IU’s basketball culture is dead (and the case for why our next coach should be given 6+ seasons)

[Golfman25]

13 minutes ago, Asha’man said:

Rabby speculated we should start hearing stuff on transfer outs next week. 

Don’t know why a kid who has decided to leave would wait to announce.   Want to get your name in front of as many opportunities as possible.  
 

Now, if they haven’t had their meetings yet, Houston we have a problem.  Would seem like we are playing from behind, again.  

[Asha’man]

43 minutes ago, Golfman25 said:

Don’t know why a kid who has decided to leave would wait to announce.   Want to get your name in front of as many opportunities as possible.  
 

Now, if they haven’t had their meetings yet, Houston we have a problem.  Would seem like we are playing from behind, again.  

I think the players were gone for spring break this week. So meetings next week. Announcements after that is what he was getting at. 
 

He also gave his opinion and made it clear it’s his opinion. Basically Sisley back, maybe Dorn and Acimovic and the rest will transfer out. Add in the 3 freshmen to those 3, giving us 6. But we shall see what unfolds. 

[Uspshoosier]

On 3/20/2026 at 6:41 PM, WayneFleekHoosier said:

Crean was the best of the last 3

The best of the 3 still only had 3 winning conference records in 9 years.  Just a brutal  stretch in conference for the last 18 years 

[Asha’man]

Just now, Uspshoosier said:

The best of the 3 still only had 3 winning conference records in 9 years.  Just a brutal  stretch in conference for the last 18 years 

Crazy how mismanaged this program has been. 

[Golfman25]

14 minutes ago, Asha’man said:

I think the players were gone for spring break this week. So meetings next week. Announcements after that is what he was getting at. 
 

He also gave his opinion and made it clear it’s his opinion. Basically Sisley back, maybe Dorn and Acimovic and the rest will transfer out. Add in the 3 freshmen to those 3, giving us 6. But we shall see what unfolds. 

I guess spring break makes sense.  

[Asha’man]

5 minutes ago, Golfman25 said:

I guess spring break makes sense.  

I am curious if any of the freshmen are going to be good enough to be productive bench players next year. 

[Shooter]

1 hour ago, Asha’man said:

I am curious if any of the freshmen are going to be good enough to be productive bench players next year. 

I'm not an expert. But from what I've read, I expect Moody to be in the rotation. The other two are high major athletes, but may need time to put on weight.

Then again, it's always a crapshoot projecting freshmen. I'm sure Illinois fans weren't expecting Wagler to be their best player

[newcastle12]

On 3/20/2026 at 10:04 PM, AH1971 said:

Nonsense. Mo Creek was from the DMV area, not the Midwest, so have zero idea why that would have any bearing on Midwest area kids or AAU coaches? Crean landed high profile DMV area players like Troy Williams and Robert Johnson after Creek and fellow east coast 5* Noah Vonleh and Thomas Bryant long after Creek’s departure. Had no trouble bringing in James Blackmon or Hanner Perea who were both highly rated as well. Recruiting was the least of Crean’s problems. 
 

Was Crean’s in-game coaching the best? No. Did he still win multiple B10 titles and advance to the second weekend multiple times? Yes. This idea that Crean was tailing off at the end is pure lunacy. He literally won the B10 the year before he was fired and had a team ranked as high a #3 in the country the year he was fired with wins over Kansas and North Carolina, the latter who would go on to win the title that year. Hell Crean had a ranked team the week prior to OG blowing out his knee. The wheels fell off after that and the end of the year slide was disappointing, but let’s not act like Crean fell into some deep abyss at the end of his tenure. He had a ranked team who lost its best player to a freak injury.

I thought firing Crean for Archie was dumb, I did not think firing Crean for a better coach was.

IU isn't capable of assessing or hiring a basketball coach, and now has proven that 3 times since Crean.  The program is done.  It's not coming back.