps on the wrist before he does anything. But way to nitpick one thing out of the post and pretend like it was the only reason given just so you could call it insane. [emoji106]🏻

[Yogi's Picnic Basket]

This whole thing about "no one taller than 6'6"" blah blah blah is the worst legend or reason to be famous I've ever heard. The guy recruited a lopsided, team that were trouble makers and he is put on a pedestal for this over and over? If that is a reason to bring him to IU that is insane


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Even if those guys were 8 foot he still made the elite 8 lol it is just nice to note. His recruiting wasnt lopsided he had guys but he kicked them off. Not all coaches do that at that time of the year. Heck Kansas besides Frank Mason all have warrants yet they just won the big 12. It is awesome to see a coach not care about potential downfall or be so confident that he could win without. No losing record the last 3 years 1st or 2nd and an additional year which they finished 5th he made the elite eight. He is one of the few coaches at his age who have made their name big already. He could be here for 20 years. That adds to the appeal.

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[Yogi's Picnic Basket]

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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